1. Week 12: Journalism 2001 November 30, 2009

2. Announcements

3. Editorial Assignment Excellent editorials! Excellent editorials! Thoughtful comments Thoughtful comments Check it out! Check it out! –http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lkragnes/fall2009jour2 001umd/ http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lkragnes/fall2009jour2 001umd/http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lkragnes/fall2009jour2 001umd/

4. Upcoming deadlines Feature Story Assignment Feature Story Assignment –Final article due: Monday, December 14 Final eportfolio project: Due December 17 Final eportfolio project: Due December 17 Final Exam: December 17 Final Exam: December 17 –Open book, similar to past AP Stylebook editing assignments

5. Feature story draft: Due tonight! This is your out-of-class assignment for November 30 This is your out-of-class assignment for November 30 We will review/discuss your drafts/outlines individually We will review/discuss your drafts/outlines individually Worth 10 points Worth 10 points Final story due December 14 Final story due December 14

6. Also tonight In-class assignment: In-class assignment: –Editing classmate Community Journalism story  Make changes, give to reporter  Editing form returned to me: Worth 5 points –Rewrite Community Journalism stories  Using all of the editing suggestions, rewrite/edit your story  Email final copy to: lkragnes@d.umn.edu lkragnes@d.umn.edu –Worth 5 points  Stories will be posted on class weblog

7. Chapter 8: Online Reporting –Online media offers readers more variety and control –Navigation crucial factor Electronic newspapers may replace dead-tree newspapers

8. –Online news sites From print to the Web –Traditional papers Arranging stories

9. Fulfilling the potential of new media –Need to develop new ways. –Tomorrow’s journalists will plan and produce news stories in different ways.

10. Navigating online news sites –Timeliness –Print uses large photo to catch eye; Web uses smaller image –Print uses smaller text; Web uses larger text The story as a package  Web stories can include: –Audio –Video –Links to related information –Other interactive elements

11. Key home page elements –Time/date –Index –Lead story –Page design for single-screen display –Navigation buttons –Search engine –Ads/promotions –Interactive extras –Links –Footer

12. Media convergence –Newsroom convergence  Journalists from different media share same workspace. Technological innovations transforming 21 st -century journalism –Newsgathering convergence  Reporters, editors and photographers collaborate on reports.

13. Online storytelling options –Use print to explain. –Use multimedia to show. –Use interactives to demonstrate and engage. New forms of news deliveries

14. Online storytelling options  Video  Audio  Webcams and Webcasts  Podcasts  Animated graphics  Live chats  Reader feedback and comments  Online polls and quizzes  Downloads  Archives  Other Web sites  Organizations  Editorials and columns  Additional story elements MultimediaInteractiveLinks

15. BLOGS: A way to add viewpoints –Who creates blogs?  Journalists  Participants in breaking news  Bloggers who monitor what’s new and newsworthy –Are blogs important?  Everyone has a voice But is it journalism?  Journalistic supplement

16. Writing for online media –“Chunk” your information. –Tweak your type to make it easier to scan. –Rethink what a “story” is. Tips for creating readable, user-friendly news stories for Web sites 5 –Enhance your story with extra elements. –Collaborate.

17. Writing for online media –Photocopy page 161. –Ask the team what’s this story really about.  Summarize in 25 words or less. Online package planning guide –Think like a reader. –Organize. –Distribute copies.

19. Final Project Eportfolio project Eportfolio project

20. Out-of-Class Assignment: Due December 7 Josh Wolf Analysis Josh Wolf Analysis

21. Community Journalism Rewrite Peer review and rewrite of community journalism stories for Web site Peer review and rewrite of community journalism stories for Web site

22. Community Journalism Review Overall excellent stories! Overall excellent stories! –You’re all good writers now – we’ll work on being stronger reporters! –Remember the basics: 5Ws and H –You might know a topic – assume this is new to the reader Need attribution Need attribution –Strongest after direct quote –,” he said, she said.  Comma inside quote marks Stick to third person: Not we, us, I, you Stick to third person: Not we, us, I, you Need quotes! Named sources! Or reads like report/opinion piece Need quotes! Named sources! Or reads like report/opinion piece Style errors: Style errors: –Dates –Months –Numerals –Need first name Several stories almost ready for publication – good job! Several stories almost ready for publication – good job!

23. Bohemia Arts, located downton on 1 st Ave. West between Superior St. and 1 st St. West, provides a free legal alternative to punkers looking to see their favorite bands and play their own music. Citizens of the Woodland Hills area of Duluth have mixed emotions over the construction and reopening of Woodland Ave since Nov. 6 th. Surfing in Duluth; the idea of itself may seem like an oxymoron, but for a group of avid followers, the frigid waters of Lake Superior are as good as its gets for action sports.

24. Review of feature story drafts While doing editing/rewrite of community journalism stories While doing editing/rewrite of community journalism stories

25. Portfolio Store academic information on your Electronic Portfolio. Each student has 100 mb of storage. Store academic information on your Electronic Portfolio. Each student has 100 mb of storage. Access Electronic Portfolio at: https://portfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.j sp Access Electronic Portfolio at: https://portfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.j sp https://portfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.j sp https://portfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.j sp