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Final Portfolio and Preface (Due the last day of class)
A true journalism portfolio consists of clips that a journalist has published and sees as examples of his/her best work, and also as examples of his or her abilities and range. Since this is an eight week, introductory course, your portfolio will not mirror a professional portfolio, but will be a "launching pad" for your journalistic ambitions.
from the course, both formal and informal.course..
Finally, in class, compose a preface to your portfolio on a separate page, making sure that it is titled "Preface." Guidelines will be presented in class.

2/2 Reading Quiz 4 Due
2/4 Feature Assignment Due
2/6 Review lead due
Week 6 Read chapters 9-11 of Kovatch and Rosenstiel
2/10 Reading Quiz 5 Due

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1/23 Test 1
Week 4 read Chapters 5-6 of Kovatch and Rosenstiel
3 Due Turn in Interview Notes
1/29 Senior Retreat
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Office: English Office (N-1)
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Introduction to Journalism
Spring 2015
Course Description

Office: English Office (N-1)
Course OutlineIntroduction to Journalism
Spring 2015
Course Description
This course seeks to examine the history of journalism in America as well as to explore the changing nature of the field. It will focus on crafting journalistic writing that begins with developing story ideas and then coherently following them through on both an ethical and a critical level. The course serves as an introduction to the basic elements of journalism, emphasizing the development of reporting, interviewing and writing for print, mastery of Associated Press style, and an introduction to such issues as objectivity, critical thinking, ethics, and libel concerns. There will be several short writing assignments and a final project.
2. Check schedule (this document) to stay apprised of reading/assignments.
3. Get notes from a classmate.
Snow Day Policy
Should class be cancelled due to snow or any other unexpected emergency, students are expected to abide by the posted schedule. The instructor will email the class should any deviation from the schedule occur. Otherwise, all due dates and expectations will be upheld, as posted on the schedule.
Code of Academic Honesty (page 21 of the student handbook):
Personal integrity is essential to both self-esteem and a vision of Christian womanhood. For this reason, academic honesty is essential at Nerinx Hall. Students learn a sense of personal discipline, which prohibits the following behavior:

2/2 Reading Quiz 4 Due
2/4 Feature Assignment Due
2/6
Week 6 Read chapters 9-11 of Kovatch and Rosenstiel
2/10 Reading Quiz 5 Due
2/12
Week 7
2/17 Review Assignment Due
2/19
Week 8
2/23 Test 2
2/25 News Assignment Due
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Week 9
3/2 News Assignment DueOral Projects due
3/4
3/6 Final Portfolio Due-preface assigned in class