Week |
Date |
Day |
Classroom
Events |
January |
1 |
26 |
Wed
|
Introduction to Course. Read Chapters 1, 2 and 3 in Fedler |
February |
2 (cont.) |
2 |
Wed |
Selecting and Reporting the News. Chapter 5 in Fedler |
3 |
9 |
Wed
|
Interviews: Chapter 10 in Fedler |
4 |
16 |
Wed
|
Basic News Leads. Chapter 6 in Fedler |
5 |
23 |
Wed
|
Alternative Leads. Chapter 7 in Fedler
|
March |
6 (cont.)
|
2 |
Wed
|
The Body of a News Story. Chapter 8 in Fedler |
7 |
9 |
Wed
|
Quotations and Attribution. Chapter 9 in Fedler |
8 |
16 |
Wed
|
Midterm Examination
|
9 |
23 |
Wed
|
BREAK
|
10 |
30 |
Wed |
Writing Obituaries. Chapter 11 in Fedler |
April |
11 |
6 |
Wed |
Speeches and Meetings. Chapter 12 in Fedler
Specialized Types of News Stories. Chapter 13 in Fedler |
12 |
13 |
Wed |
Feature Stories. Chapter 14 in Fedler |
13 |
20 |
Wed |
News Media and PR Practitioners. Chapter 19 in Fedler
|
14 |
27 |
Wed
|
Understanding and Using the Internet. Chapter 16 in Fedler
Writing for Broadcast. Chapter 18 in Fedler |
May
|
15 |
4 |
Wed |
Communications Law. Chapter 20 in Fedler |
16 |
11 |
Wed |
Portfolio Due on May 11. Ethics. Chapter 21 in Fedler
Careers in Journalism. Chapter 22 in Fedler |