"Get Into Reading" program, Spring 2010

Book: "Winterdance," by Gary Paulsen

Reading and quiz schedule:

• Quiz 1, Feb. 1-2, Pages 1-54
• Quiz 2, Feb. 8-9, Pages 55-94
• Quiz 3, Feb. 15-16, Pages 95-138
• Quiz 4, Feb. 22-23, Pages 139-180
• Quiz 5, March 1-2, Pages 181-218
• Quiz 6, March 3-4, Pages 244-287

Web site: To be announced.

Book Discussion schedule: To be announced.

Related links:

Gary Paulsen (Random House)

SURVEY OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS / MMC 1000

Course: Survey of Mass Communications (MMC 1000)

Fall 2009 Monday and Wednesday, 1:00-2:15 p.m.

Classroom: West Campus, Building 3, Room 151A

Attendance & Make-up Work policy: Click here

Syllabus: Click here

Textbooks:

• Required: The daily Wall Street Journal

• Optional: Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture (Updated 5th edition), by Stanley J. Baran

Weekly schedule, assignments: Click here

Presentations schedule: Click here

Powerpoint files: Chapter 3 / Books; Chapter 4 / Newspapers; Chapter 5 / Magazines; Chapter 6 / Film; Chapter 7 / Radio & Popular Music; Chapter 8 / Television & Cable/Satellite TV; Chapter 10 / The Internet; Chapter 11 / Public Relations; Chapter 12 / Advertising

NEWS REPORTING / JOU 1100

Course: News Reporting (JOU 1100)

Fall 2009 meeting times: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Classroom: West Campus, Journalism Center, Building 3, Room 151A

Attendance & Make-up Work policy: Click here

Syllabus: Click here

Grading rubric: Click here

News reporting tools: AP Style guide; Deadline Checklist; 66 Newswriting Tips; Rules of Thumb

Textbooks: “Inside Reporting,” by Tim Harrower (1st edition); “The Associate Press Stylebook and Libel Manual,” by The Associated Press

Supplemental reading: "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Reading and quiz schedule: download here

Contact Information and Office Hours

Office: West Campus Journalism Center, Building 3, Room 150A (click for map)

Office hours (Spring 2010, 10 hours per week):

Monday through Thursday, 2:30-4:30 p.m.; Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (virtual, via mobile phone)

Class schedule:

News Reporting (JOU 1100), Monday and Wednesday, 10:00-11:15 a.m., West campus, 3-151A

Survey of Mass Communications (MMC 1000), Monday and Wednesday, 1:00-2:15 p.m., West Campus, 3-151A

Editing & Makeup (JOU 2200), Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00-11:15 a.m., West Campus, 3-151A

College Newspaper (JOU 1400), Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., West campus, 3-151A

Phone numbers:

Office: 407-582-1170; Mobile: 407-539-4823; Home: 407-293-6225; Office fax: 407-582-5504

E-mail: kcarpenter2@valenciacc.edu

Networking: Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn

Attendance & make-up work policy: Click here

Personal blog: KenCarpenter.com

Quick tips for journalism students

Quick tips for journalism students, especially those participating in the "Bring a Professor" chat:

* Don't major in journalism -- Take journalism courses, work in journalism, but choose an academic major that can translate into more employment options. Want to cover politics? Major in political science. Want to cover sports? Major in sports management. Want to be a food writer? Major in culinary arts. Fashion editor? Fashion marketing.

* Pick up a camera -- Learn how to use still and video cameras, and report with them.

* Learn audio and video editing software and techniques -- Don't rely on an "expert" to edit your stuff

* Learn page design software (InDesign, Quark) -- Even if you don't want to work in print, there are always jobs available.

* Read the print newspaper -- The best reporting and writing is still done by newspaper professionals, and you learn news judgment and what makes a good story by how and where it's displayed in the paper.

* Don't expect to get your dream job right out of college -- Here are three examples of jobs that any talented student could land right now, with or without a degree: Othello (Wash.) Outlook; Sand Mountain Reporter (Albertville, Ala.); Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun

* You don't need a degree to be a journalist -- Go get one of those jobs listed above, and in two years you'll be miles ahead of graduates without any experience.

"How To Save Your Newspaper"

Walter Isaacson, former editor of Time magazine and former CEO of CNN, discusses his proposal to charge micro-payments for Internet news content on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."

Read the Time article by Isaacson here

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Focus your story: "Who did what?"

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