Archive for February 2009
Schedule changes
Posted by: cynmc on: February 23, 2009
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If you’ve looked closely at the class schedule this week, you may have noticed that I’ve made a few changes. I’ve moved up a couple assignments, originally scheduled for later in the semester, to mid-March, and I’ve pushed back the start of the Broadcast Segment.
The upshot: This will give you an extra week to complete [...]
Scholarship opportunity
Posted by: cynmc on: February 12, 2009
Up to $10,000 in scholarships is being offered to students interested in a career in journalism and who live in or attend school in the Bay Area. The scholarships are being offered by the SF/Bay Area chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association.
The 2009 scholarship application is available at www.aajasf.org (go to the “Scholarships” tab). [...]
Revisions
Posted by: cynmc on: February 11, 2009
I’ve asked some of you to revise some assignments. But even if I don’t request it, you can revise any assignment where you received a less-than-stellar grade. Revising makes most sense for assignments where you get a B- or less.
With a good revision, you can earn back up to half the points you lost the [...]
Your ‘Real News’ assignment
Posted by: cynmc on: February 10, 2009
For your “Real News Reporting” assignment — the culminating project of the news writing segment of this class — you’ll need to find and write your own news story or news feature. This assignment is due March 14, so you’ve got a month or so to figure it out, but it’s not too early to [...]
Meet the reporters
Posted by: cynmc on: February 10, 2009
The Berkeley Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists is sponsoring “Meet the Reporters: A Lively Discussion” on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 12-2 p.m. at UC Berkeley’s Northgate Library. Interested students are welcome to attend.
Established in 1975, NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with more than 4,100 members. [...]
Newsweek goes niche
Posted by: cynmccune on: February 9, 2009
I hear some people saying that the print media’s much publicized financial/circulation problems only affect the nation’s big dailies, that smaller newspapers and magazines are doing just fine. But I guess that doesn’t apply to newsmagazines.
Newsweek has announced that it is undertaking a major overhaul of its publication, including its content, design and target [...]
Pondering the future
Posted by: cynmc on: February 1, 2009
With layoffs continuing in the newspaper business (and spreading to PR and advertising agencies), it’s hard to know what to tell students who want to pursue a career in the news media.
So I was glad to see Mindy McAdams’ blog post, Advice for Journalism Students Now. If you aspire to a career in journalism, this [...]
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