November 17th
Readings
A Public Can Talk to Itself: Why the Future of News is Actually Pretty Clear
The Debate Over Online News: It's the Consumer, Stupid
Accountability Journalism and New Media Models
Video
Traditional Media in Transition
Homework
Analyze the graphic below, which explains the basics of news writing. It's a variation on what's called the "inverted pyramid," which is used to illustrate how important details come before less important details. Then, using the "inverted pyramid" writing structure, turn a scene from a movie into a news article between 300-500 words.
Interesting Links and Articles
Interesting questions to ponder:
- How has the decline of newspapers affected journalism?
- How has citizen journalism changed the news structure?
- What needs to change about journalism for it to adapt to a more electronic form? - What are existing journalistic channels doing to adapt to the transformation of journalism?
- In what ways has journalism been a watchdog to politics and high society?
Group Members:
Brian Rusnak
Zeena Alkurdi
Laura Mann
Laura-Jane Cunningham
Anika Forsyth-Smith
Alison K
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