Journalism 102
News report-writing, 2nd Semester, SY 2008-09
Course Description:
The course enhances the students' ability to write and gather news for the print media. It aims to train the students for a career as a journalist by developing their nose for news and introduce them to covering the beats. The class is heavy on developing the writing skill.
Course Outline and Schedule
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Date
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Topic
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Nov. 11
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Film showing: “The Paper”
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18
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Lecture: Role of a journalist; Review of J101 news values;
Seatwork
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25
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Lecture: News gathering (paper trail, news conference, interview)
Assignment: personality profile (due: Dec 9)
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Dec. 02
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Lecture: Writing effective leads,
Seatwork
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09
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Lecture: Writing the effective story body, exercise
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16
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No class
Assignment: readings – to be posted online
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Jan. 06
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Discussion: Police Beat
Assignment: police story (due: Jan 13)
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13
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Discussion: the Justice beat and Congress Beat
Exercise: writing the court story
Assignment-Exercise: draw lots for reporter profile assignment (for oral report: Feb. 3)
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20
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Fieldwork day, no class
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26
(Mon)
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“The Shape of Opinion” – forum on Opinion Writing
CMC Auditorium, 10am – 12nn
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27
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Fieldtrip to the House of Representatives (meet in Batasan at 2pm)
Assignment: Congress story (due: Feb. 3)
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Feb. 03
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Discussion/Oral reports on reporter’s profile
for the ff beats: PNP, Environment, Health and City Hall
Assignment: Environment story (due: Feb. 10)
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10
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Discussion/Oral reports on reporter’s profile
for the ff beats: Agriculture, Education, Malacanang and DoJ
Exercise (Health Beat)
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17
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Documentary film showing
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24
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One-on-one consultations
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Mar 03
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One-on-one consultations
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10
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Wrap-up lecture
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17
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Fieldwork for final paper
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31
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Final paper due
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Requirements: Papers/Exercises 70%
Quizzes/Seatwork 20%
Oral Report 10%
100%
Primary Reference: daily newspapers
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