Office: UW1-137
Office hours: Mondays 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.,
Wednesdays 2:15-3:15 p.m.,
and by appointment,
from January 7 through March 12
Office: UW1-137
Office hours: Mondays 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.,
Wednesdays 2:15-3:15 p.m.,
and by appointment,
from January 7 through March 12
This course will cover the basic elements of reporting and writing for print media, as well as meta-issues of ethics, the First Amendment, and a brief history of American journalism, such that the course teaches reporting skills and the cultural context for the practice of those skills.
Student learning goals include:
Course
text (available in the
UWB Bookstore [save your receipts for a
patronage refund
] and in library reserve/reference
).
Note: Click here
<http://tinyurl.com/6pamk>
to order books online. Click on the link for the
appropriate quarter, then enter the line number (LN) shown at the top
of this page for "UW SLN Code" (leave other spaces blank) and hit
'enter.' All items have been ordered; contact the bookstore if some
materials are not listed.
You also are required to read, every day, every section of a major daily newspaper, such as the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Wall Street Journal, or the New York Times. Most have special subscription deals for students, and all are available in the Campus Library and your local public library if you prefer not to subscribe.
Grading: Your grade will be based on these assignments, which are described on separate pages online (links will be activated when ready):
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Assignment 1 (short news article revision; due in class on Jan. 28; final version due in midquarter portfolio on March 10) |
15% |
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Assignment 2 (biographical sketch; due in class on Feb. 6; final version due March 10 in final portfolio) |
15% |
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Assignment 3 (long news article; due in class on Feb. 25; final version due March 10 in final portfolio) |
20% |
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Assignment 4 (feature story; due in class on Feb. 25; final version due March 10 in final portfolio) |
20% |
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Learning portfolio (including a reflective paper of 600-1000 words, due online at 3:15 p.m. on March 10 [ungraded midquarter portfolio due online at 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 4]) |
5% |
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25% |
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TOTAL |
100% |
Schedule (readings are cited by author and are listed below under "Reserves List"):
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by beginning of class |
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| M 1/07 | Introduction: Preparing for Journalism | ||
| W
1/09 |
"Policy on Academic and Behavioral Conduct"; Stovall ch. 1-2 |
News in Society: Discuss Stovall ch. 1-2 |
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| M 1/14 | Stovall ch. 24-25 |
Journalism Law and Ethics; Discuss Stovall ch. 24-25 |
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W 1/16 |
Stovall ch. 8-11 |
Reporting and Writing: Discuss Stovall ch. 8-11; introduce Assignment 1 |
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M 1/21 |
Work on Assignment 1 |
NO CLASS: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day |
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W 1/23 |
Work on Assignment 1 |
Media and Politics: View and discuss Buying the War |
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M 1/28 |
Assignment 1 due in class at 8:45 a.m. sharp |
SNOW DAY |
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W 1/30 |
Stovall ch. 4 |
Assignment 1 peer critiques; introduce Assignment 2 and learning portfolio Newspapers: discuss Stovall ch. 4 |
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M 2/04 |
Midquarter portfolio (including Assignment 1 revision) due online by 8:30 a.m. sharp |
View and discuss Sweet Smell of Success |
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W 2/06 |
Assignment 2 due in class at 8:45 a.m. sharp; Stovall ch. 20-21 |
Assignment 2 peer critiques; introduce Assignments 3 and 4 |
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M 2/11 |
Stovall ch. 22-23 |
History of Journalism: Discuss Stovall ch. 20-23 |
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W 2/13 |
Stovall ch. 26 |
NO CLASS: Independent work time |
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M 2/18 |
Work on Assignments 3 and 4 |
NO CLASS: Presidents Day |
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W 2/20 |
Work on Assignments 3 and 4 |
NO CLASS: Work on learning portfolio |
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M 2/25 |
Assignments 3 and 4 due in class at 8:45 a.m. sharp |
Assignment 3 peer critiques; Assignment 4 peer critiques |
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W 2/27 |
"Top 25 Censored Stories of 2008" (http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2008/index.htm) |
View and discuss Rich Media, Poor Democracy; work on "Censored Stories" group discussion facilitation |
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M 3/03 |
View All the President's Men (rent on your own or view on reserve in Campus Media Center) |
Discuss All the President's Men |
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W 3/05 |
Work on learning portfolio |
Discuss "Censored Stories" | |
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M 3/10 |
Learning portfolio due online by 8:30 a.m. sharp |
View and discuss Call Northside 777 |
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| W 3/12 |
Optional team-building exercise |
Reading list (except as noted, online in Blackboard:
Media List(on reserve at the Campus Media Center
:
This schedule is subject to change. The most current schedule will always be posted here (http://faculty.washington.edu/davidgs/BIS204Syl.html) for your reference, and changes will be announced in class, by e-mail, or both. This course has no final examination.
About course policies:
Please carefully read the "Course Policies" at http://faculty.washington.edu/davidgs/Policies.html , which I consider to be part of this syllabus.
About class communication:
Please carefully read the "Class Communication" document at http://faculty.washington.edu/davidgs/Communication.html, which I consider to be part of this syllabus.
About contribution:
Please carefully read the "Class Contribution" document at http://faculty.washington.edu/davidgs/Partic.html, which I consider to be part of this syllabus.
If you need to
drop:
Please let me know if you decide
to drop the course.
Continued enrollment in this course indicates your acceptance of the
terms of this syllabus. If you have questions or concerns about any of the
assessment criteria, goals and learning outcomes, or materials, please let me
know immediately so we can address them.
Welcome to the course!
This page last updated March 2, 2008.
