4-26-11 through 4-28-11

You should have your topic posted to your blog. Tomorrow you should have your interview questions posted to your blog.

Mon: Topic and angle
Tues: Collect information and interview
Wed: Lead due, collect information and interview
Thurs: Write story
Friday: Rough draft of story is due at beginning of hour (peer editing)

Your assignment for Wednesday (due at beginning of hour) is to have your lead and backup (first two paragraphs) completed:

LEAD AND BACKUP: Does the story begin with one long sentence that answers most of the 5Ws and H without going into detail? What questions are left unanswered? Are they answered in the second paragraph? Are more details provided (names, more specific places, times)?

We will do peer edits in class on Friday.

Your finished story will be due on Monday at the beginning of the hour. The story must be at least 600 words in length. You must have three interviews for your story.

4-25-11 Writing a News Story

For reading time, visit the The New York Times

Steps in Writing a News Story

Visit the Lightning Press's page on elements of a story

4-22-11 Quiz

We will take a quiz on news, law and ethics.

For reading time today: http://www.cbsnews.com

4-21-11 Libel

For reading time today: http://www.nationalenquirer.com/

We will do an activity on libel today in class.

Real libel cases:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/elton-john-wins-pounds-350000-for-libel-punitive-damages-awarded-against-sunday-mirror-over-false-claims-about-diet-1502134.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/7328488.stm

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=40626

4-19-11 and 4-20-11 Journalism/Law and Ethics

As a class, we will go to: http://splc.org/ and click on news flashes

1st Amendement Law Quiz (10 minutes): http://splc.org/falawtest/

Student Press Law Quiz: http (20 minutes): http://splc.org/hspresslawtest/

We will take notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?


2. What is the Tinker Standard?


3. What is the Frasier Standard?


4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?


5. What is the Frederick Standard?


6. What is the definition of libel?

4-18-11 Journalism Notes

For reading time today: http://www.abcnews.com

Definition:
Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

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What are the advantages of print journalism?
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What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?

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Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?

4-15-11 Blogs

1. For reading time today: http://www.cnn.com

2. You are going to build your blog today. You need to e-mail your blog URL to tylerjkrebs@gmail.com

3. Play with the blog settings and learn everything you can about the interface.

4. We will use our blogs to take notes starting on Monday.