99.153 Journalism I: Introduction to Print Media
3 credit hours
Texts: Canadian Press Styleguide ~ Canadian Broadcast News ~ Bare
Essentials
Instructor: William G. Hillman
1. INTRODUCTION: Overview
Intro of Texts: Canadian Press Styleguide ~ Canadian Broadcast News
~ Bare Essentials
OUTLINE: https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/outlinej.html
AGENDA: https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/agenda.html
USA WEEKEND READERS VOTE FOR THE TOP STORIES
OF THE CENTURY
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/topnews.html
INTRODUCTORY NEWSPAPER SEARCH ASSIGNMENT
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/search.html
CBN REFS: Ch. 1 What is News?
2. HISTORY:
Newspapers through the Years: https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/intropic.html
BRIEF HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS:
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/history.html
HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS IN BRITAIN https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/history1.html
NEWSPAPER SCAVENGER HUNT ASSIGNMENT
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/hunt.html
CBN REFS: Ch. 2: Where Does News Come From ~ Wire Services: CP, CUP,
AP, UPI, Reuter
3. INTRO TO NEWS WRITING: 5Ws - Inverted
Pyramid ~ Front Page Format ~ Assignments
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/introfp.html
Nursery rhyme lead (2 paras) ~ ~ Clip and underline 5W ~ Trade
Headlines and keep body to compare
TERM ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES: STUDENT-MADE ONLINE NEWSPAPER
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/webnp.html
CBN REFS: Ch. 3: "Telling" the News
CBN Assig. Ex 1.2, 3.2, 3.3
4. THE MODERN NEWSPAPER
INTRO TO NEWS WRITING: 5Ws - Inverted Pyramid ~ Front Page Format
~ Assignments
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/introfp.html
JOURNALISM ASSIGNMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WEB NEWSPAPER
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/report1.html
JOURNALISM NOTES I: Definitions ~ Good Qualities ~ Fact vs. Opinion
~ Elements of News ~ Style (topnews)
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/notes1.html
MODERN NEWSPAPER: NOTES AND ASSIGNMENTS
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/modernnp.html
Web printouts
5. JOURNALISM STYLES & CONVENTIONS
~ Delivery ~ CANADIAN PRESS STYLEGUIDE
NEWSPAPER VOCABULARY
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/refsnp.html
REPORTER OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/observe.html
NEWS WRITING AND WEB PAGE ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK 2
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/report1.html
WRITING NEWS LEADS AND PRIORIZING
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/leadwrit.html
CBN REFS: Ch. 4: Broadcast Writing Conventions
CBN ASSIGNMENTS: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 ~ Ch. 7
6. STRUCTURE OF NEWS STORIES: leads, 5Ws,
pyramid style (notelead)
NEWS LEADS: NOTES AND ASSIGNMENTS
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/notelead.html
EIGHT STEPS IN NEWS WRITING: Assignment
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/steps8.html
CBN REFS: Ch. 5: The Lead
CBN ASSIGNMENTS: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2
7. EDITORIALS, COLUMNS AND OPINION
NEWS STORY GUIDELINES FOR TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENTS
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/takehome.html
CBN REFS: Ch. 6: Building the Story Ch. 7: Broadcast Style
WRITING EDITORIALS
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/editoria.html
COLUMNS AND COMMENTARY
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/columns.html
ADVICE COLUMNS
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/advice.html
JOURNALISM ASSIGNMENTS
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/assigs01.html***
THE ART OF INTERVIEWING
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/intervie.html
8. FEATURES AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/assigs01.html
CBN REFS: Ch. 8: Interviewing ~ Ch. 9: Reporting Basics ~
Ch. 10 Specialty Coverage
NEWSWRITING ASSIGNMENTS
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/newswrit.html
NEWS LEADS AND PRIORIZING ASSIGNMENT
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/notelead.html
9. NEW TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite, Reproduction, Internet
and Relation to other media
TERM ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES: STUDENT-MADE ONLINE NEWSPAPER
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/webnp.html
E-ZINES
http://home.westman.wave.ca/~hillmans/erbmg101.html
BASIC BROADCAST STYLE CHECKER
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/broadchk.html
ON AIR NEWS GUIDELINES
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/onair01.html
Guest speaker: Robert Sinclair - CBPX Radio
Assignment: Radio/TV newsleads, PSAs, editorials
Explore Media assignments on the Web
CBN: UNIT 4: DELIVERY Part 2: RADIO & TELEVISION
10. ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING AND PROPAGANDA: Types and Assignments
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/advert1.html
PROPAGANDA
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/propagan.html
WARTIME PROPAGANDA REFERENCES
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/propaga1.html
11. COMICS and CARTOONS ~ HUMOUR and SATIRE
EDITORIAL CARTOONS
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/cartedit.html
NEWSPAPER HUMOUR
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/cartoons.html
Web Wars 101:
http://www.geocities.com/hillmans28/osama101.html
Web Wars 201:
http://www.geocities.com/hillmans28/osama201.html
12. INTERVIEWS
THE ART OF INTERVIEWING
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/intervie.html
CBN REFERENCES: CH. 8: Interviewing
CBN ASSIGNMENTS: 8.1, 8.2
13. JOURNALISM and the LAW: accuracy, responsible
reporting, defamation, contempt of court, privacy, ethics, access to information
JOURNALISM AND THE LAW I
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/law1.html
CBN REFERENCES: CH. 15: The Law ~ CH. 16: Ethics ~ CH. 17: Issues
Major Web Newspaper Assignment(webnp)
Take Home Assignment / Exam (takehome)
Write News Stories Assignments (newswrit)
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