Sumários

Oral presentations. The personal column continued.

10 Abril 2019, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Oral presentations: an individual press preview - Your pick of stories. The following students presented their press previews: Tania Tavares and Jéssica.

The personal column continued: "Sorry we stole your stuff" (TEXT 16).
Homework: Write a personal column on a topic of your own choosing. Write about 350 words. This assignment should be sent by email and it's due on Monday 16 April.


Final notes

9 Abril 2019, 12:00 David Alan Prescott

Final look at remaining issues involving the dangers of and benefits of social media. Explanation of subjects for essay.


Oral presentations. The personal column.

8 Abril 2019, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Oral presentations: An individual 15-minute press review. The following students presented their press review: Inês Gonçalves; Sandro Carvalheira. Analysing stylistic conventions of the "me" column: "Columns" (TEXT 15); "Why I let my 9-year-old ride the subway alone" (TEXT 13) and "More from America's worst mom: 9-year-old on the subway" (TEXT 14). 


Boris Johnson -- The Telegraph

4 Abril 2019, 12:00 David Alan Prescott

Analysis of text by Boris Johnson in The Telegraph to show that not all of the press in the UK is "popular"


Discussion of three Nieman Reports addressing issue related to a journalist's job.

3 Abril 2019, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Discussion of the following Nieman Reports: "When Is it Ethical to Publish Stolen Data?" (TEXT 20) and "How to Deter Doxxing" (TEXT 21),."What's the Difference Between Activism and Journalism?" (TEXT 22) - the main ideas in each text were presented by different groups of students based on their Reading Group Roles.

HOMEWORK: Please read Texts 13-16.