Reflect on the Galella film: Discuss sources and reporting methods. What picture was it intended to illustrate?

What do you think about Ron Galella as a professional and as a person?

TMZ 12/17

Reserve your topic in this blog for homework credit and to be sure that other students do not report on your subject. (Due 12/16)

How far is too far to get a story?

Find examples that illustrate your point and discuss them on the blog.

What topics do people want to read about?

Why is this newsworthy?  Do you think it is lawful?

Do some research on this topic after watching one of the videos-discuss why this is newsworthy (7 elements)

Watch the following video: Discuss why this is newsworthy (7 elements)

Wikileaks

Listen to the audio on the recent Wikileaks: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11611520
Use your journalism skills and research what  US defence department spokesman Geoff Morrell is talking about.  On this blog, reflect on the seven elements of news and discuss amongst yourselves why this is/is not newsworthy. Posts (multiple posts for each student) should last the duration of the class period.

President Obama visits Rhode Island: Who? What? Where? When? Why?

Essentials of effective editorial cartoons

Working with Leads

Why are these stories newsworthy?

What controversy is newsworthy?

A galvanizing tragedy

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STUDENT_TAPED_SEX?SITE=RIPRJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-10-03-17-07-59

Follow the link to read the story on projo.com.  Why is this story newsworthy?  What does this have to do with students everywhere?  Who would you want to interview if you were to investigate this further?  Why?

Use this URL: http://www.projo.com/news/content/5K_RUNNER_DIES_09-21-10_ATJVT6U_v8.216c770.html Why is this newsworthy?

Respond to the Freshmen Feature

What are qualities of the "Writer of the Month" article?

Brainstorm good interview questions

New views on Interviews

Thoughts on interviews...

9/7/10

Popular News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100828/ap_on_en_tv/us_paris_hilton_arrest


Discuss your reaction to the following article with the class. Why is this a prominent story?

Eggs

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/business/31eggs.html?ref=us

Discuss your reaction to the following article with the class.  Why is this a prominent story?

NY Times: Technology & You

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/technology/30location.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=technology

Read the above article.  Discuss your reactions with the class, in terms of yourself and society as a whole.