| Week | Class Topics | Readings | What's Due? |
| Week 1 |
Mission and audience; news values | NRW Ch. 1 and p. 317 |
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| Week 2 |
Inverted pyramid | NRW Ch. 2, 7, CW p. 94-107 | Beat report due 9/10 |
| Week 3 |
Story ideas and pitches; anatomy of news story | NRW Ch. 12, 5 |
Event story pitch due |
| Week 4 |
Planning the story | NRW Ch. 14 |
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| Week 5 |
Interviewing basics | NRW Ch. 3, 4; CW p. 140-152 |
Event stories due; topic pitches due |
| Week 6 |
Loaded language; observation | NRW Ch. 8, 9; handouts
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| Week 7 |
Feature writing | Handouts; CW p. 182-197, 22-30, 35-43 | Topic stories due; Profile pitches due |
| Week 8 |
Writing narrative; Focus on ethics | CW 63-73, 157-163; handouts |
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| Week 9 |
Online journalism |
NRW Ch. 20; CW 11-14, 18-21, 31-34, 44-46, 74-93, 171-174 | Profiles due
Final story pitch due |
| Week 10 |
Individual conferences | NRW Ch. 21 |
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| Week 11 |
Working on the Web
Intro to editing | Handouts |
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| Week 12 |
Organizing stories for the Web | Handouts; CW 112-115, 124-139, 201-204 | Final stories due |
| Week 13 |
No class |
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| Week 14 |
Polishing Web designs | Handouts; CW 47-62 |
Editing reports due |
| Week 15 |
Edit and post features |
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| Week 16 |
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Monday: Final draft of Web page and editing reports due by noon. |
