Chapters 3

Journalism
Mr. Roark
Chapter 3

PG. 43
1. Journalism is a profession that requires no ___________________ or special ____________ to enter the field
2. Most people, though, go through a training ___________ that may take years and never stops
3. The first step is to:

4. Journalists are interested in the __________ around them. They are genuinely___________.

5. The wide range of knowledge a journalist needs comes through ___________.

PG. 44
6. Reading also helps develop __________ skills.
7. ____________ is the number one skill people look for when hiring journalists.
8. Journalists must have knowledge of the rules of _________, spelling, and ___________. They should also have a wide _________.
Learn about the field
9. List some publications that pay a lot of attention to the media and the field of journalism:


10. List some of the organizations journalists can join:


11. List 2 books you could read to learn about journalism in a “real” sense (the dirty truth):

Get Training
12. What does on look for when choosing a college?
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Go To Work
13. Journalism is a matter of _______________.
When can you practice?

PG. 47
14. Summarize the GETTING HELP section on pg 47.


PG. 49
15. Examine the resume. Specifically under “professional and world experience” and “other activities” what theme is evident? What can you learn from Tracy L. Jones?


PG. 50
16. What is a clip file?


17. What is an internship?


18. How can an internship be so beneficial?


19. Having an internship can take a graduating student a long way toward getting his or her _________ ____________.
20. Journalism is a highly ____________ field. It takes ____________ and ____________.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Please refer to the earlier post on the blog if you are confused about the acceptable practices/use policies... The computer teachers have informed me that some students have been non-compliant with these policies.

2 focus points:
1. No one should be playing games on the computers (this is a computer department/hs policy). Please refrain from playing on line games of any kind.
2. Streaming of video - this is allowed, but let's keep it to under 5 minutes. We can't eat up the bandwidth. Feel free to view news reports, sports hilights, etc...when appropriate. DO NOT stream music or video continuously at any time.

Today:
1. top 5
2. separated at birth

if finished....concept for next week, chapters 3, 4.....other work....

Publish Day: All hands on deck!

In preparation for publishing and dissemination, please do the following things:

1. edit your article
2. bold names, major info.
3. email to your editor
4. get "all eyes" on the publication before printing
5. "man" your post at 9:15

* don't forget to submit chapters 10, 1, and 2
* clip file started
* separated at birth tomorrow
* top 5 tomorrow

Tuesday, February 2nd

1. sorry...6 more weeks of winter...happy ground hog's day

2. consult the "front" of the blog for chapters 1, 2, syllabus, themes, topics, explanations

3. chapter work/concept - article and chapters due wed. @ 9:30...peer edit, email editor, bold names, places, key info.

4. top 5 and sep. at birth(f) - due friday

5. BELL RINGER! Journalism III...ALL hands on deck! these are due February 3rd! We need to get on this pronto.

Editor email addresses for second semester 2010

lodown Editor:
Alex Woolworth - alexandria.woolworth@students.spartaschools.org

yost Editors:
national, local, other sports articles: Brandon Schmitt - brandon.schmitt15@gmail.com
Sparta Sports: Ben Sullivan - benjamin.sullivan41@gmail.com

Senior Editor (bell ringer, bi-monthly newsletter, archivist, logistics):
Shelby Berdan: - shelby.berdan@students.spartaschools.org

Photo Editors:
Ariel Porter - porter.ariel@gmail.com, Alexis Rider: alexis.rider@students.spartaschools.org

Focus Points for the Week of Feb. 1

1. concept
2. beat? sign up if you desire one...
3. chapter work -chapters 10, 1, 2 due on Wednesday (email Mr. Roark you answers or turn in a hard copy)...consult the September entries on the blog for journalism I, book for journalism II, and journalism III students are submitting "Exam" questions (10 total questions with correct answers)
4. top 5 - always in play
5. separated at birth(f)...develop one - due Friday
6. clip file (consult September entry on blog)

Chapter 10

Journalism
Mr. Roark
Chapter 10 worksheet
T/F: Place a T in the black if the statement is true. F if it is false.
1. ___All writing for the mass media has four characteristics: accuracy, precision, efficiency, and clarity.
2. ___Accuracy is a major theme in writing.
3. ___Precision is a basic means of achieving accuracy.
4. ___English is the basic tool of the profession. If you can’t master it, people will not take you seriously.
5. ___Good journalists must be verbose and include all facts no matter how long it takes.
6. ___Writers need not to worry about and conventions for story acceptability.
7. ___Attribution is a convention and news stories which involves giving money to just causes.
8. ___Attribution establishes a writer’s credibility.
9. ___Most major facts of a news story should be attributed to some source.
10. ___A common verb of attribution is the word said.

Explain 2 of the 4 other writing conventions in 3-5 sentences: 1. Short Sentences 2. Short paragraphs
3. Third Person 4. Attitude for Accuracy. Why is that convention important? What is its purpose?
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Use the space provided to draw the inverted pyramid and label it with 5 lines according to the diagram in your textbook. Explain the pyramid in 3-5 sentences. What is the purpose?

Explain in 3-5 sentences a lead paragraph. What purposes does it serve? Why is it important?
Describe and explain the 5W/H method. What is it? Why is it important?
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