Journalism 134
In-Depth Online Reporting
Fall 2006JOUR 134, 3 credit units
Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
DBH225
About This Course:
Current Course Materials:
- Course Syllabus (REVISED)
- Syllabus Supplement
- News Tip Form
- Class E-Mail Signup Sheet
- "Boring" Stories Class Exercise
- Photos for GoLive Layout:
* Tower Hall
* Comerica Fountain
* King Library- Staff Mugs
- Web Page Projects:
* Group 1
* Group 2
* Group 3
* Group 4- Writing Leads and Nut Graphs
- Politics, Religion and Ohio Campaigns (MSNBC)
- Nevada to Vote on Pot Shops (CNN)
- Controversial Issue Generator
- Five Things Exercise
- Orange Journalism
* Story Template
* Writer Template
* Home Page- Olympic Park Bombing Coverage
- Sidebar Story Exercise
- Headline Exercise
- SPJ Code of Ethics
- Poynter Ethics Journal
- "Jimmy's World"
- Spokane Spokesman-Review series on Mayor Jim West
- Final Course Grades
These materials will be updated
throughout the semester.
Course Description This course is designed for the experienced journalism major who wishes to learn about reporting for the online medium. The main goal is to teach reporters how to approach stories for online publication, but students will also learn to write basic HTML, to generate useful story ideas, and to make use of various sources and resources for Web news. Students will post stories on a class Web site, as well as having the opportunity to submit them to the Spartan Daily.
For More Information Please contact Prof. Craig, either by phone at 924-3240, or by e-mail at profcraig@profcraig.com.
