week 12: journalism 2001 november 30, 2009. announcements
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Week 12: Journalism 2001Week 12: Journalism 2001
November 30, 2009November 30, 2009
Editorial AssignmentEditorial Assignment
Excellent editorials!Excellent editorials! Thoughtful commentsThoughtful comments Check it out!Check it out!
– http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lkragnes/fall2009http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lkragnes/fall2009jour2001umd/jour2001umd/
Upcoming deadlinesUpcoming deadlines
Feature Story AssignmentFeature Story Assignment– Final article due: Monday, December 14 Final article due: Monday, December 14
Final eportfolio project: Due Final eportfolio project: Due December 17December 17
Final Exam: December 17Final Exam: December 17– Open book, similar to past AP Stylebook Open book, similar to past AP Stylebook
editing assignmentsediting assignments
Feature story draft:Feature story draft:Due tonight!Due tonight!
This is your out-of-class assignment This is your out-of-class assignment for November 30for November 30
We will review/discuss your We will review/discuss your drafts/outlines individuallydrafts/outlines individually
Worth 10 pointsWorth 10 points Final story due December 14Final story due December 14
Also tonightAlso tonight
In-class assignment:In-class assignment:– Editing classmate Community Journalism Editing classmate Community Journalism
storystory Make changes, give to reporterMake changes, give to reporter Editing form returned to me: Worth 5 pointsEditing form returned to me: Worth 5 points
– Rewrite Community Journalism storiesRewrite Community Journalism stories Using all of the editing suggestions, Using all of the editing suggestions,
rewrite/edit your storyrewrite/edit your story Email final copy to: Email final copy to: [email protected]@d.umn.edu
– Worth 5 pointsWorth 5 points Stories will be posted on class weblogStories will be posted on class weblog
Chapter 8: Online ReportingChapter 8: Online Reporting
– Online media offers Online media offers readers more variety readers more variety and controland control
– Navigation crucial Navigation crucial factorfactor
Electronic newspapers may Electronic newspapers may replace dead-tree newspapersreplace dead-tree newspapers
– Online news sitesOnline news sites
From print to the WebFrom print to the Web
– Traditional papersTraditional papersArranging storiesArranging stories
Fulfilling the potential of new Fulfilling the potential of new mediamedia
– Need to develop new Need to develop new ways.ways.
– Tomorrow’s journalists Tomorrow’s journalists will plan and produce will plan and produce news stories in different news stories in different ways.ways.
Navigating online news sitesNavigating online news sites
– TimelinessTimeliness– Print uses large Print uses large
photo to catch photo to catch eye; Web uses eye; Web uses smaller imagesmaller image
– Print uses Print uses smaller text; smaller text; Web uses larger Web uses larger texttext
The story as The story as a packagea package Web stories can Web stories can
include:include:– Audio Audio – VideoVideo– Links to related Links to related
informationinformation– Other interactive Other interactive
elementselements
Key home page elementsKey home page elements
– Time/dateTime/date– IndexIndex– Lead storyLead story– Page design for Page design for
single-screen single-screen displaydisplay
– Navigation Navigation buttonsbuttons
– Search engineSearch engine– Ads/promotionsAds/promotions– Interactive Interactive
extrasextras– LinksLinks– Footer Footer
Media convergenceMedia convergence
– Newsroom Newsroom convergenceconvergence Journalists from Journalists from
different media different media share same share same workspace.workspace.
Technological innovations Technological innovations transforming 21transforming 21stst-century -century journalismjournalism – Newsgathering Newsgathering
convergenceconvergence Reporters, Reporters,
editors and editors and photographers photographers collaborate on collaborate on reports.reports.
Online storytelling optionsOnline storytelling options
– Use print to explain.Use print to explain.– Use multimedia to show.Use multimedia to show.– Use interactives to demonstrate and Use interactives to demonstrate and
engage.engage.
New forms of news deliveriesNew forms of news deliveries
Online storytelling optionsOnline storytelling options
VideoVideo AudioAudio Webcams and Webcams and
WebcastsWebcasts PodcastsPodcasts Animated Animated
graphicsgraphics
Live chatsLive chats Reader Reader
feedback and feedback and commentscomments
Online polls Online polls and quizzesand quizzes
Downloads Downloads
Archives Archives Other Web Other Web
sitessites OrganizationsOrganizations Editorials and Editorials and
columnscolumns Additional Additional
story story elementselements
Multimedia Interactive Links
BLOGS: A way to add BLOGS: A way to add viewpointsviewpoints
– Who creates blogs?Who creates blogs? JournalistsJournalists Participants in breaking Participants in breaking
newsnews Bloggers who monitor Bloggers who monitor
what’s new and what’s new and newsworthynewsworthy
– Are blogs important?Are blogs important? Everyone has a voiceEveryone has a voice
But is itBut is itjournalism?journalism? Journalistic Journalistic
supplementsupplement
Writing for online mediaWriting for online media
– ““Chunk” your Chunk” your information.information.
– Tweak your type Tweak your type to make it easier to make it easier to scan.to scan.
– Rethink what a Rethink what a “story” is.“story” is.
Tips for creating readable, user-Tips for creating readable, user-friendly news stories for Web sitesfriendly news stories for Web sites
5– Enhance your story Enhance your story
with extra with extra elements.elements.
– Collaborate.Collaborate.
Writing for online mediaWriting for online media
– Photocopy page Photocopy page 161.161.
– Ask the team Ask the team what’s this story what’s this story really about. really about. Summarize in 25 Summarize in 25
words or less.words or less.
Online package planning guideOnline package planning guide
– Think like a reader.Think like a reader.
– Organize.Organize.
– Distribute copies.Distribute copies.
Final ProjectFinal Project
Eportfolio projectEportfolio project
Out-of-Class Assignment:Out-of-Class Assignment:Due December 7Due December 7
Josh Wolf AnalysisJosh Wolf Analysis
Community Journalism Community Journalism RewriteRewrite
Peer review and rewrite of Peer review and rewrite of community journalism stories for community journalism stories for Web siteWeb site
Community Journalism Community Journalism ReviewReview
Overall excellent stories!Overall excellent stories!– You’re all good writers now – we’ll work on being stronger You’re all good writers now – we’ll work on being stronger
reporters!reporters!– Remember the basics: 5Ws and HRemember the basics: 5Ws and H– You might know a topic – assume this is new to the readerYou might know a topic – assume this is new to the reader
Need attributionNeed attribution– Strongest after direct quoteStrongest after direct quote– ,” he said, she said.,” he said, she said.
Comma inside quote marksComma inside quote marks Stick to third person: Not we, us, I, youStick to third person: Not we, us, I, you Need quotes! Named sources! Or reads like report/opinion Need quotes! Named sources! Or reads like report/opinion
piecepiece Style errors:Style errors:
– DatesDates– MonthsMonths– NumeralsNumerals– Need first nameNeed first name
Several stories almost ready for publication – good job!Several stories almost ready for publication – good job!
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Citizens of the Woodland Hills area of Duluth Citizens of the Woodland Hills area of Duluth have mixed emotions over the construction have mixed emotions over the construction and reopening of Woodland Ave since Nov. 6and reopening of Woodland Ave since Nov. 6thth..
Surfing in Duluth; the idea of itself may seem Surfing in Duluth; the idea of itself may seem like an oxymoron, but for a group of avid like an oxymoron, but for a group of avid followers, the frigid waters of Lake Superior followers, the frigid waters of Lake Superior are as good as its gets for action sports.are as good as its gets for action sports.
Review of feature story Review of feature story draftsdrafts
While doing editing/rewrite of While doing editing/rewrite of community journalism storiescommunity journalism stories
PortfolioPortfolio
Store academic information on your Store academic information on your Electronic Portfolio. Each student has Electronic Portfolio. Each student has 100 mb of storage.100 mb of storage.
Access Electronic Portfolio at: Access Electronic Portfolio at: https://https://portfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.jspportfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.jsp