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Week Topic In Class Reading xercises Assignments 1 Overview
Discussion: Journalism as a life skill SPJ Code of Ethics D2L quiz 1 Building professional portfolios Build portfolio on free CMS system Another casulalty of the shootings WP Dec. 18, 2012. NewsU: Be a Reporter D2L quiz 2 2 Reporting City Hall NEWS U: Beat basics CUNY panel city hall Investigating local government D2L quiz 3 Writing Elements of good writing, critiques Clark Part I, 1 – 5 NEWS U: Lead lab Portfolio Photos, audio, video Digital storytelling 3 Reporting Computer assisted reporting NEWS U:Math for Journalists 12 tips for covering stats – UK CAR – Local reporting resources D2L quiz 4 Writing Elements of good writing, critiques Clark Part I, 6 – 10 News U: Interview Writers Workbench Portfolio structuring your portfolio site 1st beat
story due4 Reporting Sports beat Two faces of the sports reporter MediaBistro on sports RU Sports & Title IX / APA reports Writing Elements of good writing, critiques Clark Part 2, 11 – 17 Portfolio Open critique Egan Green? (CRJU) 5 Reporting Police & criminal justice Crime beat Inside the police beat NEWS U: Covering cops and crime 2nd beat story due Writing Elements of good writing, critiques Clark Part 2, 18 – 23 Portfolio Open critique 6 Reporting Business beat Covering business Writing Clark Part 3, 24 – 33 Portfolio Open critique 7 Reporting (open) 3rd beat story due Writing Clark Part 4, 40 – 50 Portfolio 8 Reporting Science and environment Covering science NEWS U:Water quality W: Writing Elements of good writing, critiques Melt story meltdown F: Portfolio 9 M: Reporting Higher Ed beat 4th beat story due W: Writing Elements of good writing, critiques F: Portfolio 10 M: Reporting Arts & entertainment beat W: Writing Elements of good writing, critiques F: Portfolio 11 M: Reporting Opinions, Editorials & community editing 5th beat story due W: Writing Elements of good writing, critiques F: Portfolio 12 M: Reporting Appalachia W: Writing Elements of good writing, critiques F: Portfolio 13 M: Reporting (open) Project story draft due W: Writing Elements of good writing, critiques F: Portfolio 14 Last week of class / Reviews (open) Final project story due Journalism 2.0 – University of Maryland / Knight Citizen News Network