Comms 239 Course Schedule (Dr Cressmans section) Winter 2012

Date
T - Jan 10

Topics
Introductions & Overview: What is journalism? Historical underpinnings Blogging, tweeting & group assignments Historical underpinnings Journalism is changing Video: Stop the Presses Truth & Journalism: (Group 1) Loyalty & Journalism (Group 2) The professional (Group 3) Verication & Journalism (Group 4) Independence & Journalism (Group 5) Journalist as ideologue (Group 6)

Readings due

Assignments due

T - Jan 17

Chapter 1, Elements of Journalism Barbie Zelizer, "Denitions of Journalism" American Journalism in HIstorical Perspective (electronic review) TBA (check back with the online schedule) TBA Chapters 2 & 3, Elements of Journalism Chapters 2 & 3, Mind of a Journalist Chapter 4, Elements of Journalism Chapter 5, Elements of Journalism Chapter 5, Mind of a Journalist

Have your blog set up and post an entry answer the questions "What is Journalism? and Who is a Journalist?"

T - Jan 24 T - Jan 31 T - Feb 7 T - Feb 14 T - Feb 28

Due: Blog 1 (Group 1's topic) Due: Blog 2 (Group 2's topic) Due: Blog 3 (Group 3's topic) Due: Blog 4 (Group 4's topic) Due: Group 1's peer review Due: Group 2's peer review Due: Blog 5 (Group 5's topic) Due: Blog 6 (Group 6's topic) Due: Group 3's peer review Due: Group 4's peer review Due: Blog 7 (Group 7's topic) Due: Blog 8 (Group 8's topic) Due: Group 5's peer review Group 6's peer review Due: Blog 9 (Group 9's topic) Due: Blog 10 (Group 10's topic) Due: Group 7's peer review Due: Group 8's peer review Due: Blog 11 (Group 11's topic) Due: Blog 12 (Group 12's topic) Due: Group 9's peer review Due: Group 10's peer review Due: Personal Code assignment Due: Group 11's peer review Due: Group 12's peer review

T - Mar 6

T - Mar 13

Watchdog Journalism (Group 7) Ethics (Group 8)

Chapter 6 & 10, Elements of Journalism Chapter 4, Mind of a Journalist

T - Mar 20

Diversity & Public Forum (Group 9) Journalism & Faith (Group 10)

Chapter 7, Elements of Journalism Chapter 6, Mind of a Journalist

T - Mar 27

Comprehensive & proportional (Group 11) Engagement & relevance (Group 12)

Chapters 8 & 9, Elements of Journalism Chapter 7, Mind of a Journalist

T - Apr 3

Citizen journalism and other disruptions

TBA

T - Apr 10

Journalism & Trauma

TBA

Final exam: In Testing Center during Final Exam Days

(Updated Dec 30/11)