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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

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Laurea magistrale in Editoria e giornalismo - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Professional training
6
F
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Final exam
18
E
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Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Other activities
6
F
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mMasterful

Teaching code

4S008065

Credits

12

Coordinator

Federica Bertagna

Language

Italian

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning outcomes

History and sociology of journalism and editorial processes (m)

The course aims to offer students specific knowledge of the history of journalism, the mechanisms of formation and orientation of public opinion, as well as the fundamental tools to analyze the role of journalism and publishing in contemporary society.

At the end of the course the student will have acquired:

‑‑ the tools to analyze and decode, in a historical perspective, the journalistic devices of formation and orientation of public opinion;

‑- knowledge on the functioning of the journalistic world;

‑‑ knowledge about the organization of a newspaper;

‑- sociological skills in the field of book publishing and its changes brought about by the digital age;

- tools to stay in a learning dynamic that allows you to continue your update in the field over time.

MM HISTORY OF JOURNALISM

The course aims to offer students specific knowledge of the history of journalism and the role and impact this has on society. At the end of the course the student will have acquired the tools to analyze and decode, in a historical perspective, the journalistic mechanisms of formation and orientation of public opinion.

MM SOCIOLOGY OF THE BOOK AND THE JOURNALISTIC CHRONICLE
The course aims to provide students with the fundamental tools to analyze the role of journalism in contemporary society (with particular attention to journalistic reporting) and publishing. At the end of the course the student will have acquired the conceptual, methodological and cultural bases necessary to analyze and interpret the journalistic universe, from the organization of a newspaper to the different types of journalism; will also have acquired sociological skills related to the world of book publishing and its changes determined by the digital age.

Program

Please refer to the program of the two modules into which the course is divided:
- History of journalism (teacher: Federica Bertagna)
- Sociology of books and journalistic news (teacher: Lorenzo Reggiani)

Bibliography

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
G. Gozzini Storia del giornalismo (Edizione 3) Pearson 2020
M. Rak Comunicare con il libro Mondadori Università 2011
C. Sorrentino Il giornalismo. Che cos'è e come funziona Carocci 2002
G. Roncaglia La quarta rivoluzione. Sei lezioni sul futuro del libro Laterza 2010
G. A. Ferrari Libro Bollati Boringhieri 2014
C.Sorrentino e E. Bianda Studiare giornalismo-ambiti logiche attori Carocci 2013

Examination Methods

Please refer to the pages of the two modules in which the course is divided.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE