Comms 239 Teaching Outline — Winter 2011 (1/11/11)

Week Date Topic/Lecture Readings due Assignments

1 Jan 4 Overview/What is Journalism?

2 Jan 11 Video: Stop the Presses Due: What is journalism blog entry

Mobile, Blogging, Tweeting,

3 Jan 18 Chapter 1, Elements of Journalism TBA
Assign Groups

Truth & Journalism (Group 1)

4 Jan 25 Chapter 2, Elements of Journalism TBA
Historical underpinnings

5 Feb 1 Historical underpinnings TBA: See course website Due: Blog assignment 1

Loyalty & Journalism (Group 2) Chapter 3, Elements of Journalism

6 Feb 8 Due: Grading group 1
The Profession (Group 3) Chapters 2 & 3, Mind of a Journalist

7 Feb 15 Verification & Journalism (Group 4) Chapter 4, Elements of Journalism Due: Blog assignments 2 & 3

8 Feb 22 No class — Monday instruction day

Independence & Journalism (Group 5) Chapter 5, Elements of Journalism Due: Blog assignment 4
9 Mar 1
Journalist as ideologue (Group 6) Chapter 5, Mind of a Journalist Due: Grading groups 2 & 3

Due: Blog assignments 5 & 6

10 Mar 8 Watchdog Journalism (Group 7) Chapter 6, Elements of Journalism
Due: Grading group 4

Ethics (Group 8) Chapter 10, Elements & Chapter 4, Mind Due: Blog assignment 7
11 Mar 15
Diversity & Public Forum (Group 9) Chapter 7, Elements Due: Grading groups 5 & 6

Due: Blog assignments 8 & 9

12 Mar 22 Journalism & Faith (Group 10) Chapter 6, Mind of a Journalist
Due: Grading group 7

Comprehensive & proportional (Group 11) Chapter 9, Elements of Journalism Due: Blog assignment 10
13 Mar 29
Engagement & relevance (Group 12) Chapter 8, Elements & Chapter 7, Mind Due: Grading groups 8 & 9

Due: Blog assignments 11 & 12

14 Apr 5 Trauma & journalism Epilogue & Appendix 1, Mind
Due: Grading group 10

Due: Grading groups 11 & 12

15 Apr 12 Movie: Good Night & Good Luck TBA: See course website
Due: Final Essay

Finals week Final exam (in Testing Center)