Workshop: Sports Journalism: Traditional and Digital Media
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
The workshop aims to provide participating students with the necessary tools to read and interpret information through new forms of social media. Additionally, over the course of the lessons they will take into consideration techniques, records, and uses active in social media.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop the students will understand the most widely used platforms, know how to distinguish their different functionalities and potentialities and will know how to master the technical and linguistic tools necessary for effective communication through new media.
Lesson period: First semester
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
In the 21st century, the growth of Internet users, the rise of social media, the spread of mobile networks, and the miniaturization of devices have disrupted the landscape of information and communication. The workshop aims to analyze the roots and future perspectives of this transformation, providing essential tools to navigate it both personally and professionally.
Prerequisites for admission
Nessun prerequisito
Teaching methods
Lectures and practicals on the topics covered by the program.
Teaching Resources
Lecture notes
Suggested readings:
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, by Yuval Noah Harari, Fern Press, 2024
The Platform Society, José Van Dijck, Thomas Poell e al., Oxford University Press, 2018
Suggested readings:
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, by Yuval Noah Harari, Fern Press, 2024
The Platform Society, José Van Dijck, Thomas Poell e al., Oxford University Press, 2018
Assessment methods and Criteria
Final exercise + certification (minimum frequency: 70% lectures).
Professor(s)