Week One - Journalism Homework - Due Midnight 9/14/05

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You have till midnight next Wednesday to get these submitted. If you want to be certain of the requirements for each course, they can be found here.

Journalism 101
100 words on the topic of your choice.

Journalism 201
150 words on alcohol.

Journalism 301
200 truthful words on the topic of your choice.

Advanced Journalism
100 riveting, truthful words on a topic of personal interest.

Combat Journalism
100-150 words in a slanted article on legalizing child labor. Pro or Con is your choice – the object is to stir up a heated reaction.

Photojournalism has no homework until I’ve been informed what sort of equipment the students have gotten hold of.

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 Tuesday morning of next week I’ll post a reminder and a link back to this entry.

Comments

Combat Journalism homework

[fh_jackass]

Child labor is an essential part of the world economy. Families in poor regions need every bit of income they can gather. Stitching up shoe leather in an airless factory may seem cruel to us, but what alternatives do these people have? It’s child labor or prostitution, theft and starvation. We can’t legislate away their only honest form of income. Besides, what else would they be doing? They’re going to work in these factories the rest of their lives. School would be a waste of time. That’s why I’m proud to say that my shoes were made by a seven-year-old in Asia. Because I’m not just supporting a corporation, I’m ensuring that the Western patriarchy remains in power, and that is something that benefits us all.

All of us Western males, at least. But who else matters?