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The course aims at analyzing the evolution, the state of the art and the possible evolutionary trends of broadcast journalism in the Italian context, opening up to the comparison with the different European and US models and the possible convergences with the various information media platforms. In particular, the formats of radio and television news will be studied, with particular attention to the interaction styles of the journalist with the other actors on the scene and with the home audience. At the end of the course, the student will have acquired an adequate understanding of the processes of newsmaking (collection, selection, editing and presentation of news) applied to the radio and television formats, also in reference to the broader information system (from print to online media). He will also have acquired the critical skills necessary to apply the acquired knowledge to the analysis and creation of audiovisual information products, through constant reference to the most sensitive genres of the contemporary information landscape (politics, economy, national and international news) and those in which the productive innovation appears more convincing (culture, lifestyles, sport). The knowledge acquired regarding the treatment of news and the design and management of information flows will be applied during the lessons to concrete case studies, and put into practice through laboratory exercises, emphasizing the experimental dimension of the training path. The aim of these exercises will be to contribute to the development of students' critical and judgment skills, through two distinct ways: on the one hand, training them on the use and implementation of content analysis schedules, to identify salient elements of information products (e.g. themes treated and intention and/or ability to frame them in specific narrative or interpretive frames; role of the host, ways to manage the guests and the involvement of the home audience; etc.). On the other, the solicitation to design and implement the pilot of an information format for radio or television, considering the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and risks associated with its possible placement in the chosen publishing market. Both these ways of enhancing students' critical and judgment skills will include moments of public discussion of their projects, of in-class simulation of the editorial dynamics underlying the creation of the format they are developing, and presentation of the finished product when available. This in order to implement the ability of students to communicate / transmit what they have learned. The set of these knowledge and skills is aimed at stimulating an interest in the analysis / creation of audiovisual products with information content not to be exhausted during the lessons: the tools and methods acquired will be specifically designed to possess and transmit a flexibility that the student will be able to apply independently.