News Writing (EL227): Course Outline

Class Topics, Readings and Due Dates

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08/24/09
- Topic: Course Overview
- Topic: News
- Topic: Weblog Preview
08/26/09
- Topic: Print Journalism
- Text: Print Journalism: Tribune-Review
- Text: Clark & Scanlon 287-294
08/28/09
- Text: Broadcast Journalism
- Text: A Famous Person Has Died
08/31/09
- Topic: Media Critique
- Text: Onion, Something Is Happening in Haiti
- Text: Byron, TV News: What Local Stations Don't Want You to Know
09/02/09
- Text: Clark & Scalon 164-174
- Text: English Essay vs. News Story
- Text: Sample Profile 1
- Text: Jerz, Newsworthiness
09/04/09
- Due: Ex 1: The News and I
- Text: Clark & Scanlon 70-72
09/07/09
- Text: Sample Profile 2
- Due: Article 1 Draft
- Text: Cappon, Ch 1&2
09/09/09
- Topic: Obituary Activity
- Text: Background material TBA
09/11/09
- Topic: Writing Workshop
- Text: Clark & Scanlon 294-302
- Due: Ex 2: Obituary
09/14/09
- Topic: AP Style
- Due: Article 1 Peer Review
- Text: AP Style Tips
09/16/09
- Text: Bus Plunges
- Text: Compare Two Plunges: http://tinyurl.com/mxm5zg
- Due: Ex 3: Accident Report
09/18/09
- Topic: TBA
- Due: Portfolio 1
- Text: Cappon, Ch 3
- Text: Cappon, Ch 4
- Text: Story Pitches
09/21/09
- Topic: Crime Reporting
- Due: Ex 4: Crime Report
- Text: Sample Crime Report
- Text: Crime Reporting Tips
09/23/09
- Topic: Article 2 Assignments
- Due: Article 2 Pitches
- Text: Sample Spot News
09/25/09
- Topic: TBA
- Due: Article 2 Model
09/28/09
- Topic: Article 2 Peer Review
- Text: Cappon Ch 6, 8
- Due: Article 2 Draft
09/30/09
- Topic: Print Layout
- Due: Article 2 Copy Edit
- Text: Print Layout Resources
- Text: Comparison of Front Pages
10/02/09
- Topic: Layout Workshop
- Text: Print Layout Resources
- Due: Ex 5a: Layout Activity
10/05/09
- Due: Ex 5b: Layout Final
10/07/09
- Topic: Writing Workshop
10/09/09
- Topic: Guest Speaker
- Due: Portfolio 2
- Due: Article 2 Revision
- Text: News Cycle
10/14/09
- Text: Editorials
10/19/09
- Topic: Guest Speaker
- Due: Ex 6: Localized Story
10/21/09
- Topic: Article 3 Assignments
- Due: Article 3 Pitches
- Text: Haiman 1-16
10/23/09
- Topic: Workshop
- Due: Ex 7: Speaker/Meeting Report
10/26/09
- Topic: No Class
10/28/09
- Topic: Writing Workshop
- Due: Article 3 Draft
- Text: Haiman 17-28
10/30/09
- Topic: Writing Workshop
- Due: Aritcle 3 Copy Edit
11/02/09
- Topic: News CRAFT
11/04/09
- Due: Article 3 Revision
- Text: Haiman 29-42
11/06/09
- Topic: Writing Workshop
11/09/09
- Topic: Investigative Reporting
- Due: Article 4 Pitches
11/11/09
- Due: Portfolio 3
- Text: Sample Investigative Reports
- Text: Haiman 43-56
11/13/09
- Topic: Writing Workshop
11/16/09
- Topic: Conventions of E-Text
- Text: NY Times
11/18/09
- Topic: Research Workshop
- Due: Article 4 Online Content
- Text: Haiman 57-67
- Text: Arizona Star
- Text: Wired
11/20/09
- Topic: Online Layout Workshop
- Text: Harvard Crimson
- Text: Cavalier Daily
11/23/09
- Topic: Writing Workshop
- Due: Article 4 Draft
11/30/09
- Topic: Revision Workshop
- Due: Article 4 Peer Review
12/02/09
- Topic: Revision Workshop
- Text: Haiman 71-73
12/04/09
- Topic: Revision and Layout Workshop
- Due: Article 4 Revision
12/07/09
- Topic: Layout Workshop
12/08/09
- Due: Final Presentations (10:30-12:30)
- Due: Portfolio 4
  
  Archives

Malcolm Callaghan on Arizona Star: Refreshingly Informative, But
Malcolm Callaghan on Cavalier Daily: Another Gulp of Sugar Free Lem
Malcolm Callaghan on Harvard Crimson: http://blogs.setonhill.edu/Mal
Malcolm Callaghan on Harvard Crimson: Next!
Derek Tickle on Portfolio 4: Take a look at some Fairness,
April Minerd on Haiman 71-73: Fair Freedom http://blogs.seto
Neil Donnelly on Harvard Crimson: Pictures and neat. http://blo
Aja Hannah on Cavalier Daily: http://blogs.setonhill.edu/Aja
Aja Hannah on Harvard Crimson: http://blogs.setonhill.edu/Aja
Kaitlin Monier on Cavalier Daily: Better than Harvard, still awk

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