I'm looking forward to working with you on your journalism skills this summer.
This blog will be used throughout your three weeks with me to start discussions about media coverage of events, media hiring practices and ethical questions about publications' handling of news. The best posts will include some research and links to reported stories or primary documents. Remember to be thoughtful and tactful; this blog is open to the public for viewing.
Each of you must start at least one blog post; all of you must also comment on some of your classmates' and my posts. I'm hoping our class discussions and guest speakers will give you ideas for this.
To get you started, I'd like you to tell me in the comment area of this post where you typically go for news, what you like to read, listen to or watch for news, and how you get there. (For instance, do you read sports or entertainment stories linked to friends' Facebook pages or to other social media sites? Or do you go to ESPN's or The Washington Post's home page to read about news, entertainment or sports?) Be specific!
This blog will be used throughout your three weeks with me to start discussions about media coverage of events, media hiring practices and ethical questions about publications' handling of news. The best posts will include some research and links to reported stories or primary documents. Remember to be thoughtful and tactful; this blog is open to the public for viewing.
Each of you must start at least one blog post; all of you must also comment on some of your classmates' and my posts. I'm hoping our class discussions and guest speakers will give you ideas for this.
To get you started, I'd like you to tell me in the comment area of this post where you typically go for news, what you like to read, listen to or watch for news, and how you get there. (For instance, do you read sports or entertainment stories linked to friends' Facebook pages or to other social media sites? Or do you go to ESPN's or The Washington Post's home page to read about news, entertainment or sports?) Be specific!
