Lecture notes
Lecture notes are posted for the benefit of students who want to prepare for the lecture (not for those who want to miss the lecture).
The lecture notes reflect some of what the professor intends to cover in the lecture, but they are not comprehensive. Students should understand that other topics may be included in the actual lecture.
The following are links to the JEM 200 lecture notes.
(Fall 2011)
Media writing
Week 1 (Aug. 18) - Introduction to the course
Writing for the Mass Media, chapter 1
Week 2 (Aug. 25) - Beginning writing: basic techniques; grammar; style and the stylebook
Writing for the Mass Media, chapters 2, 3
Reporting with text
Week 3 (Sept. 1) – Writing in the media environment: accuracy, deadlines, journalistic practices
Writing for the Mass Media, chapters 4, 5
Week 4 (Sept. 
- The inverted pyramid
Writing for the Mass Media, chapters 4, 5
Week 5 (Sept. 15) - Sources: interviewing; on-the-scene reporting; records
Writing for the Mass Media, chapters 4, 5
Week 6 (Sept. 22) - Headlines, lists, links
Writing for the Mass Media, chapters 5, 7, 10
Week 7 (Sept. 29) - Acceleration; Diversity and inclusion (Fall break, no class meeting)
Writing for the Mass Media, chapter 10
Week 8 (Oct. 6) - Test 1
Reporting with images
Week 9 (Oct. 13) - Photojournalism: Basics
Writing for the Mass Media, chapter 6
Week 10 (Oct. 20) – Audio slideshows
Writing for the Mass Media, chapter 6
Reporting with audio and video
Week 11 (Oct. 27) - Writing for sound: Audio journalism
Writing for the Mass Media, chapters 8, 9
Week 12 (Nov. 3) - Writing, recording and editing sound
Writing for the Mass Media, chapters 8, 9
Week 13 (Nov. 10) – Building your audience; The writer and the law
Writing for the Mass Media, chapters 13, 14
Week 14 (Nov. 17) – Test 2
