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Journalism 2000W-- Fall 2014
Week-By-Week Lecture and Lab Schedule
Lecture is in Oak Hall 117
Labs are in Oak Hall 472
Schedule 1 (Weeks 1-4, Through Feb. 12)
WEEK #1
Wed. Jan. 22 In lab today: Introductions. Gather information and write lead for Exercise #1 — Your Untimely Demise
Immediately: Before Wednesday’s lab read “Organizing Obits” pp. 8-11 in the course syllabus and Mencher Ch. 19.
For Jan. 27 lecture, Read Mencher Ch. 1, 2, 15.
Homework: Complete Ex. #1 — Your Untimely Demise.
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WEEK #2
Mon. Jan 27 Lecture: Intro to Newswriting: Finding the news; The almighty lead: Course overview and goals: The role of good journalism in a democracy. Inverted-pyramid style. Why AP style matters. A word about obits.
Readings due today: Mencher Ch. 1, 2, 15, 19
NOTE: Be sure to bring a flash drive to lab.
Wed. Jan 29 In lab today: DUE — Ex. #1 Your Untimely Demise.
Write Ex. #2: Two Obits
Homework: Ex. #3: Priorities
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WEEK #3
Mon. Feb. 3 Leads for all seasons; attribution and identifications: Finding news; Intro to interviewing;
Readings due today: Mencher 3, 4 and 5. Kovach: Preface, intro., Ch. 1, 2.
Wed Feb. 5 In lab today: DUE — Ex. #3: Priorities.
Discuss Ex. #4: Simplify; Ex. #5: Simplify Some More.
Homework: Write: Ex. #6: Go With What You’ve Got; three ideas for original local news stories.
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WEEK #4
Mon. Feb. 10 Finding news and reporting the story: “Whom to interview?”
A strategy for identifying and proposing story ideas: Intro to interviewing;
Readings due today: Read Martin pp. 1-70: Kovach, Ch 3 & 4; Mencher read: Ch. 14, pp. 281-292.; “Journalism’s Crisis of Confidence” on HuskyCT Web site.
Wed Feb. 12 In lab today: DUE — Ex. #3: Priorities (From cancelled Feb....