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Journalism 50
Navigating the News
Spring 2023
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
- Onion
Twitter example
- What Is News? (PDF)
- Job of
the Journalist (PDF)
- Example: White,
and in the minority (Washington Post)
- Photo Ethics Example:
* Front Page
* Photo Comparison
- A
news site used AI to write articles. It was a journalistic disaster.
(Washington Post)
- Factors in Coverage of a News
Story (PDF)
- Different Kinds of
News Stories
- Audio interviews from book sources
- For Wednesday 2/8:
* 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)
- Credibility (PDF)
- In-Class Exercise 1
- Flying Object Stories
- QEII Coverage:
Positive
| Critical
| Bizarre
- How To Spot Fake News (IFLA)
- Elements
of Newsworthiness
- For
Local News, Americans Embrace Digital but Still Want Strong Community
Connection (Pew Center)
- San Jose "Little Saigon" Controversy:
* San
Jose Mercury News
* San
Francisco Chronicle
* Los
Angeles Times
* New
York Times
- San
Diego Fire Example (KFMB CBS8)
- Chapter 3
Interview Clips
- Elizabeth
Holmes Example
- Broderick Examples:
* "Dirty
John"
* Till
Murder Do Us Part (LA Times)
* Oakland
rocked by 4 shooting deaths in less than 24 hours (Yahoo
News)
* 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
- For Wednesday 3/1:
* Types of
News Story Audiences
* News Outlets for In-Class Exercise:
Spartan
Daily | Mercury
News | SF
Gate
KRON | KTVU | New
York Times
USA Today | NBC
News | CBS
News
- For Monday 3/6:
* 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
'biased teaching' bill would fine teachers for discussion of
controversial issues
* 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
- Journalism and
Institutions (PDF)
- Journalism and
Institutions --
In-Class Assignment (PDF)
- Government and
Politics (PDF)
- Midterm 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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