Date
In class
Due
Tues. 9/2
Shifts in the media across time
Thurs. 9/4
Language
Stephens, 1-40. *Wade, “The Leap to Language.”
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 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. Pop quizzes will include questions about the news.
Tues. 9/9
Oral versus Written
Stephens, 41-70;
Printed News
Stephens, 71-131
Tues. 9/16
The Construction of News
Newspapers, incl. Publick Occurrences
Stephens, 133-206
Thurs. 9/18
Reporting
Stephens, 207-264
Tues. 9/23
The Explosion of the Mass Newspapers; Reporting
*New York Times Online; *Echo; *Drudge Report, 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.
Not following the news
Mindich, Tuned Out Introduction
Tues. 9/30
Milgram and the persuasive message
Bring in advertisements
Thurs. 10/2
Ads
Kilbourne, from Deadly Persuasion, 17-75
Tues. 10/7
Ads: Dreamworlds
Thurs. 10/9
Midterm
Tues., 10/14
Columbus Day break; no class
Thurs. 10/16
National Public Radio 107.9 FM from 6-6:30pm, Wednesday (10/15);
95 Triple-X, 95.5 FM 6:30-7pm, Wed. (10/15);
CBS Evening News (channel 3) 7-7:30pm Wed. (10/15);
If you miss any of this, all will be on reserve at the library Thursday.
Please create a detailed log of what happens on air
Tues. 10/21
In class: Discussion of Watergate
Bernstein and Woodward, All the President’s Men,
Chapters 1 and 2; quiz on chapters and names and dates
Wed. 10/22
7pm All the President’s Men (we supply the popcorn)
Movie in Cheray101
Thurs. 10/23
Phonographs, Movies
Jowett and Linton (handout)
Tues. 10/28
Television
*“Bad News”
Thurs. 10/30
Television
**Stephens, “New
TV”
Tues. 11/4
Television and politics
*Mindich, “Agran”
Thurs. 11/6
Group projects
Tues. 11/11
Group projects
3-sentence paper proposal to dmindich@smcvt.edu
Thurs. 11/13
Photoshop
*Stephens, “Expanding the Language of Photographs"
Tues. 11/18
Paper Expectations
Thurs. 11/20
Paper Workshop
Paper draft is due
Tues. 11/25
Paper is due (include worksheet, draft, photocopied citations, and media example).
Thurs. 11/27
Thanksgiving; no class
Tues. 12/2
*Please research three important First Amendment cases:
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.
Thurs. 12/4
Imagining the future I
Stephens, 266-302
Tues. 12/9
Imagining the future II
**Mindich, “The New New Journalism”; Jon Lee Anderson, "Letter from Baghdad: The Collapse."
Thurs. 12/11
Conclusion
Final Exam: Times TBA
for official times, see http://www.smcvt.edu/Admin2.asp?SiteAreaID=1275&Level=1
However, I'll give you an additional time, too.