JOU4008:JournalismStudies
Fall2016
Wednesdays
Period5-7(11:45AM-2:45PM)
FLG0275
Dr.RonaldR.Rodgers
3058WeimerHall,392-8847
Officehours:xxxxa.m.andbyappointment
Linktomyschedule:http://bit.ly/1mcr63C
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“Itissafetosaythatnearlyalltheevilsconnectedwiththepressflownotsomuchfromtheir
partisannatureasfromtheircommercialaspect.”~V.S.Yarros
“Thegreatestobstacletodiscoveringtheshapeoftheearth,thecontinents,andtheoceans
wasnotignorancebuttheillusionofknowledge.”~DanielJ.Boorstin
“Everyjournalistwhoisnottoostupidorfullofhimselftonoticewhatisgoingonknowsthat
whathedoesismorallyindefensible.Heisakindofconfidenceman,preyingonpeople's
vanity,ignorance,orloneliness,gainingtheirtrustandbetrayingthemwithoutremorse.”~
JanetMalcolm,TheJournalistandtheMurderer
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CourseDescription:
Inthemidstofthedigitaldisruptionofthepasttwodecades,manyjournalists–whetherat
newspapersoratthepanoplyofdigitalvenuescapturedundertherubricof“newsmedia”–
arebecomingunmooredfromthejournalisticnormsofthepast.Theadvertisingbudgetsof
newspapershavebeengutted.TheInternet,socialplatforms,andmobiledeviceshave
transformedhownewsisconsumedandshared.Theindustryisendeavoringtofindnewways
ofsupportingethicalandprofessionaljournalism.Andintheprocess,journalistsarestruggling
tokeeptheirfootingastheyattempttoredefinetheirnewsethicforanewera.Thisupheaval
hasalsohadamajorimpactontheconsumersofnewswhohaveflednewspapersindroves
andhavebecomehunter-gatherersofnewsinadigitalrealmwherethefidelitytothefactsis
oftenabitsketchy.Indeed,Iwouldarguethatinthedigitaleraofonlinenewsthereexistsan
unprecedentedstrugglebetweentheconstraintsofthemarketandthemissionofjournalismto
presentthetruth–topresentthemostaccuraterepresentationofrealityjournalistically
possibleuntaintedbythedemandsofprofit.Thatisthethreadthatrunsthroughthisclassand
itisathemethatshouldbealwaysatthebackofyourmind.
Thus,thisJournalismStudiesclasswillbeginbybrieflyexploringjournalismhistory–andnot
becauseIamahistorianbutbecausehistorygivesusafoundationtounderstandthecontextof
thepresent.Thenwewillconcernourselveswithsuchissuesascontemporarynews
consumption;newsonomics;socialmediaandjournalismandtheriseoftheFifthEstate;the
dodgynotionofjournalisticobjectivity;theverificationofthetruthinthepresentation–and
construction–ofreality;ethicsandthequestionwhetherjournalismis“morallyindefensible”;
ethicsandtheconstraintsontruthbymarket,ideological,andtechnologicalforcessuchas
advertising,theriseofsponsored(native)ads,andthefilterbubble;journalismandpublic
relations;and,finally,thefutureofjournalism.
CourseGoals:
Hereismyhopeforthiscourse:Thatitwillhelpyoubecomeknowledgeableandliterateabout
journalism/thenewsmediaandthemedia(andnoticeImakeadistinctionhere).Thatitwill
helpyou:
1. Becomeeducated–andalert–consumersofjournalismandmedia.
2. Honeyourcriticalthinkingskillsto(1)distinguishbetweenevidenceandbeliefand(2)make
connectionsacrossseeminglydisparateeventsandcontrarycontentions.
3. Becomeknowledgeablemediaindustryresearchers.Asolidunderstandingabouthow
journalismandthemediaworkandinfluencesocietywillholdyouingoodsteadin
whatevercareerfieldyouenter.Thiscoursewillalsohelpthosepursuingadvanceddegrees
tobeginunderstandingresearchmethods.
4. Learnabouttheconnectionsbetweenthemediaandeconomicsinthechangingworldof
mediaandmedia-businessmodels.
5. Tounderstandthevitalfunctionofjournalistsinademocraticsociety,andhowthatrole
hasdeveloped.Oneproblemhereinthedigitalageishowdoyoudefineajournalist?
6. Understandtheethicalnormsthatarethefundamentofjournalismandhowthedisruption
ofthedigitalageisshakingthatfoundation.
7. Tounderstandhowthejournalismbusinessmodelisevolving
8. Tounderstandthesociologicalandeconomicfactorsthathaveforeverchangedjournalism.
Prerequisites:
JOU3101Reporting,JOU4201Editing.Thisisacapstonecourse,whichrequiressenior
standing.
Coursestructure:
Mostclasseswillconsistofcasestudiesanddiscussion,videosoraudios,lecturematerialand
classroompresentations/studentdiscussionledbyadiscussionleader.
Requiredtextsandequipment:
Norequiredtext
Assignedrequiredreadingstoinclude,attimes,videosandaudios.(Seeschedulebelow)
Bringalaptoptoeachclass.
Toaidinyourresearchandwriting,createafreeEvernoteaccounthttps://evernote.com
RequiredSocialMedia(CreateaJOU4008Twitterlist)
Followmeat@ronrodgersandthenregularlycheckouttheclassTwitterhashtag#JOU4008
Follow@newsgenius/@risj_oxford/@AmPress/@JournoResource/@imediaethics/
@NiemanLab/@Poynter/@mediagazerORYoucansubscribetomylistat
https://twitter.com/ronrodgers/lists/jou4008
Grading:
Gradingforthecoursewillbebasedonfivefactors:
• TheOne-MinuteTwitterPaper
100points
• Portfolio-QualityMidtermPaper
200points
• MidtermPaperPresentation 100points
• Discussionleaderpresentation
100points
• Classparticipation/attendance
100points
• Portfolio-QualityFinalPaper 200points
• FinalPaperPresentation
100points
• ReactionEssays
100points
Note:Thereisnofinalexam.
Finalgradeswillbebasedonthesestandardbreak-points:
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
936+
900-935
871-899
836-870
800-835
771-799
C
C-
D+
D
D-
E
Assignments
736-770
700-735
671-699
636-670
600-635
599orLower
DueDates
• One-MinuteTwitterPaper
Endofeachclass
• Discussionleaderpresentation Assigned
• ReactionEssays Tuesdaysat5p.m.
• MidtermPaper Oct.10at5p.m.
• MidtermPaperPresentation
Oct.12
• FinalPaper
Dec.5at5p.m.
• FinalPaperPresentation Dec.7
TheOne-MinuteTwitterPaper:
Conciselyexpressinoneormoretweetsthateachincludethehashtag#JOU4008
• Whatarethetwoormoremostsignificant(central,useful,meaningful,surprising,
disturbing)thingsyouhavelearnedinclassorinyourreadings?
• Whatquestion(s)remainuppermostinyourmind?
• Isthereanythingyoudidnotunderstand?
Note:Repliestotweetsfromyourfellowclassmatesarerequiredandareaformofclass
participation.
TwitterPaperisduebeforeyouleaveclass.
Midtermpaper:A5-to7-pagepaperwillbeacriticalanalysisofsomeaspectofjournalism
ethics–andIhaveaprettybroaddefinitionofethicsfromjournalisticmalfeasancetobending
conducttothewillofmarketorideologicalconstraintsthatharmtruth.Thepapershouldbe
suitabletoincludeinaportfolio.Butalsoimagineitisawhitepaperyouwereaskedtoproduce
inwhatevercareerfieldyouareworkingin.Becausethepapershouldbeofprofessional
quality,grammarandspellingalsomatter.Thepapershouldbeacombinationofreporting,
researchandanalysis.Note:Allwritingisanargumenttoonedegreeoranother.And
argumentsrequireevidence–notairyassertions.Thepapershouldbefullyfootnotedina
recognizedstyle.GotoAppendix1atendtoseeResearchPaperGradingRubric.
Format:12pt.Times-Roman,double-spaced,one-inchmargins.
PaperdueOctober10by5p.m.
Midtermpaperpresentation:UseareadablePowerPointpresentationandfollowthe10-20-30
rule.Youshouldhave10slides,youshouldtakenomorethan20minutes,andallslidesshould
employareadable30-pointfont.OrganizationandPresentationwillweighheavilyinyour
grade.Inotherwords:Werehandoutsandoutlinesused?Weretheyhelpful?Wereyou
articulateandprofessional?Wereaudio-visualaidsusedappropriately?Wereyouwell-versed
inthetopic?Doesthepresentationhaveaclear,well-focusedintroduction,asolidmiddle,and
aconvincingconclusion?Isitaudiencecentered,i.e.goodeyecontact,cleardiction,andmeant
tobeheard,notread?Didyougeneratediscussionandanswerquestions?
PaperPresentationsOctober12
Discussionleaderpresentations:Assignedgroups–orindividualsdependingonsizeofclass–
willoffertherestofclassaprimeronthereadingsfortheclassalongwithatleastoneclass
activityinformedbythereadings.Relevantshortvideosoraudiosareencouragedaslongas
theyhelptopromptdiscussion.WehaveagreatresourcethroughtheUFLibraryfortheseat
http://ufl.kanopystreaming.com/Theprimershouldincludeaone-totwo-pageworksheetfor
eachfellowstudentsummarizingreadings.Discussionleaderswillneedtodoadditional
readingsontheirtopicsandpreparematerialsfortheclasstodiscuss.Youcandrawfromthe
assignedreadings,frompreviouslecturesand/ordiscussions,fromthelistsofrecommended
readings,fromlinkstoreadingsontheassignedTwitterfeeds,fromthelinkstoarticlesIpostat
#JOU4008,andfromyourownreadingsinjournalism.
Creativitywillberewardedhere.Thediscussionwilltakeplacenearthebeginningofclass.You
haveonehour.IfyouuseaPowerPointpresentationcomeinearlyandsetup.Andmakesureit
isinareadablestyleandthatyoufollowthe10-20-30rule.Youshouldhave10slides,you
shouldtakenomorethan20minutes,andallslidesshouldemployareadable30-pointfont.
Whiletheinstructorwilljumpinandcontributetothediscussion,studentsshouldbeprepared
toextendstudentinteractionfortheentirehour.
OrganizationandPresentationwillweighheavilyinyourgrade.Seenoteaboveunder
midtermpaperpresentation.
Classparticipation/attendance:
Participation:Sincethisisacapstonecourse,studentsareexpectedtoattendeveryclassand
toparticipateinclassdiscussions.Windyverbositywithnopointandhushedpassivitywillnot
gounnoticedandwillfigureinyourgrade.Trytofindthebalance .
HereispartofhowIalsothinkaboutandevaluateyourclassparticipationrediscussion:
1. Youaddsignificant,insightfulcontenttoeachclassdiscussion.Butyoudonotdominate
theconversation.
2. Youspeakfromtimetotime,butlookformoreopportunitiestoaddtoourdiscussions.
3. Yourperspectiveisimportantandmakesupasignificantpartofyourgrade.I’dliketo
hearmorefromyou!
Attendance:Excusesforabsencesmustbelegitimate.Morethanoneabsencewillaffectyour
finalgrade.Studentswillreceiveafailinggradeformissing3ormoreclasses.Excusedabsences
includedocumentedmedicalexcusesandreligiousobservances(withadvancenotice).Please
contactmebeforeclass.University-approvedabsencesmustbedocumented(inadvance,iffor
anapproveduniversityactivity)accordingtoofficialuniversitypolicy.Obtainingwritten
verificationforanexcusedabsenceisyourresponsibility,asisarrangingtocompleteany
missedwork.
Finalpapers:Yourfinalpaperwillbea15-pagepaperonanissuesurroundingmedia
managementand/orthefutureofthemediaindustry.Thispaperisintendedtoexploretrends,
problems,challenges,andevensolutionsusingexamplesandevidencefrommanysituations
andperspectives.Paperswillbegradedonthequalityoftheconceptualizationofvariablesand
thesoundnessof
keypoints.Note:Allwritingisanargumenttoonedegreeoranother.Andargumentsrequire
evidence–notairyassertions.Becausethepapershouldbeofprofessionalquality,grammar
alsomatters.Thepapershouldhaveaminimumof15citationsfromacademicjournalsand
additionalcitationsfromothermediasources–allinarecognizedstyle.GotoAppendix1at
endtoseeResearchPaperGradingRubric.
Format:12pt.Times-Roman,double-spaced,one-inchmargins.
PaperdueDecember5at5p.m.
Finalpaperpresentation:UseareadablePowerPointpresentationandfollowthe10-20-30
rule.Youshouldhave10slides,youshouldtakenomorethan20minutes,andallslidesshould
employareadable30-pointfont.OrganizationandPresentationwillweighheavilyinyour
grade.Seenoteaboveundermidtermpaperpresentation.
PaperPresentationsDecember7
ReactionEssays:ReactionEssaysdealingwithtopicsoftheweekwillbedueonTuesdaysat5
p.m.TheyshouldbeemailedtomeasaWorddocumentattachment.Besuretoincludeyour
fullnameandemailaddress.Again,grammarandspellingcounthere.Mostoftheassignments
involvecritiquingpublishedarticlesontopicsofthatweek.Seebelowforfullerexplanation.
Theassignmentswillbe2to3pages.Lateassignmentswillbedockedseverely.
Format:12pt.Times-Roman,double-spaced,one-inchmargins.
DueonTuesdaysat5p.m.
Hereishowyoushouldapproachyourweeklyreactionessay:
Youressayshouldbeabouttheessenceoftheassignedreadings/screeningsinwhichyoualso
respondtoanyquestionsImightask.Thisisfollowedbyyourexplorationsofthetextsand
wouldincludeyourownexperiencesifrelevant,lecturematerial–takenotes–andanything
youhavereadearlierbothinsideandoutsideclassthatwouldhelpinformyouressay.Critical
thinkingismakingconnections.Thisneedstoreflectyourdeepthinkingaboutthereadings.
Pointsoffforbeingsuperficial;overlylong,complex,andconvoluted;orredundanttofillspace.
Sometimesyouwillneedtodosomeresearchtorespondfullyontheseessays.Ihaveincluded
belowalistofresearchresources.Note:AttimesImightaskindividualstudentstooffera
summaryoftheiressayinclass.
MechanicsoftheEssay:
• Theyarenotessaysinthesensethattheybeginwithathesisstatement,etc.
• Theyshouldnotsoundlikeabookreport.
• Theyshouldcontainverylittledescriptionofthereadings.
• Theyshouldreflectyourdeep-thinkingaboutthereadingsandyourintellectualstruggle
withthematerialasyouinterprettheauthors’meaningsand/orargumentsasyou
researchandmakenoteoftermsandconceptsyouarenotfamiliarwith,andasyou
grindtheconceptsthroughthegearsofyourmind.Howdotheseconceptslinkupto
yourownlife?
• Youshouldwriteaboutwhatyoudonotunderstand,oraboutwhatyouhalfunderstand,orhowthematerialmightconnecttomaterialfrompreviousweeksor
fromyourexperienceinwhateverformthattakes.
• Youcanspendtheentireessayononepointorstartaneweveryotherparagraph.
Grading:
• Iwillreadallthematerial,butIdonotgradeitweeklyotherthankeepingtrackthatthe
workiscompletedandontime.
• Iwillgivelittlefeedbackbutwillnoteifyouarenotontrack—especiallyearlyinthe
semester.
• Youressaysareabigchunkofyourendgrade,buttheyonlygetthatendgrade.Iwill
evaluatetheseintotalatendofsemester.
• Youcancomeinandtalktomeifyouareconcernedaboutwhereyourgradeonyour
essaysisheaded,butotherwiseInormallygiveverylittlefeedbackunlessIseea
problemarising.
SomeofHowIEvaluatetheEssaysandResponses:
1. Ifyouproduceasufficientquantityofproseonaweeklybasisinthemannerrequested,
itwillbehardforyoutogetbelowtheequivalentofaB-.
2. If,inadditionto(1)above,youareengaged,youstruggle,youopenupandyoudeal
withthedifficult,itwillbehardforyoutogetbelowtheequivalentofaB.
3. If,inadditionto(1)and(2)above,youdemonstratesignificantimprovementfromthe
beginningofthesemestertoitsend,itwillbehardforyoutogetbelowtheequivalent
ofaB+.
4. If,inadditionto(1),(2),and(3)above,youdemonstrateintellectualimagination,itwill
behardforyoutogetbelowtheequivalentofanA-.
5. IfyouwantanA,doalltheaboveintheextreme.
OtherCourseManagementIssues
Accommodationfordisabilities:Pleaseletmeknowimmediatelyifyouhaveanykindof
problemordisabilitythatwouldhinderyourworkinthiscourse.Iwilldomybesttohelpyou.
StudentsrequestingclassroomaccommodationmustfirstregisterwiththeDisabilityResource
Centerhttps://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/asearlyinthesemesteraspossible.Thecenterwill
providedocumentationsoappropriateaccommodationscanbemade.ThecenterisinReidHall
https://www.dso.ufl.edu/documents/drc/Reid_Construction_Map_2.pdf,352-392-8565(877983-3326TollFree).
Lateassignments:Noassignmentcanbelateunderanycircumstances.Workturnedinlatewill
notbeacceptedunlessyouhavealegitimateanddocumentedexcuse.
Commoncourtesy:Forheaven’ssake,turnoffyourcellphone!Pleasealsoobserveotherrules
ofcommoncourtesy,suchasnotspeakingtoyourclassmates(oryourself)whenothersare
makingapresentation,notfallingasleepinclass,notscrollingtheWeb,etc.
BeGood:AndIhavetosaythisaspartofourcontract:Youneedtoconductyourselfina
courteousmannerbothinandoutofclasswhenitcomestodealingwithfellowstudentsor
yourinstructor.Thatmeansanyrude,obstructiveoraggressivebehaviorwillnotbetolerated,
andmanifestationsofsamewillmeanyourousterfromtheclass.Ihaveazero-tolerancepolicy
onthis.HereisalinktotheUFCounselingandWellnessCenter
http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/default.aspx.TheCenterislocatedat3190RadioRoadand
thephonenumberforAppointments&After-HourAssistanceis352-392-1575.
SyllabusChanges:Theinstructorreservestherighttoalter,withnotification,thesyllabusor
coursescheduleastheneedarises.Thismightincludethelatestresearchandreadingsfrom
popularliteratureandthepossibilityofguestspeakersandspecialpresentations,someof
whichmaybescheduledoutsideofclasstime.Note:Someofthecontentforthissyllabuswas
takenfromsyllabifrompreviousclasses.
Tipsforgettinggoodgrades:Cometoclassontime.Turnoffyourcellphone.Completeallof
thereadingsbeforeclass.Writeeveryday.Thequalityofyourcookies.
CAVEAT:Attimesaclasssuchasthiswilldealwithcontroversialtopics,sobewarnedwords
thatmaybeconsideredoffensiveorideologicalmaybespokeninthecontextofsubjectswe
arediscussing.Despitewhatthosehigher-edbashersontheleftandrightsay,asateacherI
havenopoliticalorsocialagenda,sodonottrytoanswerinawayyoubelievemightcomport
withwhatIwanttohearorread.Feelfreetoadvocateanypositionaslongasyouremain
respectfulofothers’opinions,andalwaysbeabletodefendyourpointofview.Thereisnothing
Idislikemorethanunevidencedassertionsthatoftenbeginwith“Well,inmyopinion….”
OnWritingandResearch
PlagiarismandAcademicHonesty:Forthecommunicationsprofessional,therehardlyexistsa
gravercrimethanplagiarizinganotherwriter’swork.Weacknowledgeotherpeople’swork
by“standingontheshouldersofgiants,”asNewtonputit.Ifyouthinkthisclass,this
university,thisnationis“acultureofcutandpaste,”astwointernationalstudentsdescribedto
metheircountry,thinkagain.Inshort,itisYOURresponsibilitytomakecertainyouunderstand
whatconstitutesplagiarismandtoensurethatyougivepropercreditanytimeyoudrawon
someoneelse’swriting.Whenindoubt,alwayscite.
Note:IhavebeenworkingwithwordsforsolongthatIhaveasensorthatcanspotchangesin
toneorstyleindicativeofcuttingandpasting.Iwilloftenrunsuchworkthroughaplagiarism
detector.
• YouarerequiredtoreadboththeUFAcademicHonestypolicy
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/advising/info/student-honor-code.aspx#honestyand
theJournalismDepartment’sAcademicHonestydocument
http://plaza.ufl.edu/rrodgers/Academic%20Honesty.html,whichwaswrittenbyProf.Dave
Carlson.Iwillworkundertheassumptionthatyouhavedoneso.
• Donotrelyonwhatyouthinkyou’velearnedbefore.Prof.MindyMcAdamshasput
togetheranexcellentguide:http://www.macloo.com/cheat/index.htm.
• Ifyou’restillnotcertainyouunderstandwhat’sacceptableandwhatisn’t,checkoutthis
oft-citedwebsite:http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
• Ifyouhavequestions,ASKME!There’snopenaltyforaskingquestions,butthepenaltiesfor
plagiarismaresevere,includingdismissalfromtheprogram.
• TreatInternetsourceslikeanyotherbook,journalarticleorotherprintsource.Make
CERTAINyoucopydowncitationinformationwhenyoucopymaterialfromawebsite,EVEN
ifyou’reparaphrasing.
• DONOTturnintomeANYworkyoupreviouslyhavesubmittedtoanotherinstructoror
thatyouplantosubmitforanyotherclassatUForanyotherinstitution.Ifyouwantto
writeonatopicyouhaveworkedonbefore,thatmightbeacceptableIFyoudiscussitwith
meandgetpermissionINADVANCE.
• Finally,allstudentsareboundbytheuniversity’sHonorCodePolicyat
https://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/process/student-conduct-honor-codeAnyonewhoviolates
thesepoliciesinthiscoursewillreceiveafailinggradeinthiscourseandfacefurther
sanctionsfromthecollegeanduniversity.
Goodsourcesforresearchingatopic:
• Ourjournalism/communicationsspecialistlibrarianAprilHinescanbequitehelpfulemail:
[email protected]
• GoogleScholarwww.scholar.google.comAgoodsourceforfindingresearchstudies
• HereisalistofUFLibraryGuideshttp://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/prf.php?account_id=25932
• ProjectStartersatUFLibraryhttp://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ps_db.html
• JSTORhttp://www.jstor.org/
• MassCommSubjectGuidehttp://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/masscommgrad
• AdvertisingSubjectGuidehttp://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/advertising
• Broadcasting/TelecomSubjectGuidehttp://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/broadcastingtelecom
• JournalismSubjectGuidehttp://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/journalism
OtherSources
• GoogleScholar(GoogleScholarprovidesasimplewaytobroadlysearchforscholarly
literature.Fromoneplace,youcansearchacrossmanydisciplinesandsources:articles,
theses,books,abstractsandcourtopinions,fromacademicpublishers,professional
societies,onlinerepositories,universitiesandotherwebsites.)https://scholar.google.com/
• GoogleBooks(Searchtheworld'smostcomprehensiveindexoffull-textbooks.Begin
learninghowtousethis.Note:Justaboutanythingbefore1923isoutofcopyrightandfull
textisavailable–anditissearchable.Still,manybooksarelimitedviewtoonedegreeor
anotherbutarestillsearchable.Youmayfindwhatyouneedontheview–oratleast
throughsearchyoucanlearnwhatpageswhatyouseekareonandthencheckthebookout
ofthelibrary.Savesalotoftime.Also,manymagazinesfairlyuptodateareavailablefull
view–andarealsosearchable.)https://books.google.com/
• InternetArchiveisanotherresourcethatincludesallkindsoftexts,videos,etc.
https://archive.org/
• BentonFoundation:TheBentonFoundationworkstoensurethatmediaand
telecommunicationsservethepublicinterestandenhanceourdemocracy.Great
searchabledatabasebothaboutthelatestnewsinmediaandjournalismwitharchives
goingintopasthttps://www.benton.org/
SomeleadingjournalismandmediapublicationsontheWeb:
• AccuracyinMedia(AIM):
• BentonFoundation
http://www.aim.org/Aconservative
https://www.benton.org/
watchdogorganizationthatsetsoutto
• Broadcasting&Cable
documenttheliberalbiasofthenews
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/
media.
• BuzzMachinehttp://buzzmachine.com/
• AdvertisingAge(MediaWorks)
• CenterforDigitalDemocracy
http://adage.com/channel/media/1
https://www.democraticmedia.org/
• Adweekhttp://www.adweek.com/
• CenterforMediaandDemocracy’s
• AmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditors
PRWatchhttp://www.prwatch.org/
http://www.asne.org/Containsreports
• ColumbiaJournalismReview
onjournalisticpractices,includinga
http://www.cjr.org/
compilationofnewspapercodesof
• DigitalTamperinghttp://pth.izitru.com/
ethics.
• DrudgeReport
• BBCCollegeofJournalism
http://drudgereport.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/journal
• EditorandPublisher
ism
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/
• BentonFoundation–Headlines
• FactCheck.org
http://feeds.benton.org/headlines/feed
http://www.factcheck.org/
?q=headlines/feed
• Fairness&AccuracyinReporting(FAIR):
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http://fair.org/Aliberalwatchdog
organizationthatsetsouttodocument
theconservativebiasofthenews
media.
Gawkerhttp://gawker.com/
Guardian(Media)
https://www.theguardian.com/us/medi
a
HuffingtonPost
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
HuffingtonPost’sEatThePress
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/
eat-the-press/
iMediaEthics
http://www.imediaethics.org/
Law&Disorder
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/
MediaChannel
http://www.mediachannel.org/
MediaWire
http://www.poynter.org/tag/mediawire
/
Mediagazerhttp://mediagazer.com/I
followthisonmyFeedly
reader.Mediagazerpresentstheday's
must-readmedianewsonasinglepage.
Itincludesaregularlyupdatedmedia
jobsboard.
Mediagazer
Leaderboardhttp://mediagazer.com/lb
liststhesourcesmostfrequentlyposted
toMediagazer.
NewsHourMediaWatch(PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/me
dia/
NiemanJournalismLab
http://www.niemanlab.org/
NiemanReports:
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/Repor
ts.aspx
NYTimesMediaNews
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/busine
ss/media/index.html
• OnlineNewsAssociation
http://journalists.org/
• PeopleandthePresshttp://peoplepress.org/Afoundationdevotedto
improvingtheperformanceofthepress,
withsomegreatsurveysofjournalists
andthepublic
• Pressthinkhttp://pressthink.org/
• ProjectforExcellenceinJournalism
http://www.journalism.org/
• Publisher’sWeekly
http://www.publishersweekly.com/
• Romeneskohttp://jimromenesko.com/
• TheFOIAblog
http://thefoiablog.typepad.com/the_foi
a_blog/
• TheNewspaperAssociationofAmerica
http://www.naa.org/Anonprofit
organizationrepresentingthe$46
billionnewspaperindustryandover
1,500membernewspapersinthe
UnitedStatesandCanada.
• Whoownsthemedia
http://www.freepress.net/ownership/c
hart
Diversity
• ForumonMediaDiversity
http://www.mediadiversityforum.lsu.ed
u/
• AsianAmericanJournalistsAssociation
http://www.aaja.org/
• NationalAssociationofBlackJournalists
http://www.nabj.org/
• NationalAssociationofHispanic
Journalistshttp://nahj.org/
• NationalLesbianandGayJournalists
Associationhttp://www.nlgja.org/
• NativeAmericanJournalistsAssociation
http://www.naja.com/
JOU4008TentativeSchedule
ClassesBegin:August22
ClassesEnd: December7
Holidays–Noclasses
September5:LaborDay
October14-15:Homecoming
November11:VeteransDay
November23-26:Thanksgivingbreak
Week1–August24–CourseIntroduction
Mediav.NewMedia
History
PrinciplesofEthics
RashomoninNineMinutesàWitnessStatements
DiscussionLeaders/StateofMediaAssignments
Week2–August31–History/StateofMedia/WhatHappenedtoNewspapers
Read&ReactforWeek2
• JournalismSincetheFrenchRevolutionhttp://brewminate.com/journalism-since-thefrench-revolution/
• JournalismEssentials–Readalllinks:https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalismessentials/
• TheStateoftheNewsMedia2016:AnAnnualReportonAmericanJournalism
http://stateofthemedia.org/
Youwillbeassignedafactsheetortwotogiveanexecutivesummaryinclass.Bringin1-page
worksheetofyoursummary
AssignedExecutiveSummaries:
• Audio:FactSheet
• Newspapers:FactSheet
• PublicBroadcasting:FactSheet
• CableNews:FactSheet
• AlternativeWeeklies:FactSheet
• LocalTVNews:FactSheet
• NewsMagazines:FactSheet
• NetworkNews:FactSheet
• AfricanAmericanNewsMedia:Fact
• DigitalNewsAudience:FactSheet
Sheet
• DigitalNewsRevenue:FactSheet
• HispanicNewsMedia:FactSheet
• Podcasting:FactSheet
Foryourfurtherreadingpleasure:
• IdaTarbelland“TheHistoryofTheStandardOilCompany”:Tarbellmoreorless
singlehandedlyinventedinvestigativereportinghttp://niemanstoryboard.org/stories/whysthis-so-good-no-101-ida-tarbell-and-the-history-of-the-standard-oil-company/
• O.J.Simpson:MediaSpectacleThenandNowhttp://daily.jstor.org/o-j-simpson-media-andspectacle-then-andnow/?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twitter
• ThenewspaperbyGeorgeBinneyDibblee.Chapter1TheFunctionofaNewspaper
https://archive.org/stream/thenewspaper00dibb#page/12/mode/2upTheriseofcontextual
journalism,1950s–2000s
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ktyt5zxb9mm6ca/ContextualJournalism-Linked.pdf?dl=0
• TechnologyandIdeology:TheCaseoftheTelegraph
•
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dsqdit4zj2aw0pa/Carey-TechnologyandIdeologyLinked.pdf?dl=0
DigitalNewsReport2016.Thelargestcomparativeglobalsurveyofnewstrends:
http://po.st/n3Z79v
Week3–September7-NewsConsumption&TheFifthEstate
Discussionleader1
Read&ReactforWeek3
• HowtheAverageAmericanGetsNews
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/how-the-average-american-getstheir-news/490244/?utm_source=atltw
• FifthEstatedefined:https://www.evernote.com/Home.action#n=89fd000e-71e2-4770b95a-c2cfdcfbb71e&t=8a1a4f6c-5c69-4eaa-9087-58171c58ae13&ses=4&sh=3&sds=5&
• Facebook,Twitter,AndBreakingNews’SpecialRelationship:TwitterandFacebookcan
standalone,buteachisweakeronitsown.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/facebook-twitter-and-breaking-news-specialrelationship
• Howtechnologydisruptedthetruth:Socialmediahasswallowedthenews–threatening
thefundingofpublic-interestreportingandusheringinanerawheneveryonehastheirown
facts.Buttheconsequencesgofarbeyondjournalism
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/12/how-technology-disrupted-the-truth
• Theevolvingrelationshipbetweensocialmediaandnews:Three2016chartsfor
perspectivehttp://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/news-media/social-media-newspublish-relationship
Foryourfurtherreadingpleasure:
• Americans'ConfidenceinNewspapersatNewLow
http://www.gallup.com/poll/192665/americans-confidence-newspapers-new-low.aspx
• Keyfindingsonthetraitsandhabitsofthemodernnewsconsumer
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/07/modern-news-consumer/
• 16reasonswhythisresearchwillchangehowyoulookatnewsconsumption
https://onlinejournalismblog.com/2014/09/10/research-news-consumption-sharingsearching-liking-watching-reading-listening/
Week4–September14–JournalismandEthics
Discussionleader2
Read&ReactforWeek4
• ThreeEssaysonJournalismandVirtue
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g435jsoiatvnj5l/EthicsThree%20Essays%20on%20Journalism%20and%20Virtue-Linked.pdf?dl=0
• PaulJohnson’sSevenDeadlySinsoftheMediahttp://jacklimpert.com/2016/06/ten-
commandments-for-a-more-moral-media/
YourReactiontothefollowing:
• TheannualmeetingfortheNationalAssociationofScienceWritersgotofftoaheated
startlastOctoberinCambridge,Massachusetts.Thefirstsessioncenteredontheknotty
issueofethics.Accordingtoseveralreportersinattendance,manyintheaudience
voicedconcernsaboutwhetheritisethicalforareportertotakemoneyfromoutside
interestsfortravel,hotelexpenses,orhonorarium.Someattendeesgrumbledthatfees
forfreelancershaveremainedstagnantfordecadesandwhenmediacompaniesdon’t
payexpenses,reportersmissoutonstories.Sowhatshouldbeallowed?
• Redbookintern:"Theperkswereamazing.TheamountoffreebiesIaccumulatedover
thesummerbordersonhoarding."Yourreactiontothis?bit.ly/1upx7wO
• VoxSuspendsEditorforEncouragingRiotsatTrumpRallies.http://bit.ly/2aqdWSr
• Theethicalterrainofnonprofitjournalism
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/nonprofit-news/
• StagedpicturefromBrusselsbombingspromptsethicsdebate
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/25/staged-photo-brussels-attackmemorial-ethical-debate-photographers
• ShouldaLocalNewsStartupHaveReportersWritePressReleases?
http://mediashift.org/2015/07/should-a-local-news-startup-have-reporters-write-pressreleases/
Foryourfurtherreadingpleasure:
CodesofEthics:TheAccountableJournalismdatabasecompilesinternationalcodesofmedia
ethicsfromaroundtheworldandisthelargestresourceofitskind.Thisdatabasecanbesorted
bykeywordsorbyusingtheadvancedsearch.Codescanbeselectedbytypeoforganization,
topic,region,yearcreatedorupdatedandcountry.http://accountablejournalism.org/
Week5–September21–JournalismandEthics
Discussionleader3
Read&ReactforWeek5
• Theethicalterrainofnonprofitjournalism
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/nonprofit-news/
• WhyWeNeedaRadicalNewFrameworkforMediaEthics
http://mediashift.org/2015/08/why-we-need-a-radical-new-framework-for-mediaethics/
• Women’sDepictionbythemassmedia
http://www.samfeder.com/PDF/2_WomensDepictionByMedia.pdf
• Answerthisquestioninyourreaction:Whatis“symbolicannihilation”?
• PaulJohnson’sTenCommandmentsforaMoreMoralMedia
http://jacklimpert.com/2016/06/ten-commandments-for-a-more-moral-media/
Reacttothisethicalissue:CheckbookJournalism
• NBCNewsPaidforExclusiveAccesstoOscarPistorius
http://www.imediaethics.org/nbc-news-paid-for-exclusive-access-to-oscar-pistorius-
house/?new#sthash.abUfzK0r.dpufUndercover
• 'MediaBuzz':TMZChiefHarveyLevinDefendsCheckbookJournalism
http://insider.foxnews.com/2014/09/14/media-buzz-tmz-chief-harvey-levin-defendscheckbook-journalism
• Thetruepriceofcheckbookjournalismhttps://www.nasw.org/article/true-pricecheckbook-journalism
• WhenIt’sO.K.toPayforaStory
https://www.evernote.com/Home.action#n=2984d916-3936-412f-b84adb39e74fff05&t=78f91429-e43f-4e2d-8e02-498d72925e74&ses=4&sh=3&sds=5&
• PayingforNews?It’sNothingNewhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/sunday-
review/paying-for-news-its-nothing-new.html?_r=0
Week6–September28–TheoriesandFunctionsofJournalism
Discussionleader4
Read&ReactforWeek6
• TheoriesofJournalism
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r8jcoxz5uezwkys/Theories%20of%20JournalismLinked.pdf?dl=0PDF
• Normativetheoriesofjournalism
https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/uploads/006/246/Benson%20Normative%20Theori
es.pdf
• Whataretheboundariesoftoday’sjournalism,andhowistheriseofdigitalchangingwho
definesthem?http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/04/what-are-the-boundaries-of-todaysjournalism-and-how-is-the-rise-of-digital-changing-who-defines-them/
• Thetheoryoftheinterlockingpublichttps://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalismessentials/what-is-journalism/theory-interlocking-public/
• TheMarketplaceofIdeasbyRobertSchmuhlandRobertGPicardfromTheInstitutionsof
AmericanDemocracy:ThePress(PDF)LinkTK
• ResearchandExplainStandpointTheoryandhowitsappliestothedoingofjournalism.
Offeratleastoneexamplewhethernegativeorpositive.
Week7–October5–TheoryandInfluencesonJournalism:Civic/PublicJournalism
Discussionleader5
Read&ReactforWeek7
• JournalismandthePublicInterestbyDanielSchorrexcerptedfromTheInstitutionsof
AmericanDemocracy:ThePresshttp://niemanreports.org/articles/journalism-and-thepublic-interest/
• Civicjournalism(alsoknownaspublicjournalism)istheideaofintegratingjournalisminto
thedemocraticprocess.Themedianotonlyinformsthepublic,butitalsoworkstowards
engagingcitizensandcreatingpublicdebate.Thismovementaroseinearnestinthe1990s.
Wikipediagivesasolidroundupofthemovement:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_journalism
•
•
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•
ABriefHistoryofPublicJournalism
https://www.dropbox.com/s/liumw671tfe06yk/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20Public%20J
ournalism.pdf-Linked.pdf?dl=0
EncyclopediaofJournalism:CivicJournalismPDF
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0d57ttzzrzcvxnc/Civic%20Journalism-Linked.pdf?dl=0
TheGospelofPublicJournalismhttp://ajrarchive.org/Article.asp?id=1650
TheDeathofa(PublicJournalism)Pioneerhttp://ajrarchive.org/article.asp?id=1653
WhySolutionsJournalismCanHelpNewsOrganizationsImproveTheirReporting
https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/why-solutions-journalism-can-help-newsorganisations-improve-their-reporting-/s2/a609016/
MidtermPaperdueOctober10by5p.m.
Week8–October12–Truth&Reality
MidtermPaperPresentations
Read&ReactforWeek8
• HowtoSpotBullshit:APrimerbyPrincetonPhilosopherHarryFrankfurt
http://www.openculture.com/2016/05/how-to-spot-bullshit-a-primer-by-princetonphilosopher-harry-frankfurt.html
• TheBaloneyDetectionKit:CarlSagan’sRulesforBullshit-BustingandCriticalThinking
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/03/baloney-detection-kit-carl-sagan/
• Whybullshitisnolaughingmatterhttps://aeon.co/ideas/why-bullshit-is-no-laughingmatter
• Toswaypublicopinion,Chinaplants488millionfakesocialmediapostsayear
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/to-sway-public-opinion-china-plants-488-millionfake-social-media-posts-a-year/
• Howfakenewssitesfrequentlytrickbig-timejournalists
http://www.cjr.org/analysis/how_fake_news_sites_frequently_trick_bigtime_journalists.php
• Howstatisticsaretwistedtoobscurepublicunderstandinghttps://aeon.co/ideas/howstatistics-are-twisted-to-obscure-public-understanding
• Voodoopollsarebadnews:here’showtospotandstopthem
http://theconversation.com/voodoo-polls-are-bad-news-heres-how-to-spot-and-stopthem-53085
• Journalism’sBiggestProblemIsNotWhatYou’dExpect—AndIt’sEntirelyFixable:When
journaliststrustbutdon'tverifytheirsources,thenewsbusinesssuffers.Thiswastrueback
when–butitgoesdoubleonline.Here'swhy.http://observer.com/2015/04/journalismssourcing-problem/
Week9–October19–influences&ConstraintsonJournalism
Discussionleader6
Read&ReactforWeek9
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•
HierarchyofInfluences
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vcvrk0eda12s13a/Hierarchy%20of%20Influenceslinked.docx?dl=0
ShiftingCircles:ReconceptualizingShoemakerandReese'sTheoryofaHierarchyof
InfluencesonMediaContentforaNewerMediaEra
http://www.scripps.ohiou.edu/wjmcr/vol29/29.html
TheCaseAgainsttheMedia,bytheMedia
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/case-against-media.html
113JournalistsSurveyedonWhyThey’reSoDespised
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/media-survey.html?mid=twitter-share-di
Week10–October26–AMatterofEthics:Influences&ConstraintsonJournalism:Native
Ads/SponsoredContent
Discussionleader7
Read&ReactforWeek10
• NativeAdvertisingIstheNewJournalism:HowDeceptionAffectsSocialResponsibilityPDF
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ut963xfllgygjfx/%20Native%20Advertising%20Is%20the%20Ne
w%20Journalism.pdf-Linked.pdf?dl=0
• CAJEthicsCommittee:Sponsoredcontentcrazenotjournalismhttp://www.jsource.ca/article/caj-ethics-committee-sponsored-content-craze-not-journalism
• TheIndependent'shiringwriterstodobothnativeadsandeditcontent
http://digiday.com/publishers/independent-building-native-ad-team-tapping-journalists/
ResourceforDiscussionLeaderREADINGNOTICE-NATIVEADS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/foc2o5dbmylocuy/READING%20NOTICE%20-%20NATIVE%20ADSlinked.png?dl=0
Week11–November2–Objectivity&thePresentationofReality
Discussionleader8
Read&ReactforWeek11
• Thelostmeaningof'objectivity'https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalismessentials/bias-objectivity/lost-meaning-objectivity/
• ObjectivityNorminAmericanJournalism
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eo7kpeh7dcgxcx1/Objectivity%20Norm%20in%20American%
20Journalism-Linked.pdf?dl=0(pdfalsoavailabletoyouthroughSageJournals
OnlinethroughUFlibrary)http://jou.sagepub.com/content/2/2/149.short
• Objectivityandthedecades-longshiftfrom“justthefacts”to“whatdoesitmean?”
http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/objectivity-and-the-decades-long-shift-from-just-thefacts-to-what-does-it-mean/
• BeyondLeftAndRight:It’sAboutReality
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/10/beyond-left-and-right-its-aboutreality_n_821582.html
Week12–November9–Objectivity&thePresentationofReality
Discussionleader9
Read&ReactforWeek12
• Answerthisquestioninyourreaction:Whatisfalseequivalency?Giveanexample.
• ObjectivityinJournalismHasSomeSeriousPitfallshttp://www.motherjones.com/kevindrum/2016/04/objectivity-journalism-has-some-serious-pitfalls
• FearandLoathinginModernMedia:HunterS.ThompsononJournalism,Politics,andthe
Subjective:“ThereisnosuchthingasObjectiveJournalism.Thephraseitselfisapompous
contradictioninterms.”https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/07/18/hunter-s-thompsonjournalism-politics/
• BillKellerdrawsthelinebetweenadvocacyandjournalism(Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-10-27/bill-keller-knows-why-theoxpecker-sings?
• AForActivist:NoLongerJournalism’sScarletLetterhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/roryoconnor/a-for-activist-no-longer_b_10698870.html
• HowwerepunditssowrongabouttheriseofDonaldTrump?
https://www.quora.com/How-were-pundits-so-wrong-about-the-rise-of-Donald-Trump
Week13–November16–Diversity(anditsrelationshiptoobjectivity)
Discussionleader10
Read&ReactforWeek13
• TheEnduringWhitenessoftheAmericanMedia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/enduring-whiteness-of-americanjournalism
• MostblacksandHispanicsthinkthemediadoesnotcovertheirethniccommunitywell
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey-research/africanamerican-hispanic-news-consumers/
• TheinfluenceandlimitationsofBlackTwitter
http://www.cjr.org/analysis/black_twitter.php
• Checkout:https://twitter.com/hashtag/blacktwitter?
• LATimesBeefsUpEngagementStaff,AddingCoverageof#BlackTwitter
http://alldigitocracy.org/la-times-beefs-up-engagement-staff-adding-coverage-ofblacktwitter/
• WhatHappenedWhenIPushedMyselftoInterviewMoreWomen
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/what-happened-when-i-pushed-myself-to-interviewmore-women
• New‘DiversityStyleGuide’LaunchesasPoliticalDiscourseDeteriorates
http://mediashift.org/2016/05/new-diversity-style-guide-launches-as-political-discoursedeteriorates/
Week14–November23-26ThanksgivingBreak–NoClass–Butsomereadingsabout
journalism’sfuture
Read&Reacttoany5oftheseforWeek14
los-angeles-broke-my-heart-virtual• Community:ANewBusinessModelfor
reality
News
•
HowTheMiamiHeraldisgettingto
http://niemanreports.org/articles/com
munity-a-new-business-model-forknowitsaudienceagain
news/
http://www.poynter.org/2016/howthe-miami-herald-is-getting-to-know-its• JournalismPartnerships:ANewEraof
audience-again/414525/
Interest
• InsideForbes:ANewLanguageof
http://www.journalism.org/2014/12/04
/journalism-partnerships/
JournalismSpeakstotheRebirthofa
Profession
• HowMobileTodayIsLikeTVSix
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lewisdvor
DecadesAgo:Allofthegrowthin
kin/2012/08/13/inside-forbes-a-newadvertisingrightnowistargetedatthat
language-of-journalism-speaks-to-thelittlescreenpeoplecarrywiththem
rebirth-of-a-profession/#5440967c778e
everywhere
• SevenprinciplesguidingWallStreet
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/a
rchive/2016/06/mobile-is-eatingJournal'snext-leveljournalism
everything/487148/
http://blog.wanifra.org/2016/06/20/seven-principles• TheRelationshipStatusofJournalism
guiding-wall-street-journals-next-levelandPlatforms:It’sComplicated
journalism
https://tinius.com/blog/therelationship-status-of-journalism-and• HowAmazonCEOJeffBezosreinvented
platforms-its-complicated
TheWashingtonPost,the140-year-old
newspaperheboughtfor$250million
• Mediamustrebuilditsbusinessaround
http://www.businessinsider.com/howrelevanceandvalue,notvolume
the-washington-post-changed-after-jeffhttps://tinius.com/blog/death-to-thebezos-acquisition-2016-5
mass
• ForNewsOutletsSqueezedFromthe
• Thisisausefulcollectionoflinksand
Middle,It’sBendorBust
diagramsonwhata21stcentury
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/
newsroommightlooklike
business/media/for-news-outletshttps://onlinejournalismblog.com/21stsqueezed-from-the-middle-its-bend-orcentury-newsroom/
bust.html?_r=0
• JournalismintheAgeofHulkamania
• Journalismisn’tdying.Butit’schanging
http://daily.jstor.org/journalism-in-ageWAYfasterthanmostpeople
of-hulkamania/
understand.
• Digitalempathy:how‘HungerinLos
https://www.washingtonpost.com/new
Angeles’brokemyheartinavirtual
s/the-fix/wp/2016/04/18/journalismworld
isnt-dying-but-its-changing-way-fasterhttp://www.theverge.com/2013/6/14/4
than-most-people-understand/
431308/digital-empathy-how-hunger-in-
Week15–November30–TheProblemofJournalismv.PR
Discussionleader11
Read&ReactforWeek15
• View:EdwardBernaysandCorporatePublicRelationshttp://www.cspan.org/video/?316382-1/edward-bernays-corporate-public-relations
• WalterLippmanonreasonforPRhttps://www.evernote.com/Home.action#n=ec1f22b14396-4a9b-97cc0acfe4294ac2&ses=1&sh=5&sds=5&x=The%2520Nature%2520of%2520News&Excerptsin
myEvernotefilefromLippmann’s“TheNatureofNews:TowardaCritiqueofPublic
Opinion.”Includelinktoentirearticle.
• InsideChurnalismPR,journalismandpowerrelationshipsinflux(PDF)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zi8aruzybxjp06s/Inside%20Churnalism-Linked.pdf?dl=0
• HowP.R.IsKillingJournalismhttp://www.takepart.com/feature/2015/02/13/pr-jobsjournalism-jobs
• Americanowhasnearly5PRpeopleforeveryreporter,doubletheratefromadecadeago
https://muckrack.com/daily/2016/04/14/america-now-has-nearly-5-pr-people-for-everyreporter-double-the-rate-from-a-decade-ago/
FinalPapersdueDecember5at5p.m.
Week16–December7(Lastdayofclasses)
Finalpresentationsofyourpapers
Read&ReactforWeek16
• WhatKindofJournalismDoesthePublicNeed?byCarolynMarvinandPhilipMeyerfrom
TheInstitutionsofAmericanDemocracy:ThePress(PDF)LinkTK
• TheFutureofNews,TheFutureofJournalismbyJohnCareyandNancyHicksMaynardfrom
TheInstitutionsofAmericanDemocracy:ThePress(PDF)LinkTK
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Appendix1:ResearchPaperGradingRubric
200points:ExcellentWork:Youhavefoundmaterialfromavarietyofsourcesthatoffersclear
andcomprehensiveperspectives.Paperbasedonsolidresearch.Aninsightfulandthorough
analysisprovidescontext(political,economic,social,cultural,etc.)foranunderstandingofthe
mediatopic.Writtenclearlyandcorrectly–freeofspelling/grammaticalerrors.Paperincludes
introduction,presentationofresearchfindings,ananalysisandargumentbasedonthe
findings,andaconclusion.Paperalsoincludesanycounter-argumentsthatexistoutthere–for
examplesomeresearchshowsnoharmfromTVviolence,andthatmaybetheargumentyou
wanttomake,butthereisotherresearchthatshowstheopposite.Don'tignorethecounterargument,butincludeitandexplainwhyyouandotherswhohaveexploredthistopicdonot
agree.
150points:SatisfactoryWork:Youhavemetbasicrequirements,butyoursourcesprovide
morelimitedinformationandinsights.Yourresearchcouldbebetterintegrated.Asolid
examinationofrelevantissues,butmoredescriptivethananalytical.
100points:BelowAverage:Fewsourcesand/orlimitedresearch.Littleanalysis.Description
insufficientorsuperficial.
99pointsorless:Unacceptablework.Littleevidenceofresearch.Inadequatedescription.