Lecture Schedule
1 February 25-26 |
What makes news Readings: Anna McKane, Newswriting, chapter 1 |
2 March 03-04 |
Writing good leads Readings: Anna McKane, Newswriting, chapter 3 Mencher, Melvin, 1999, Basic media writing, Boston: McGraw-Hill College, Chapter 5: “Values and beginnings” pp.131-158 (e-reading) |
3 March 13 |
News structure 1 Readings: Anna McKane, Newswriting, chapters 4&5 Garrison, Bruce, 1990, Professional news writing, Hillsdale, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates Chapter 4: “News story organization” pp.73-95 (e-reading) |
4 March 17 & 18 |
Interviewing and newsgathering 1 Readings: Metz, William, 1991, Newswriting: from lead to "30", Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice-Hall, Chapter 6: “Quotes and Attributions” pp.96-112 (library e-reading) |
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EASTER RECESS |
5 April 1 |
Research week: no classes |
6 April 7 & 8 |
News structure 2 Readings: Anna McKane, Newswriting, chapters 6 |
7 April 14&15 |
Interviewing and newsgathering 2 Readings: e-reading to be arranged. |
8 April 21&22 |
Introduction to blogging
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9 April 28&29 |
The language of news Readings: Anna McKane, Newswriting, chapters 9 & 10 |
10 May 05&06 |
Research week
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11 May 12&13 |
Local blogging assignment Readings: Kershner, James W., 2005, The elements of news writing Boston: Pearson Allyn & Bacon, Chapter 12: “How to write a news story in 15 steps” pp.47-52 (library e-reading) |
12 May 19&20 |
Local blogging assignment Readings: Mencher, Melvin, 1994, News reporting and writing, Madison, Wis: WCB Brown & Benchmark, Chapter 8: “Building color into news stories” pp.155-171 (library e-reading) |
13 May 26&27 |
Evaluation and reflection workshop |
