Week 6

Feb. 23: Story # 3 returned. Discussion of grammar/writing structure tips, news events. Rewrite for Story #3 due a week from today.

Feb. 25: Social Media, where it's at? Discussion of how Social Media is becoming a growing part of a journalist's toolkit.

Week 5

Feb. 16: No class (Monday scheduled)

Feb. 18: Story #3 due. Return of Quiz #1. Guest speaker: Boston Globe reporter Maria Sacchetti.
Read one of her articles here before class begins.

Week 4

Feb. 9: Discussion of sourcing stories, finding stories.
Discussion of localizing a national story: Read The New Math on Campus from the Sunady New York Times Style section

Feb. 11: Quiz #1. Story #3 updates. Interview techniques/suggestions.

Week 3

Feb. 2: Discussion of story ideas for Story #3 and #4. Class brainstorm session. Rewrites for Story #1 due. Story # 2 also due.

Feb. 4: Anatomy of a News Story discussion. Return of Story #2 and review of grammar, sentence structure, style suggestions.

Discussion: Magazine revenue declines decreasing.

Story on the Decline of Blogging Among Young People