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Calendar

"R" refers to the Rich text. "HG" is Hammer Grammar. Additional readings will be announced.

WeekClass TopicsAssigned ReadingsWhat's Due?
Week 1 Intro to J200 (overview) R Ch. 1,2 for Wed.
Week 2 What is news? Who is your audience?R Ch. 3 for Mon.
Week 3 Covering meetings
AP Style
HG1
R Ch. 8, 20 for Mon.

Week 4 News language
HG2
R Ch. 9, 10
Meeting story due
Week 5 NewsgatheringHG3
R Ch. 5, 6

Week 6 Newsgathering, cont.HG4
R Ch. 7

Week 7 FeaturesHG5
R Ch. 11
Topic story due
Week 8 Features, cont.Handouts
Week 9 Individual conferences

Week 10 BroadcastHG6
R Ch. 12
How-to story due
Week 11 Broadcast, cont.HG7
R Ch. 4, 13

Week 12 Online writingHG9
R Ch. 19

Week 13 Covering beatsHG10
R Ch. 15, 16
Podcast due
Week 14 Ethics HG11
R

Week 15 Ethics presentationsHandouts
Week 16

Web packages due






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Updated October 2009