The Journalism Portfolio (151 & 153)
PHILOSOPHY
The Journalism Portfolio should be a public showcase of the journalist’s work. It will demonstrate the journalist’s editorial judgment in arranging, revising, and presenting their own work. Most important, the portfolio will exhibit pieces that exemplify the multifaceted reflection that go into preparing, workshopping, copyediting, and finalizing journalistic writing. The portfolio will ultimately serve multiple purposes: to document progress while actively charting the path of one’s academic, career, and creative development.
Download specifications for the 151 Portfolio or for the 153 Portfolio.
NR+W Media Journal Part Two
News Reporting & Writing Students: Post your second Media Journal per "On-line Writing" syllabus instructions. See also a description of the Media Journal assignment on the syllabus.
DUE 11/18, 10pm...
News Writing Criteria
News Reporting & Writing works with the following criteria to guide assessment, evaluation, improvement, and grading of the basic journalistic news pieces we write in the class.
● NEWS VALUE
● FORM
● REPORTING
● WRITING QUALITY
● CLEAN COPY
NR+W Media Journal Part One
News Reporting & Writing Students: Please post your first Media Journal on 10/14/07 by 10pm, per syllabus instructions (see page 2, "ON-LINE WRITING").
See also a description of the Media Journal assignment on the syllabus (page 6: Week Six, 10/3). And be sure to review the Five Media Concepts & Questions handout for the fundamentals of media analysis.
Finally, here's the 'BLOG handout that we'll go over in class, with my version of a media journal.
On Wikipedia
Here are just a few more reasons to go beyond the popular reference site and instead do some database research...
...from beloved "fake" TV pundit Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report via YouTube...
On-line Writing Piece #2
ELEMENTS of JOURNALISM Part 2
Like last time, pick a chapter to sum, from the second half of Elements.
After summarizing, respond with the following question in mind: How does a journalist go about preparing coverage that is engaged but independent, while dealing with real-world challenges to the integrity, conscience, and profitability of news organizations? Use quotes, details, examples, or case studies from the text or class discussions and articles.
POST DUE NO LATER THAN 10pm, Tues., Sept. 11, 2007...
On-line Writing Piece #1
ELEMENTS of JOURNALISM Part 1
Pick a chapter of your choice from the first six. Write at least one paragraph to summarize that chapter. Follow your summary with at least one paragraph in response to the first half of Elements. One of the following questions might help in formulating your summary/response:
1. What/who does journalism serve?
2. Why is truth the first principle?
3. Who is the journalist's boss?
4. How is verification the essence of journalism?
5. Why should journalists maintain independence from those they cover?
6. What is the journalist's relationship to power?...to the people (citizens)?
Also, the handout from this past week, on different kinds of writing, might help you review.
SYLLABUS: ENGLISH 151-C (News)
Welcome to News Reporting & Writing, Fall 2007!
Download the English 151-C syllabus.