THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF INTEGRATED AND MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION

Mario Benedetto

Instructional goals

Inspire interest in knowledge (about communication) and free discussion, cultivate relation as a value. Knowledge and practical skills concerning strategic integrate Communications and its processes, tools and players. Knowledge of media and audiovisual system.

Prerequisites

Passion. Basic communication background

Intended learning outcomes

Be open mindend, analytical and strategic skills, ability to realize original contents and strategic plans also suitable for the current needs of market and sustainability goals.

Course Contents

Genres, media and languages of integrated and multimedia communication. Players and techniques, media and strategic communication, debate

Reference Books

Slides. Readings (only recommended)

Teaching Methods

Lessons, testimonies of well known communication protagonists, debates, analysis of tv & radio format, newspapers articles, press reviews, case histories, workshops.

Assessment Method

Oral exam + optional project work by student's choice

Thesis assignment criteria

Passione

Week 1

Media, strategies and languages

Week 2

Languages, communication managers, authors, spakers, journalist and lobbysts: influencing and creating the product

Week 3

Media & information: a real “deal”. The needs of editors and newsrooms. Contents, the impact of strategy and languages. From the press release to the post. Public, communities: from talk to people’s participation

Week 4

Transparency News the sources, the raliability Web: the algorithm, the “informative bubbles” Fake news: how to discover and hadle

Week 5

New roles: from the “5W” ones to new spurces and languages The public broadcaster

Week 6

The rules of "media" mix communication

Week 7

The channels of strategy: how to communicate Tv, radio, web: importance of tools and effective languages. Stakeholders and audience

Week 8

Medi between strategic communication, entertainment and social influence

Week 9

Social influence: the analysis of a phenomenon (influencers) Effective communication: from strategic plan to presentation and storytelling

Week 10

The editorial market: roles and processes

Week 11

Advertising: the base of market. From traditional to modern tools and strategies. The branded contents

Week 12

Media relations: web, press agencies, roles and processes Events, we, social media management, internal communication Digital media: new media, new languages Communication processes and languages. Basis of writing skills, "micronarrative" and Public Speaking