August 24, 2009 Archives
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Course Overview
Welcome to EL 227, "News Writing."
The course website is located at http://jerz.setonhill.edu/EL227. I will update the online syllabus periodically, adding chapters in our textbooks or links to reporting on current events, as our progress in the course dictates. The printout I give on the first day of classes is only part of the information available online.
- Introductions
- What is news?
- What is a journalist?
- Online syllabus and blogging overview.
- What's due for Wednesday, Aug 26?
- Time permitting: the CRAFT of journalism.
Continue reading Course Overview.
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News
We will try to construct our own definition in class.
According to The News Manual (an introductory text intended for readers in developing nations):
There are many reason for becoming a journalist and many type of journalists to become. It is a career with many challenges and rewards.
Journalists must:
- Have an interest in the world around them.
- Love language.
- Have an alert and ordered mind.
- Be able to approach and question people.
- Be polite but persistent.
- Be friendly and reliable.
Continue reading Journalist.
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Weblog Preview
Part 1: What's a weblog? How do I set one up at SHU?
(9 minutes)
Part 2: How do I use my blog for class? (7 minutes)
Part 2: How do I use my blog for class? (7 minutes)
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