wiki address for editor and writers

http://learn.spartaschools.org/Roark/default.aspx

Day One

Welcome to Journalism Class. Today's agenda is as follows...

1. Introductions
2. Editing Team(s) Determined
3. Story Construction
4. Lodown Business

Here is the syllabus for the Journalism 2010 class:

Senior Exam Topics

Exam Review Themes for Final (May 27, 2010):
Story Construction
Downlines: Editorial
"Inverted" Funnel writing style
10 Interviewing Tips
the 5 W/H system
First Amendment Rights
Hard News Story v. Editorial (in style, voice, treatment)
Writing to be cut - conceptually and functionally
Types of Sources - stored, personal, observed
The Lead Paragraph
Editing Check List
Attribution
Basic AP Style Rules - spelling, capitalization, Identification, hyphen, numbers, time, date
The future of journalism as a profession
Photojournalism
Journalism Comes of Age
New Realities, New Journalism
Twentieth Century, Law & The Journalist
Ethical Practices, Journalism: Present and Future
Credibility, Plagiarism, Ethical Treatment, Conflict of Interest, Selective Reporting

Senior Week

Finish Strong.

Announcements: Matthews, Rogers, Bellamy

Consider the Following things:
1. Final exam- Thursday of this week
2. Senior Article: sendoff, shout-outs
3. Senior Announcement
4. clip file - 18 articles, 12 interviews

FOR ALL STUDENTS:
1. cell phone op/ed. piece
2. please sign up on the whiteboard for articles (including senior sendoffs, shout-outs)
3. chapter 25, 26
4. chapter 19 or 20 (this is it for chapter work)
5. clip file- 18 articles, 12 interviews

Opinion/Editorial: Cell Phones in SHS

This article is due Monday, May 24th.

Topic: Cell Phones in SHS

Question: Should students be allowed to use Cell Phones at Sparta High School? What is proper usage? When is a good time for usage to be allowed? Some parents, administrators, teachers, and students feel cell phones should be allowed, but regulated. Others feel they are disruptive to the educational environment. Remember: Cell Phones can also be used as text devices, cameras, video recorders, and even computers.

Should the phones be allowed before school? after? during passing time? at lunch?

Requirements:
1. 250 word minimum, multi paragraph article
2. 3 sources:
a. first person student or staff member
b. court case or lawsuit
c. online print article
3. written from a student perspective for publication (Opinion/Editorial)

Chapter 25 and 26

Journalism
Mr. Roark
Chapters 25 & 26: Ethical Practices, Journalism: Present and Future

p. 466 1. What is the “Good Journalist?” What is a moral dilemma? How is it reflected in journalism?

p. 466 2. How does honesty lies at the heart of journalism? Explain.

p. 467 3. List and explain 3 Professional practices within journalism.

p. 467 4. Who or what do journalists need to respect?

p. 469 5. Explain ethical behavior and how it is specific to journalism.

p. 471 6. Define the following ethical difficulties: falsifying information-
plagiarism-
conflict of interest-
privacy-
bias-
unfairness-
selective reporting-

p. 481 7. What is meant by the statement “journalism is an open profession”?


p. 483 8. What is the financial state of the profession? What have the profits been like? What are they projected to be like? How is this different than what we are seeing locally with the GR Press?

p. 486 9. How do errors affect credibility?

p. 486 10. Explain sensationalism and relevance.

p. 486 11. What is intrusiveness?

p. 486 12. What is one of the ongoing problems of journalism? How can it be combated?


p. 487 13. What type of society have we become? How has this led to a changing audience/technology?

p. 488 14. According to the graph on 488, what are 5 of the most common online activities?