Date
In class
Due
Introduction: media across time
Fri., 8/31
Language
Stephens, 1-39; *Wade, “The Leap to Language.” Also, make sure you keep up with the news throughout the semester. You are responsible for scanning the full screen worth of headlines on the New York Times online every day and reading any relevant news that pertains to our class. You are also responsible for the reading the top story of the day. Alternatively, you may read the articles on the front page of the printed edition. Quizzes will include questions about the news.
Oral versus written
Stephens, 43-68
Fri., 9/7
Printed news
Stephens, 71-128
The construction of news; Newspapers, incl. Publick Occurrences
Stephens, 131-201
Fri., 9/14
David is traveling: no class
Wed., 9/19
Reporting
Stephens, 205-262
Fri., 9/21
The explosion of the mass newspapers; reporting
*New York Times Online; *Echo; *Daily Show, and one other source of news. In the these four sources, read the top stories and be prepared to discuss any apparent biases that you find. Also: What works? What doesn’t?
Wed., 9/26
Not following the news
Mindich, Tuned Out 1-76
Milgram and the persuasive message
Bring in advertisements
Wed., 10/3
Ads
Kilbourne, from Deadly Persuasion, 17-75
Ads: Dreamworlds
Wed., 10/10
Midterm
Fri., 10/12
Phonographs, movies
Instead of Jowett and Linton, please read, Denby, "Big Pictures," a New Yorker article from Jan. 8, 2007
In class: Discussion of Watergate
7 p.m. All the President’s Men(we supply the popcorn)
Bernstein and Woodward, All the President’s Men, Chapters 1 and 2; quiz on chapters and names and dates
Fri., 10/19
95 Triple-X, 95.5 FM 5:30-6pm, Thurs. (10/18); National Public Radio 107.9 FM from 6-6:30pm, Thurs. (10/18); NBC Evening News (channel 5) 6:30-7pm Thurs. (10/18). If you miss any of this, all will be on reserve at the library Fri. (10/19). Please create a detailed log of what happens on air, including commercials. Write two or three sentences about each show’s demographics.
Television
Mindich, Tuned Out, 77-136
Television
*Stephens, “The New TV” (find in Stephens's article file) Malcolm Gladwell, "Brain Candy."
Wed., 10/31
Television and politics
*Mindich, “Agran”
Group projects
Group projects
David is traveling: no class
Wed., 11/14
Photoshop (and much more)
Tonight:
Bill Moyers documentary
Cheray 101, 7 p.m.
*Stephens, “Expanding the Language of Photographs"
In class: Law and ethics
Pentagon Papers. New York Times v. United States (decided by the Supreme Court, 6/30/71)
Jerry Falwell sues Hustler Magazine for pain and suffering. Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (Supreme Court, 2/24/88)
Supreme court limits nude dancing. City of Erie v. Pap's A.M. (Kandyland) (Supreme Court, 3/29/2000)
A good way to research these is to go to Lexis-Nexis and look at the news section, getting background on these cases. Make sure you get enough information to understand these cases thoroughly.
Then look at the actual cases themselves. They're long, so give yourself time to get through them.
11/21, 11/23
Thanksgiving: no class
Wed., 11/28
Paper expectations
3-sentence paper proposal to dmindich@smcvt.edu
Paper workshop
Bring in two copies of a good working draft of your paper
Imagining the future I
Paper is due (include worksheet, drafts)
Stephens, 265-299
Wed., 12/5
Imagining the future II
|
*Adversarial journalism: *Seymour M. Hersh, "Torture at Abu Ghraib," New Yorker *James Risen and Eric Lichtblau, Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts, New York Times *Dana Priest and Anne Hull, "Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility," Washington Post *Leverett and Mann "What We Wanted to Tell You About Iran," New York Times *Rachel Smolkin, Judgment Calls |
Conclusion
Section A:
Mon, Dec 10.... 1:00 - 3:30
Section B:
Fri, Dec 14..... 9:00 - 11:30