November | 2017 | Readings for Journalism Principles and Practices

November 20, 2017

Please Finish These Readings Before Class Monday, Nov. 27, 2017

Please Finish the following reading and see the review sheet that follows.

Last Current-Events Reading of the Semester:

New Russian Poll, as Reported by Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/vladimir-putin-strong-manly-leader-who-stands-west-say-russians-716947

NATO Commitment, as reported by CBC:

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thehouse/nato-and-canada-adapting-to-new-and-evolving-threats-1.4405551/the-u-s-priorities-for-nato-russia-and-counterterrorism-and-maybe-north-korea-1.4408316

Final Exam Review

Journalism Principles and Practices, Fall 2017 – Final Exam Review Sheet – Distributed Nov. 20. 2017

The Final Exam Will Be Administered During the Last Class Period,

Monday, Dec. 11, at the Normal Class Time

As stated in the syllabus, the final exam will be held during the last class period, Dec. 11. during normal class time. The exam should take no more than an hour to complete, although you will of course have the entire class period to finish it.

I will go over the answers to the exam during the final exam period:

10:15 am – 12:15 p.m., Wednesday Dec. 20 in Bozorth Hall 112.

You will receive (or probably already have received) an email from the registrar informing you when the final exam period is. AGAIN, REMEMBER, WHEN YOU RECEIVE THAT EMAIL, IT IS NOT A CHANGE OF THE EXAM TIME. I am not giving the exam during the exam period; I am going over the answers.

Note that Dec. 11 is a Monday. Wednesday the 13^th is a university-wide break from classes called “Reading and Review.” This is a new feature of the schedule, introduced last year, to provide time for study. Finals Week runs from Dec. 14 to Dec. 20.

AGAIN: THE EXAM WILL BE GIVEN Dec. 11 during the last day of class. I WILL REVIEW IT DURING THE FINAL EXAM PERIOD. Note that the final exam period has a different starting time than normal class.

I REPEAT: THE EXAM WILL BE GIVEN THE LAST DAY OF CLASS, DEC. 11. I WILL REVIEW IT DURING THE FINAL EXAM PERIOD. Note that the final exam period has a different starting time than normal class.

I am required to offer a valid educational experience during the final exam period, and I can’t think of anything more valid or educational than going over the test. In response to the most commonly asked question, I will not mark you as absent if you do not attend on Dec. 20. However, if you wish to question the final exam grade or get explanations of what was marked off, you must attend the Dec. 20 session, which is an officially scheduled part of the class. If you do not pick up the exam on the 20^th, it will be available from the Journalism Department secretary at the beginning of the spring semester. Again, though, in the interest of fairness remember that I cannot go over the same exam 80 times: If you want to know how you did, attend on the 20^th.

While I obviously can’t be too specific about the contents of the final, here is some general guidance. The exam will look very much like the midterm: six or seven short answers, some with multiple parts, and two essays. One essay will be short, the other a little longer. There will be a question or two, maybe three, on current events. The final will not be cumulative except for First Amendment/freedom of speech issues, broadcast regulation, and perhaps some reiteration of Boorstin’s pseudo-event, and of course anything specifically mentioned on this review sheet. Be sure you review the freedom of speech material and are conversant with trends in allowing free speech and press.

Here are some areas to review. Some we have not covered yet but will get to in the final weeks of the class:

Libel and privacy law, particularly cases discussed and listed in the readings
The facts and effects on the news business of the events depicted in Good Night and Good Luck
Regulation
Ethics…know the schools of thought and the major names associated with them and be able to apply them to a hypothetical example. We will cover this today
Media effects – probably covered Wednesday.
Economics of new media. This will tie into the screening of The Social Network
Be very familiar with these sections of the Principles and Practices text; while the test may not be limited to these chapters, they will be helpful: Chapter 1, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, and Chapter 15

I may make some minor changes to this review sheet but the exam will adhere to the general outline regardless.

November 18, 2017

Please Finish this Reading Before Class Monday, Nov. 20, 2017

First, some important notes about the paper and the final. Current-events reading is below this post.

About the Paper:

JPP Paper Submission Guidelines for Paper 2

As stated in the syllabus, Paper 2 is due Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, before the start of class. After that it is late.

You will submit the paper through Blackboard’s Turnitin. You must also bring to class a printed copy. If for some reason you are going to be absent, you must email me via regular Rowan email a copy of the paper as an MSWord attachment AND paste the text of the paper into the body of the email.

Submit it exactly the same way you submitted Paper 1. To submit your paper, access Blackboard either through the link on the Rowan home page (rowan.edu) or directly through blackboard.rowan.edu.

You’ll be prompted to log in with your Rowan username and password. Then you’ll be taken to a list of your courses.

Click on 201740-JRN02205 – JOURN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (*Combined*)

“Combined” just means that there are two sections of the course and for housekeeping purposes they are listed together. (On your interface, you may or may not see the word “combined.” I can’t tell because I don’t have access to the same screens as you.)

You’ll see a screen with the name of the course papers. Click on the paper you want to upload and you’ll be taken to another screen where you can attach it and send it on its way.

I will grade papers in roughly the order they are received and will have all of Paper 2 returned before the final.

I suggest you aim to get them in right away. The deadline does not mean that is the day you have to hand them in. Rather, it is the time and day after which the paper is late and will receive a grade penalty. Last-minute problems can and will arise, so the answer is simple…just don’t wait until the last minute.

Remember, the submission is due by the beginning of class on the due date. Anything after that is late. When you submit the paper via Blackboard’s version of Turnitin, you will receive an emailed receipt. Keep that email. If you do not receive a receipt, something is wrong, so verify that the paper is turned in through Blackboard and Turnitin.

About the Final:

The Final Exam Will Be Administered During the Last Class Period,

Monday, Dec. 11, at the Normal Class Time

I will go over the answers to the exam during the final exam period:

10:15 am – 12:15 p.m., Wednesday Dec. 20 in Bozorth Hall 112.

Here are some areas to review. Some we have not covered yet but will get to in the final weeks of the class:

· Libel and privacy law, particularly cases discussed and listed in the readings

· The facts and effects on the news business of the events depicted in Good Night and Good Luck

· Regulation

· Ethics…know the schools of thought and the major names associated with them and be able to apply them to a hypothetical example. We will cover this today

· Media effects – probably covered Wednesday.

· Economics of new media. This will tie into the screening of The Social Network

· Be very familiar with these sections of the Principles and Practices text; while the test may not be limited to these chapters, they will be helpful: Chapter 1, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, and Chapter 15

I may make some minor changes to this review sheet but the exam will adhere to this general outline.

Current Events

Russia and Ukraine

http://thehill.com/policy/international/361026-mcmcaster-to-present-trump-47m-deal-to-arm-ukraine-against-russia