Summary-Week 2

WEEK II- SUMMARY

CONTENT: Interviewing. The role of blogs in the current media environment. The characteristics of a news story. Announcement of the California primary assignment. Accuracy and responsibility (curiosity + accuracy + fairness = professionalism). Attribution and sourcing. Plagiarism.

READING: By Tuesday, you should have completed reading chapters 1, 2 and 5. Please also jump ahead and read pages 296 and 297 on plagiarism. Please also familiarize yourself with the AP stylebook, letters A-F. This is the weekend to get caught up on reading. New reading material will be assigned on Tuesday.

ASSIGNMENTS: Profile of a Moorpark student, 400 wds, due Tuesday, Jan. 22. (Those that missed the in-class interview exercise are to do it by telephone and email.)
Note: Tuesday, Jan. 22 is also the last day to submit Week 1 assignment on the instructor/first day of class.

QUIZZES: Thursday’s quiz covered the first week’s lectures and the first two chapters of the book, as well as terms on the glossary.
There will be a quiz on Tuesday, Jan. 22 dealing with A-F in the AP Stylebook

LOOK AHEAD: The California primary takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 5th. You will have a major two part assignment pegged to that event 1) a setup piece due on Tuesday, Feb. 5th. 2) coverage of the primary, due on Thursday, Feb. 7th. Note: I have changed the grading on the syllabus to reflect 25 points for this two-part assignment. Please start thinking about and researching which polling station you intend to visit on that Tuesday.

Have a great weekend and don’t forget to read some media! Juicy bonus points are available to anybody who brings in some examples to discuss with the class.