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Journalism 50
Navigating the News
Fall 2024
JOUR 050, Sec. 1; 3 credit units
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
DBH133
About This Course:
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Current Course Materials:
- Course Syllabus: PDF
- Syllabus Supplement
- Textbook -- Navigating
the News
- First Half of Semester →
- Onion Twitter example
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- Some
Initial Concepts (PDF)
- What is News? (PDF)
- Job of
the Journalist (PDF)
- Example: White,
and in the minority (Washington Post)
- Photo Ethics Example:
* Front
Page
* Photo
Comparison
- Factors in
Coverage of a News Story (PDF)
- Different Kinds of
News Stories
- News
Ethics (PDF)
- 10 Commandments of News
- Conflicting
reports of Giffords’ death were understandable, but not excusable (Poynter)
- Snopes | Politifact
- Millions
Misused (Spartan Daily)
- Penn
State sex scandal investigation
- Interactive
Media Bias Chart (Ad Fontes Media)
- Audio
interviews from book sources
- Credibility (PDF)
- QEII Coverage:
Positive | Critical | Bizarre
- How
To Spot Fake News (IFLA)
- Elements
of Newsworthiness (PDF)
- Local
News Most Trusted in Keeping Americans Informed About Their Communities (Knight
Foundation)
- Americans
Trust Local News. That Belief Is Being Exploited. (NY Times)
- Silicon
Valley congressional candidate tied to fake newspaper (San Jose
Spotlight)
- The
San Francisco Inquirer looks like local news. Here’s why politicians
are furious with the site (SF Gate)
- San Jose "Little Saigon" Controversy:
* San
Jose Mercury News
* San
Francisco Chronicle
* Los
Angeles Times
* New
York Times
- San
Diego Fire Example (KFMB CBS8)
- Current National Story:
Springfield,
Ohio, schools open Tuesday with increased security (CNN)
- Current International Story:
New
wave of device explosions sweeps Lebanon (NBC News)
- Community (PDF)
- Chapter 3
Interview Clips
- Elizabeth Holmes Case:
* Background
* Hulu
series
* Later
Story
- Broderick Examples:
* "Dirty
John"
* Till
Murder Do Us Part (LA Times)
* 3
dead, 1 injured in 2 separate Oakland shootings, police say (ABC7)
* Murder
victim Kathy Anderson was former town arborist (Palo
Alto Daily Post)
- Hill Examples:
* Questions
surround honor student's death in Detroit (USA
Today)
* Family,
friends mourn Grosse Pointe Farms teen (Detroit
Free Press)
* College
student shot, killed talking in car in Detroit (Detroit
News)
* In
Detroit, a tale of two homicides (Detroit Free
Press)
- Scandalous
Stories
- Types of News
Audiences (PDF)
- For Monday 9/30:
* Education
Reporting (PDF)
* The
Ongoing Debate Over School Choice
* School
boards get death threats amid rage over race, gender, mask policies
* What
Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?
* Arizona
Gov. Hobbs vetoes bill banning 'critical race theory' in schools
* How
DeSantis built a conservative following on education
* University
of Missouri Fires Melissa Click, Who Tried to Block Journalist at
Protest
* Local
indigenous tribe condemns SJSU anthropology professor
- Trolling
and News (PDF)
- Spartan
Daily 2020 Election Issue
- Identity
Article Search
- Give
the audience what they want or what they need? There’s an even better
question. (Medium)
- Journalism
and Institutions (PDF)
- In-Class
Assignment for 10-7
- Business
and Economics (PDF)
- Government
and Politics (PDF)
- Midterm Study Guide
- Midterm Grading Scale
- Second Half of Semester →
- Navigating the News: Review
- Final Exam Study Guide
These materials will be updated throughout the semester.
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Course Description
Introduction to different forms of news media we consume to become informed
and engaged citizens, and how media shape our world. Development of skills to
critically evaluate the credibility of news sources, distinguish between real
and fake news, and examine contemporary news events and news media coverage in
cultural, historical, environmental, and spatial contexts. This class is for
students who aspire to be informed citizens and want to understand how media
shape the world around them. Students will learn how different kinds of media
work to make them better and smarter news consumers.
For More Information
Please contact Prof. Craig, either by phone at 924-3287,
or by e-mail at profcraig@profcraig.com.
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