The State HornetJournalism 197a & 197bJournalism
197a | Journalism 197b | Staff
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General Syllabus About the State Hornet The newspaper office is located on the second floor of the student union,
near the second floor exit facing the library quad. The main office phone
number is 278-6353. Goals of the newspaper To honestly report with balance, trying at all times to give voice to all sides of the story or issue. To provide a realistic newsroom experience so members may make a transition to a working news agency after graduation, including all aspects of publishing a newspaper. To follow the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics. Application Process Students may enroll in J197a and b through CASPER or by adding the class
during the first class period. But students who have not followed the
application process will be administratively dropped from the class rolls
after the first class meeting.
Each student must have an e-mail address, and you must check it often – preferably every day. List Proc In the text of the message, write Do not include any other text with this message. If you have been successfully added to the list you will receive a welcome message. If you have not been added, usually you are using an e-mail that sends in HTML. You must use a text-based e-mail account. (Your saclink account will work). Messages Staff Meetings Grades Your superviser is responsible for keeping a signed weekly evaluation in a a folder or section in your portfolio. If you are not receiving weekly evaluations, let the Editor in Chief or Faculty Adviser know right away! Read the appropriate syllabus carefully to plan for attaining the A grade
that you want. Simply being a Hornet staff member and doing the minimum
will get you the minimum –– a C grade. If you want the A,
work hard, do your best. exceed the minimum standard and you will be rewarded
–– with an A here and with a successful career when you leave. Office Policies Mail, messages and drawers Phones and faxes Answer the phone! Please answer the phone “State Hornet, (your name) speaking.”
If a person is unavailable, take a message and put it in their mailbox.
All phones except the editor in chief’s, adviser’s and the
business manager’s phone need to be answered. If the phone rings anywhere in the newsroom, please answer it by lifting
the receiver, pressing the # sign, then 4 which will transfer the call
to your phone. If the caller has a question and you do not know the answer, refer the caller to someone who does. If the caller has a complaint or wants information about a particular story, always refer them either to the section editor or Editor in Chief. Do not respond to a hostile caller other than to refer the phone call and do not disclose information about any story in process, or name who wrote an editorial. Refer everything! Take a message! If there is no one in the office to take the call, take a message including the caller’s name, phone number, the time he or she called, the date, who took the message and to what the call pertained. The message can be sent electronically to staff members. To transfer a call, press down once as if to hang up and let up quickly. You will hear a dial tone. Dial in the number to transfer, then hang up. If no one answers, the call will return to your phone. To dial any campus number, you must first dial an 8. To use an outside line, dial 9, then the number. The various sections of the newspaper have just been assigned voice mail, so if no one is available in the section the caller is trying to reach, transfer the call to the appropriate voice mail. Remember that editors can be checking the voice mail remotely, so it will expedite messages getting to various reporters. Personal Possessions Materials Newsroom conduct If you are going out on an interview, be dressed appropriately, be courteous, be prompt and be prepared. Use a mature sounding e-mail for contacting sources. Probably Lucious1@hotmail.net isn’t going to get the response from the source that you would like. All visitors should be greeted promptly and courteously in the reception area. All guests must be accompanied by a staff member when in the newsroom. Former Hornet employees may not use the newsroom as a hang-out between classes, so meet your friends elsewhere. All employees should help out by answering or directing questions. Because the noise level can get extremely high when employees are in the office, when the phone rings, please remember that all the noise can be heard on the other end of the phone .Also, if you want to listen to music during business hours, wear headphones. While you might be able to write a story while rocking out to Papa Roach, your office mate may be more into Beethoven. Be considerate of the work environment. DO NOT move, change or reconfigure any computers, wiring, networking, etc. We are relying on technical support for the newsroom network support and when you change something, it confuses the network and makes it hard to give network support. Don’t do it! The University Union is a tobacco-free building. Smoking or the use of other tobacco products is not permitted in the office. Staff relations The Faculty Adviser is available to facilitate any problems by request of any staff member. If you need any information about the State Hornet or about things that are being done that you think will affect your job, ask your supervisor. Don’t depend on rumor; get the facts. You are expected to discourage the practice of starting or spreading rumors. No problem should be taken external to the paper unless all internal
avenues have been exhausted, and the staff member is then expected to
follow the Publication’s Board, ASI and University Policy. Office Hours A copy of all hours will be posted by each section editor’s desk. A copy of these hours should be given to the editor in chief, and the adviser. Only post hours you are positive you will serve. This ensures a definite
time you are available so you may be reached if needed. Staff members
must notify their immediate supervisor if these hours cannot be met. Long-term
absences from the office will not be tolerated. When in doubt –– about anything --–– ask your
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