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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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