Week 1
- Discussion: Introductions all around. Journalism program orientation. What equipment you should have or be acquiring.
- Consider: What is “news?” Historical perspective and changing media technologies.
- Skills in class–
- How to use the lab / computers
- How to make a basic portfolio page in WordPress.
- Read: Harrower 1 (Note: sample chapters from the 2nd edition are available here.)
- Quizzes 1, 2, 3 :
- Take News Quiz
- Ch. 1 – MC, grammar, eWorkbook Exercise 1.1 (600 Years of Journalism History)
- Exercise 1 – 1 Post links to three of the most interesting stories you find on the web and describe why you think they are interesting.
- Assignment 1 — Interview a person in class and describe them on your web site.
- Extra-curricular: How to get involved in student media.
- Fun: Daily show correspondent camp
- More fun: Front page with Jack Lemmon
SUMMARY: — In class interview (A1)
– News Quiz (Q1), History Quiz (Q2), Grammar Quiz (Q3)
Week 2
- Discussion: Great writing, how news articles are written, what non-fiction writing is all about. 5 Ws. News values. How much fun is it to work as a reporter?
- Read: Harrower 2 / Usually you should be prepared for quizzes on all chapters the end of the week they are assigned. Some of these will be in class and others will be at home. Most will be on D2L but some may just be on paper.
- Quizzes 4, 5, 6 : Ch. 2 – Multiple Choice (what is news), Grammar, eWorkbook (would you run the story?) — Q4, 5, 6
- Exercises – 2: Read three stories in Harrower’s Morgue and describe what makes them newsworthy.
- Assignments 2, 3 – Monday – In class lead Theater Fire (A2) Wednesday – In class lead City council Water Reservoir (A3)
- Assignment 4 — Sustainability / Blender
SUMMARY: — In class news assignments: Fire (A2) and Water (A3)
– What is news (Q4), Grammar (Q5), Would you run the story? (Q6)
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Week 3
- Discussion: News writing basics: Focus, words, sentences and short paragraphs
- Introducing AP Style -- At this site and this site
- Verification — Poynter online course (E 3)
- Read: Harrower Ch 3 part 1 p. 36 – 41
- Quizzes 7, 8 : Ch. 3 – multiple choice and grammar
- Assignment from Harrower Ch. 3 workbook
SUMMARY: — In class news assignments: Sustain (A4)
– What is news (Q7), Grammar (Q8)
Week 4
- Discussion: Varieties of news leads;
- Water story in Portland Oregonian (basis of A5)
- Covering talks and speeches
- How to take notes
- Read: Harrower Ch. 3 p. 42 – 57
- Quiz 9 — AP Style in class Graded;
- Assignments: Cover Constitution day panel Sept. 18, 5:30 – 7, McGuffy 203 and write an inverted pyramid lead and another type of lead (see p. 46). Alternate: Cover Dr. Stewart in Prof. K’s class Reed 201 Tuesday 11 am.
SUMMARY: Constitution Day (A5), AP style (Q 9), Fact & opinion Q 10, 5ws Q 11
Week 5
- Discussion: Authentication and attribution
- Read: Last of Ch. 3, esp. p. 60- 61
- Quiz 10:
- Assignments: TBA
Week 6
- Read: Harrower Start Ch 4 READ p. 84 ATTRIBUTIONS
- Quiz 10: In-class, p. 64-65, #1, #7
- Assignments: TBA
Week 7
- Discussion: Writing leads
- Read: Harrower Ch 4 Reporting Basics
- Quiz 11: In class, H. p. 64 # 2, #3, #4
- Assignments: TBA
Week 8
- Discussion: Reporting
- Read: Harrower finish Ch. 4
- Quizzes: For Q12, create an Excel chart for Assignment 10
- Assignments: #10, based on research work assigned in class Oct. 15
Week 9 (Oct 29)
- Discussion: Beats
- Read: Harrower Chapter 5 Fires, crime, courts
- Quizzes: TBA
- Assignments: TBA
Week 10
- Discussion: Beats
- Read: Harrower finish Ch. 5
- Quizzes: TBA
- Assignments: TBA
Week 11
- Discussion: Feature writing
- Read: Harrower Chapter 6
- Quizzes: TBA
- Assignments: TBA
Week 13
- Discussion: Web and broadcast journalism
- Read: Harrower Chapter 8 & 9
- Quizzes: TBA
- Assignments: TBA
Week 14
- Discussion: Ethics
- Read: Harrower Chapter 7 Law and ethics
- Quizzes: TBA
- Assignments: TBA