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9201 Tentative Schedule

Winter, 2016

Week Topics Labs/Exercises Homework/Prep
(for following week)
1

Jan8

 

Introductions, Housekeeping

Challenges & digital disruption

Watch: “The future of journalism” Ted Talk: Tom Rosenstiel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuBE_dP900Y

Watch: Al Tomkins “9 things every journalism student needs to know:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c5TzdHuBiM

2

Jan15

Teddy Talks

Storytelling 101

Shapes & motivators

Focus & people

3

Jan22

Teddy Talks

Storytelling 2.0: Online and enriched

Case studies

 

DUE TODAY: story idea emailed to Amanda

Stories to Inspire

https://projects.thestar.com/human-sex-trafficking-ontario-canada/

https://www.scpr.org/news/2015/02/23/49990/make-al-care-taking-on-voter-apathy-one-person-at/

https://apps.startribune.com/news/bees/

https://apps.npr.org/lookatthis/posts/bus-station/

4

Jan29

Teddy Talks

 

Writing review

Vetting workshop

DUE TODAY: Integrated News Story

TO READ: Anne Lamott’s “Shitty first drafts”

https://wrd.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/1-Shitty%20First%20Drafts.pdf

TO READ: William Zinsser’s “On Writing Well” (Chtp 1,2, 3)

https://www.brynmawr.edu/math/people/anmyers/ESem/on-writing-well.pdf

 

5

Feb5

Teddy Talks

 

Audio storytelling: powerful and underutilized

Guest

News team dynamics

6

Feb12

Teddy Talks

Video storytelling

DUE TODAY: Humans@Western
7 Reading Week Read/Watch https://videonow.towcenter.org/

Read/Watch/Listen https://www.rtdna.org/content/2015_national_edward_r_murrow_award_winners#Online

8

Feb26
Teddy Talks

 

Mobile reporting

Live events

Rants and oncams

DRESS FOR THE WEATHER

9

Mar4
Teddy Talks

User Generated Content / Audience engagement

Guest: Laura Green CBC News

10

Mar11
IN FIELD

PLAN TO MAKE THIS A FULL WORK DAY

 

DUE TODAY 5pm: Integrate this: Live event
11

Mar18

Final day for Teddy Talks

Final project prep

12 Good Friday DUE TODAY: Team story pitch
13

Apr1
IN FIELD WORK
14

Apr8
Project showcase
DUE TODAY: Integrated Portfolio Project