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 CLASS 1 OUTLINE 9.5.2017WEEK 1, Sept. 5Show: National Hurricane Center / Irma -- real-time info, visuals welcome, attendance. First class of semester? Let’s jump in. 15 minutes.Today’s class summary: How you can learn, critique and share the variety of ways news is told in 2017. What makes 2017 special? 1. Word cloud review: What a _____ time it is to be a journalist. Let’s look at and discuss your responses to this fill in the blank. Go beyond a list and see how you can view answers differently using this program.. Introductions & OverviewEveryone has a story - 15-20 minutesWho am I?-Quick hello / quick intro of me , you may call me prof, implies i know it all. i don’t. we’ll be learning/discovering together. Google me. My links. Who are you? Do a round robin based on the word chosen to fill in the blank assignment. Why did you choose it?What is this class? 15-20 minutes. Special aims: Creation and delivery of stories using mobile devices and apps, accuracy, fairness, balance and verification in this age of lightning-fast digital newsEvery class: Something new, something old: Each class focuses on a type of multimedia or digital journalism trend. Includes lecture, class participation, hands-on practice. Each class weaves in traditional journalism ethics and values, plus issues posed by new technology. Successes and failures. * Review syllabus and course requirements. Outlines. Blackboard use. Communicating. Weekly:My weekly schedule to come.You: Post at least one timely observation re digital news, from any source, to class Facebook page and to Twitter with hashtag #JO304. Vary your style to suit the medium. 3. Multimedia Storytelling - 30 minutesHow does reporting and creating for digital platforms differ from telling stories via “legacy” media? From tweets to blogs, to long-form and listicles, from hedlines to captions, from photos to videos to filters, producing content for digital is more than you might think. Which tools should you use to cover news in a multi-platform world? How do audience and business needs figure in to your choices? We will explore and configure a wide variety of tools this semester, starting with blogs, Facebook and Twitter.Look at these examples of multimedia storytelling.Charlottesville: Race and Terror – VICE News Tonight on HBO it’s like to face Chris Sale Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms First Count of Fentanyl Deaths in 2016: Up 540% in Three Years Twitter Archive: Search through all of Trump's tweets 10 late-night TV moments that defined the summer of 2017 "Game Of Thrones" Facts That I'm Mostly Just Guessing Cuz Y'all, I've Never Seen It: -The five w's of a news story - no matter what, where- What makes a story a multimedia story? List of elements - draw from class- What’s in a news story no matter the medium- What’s at the heart of a story, no matter the medium?- Identify elements of good journalism, no matter what the medium. Examples:- Which stories engaged you? Why? Why is engagement important? What draws you in? What story did you pay attention to in this past week and why? Where/how did you find/read it?Melissa Bell of Vox on audience engagement. In-class work:- Explain NewsTrack and draw for news site assignments. 15 minutesNewsTrack assignments -- what are they, why do we do them?Explain, show example. hand out tips for critiquing. overview of Wordpress blogging platform. You'll be creating and using in this class to 1) write stories and posts in shorter text forms 2) practice a range of digital enhancements to posts, from photos, videos, links to sites, twitter feeds, other widgets 3) Post your NewsTrack and breaking news assignments 4) Share-Download Wordpress app to smartphone. Login, create WordPress account. - Join the course Facebook group. Follow #JO304 on Twitter. - Other social? Who’s on instagram? Who’s on Snapchat? Other such?5. Join up: Class Facebook page, #JO304 Twitter, wordpress. HYPERLINK "; this link to help people find your group.Email: jo304fall2017@groups.Emails sent to this address will appear as posts in the group. for either iPhone or Android 6. Finish, turn in assessment forms.7. Take class photo! Use variety of apps. Add filters? Other enhancements? Post to FB page.HOMEWORK for CLASS 2, 9/12/17 -- SEE MY 9/6 EMAIL, which has UPDATESBuy the textbook:Journalism Next: A Practical Guide to Digital Reporting and Publishing 3rd Edition, Kindle Edition. by Mark E. Briggs (Author)Available in Kindle store (search Mark Briggs) $17.60. If not done: Finish, submit individual and multimedia assessment forms 2. Get ahead on WordPress. a. Review tutorials for the free version of Wordpress at and register. Note: If you ALREADY have a Wordpress account and blog, you don’t HAVE to do again unless it does not suit this class. Instead, you can add categories specifically for this class. AND send me a link to your blog. HYPERLINK "; . Look at the WordPress “dashboard” in the WordPress admin area -- where you do your posting -- on both your desktop and via the mobile app on your smartphone.3. Post to class Facebook page a link to one recent example and post a short observation with link on: A hot topic in journalism this week, a journalism trend that concerns you or seems on target or breaking news about journalism 4. NewsTrack -- Begin monitoring your site and its feeds immediately. FIND its mission statement, either on site or through your own research/observations. Write a blog post.4. Event: Patriots’ first season game, Thurs, Sept .7, Gillette ................
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