Archive for October, 2008
Multimedia Editing Tutorials
Politicos – Here’s a link to the tutorials that I use for my multimedia journalism class. Any and all questions you have about editing audio, video, slideshows are answered there. Steve
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Discussion Item of the Week
Politicos, We seem to be seeing more stories like this one cropping up in the final weeks. Also, check out Howard Kurtz’s piece today on this and Politico’s take as well. Problems, issues, concerns with such stories? Or not? Weigh in…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 9 so far )Midterm and Nieman Reports
If you’re looking for the Nieman Report articles (after reading them the first time around,) you can find them here. Nieman appears to have moved them. Steve
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Your First Major Project
Politicos – The plan for today: * I will meet with students who missed the last class and divide folks up into appropriate groups. The new group will get an issue as part of the assignment, which is: ELECTION 2008 — EXAMINING THE ISSUES: * Explore the depth of influence of your group’s issue. Use [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )If You Missed Class Today
You need to come talk to me before Tuesday’s class. Steve
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Confusion, Questions Swirl Around as Debate Night Approaches
Ok gang – Here’s another attempt at outlining tonight’s assignment. For those who attended the last class, you were divided up into three groups. Half of Ashleigh Bennett’s group will be at the Commonwealth College event; Half of another group will be at Loraine Burger’s Debate-Watching party. The other group — Hollis et al — [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Updates to Day-by-Day
Folks, I’ve made a number of changes, to the Day-By-Day — most noticeably the midterm dates and the Iraq project dates. Let me know if you have any questions. Steve
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Twittering the Debates, Part III
Hey Politicos – Ok, here’s the assignment: * You’re each in groups of 6/7. * You’re all watching the debate. * Half in each breakout group will attend a “group-watching event,” ie: College Republicans, College Democrats, Commonwealth College. You will report/twitter on reactions of those in your audience. Direct quotes are highly recommended. Give your [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Twittering the Debates, Part II
Politicos – Here’s the assignment for tonight: * Watch the debate. * Take a step back and analyze what is happening with the debate; debate coverage; and Twitter coverage. Keep an eye on #debate08 and any fact-checking that is going on and report your findings to our Twitter feed. Tonight’s exercise is less about participation [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 12 so far )DISCUSSION OF THE WEEK: Race and the Campaign
Politicos – Some news organizations are tackling the issue of race and the campaign. The Washington Post’s Anne Hull provided this narrative on Sunday. Meanwhile, The Politico has several reports, including this overview; an Obama strategy story; as well as this and this. Please read these stories and weigh in with your comments on the [...]
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