• Beckert Timothée
• Bresciani Sabrina
• Illia Manzan Laura Géraldine

• Beckert Timothée
• Bresciani Sabrina

• Giorgi Nicole

This course is designed to lead the students into the fascinating world of how companies and institutions relate to the media on a day-to-day basis. In present day the media is ubiquitous. Knowing how to communicate effectively and navigate safely in relation to media is therefore of the utmost importance. Companies and institutions need to invest heavily in the whole process of communication, from the planning of communication strategies to the crafting of textual and multimedia messages, and the actual communication situation, in press releases, press conferences, interviews, or their own media productions.

The course consists of two parts. The first part will focus on the strategic management of media relations. During the course, we will combine lectures by the professor, discussions on various topics according to the book " On Deadline, Managing Media Relations", case studies and the preparation of plans and other working documents for efficient Media Relations across cultures within an organization such as a Media Relations Annual Plan. The second part is a more practical, hands-on, Media Training. It is designed to give the students an understanding of how to go through the process of crafting a message and presenting it in different situations in front of a camera. For this part of the course, students will refer to the book “The Media Training Bible”. They will be divided in sub-teams and will play different role playings. Students will be asked to get out of their comfort zone and prepare for different media situations such as interviews, press conferences, tv debates, in the DCM tv studio.

PART 1 Media Relations

- To know how to develop a media relations plan

- To become ready to start managing media relations within an organization

- To be able to reflect on and discuss the mechanisms at work in practical media relations

PART 2 Media Training

- To become familiar with the “rules of the game” during an interview  and press conference (how journalists think, what journalists expect from communication professional)

- To  learn how to get key messages across in the most effect, concise, and memorable way

- To understand what it takes to speak and act comfortably and in a relaxed manner in front of a camera

The literature will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Students will be subject to an ongoing evaluation, following the scheme below:

• The quality of the group projects presented and developed during class (50%)
• Attendance and performance in the media practices (50%) - TV studio

No retake exam.

Course with continuous evaluation: after the registration period, you can no longer cancel your registration (see session calendar on the Faculty's website).