Intended participants
Journalism graduates who are looking to open themselves up to new professional spaces with high job demand.
Applied Economic Journalism Workshop
Enrolment open
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- ModalityIn-person
- LanguagesCatalan
- Duration36 hours
- DatePendent de confirmació
- Planning
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m
- Location
Blanquerna-URL - Plaça Joan Coromines. 08001 Barcelona
- Faculty
School of Communication and International Relations
Summary
This professional training course, designed for journalism graduates, offers an intensive specialization in economic and financial journalism. With a practical and theoretical approach, the program provides the necessary tools to understand and cover complex news from the world of business, macroeconomics and the stock market.
The syllabus is structured into six key modules that range from business fundamentals and labor law to financial analysis and balance sheet interpretation. The course also delves into the macroeconomic indicators (GDP, inflation, unemployment), the stock markets and fiscal and monetary policy. Finally, it covers the global economy and international trade relations.
The sessions combine theory with intensive practice. Through six practical workshops, students will have the opportunity to write informative and analytical pieces on topics such as employment, corporate financial results, stock market trends and public budgets. These activities aim to consolidate the knowledge acquired and improve skills in the use of language specific to economics.
The course lasts 36 hours, split into six modules and a practical methodology based on the real-life application of tools and use cases, and a period of work placements.
Course Program
Module 1 · Business fundamentals and labor law: legal structure, business classification, agreements and introduction to accounting.
Module 2 · Economic-financial analysis: interpretation of balance sheets, income statements, key ratios and asset valuation.
Practical workshop on employment, wages and training.
Module 3 · Corporate finance and markets: capital increases, stock market, indices, derivatives and financial risk.
Module 4 · Essential macroeconomic indicators: GDP, inflation, unemployment, theoretical approaches and stabilization policies.
Practical workshop on company results.
Module 5 · Fiscal and monetary system: structure of public budgets, fiscal policy and monetary supply/demand.
Practical workshop on stock market information.
Practical workshop on covering a press conference.
Module 6 · Global economy and international integration: roles of central banks, exchange rates, balance of payments and international trade.
Practical workshop on economics and/or international trade.
Practical workshop on writing information based on public budgets
Preu
Total del curs: 950€.
Faculty
Aitor VIECO
Graduated in Journalism from the Faculty of Communication and International Relations-Blanquerna, he is founder and director of El Mercantil, economy-focused newspaper specializing in the logistics business. He worked for twelve years at El Vigía, where he was director for eight years.
Josep SALA
Graduate in Business Administration and Management and Master in Business Administration (ESADE), he has worked as an analyst and financial controller and has been a professor in the Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University and the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). He currently teaches Introduction to Economics and Economics and Statistical Notions at the Faculty of Communication and International Relations-Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University.
