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

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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