Date
In class
Due
Wed., 1/19
Why history matters
Fri., 1/21
Why journalism matters
Mindich, Tuned Out, 1-33
Also, make sure you keep up with the news throughout the semester. You are responsible for scanning the top two screens worth of headlines on the homepage of the New York Times online every day and reading the top three stories of the day. Alternatively, you may read the articles on the front page of the printed edition. Pop quizzes will include questions about the news.
Wed., 1/26
Why journalism matters
Mindich, Tuned Out, 34-76
Fri., 1/28
Why journalism matters
Mindich, Tuned Out, 77-133
Wed., 2/2
Media in early America
Folkerts and Teeter, 1-64
Fri., 2/4
Media in early America
Folkerts and Teeter, 65-138
Wed., 2/9
First test
Fri., 2/11
Media in an expanding nation
Folkerts and Teeter, 139-206
Wed., 2/16
Diversity
Fri., 2/18
Inverted pyramid
Mindich, “Stanton,” handout
Wed., 2/23
Media in an expanding nation
Folkerts and Teeter, 207-306
Fri., 2/25
David is traveling for work. Next Monday is the make-up class.
Mon., 2/28, 7pm?
Citizen Kane
Wed., 3/2
Second Test
Fri., 3/4
Research reports
Three-page research report is due
Wed., 3/9
Research reports
Fri., 3/11
Media in a modern world
Documentary: Nellie Bly
Folkerts and Teeter, 307-354
Wed., 3/23
Media in a modern world
Folkerts and Teeter, 355-448
Fri., 3/25
Good Friday: No Class
Wed., 3/30
Objectivity and the construction of stories
Darnton, “Making News and Telling Stories”; Steffens, “I Male a Crime Wave.”
Fri., 4/1
Balance and race
Mindich, “Ida B. Wells.”
Wed., 4/6
Group projects (oral reports)
Fri., 4/8
Group projects (oral reports)
Wed., 4/13
Corporate power and globalization
Folkerts and Teeter, 449-568
Fri., 4/15
David is traveling for work. Next Monday is the make-up class.
Mon., 4/18, 7pm?
All the President’s Men
Wed., 4/20
Third test
Fri., 4/22
David traveling for work. Class TBA
Jon Stewart, from America
Wed., 4/27
Research projects discussed
Fri., 4/29
workshop
Wed., 5/4
Paper roundtable
Research paper is due
Fri., 5/6
Scintillating conclusion; evaluations