The course in Television Journalism aims to provide students with the theoretical and analytical knowledge necessary to understand the functioning of contemporary television news, its specific languages, and the professional and production processes of the sector. Particular attention is given to the use of digital technologies, artificial intelligence systems, and the relationship between television journalism and institutional communication and press office activities.
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• understand the structural and linguistic features of television journalism, distinguishing its main news genres, formats, and narrative models;
• critically analyze television news products (newscasts, current affairs programs, thematic information), evaluating editorial choices, narrative construction, and the use of images and sources;
• understand the processes involved in the production of television news, from news gathering to newsroom organization and broadcasting;
• understand the role of writing for images, editing, and audiovisual language in the construction of television news;
• understand and critically evaluate the use of artificial intelligence tools as support for television journalistic activities (information gathering and organization, content archiving, support for writing and editing), with particular attention to their limits, risks, and ethical implications;
• understand the relationship between television journalism and press offices, analyzing the role of institutional communication, organized sources, and information flows in shaping the media agenda;
• understand the ethical and deontological principles of television journalism, also in relation to the use of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and the dynamics between information and communication;
• place television journalism within the broader system of contemporary media, analyzing its transformations, critical issues, and professional perspectives.
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• understand the structural and linguistic features of television journalism, distinguishing its main news genres, formats, and narrative models;
• critically analyze television news products (newscasts, current affairs programs, thematic information), evaluating editorial choices, narrative construction, and the use of images and sources;
• understand the processes involved in the production of television news, from news gathering to newsroom organization and broadcasting;
• understand the role of writing for images, editing, and audiovisual language in the construction of television news;
• understand and critically evaluate the use of artificial intelligence tools as support for television journalistic activities (information gathering and organization, content archiving, support for writing and editing), with particular attention to their limits, risks, and ethical implications;
• understand the relationship between television journalism and press offices, analyzing the role of institutional communication, organized sources, and information flows in shaping the media agenda;
• understand the ethical and deontological principles of television journalism, also in relation to the use of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and the dynamics between information and communication;
• place television journalism within the broader system of contemporary media, analyzing its transformations, critical issues, and professional perspectives.
teacher profile teaching materials
For non-attending students, the textbooks to use for exam preparation will be agreed upon with the teacher.
Programme
WARNING!!!! THE PROGRAM REFERS TO THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 – 2027. CLASSES WILL START ON OCTOBER 2, 2026, AND WILL END ON DECEMBER 18, 2026. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE HELD ON FRIDAYS STARTING AT 2 PM AND ENDING AT 5 PM. TOTAL CREDITS 6. THERE ARE NO TEXTBOOKS, BUT NOTES WILL BE TAKEN IN CLASS FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS; FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS, THE PROGRAM MUST BE AGREED UPON WITH THE TEACHER. THE EXAM WILL BE ORAL ONLY FOR EACH SESSION. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES: a TELEVISION JOURNALISM ARTICLE WILL BE WRITTEN IN CLASS; EACH STUDENT MUST WRITE ONE ARTICLE PER WEEK ON A TOPIC AGREED UPON WITH THE TEACHER, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PRESS REVIEW IN THE MAIN ITALIAN EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD; SIMULATION OF A NEWS BROADCAST IN CLASS WITH ANCHORS AND REPORTERS PLACED IN THE CLASSROOM AS IF THEY WERE IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION. EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A NEWS BROADCAST THAT WILL THEN BE POSTED ONLINE; INVESTIGATIONS ON A TOPIC PROPOSED BY ONE OR MORE STUDENTS AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS, PRODUCED WITH THE CELL Classroom discussion of the films that the teacher will provide as teaching material from time to time, classroom discussion on a topic chosen and presented by a student, with students participating with comments. All of this is to prepare each student to become a TV journalist and to handle job interviews in the world of TV journalism.Prerequisiti
No prerequisites: just the desire to take part in a course that isn’t just Television Journalism but LIFE JOURNALISM, which I will teach throughout the entire course, giving participating students perhaps an unforgettable university experience. At this link, you can read the comments from students who have participated over the years, coming from other universities, and who have left an article in the newspaper/blog that will be featured again in this new academic year: tvgnews.it If any student has already done or is doing journalistic experiences, it will be appreciated if you inform the teacher; but this will not give any privilege. We will all start at the same level.Core Documentation
No textbooks required for attending students, just notes to take in class.For non-attending students, the textbooks to use for exam preparation will be agreed upon with the teacher.
Attendance
Attendance at the TELEVISION JOURNALISM course is OPTIONAL BUT STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for the teacher's overall assessmentType of evaluation
The exam assessment will be done through an oral test where the teacher will ask specific questions related to Television Journalism on topics that were all covered in class for those who attended, or on previously agreed-upon teaching material for those who didn’t. For students who attended, the assessment will also include the work done in class: written articles, producing a news broadcast, investigations carried out, and participation in classroom debates. For those who didn’t attend, any texts or other teaching materials provided by the teacher need to be agreed upon with them.