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

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

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

Journalism 101

[positive-angel.livejournal.com]

Chihaya slipped in quietly while Professor jerusalem_s was unavailable and pushed a neatly typed on clean white paper, small submission for review, even though he was not currently signed up for the Journalism 101.

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The initial news information on the television and in print in regards to Hurricane Katrina illustrated just how bloated and self-interested the field of journalism has grown.

Focus was not on the accurate reporting of events but on the sensationalism of the plight of the victims, not only of the storm, but of the subsequent chaos that followed.

Clearly, the reporting was biased to reflect the slant of the news release agencies and not a truthful accounting of happenings as they occurred.

It has raised the question: can reporting agencies be free of the biases and slants of their sponsors?

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Re: Journalism 101

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

Katrina? Never heard of that one, although judging by your records you come from one of my alternates - probably several centuries in the past.

... why are you doing homework for a class you're not taking? Are you bored, masochistic or just wanting to try it out?

In any case - Pass.

Re: Journalism 101

[positive-angel.livejournal.com]

I...well...*chews lip, intimidated by the scary man* Just wanted to try it out...see if I could do it. Plus, I like writing.

Anyway. Thank you, sir!