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Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Class Work

Make sure you are keeping up! Some people’s blogs have not been updated–remember the portfolio is due in three weeks! This week I want you to write a lead with a feature approach to the hard news story I have given you.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

New assessment date

I have changed the submission date for the first assessment. This allows those students who wish to write their piece as a soft news story to have the advantage of the lecture and class exercise on soft news. The new assessment submission date is Friday April 16th. You can submit your stories to my pigeonhole [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Week Four Exercise

This week we are focussing on your news writing skills in preparation for your first assignment. Readings will be back next week! Tonight you will be given a press release– you need to write a five-six paragraph news story from the information given. You need to figure out what the news is–what is most impactful [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Week Three Exercise

The exercise for this week is to come up with three possible story ideas for your assessment. You will present those stories to class next week. Let us know where the story ideas came from and two potential interviewees. Have fun with this! Search widely and think about ideas that will actually interest you!

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Labour Day Not-Holiday!

Just a reminder that class will run as usual on Monday 8th March (Labour Day). See you at 5,30pm in BA202!

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Hello world!

Hi everyone and welcome to HAM430 Journalism in Context. Our first class will be held on Monday March 1st in BA202 at 5.30pm. Please note that the course guide is now on Blackboard.