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Week 13: Journalism 2001

Week 13: Journalism 2001. December 3, 2007. Announcements. Tour of KBJR/KDLH :12/10, 4:30 p.m. From UMD, take College Street/St. Marie to Woodland Avenue. Turn right on Woodland to 21st Avenue E. Take a left on 21st Avenue and head down to I-35. Turn right on I-35 and exit on Lake Avenue.

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Week 13: Journalism 2001

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  1. Week 13: Journalism 2001 December 3, 2007

  2. Announcements • Tour of KBJR/KDLH:12/10, 4:30 p.m. • From UMD, take College Street/St. Marie to Woodland Avenue. • Turn right on Woodland to 21st Avenue E. • Take a left on 21st Avenue and head down to I-35. • Turn right on I-35 and exit on Lake Avenue. • Take a left on Lake Avenue, cross over the freeway. • Take the first right on Railroad Street. • The public parking lot is just past the Lake Avenue stop light on your right. • KBJR-TV is located kiddy corner from the parking lot at 246 S. Lake Ave. • 10 Extra Credit Points

  3. Review of last week’s news • Hard News: (murders, city council, government, etc.) • Major local stories • Major national/international stories • Major sports stories • Soft News: (retirements, school programs, human interest) • Local stories • National/international stories • Sports stories

  4. Don Imus

  5. Chapter 13: Obituaries • Writing obits: A fate worse than death? • One of the most highly read section of the newspaper • Each paper has different policies on obituaries • Often front-page news • Capturing the flavor of a life • Ronald Reagan • Shirley Chisholm • Pope John Paul II • Bob Hope • Rodney Dangerfield • Often published free of charge

  6. Typical content of obits • Full name • Address • Date of death • Cause of death • How to handle suicides? • Age • Occupation • Accomplishments • Time and date of services, visitation information • Place of burial, memorial information • Names of survivors

  7. In the news • U.S. Supreme Court Ruling about Wiccan symbols: • http://www.startribune.com/484/story/1138325.html

  8. Sources of information • Funeral homes • Families • Confirming information • Avoiding hoaxes • eHow: How to write an obituary • http://www.ehow.com/how_3456_write-obituary.html

  9. Let’s look at some obituaries • Minneapolis Star Tribune • New York Times • Los Angeles Times • Cloquet Pine Journal

  10. Ethics Case • Killing news: Responsible coverage of suicides • http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/sensitive-news-topics/killing-news-responsible-coverage-of-suicides/ • Sharing the community’s grief: Little Rock news coverage of 3 teenage suicides • http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/sensitive-news-topics/sharing-the-communitys-grief/

  11. Upcoming stories • Feature Story Assignment • Final article due: December 10 • Final eportfolio project: Due December 17

  12. Out of Class Assignment • Final news release rewrites! • 3 paragraph rewrites • Due: Monday, April 30 • Email to lkragnes@d.umn.edu

  13. In-Class Assignment • Meet the Press interview with Tom Brokaw, former anchor of NBC news • Email story of 350-400 words by end of tonight’s class to: lkragnes@d.umn.edu • Who is Tom Brokaw? • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brokaw

  14. Egradebook • Doublecheck assignments correct in egradebook: • http://www.d.umn.edu/egradebook

  15. Portfolio • Store academic information on your Electronic Portfolio. Each student has 100 mb of storage. • Access Electronic Portfolio at: https://portfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.jsp

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