Journalism and Citizenship: a Practical Introduction
COVID-19 needs to be addressed
All activities could take place, but in a virtual way. Interaction with the students, both with the lecturer and the external partners, was via Teams. Students uploaded their articles via the Canvas learning environment and received feedback via the same platform. The results were published on the partner’s website.
Country: Belgium
Year: 2019-2020
Institution: Vrije Universiteit Brussel
# of students: 25
Person in charge: Martina Temmerman
Email: martina.temmerman@vub.be
Interaction with beneficiaries: Virtual
Academic Degree: Undergraduate
Discipline(s): Languages and Literature | Arts | Sociology
Community Service Area & ODS: Sustainable cities and communities | Good health and well-being | Cultural diversity
Brief description
“Journalism and Citizenship, a Practical Introduction” wants students to reflect on the importance of (hyper)local journalism for the local (Brussels) community. Students complete two assignments which fit in the media production of the two Brussels partner organisation (BRUZZ and the Flemish community centres). One is a journalistic portrait interview with people living in Brussels, the other is a feature story relevant for a Brussels audience. The results are published on the websites of the partner organisations.
