JRN 1001-01
Tentative Fall Schedule
The
following tentative schedule will be adjusted as needed as media professionals
or videos become available. Test will include questions about speakers, videos
and additional assigned reading, as well as text material assigned below and
material discussed or viewed in class, including student presentations.
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WEEK 1 |
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Thursday, Aug. 19 |
Orientation. Class Outline.
Introductions. Newspaper Preference Sheets. Newspaper assignments. |
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WEEK 2 |
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Tuesday, Aug. 24 |
Assign media impact report (life
without media) due during Week 3. Begin discussion of role, impact, power
of media. Define mass communication. Chapter 1. Column deadline for IV
Leader |
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Wed., Aug. 25 |
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Copy deadline for IV Leader; IV Leader layout |
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Thursday, Aug. 26 |
Continue discussion of media role,
impact, power of media. IV
Leader layout |
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WEEK 3 |
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Tuesday, Aug. 31 |
Discuss media impact theories. Assign
media professional interview report due at end of semester. |
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Thursday, Sept. 2 |
More on media impact. Begin
discussion of media effects, research, Ch. 13, as time allows. Media
impact reports due. IV Leader Publication. |
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WEEK 4 |
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Monday, Sept. 6 |
Labor Day. No classes. College closed |
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Tuesday, Sept. 7 |
Discuss reports in class. Discuss
media effects, research. Ch. 13. Review for Test 1. Assign stories for
second edition of IV Leader. |
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Thursday, Sept. 9 |
Assign media regulation report due
week of Sept. 23. TEST 1 |
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WEEK 5 |
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Tuesday, Sept. 14 |
Discuss freedom of the press,
historic attempts to restrict press freedom. Chapter 14. Column
deadline |
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Wed., Sept. 15 |
Copy deadline for IV Leader. IV
Leader layout |
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Thursday, Sept. 16 |
Introduce group projects. Submit
topic preference sheets. |
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WEEK 6 |
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Tuesday, Sept. 21 |
Continue media law discussion.
MEDIA REGULATION REPORTS DUE THIS WEEK |
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Thursday, Sept. 23 |
Assign group projects. Discuss media
ownership, performance. Chapter 12. IV Leader publication date. |
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WEEK 7 |
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Tuesday, Sept. 28 |
Project groups meet. Assign print
media history report due week of Oct. 13. Assign IV Leader stories
for third issue. |
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Thursday, Sept. 30 |
Project groups meet. Discuss media
ownership, performance issues. Review for exam. |
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WEEK 8 |
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Tuesday, Oct. 5 |
TEST 2. Column deadline |
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Wednesday, Oct. 6 |
IV Leader copy deadline. IV Leader
layout. |
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Thursday, Oct. 7 |
Start discussion of media history.
Ch. 3, Newspapers. IV Leader layout |
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WEEK 9 |
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Monday, Oct. 11 |
Fall break. College closed. |
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Tuesday, Oct. 12 |
Faculty/Staff Enrichment Day. College
closed. |
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Thursday, Oct. 14 |
Project groups meet. Finish
discussion of newspaper history, wire services, photography. IV Leader
publication. IV Leader stories assigned for fourth edition. |
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WEEK 10 |
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Tuesday, Oct. 19 |
Discuss history of media. Magazines,
Ch. 4 and advertising, Ch. 10. MEDIA HISTORY REPORT DUE THIS WEEK. |
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Thursday, Oct. 21 |
Project groups meet. |
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WEEK 11 |
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Tuesday, Oct. 26 |
Discuss history of radio, Ch.
6.Project groups meet. Assign online media reports.
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Wednesday, Oct. 27 |
IV Leader deadline. IV Leader layout. |
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Thursday, Oct. 28 |
Discuss history of media. Film, Ch. 7IV
Leader layout.
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WEEK 12 |
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Tuesday, Nov. 2 |
Discuss history of media.
Television, Ch. 8. |
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Thursday, Nov. 4 |
Discuss Digital Media, Ch. 9. Project
groups meet. IV Leader publication. |
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WEEK 13 |
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Tuesday, Nov. 9 |
Project groups meet. Online
media reports due. IV Leader assignments for final issue
of semester. Last day for student withdrawal. |
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Thursday, Nov. 11 |
Veterans Day. College Closed |
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WEEK 14 |
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Tuesday, Nov. 16 |
Group project practice presentations.
Assign
International Media report. |
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Wednesday, Nov. 17 |
IV Leader deadline. IV Leader layout |
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Thursday, Nov. 18 |
Group projects presented in class
(1/2 today). IV Leader layout. |
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WEEK 15 |
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Tuesday, Nov. 23 |
Report on Interview with Media
Professional due this week. |
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Wednesday, Nov. 24-Friday Nov. 26 |
Thanksgiving break. College closed. |
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WEEK 16 |
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Tuesday, Nov. 30 |
Discuss projects. Discuss
International Media, press theories, Ch. 16. |
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Thursday, Dec. 2 |
International
Media Reports due.
Continue discussion of press theories.
Final IV Leader publication |
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WEEK 17 |
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Tuesday, Dec. 7 |
International Media Reports due.
Discussion of Ethics, Ch. 15 |
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Thursday, Dec. 9 |
Exam Review |
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WEEK 18 |
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Thursday, Dec. 16 |
Final exam 9-11 a.m. |
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