Week Two - Journalism Homework - Due Midnight 9/30/05

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

Journalism Students - Attention.



You have till midnight next Wednesday to get these submitted - just add them to the comments here. If you want to be certain of the requirements for each course, they can be found here. This entry is listed on my info page, so you can find it again whenever you need to.

Journalism 101
100 words on your perceived outcome of the current student elections. Be as fanciful as you please.

Journalism 201
150 words on any of the current candidates for school office. Slant it however you please.

Journalism 301
200 words on one of the current candidates for school office - WITHOUT taking a personal stand pro or con.

Advanced Journalism
100 riveting, truthful words on a topic you'd like to see addressed in the student elections.

Combat Journalism
100-150 words in a slanted article on political mud-slinging/ballot-box stuffing/other electoral shenanigans. Pro or Con is your choice – the object is to stir up a heated reaction.

Photojournalism

One clear picture of each of the candidates for student office. All should be 200x200 pixels and clearly labeled.

Please be sure to put which course your response is for in the subject line of your comment for easier grading. This post and all other homework posts will be added to the memories section of my journal so that you can find it again to post when your homework is complete. On Thursday morning of next week I’ll post a reminder and a link back to this entry.

Edit: For the benefit of my students, this helpful list of student gov't hopefuls courtesy of dbiers



This week's homework will be publicly posted as things to think about as Student Elections roll around. Feel free to accept bribes from any candidates and report them with your homework for extra credit. Any actual interviews also receive extra credit but do not count toward your homework assignment.

P.S. Georgia, illness or no, you still owe me 100 words as to why I'm a fucking bastard.

Comments

Combat Journalism: Political Shenanigans

[mycanonhatesme]

[We're just going to pretend that Chloe turned this in before the treasure hunt. And while we're at it, we're going to pretend that this is even remotely factual and decent. *g*]

With the rise of a technology-centric culture across the world, the collective attention span of society is getting shorter every day. People only care about things that are new and exciting, and unfortunately, most brands of politics do not fall into either of these categories.

But as society has evolved, the elections process has started to take action to follow suit, leading to a much more interesting elections process. Each year, the mud-slinging gets worse as candidates dig deeper into the pasts of their opponents, digging up the finest dirt they can find. Nothing is sacred anymore. But each year, the number of people who go to the polls to vote increases.

Politics is no longer an arena for good-hearted men who want to change the world. But the world isn't like that anymore either, and if the job of politicians is to remain, it must match what society needs.

Re: Combat Journalism: Political Shenanigans

[krycek-rat.livejournal.com]

Pass.