Сư³æ´«Ã½

Digital skills in journalism

lcomu2124  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

Digital skills in journalism
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Language
French
Content
The course is structured into modules, each dealing with a specific area of digital journalism and allowing you to address the themes described above. The main modules are for example: web basics and innovative web formats (like scrolly-telling), mobile journalism (MoJo) and live blogging, data journalism, open-source intelligence (OSINT), protection of information and sources.
Depending on the evolution of digital journalism practices, some modules may be replaced by others based on identified needs and their priority.
Teaching methods
The course is made up of lessons that are intended to be as interactive as possible and that focus as much as possible on the practical usage of the digital skills acquired, and on concrete scenarios.
Evaluation methods
Continuous evaluation on the basis of individual and group work carried out at the end of each module during the quadrimester. 
Modalities of the second session are identical: the same individual and group work, carried out on the topics covered during the course.
Use of AI tools
The use of artificial intelligence during the assessments of this course is governed by the rules mentioned in the faculty note on this subject and available on the faculty intranet site in the information for students.
Other information
English-friendly Course
  • Reading: bibliographical references in English can be provided
  • Questions: students can ask their questions in English
  • Evaluation: students can do presentations and answer exam questions in English
  • Dictionary: students are allowed to use a dictionary (monolingual French dictionary or bilingual French-mother tongue dictionary, as specified by the teacher), including for exams
Online resources
Presentation materials, useful links, work instructions and other external resources will be made available to students on the .
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [60] in Information and Communication

Master [120] in Journalism