Introduction to Visual Journalism

Genres in journalism

A course by Gladys Serrano , Documentary Photographer and Videographer

Documentary Photographer and Videographer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined April 2018
100% positive reviews (36)
1,307 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Genres in journalism

Overview

“Next, we will review the different genres of journalism, seeing the differences between a news or a chronicle. It is important to know these genres to know in which one we will develop”

In this video lesson Gladys Serrano addresses the topic: Genres in journalism, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Visual Journalism. Learn to tell real stories and report everyday events through images, audio, and journalism techniques.

Partial transcription of the video

“genres in journalism Now I will tell you the difference between different journalistic genres, such as the interview, an opinion column and a report. With this you can guide yourself to carry out your final project. The news conveys a daily event of public interest. This means that if an event occurs like a natural disaster, an earthquake, the news reports in a very timely and detailed manner what has happened so that society can be informed. It does not depend on the journalist's point of view. It means that the journalist does not give his opinion regarding the event. It only reports very...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Visual Journalism

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (36)
  • 1307 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (1h 42m)
  • 2 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video, Writing
  • Areas

    Audio, Communication, Digital Photography, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Photography, Storytelling

Gladys Serrano

Gladys Serrano
A course by Gladys Serrano

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Documentary Photographer and Videographer

Gladys Serrano is a documentary photographer and videographer. She studied a degree in public policy and has taken part in other educational programs like the Seminario de Fotografía Contemporánea at Mexico's Centro de la Imagen as well as a visual arts diplomacy at the Centro de las Artes de San Agustín. Her work won the 2020 Gabo Prize for best coverage, awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez foundation, she was a finalist at the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program, and was also selected for the Centro de la Imagen's 7th photography biennial, XVII Bienal de Fotografía.

She currently works for the Latin American edition of EL PAÍS producing multimedia coverage on a range of topics including violence, migration, the environment, politics, and culture.


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Introduction to Visual Journalism. Photography, Video, and Writing course by Gladys Serrano

Introduction to Visual Journalism

A course by Gladys Serrano
Documentary Photographer and Videographer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined April 2018
  • 100% positive reviews (36)
  • 1,307 students