The Final Project will be graded on the application of the fundamentals of Journalism in News Reporting and Writing, 5th and 7th editions. You will complete a number of practical journalism tasks from newspapers that you find or on line newspapers. As articles for The Griffin entail an extensive amount of practical application, each article is the equivalent of one of the questions below. These tasks require that you examine newspapers closely, making connections to your text. You must complete all five of the tasks below for me to accept this as your final exam. You are responsible for the chapters we’ve covered thus far.
You
may use your notes, the text and Newspapers, actual or online (in class).
Questions- * you may arrange these questions onto a word document that you may either print or send to my e mail.
1. Editing
You are to find a single article
or a number of different articles with typos, information mistakes, poorly worded/awkward phrasing, and/or
poor organization. You are required to
cite, at least, six mistakes. The text
(from the newspaper) should be underlined, cut out and pasted to a blank Xerox
sheet of paper- on the free space you should have a written explanation of the
errors.
Writing to Be Read
The Inverted Pyramid
The News Release
2. Framing
Select an article; analyze and explain how each
article is “framed.” Define the
perspective of the writer of each article.
If you think that the article you’ve selected is being purely objective
and even dealing, explain why. It is of
the utmost importance that you explain the picture that the journalist is
painting of the subject in each article.
Once again, cut out the article, paste it to blank Xerox, and write your
explanation below each article.
The Nature of News
3. Leads and Narration
Find three different articles and explain the
lead: cite who, what, where, why, how, and when of each article. Also, if they are present, cite the four
following writing techniques- foreshadowing, vivid scenes, dialogue and
anecdotes; you will most likely find articles with these writing elements. This is in the same format of the prior
tasks.
The Inverted Pyramid
Beyond The Inverted Pyramid
In Their Own Words
4. Gathering Information
Cut out a sizeable newspaper article of your choosing and
explain the basic information and where it comes from. Explain what sources the journalist
used. The article must be fairly lengthy
and intricate- no less than ten paragraphs (dialogue shift paragraphs not
included).
Chapters
Gathering Information
Interviewing
In Their Own Words
5. Ethics
Select an article in which you think there is a journalistic ethical perspective at work. Identify the ethical belief of the writer and
possibly the paper as a whole. Cite
which ethical belief that the writer would be the most opposed to, as
well. It is imperative that you refer to
the specific ethical rubrics in your text.
Also, explain which ethical belief, as detailed in the chapter, that you
personally subscribe to and why.
Chapter
Ethics
