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Connecting with the Newspaper CourseRachele KanigelSan Francisco State UniversityRkanigel@gmail.com
+JOUR 609 Publication Lab
Newspaper production course in a journalism department
All students required to take at least once, most take at least twice
Prerequisites: Newswriting + Reporting (reporter/editors)
OR Newswriting + Photojournalism 2 (photographers)
+Staff
10-15 editors
20-30 reporters
10-15 photographers
1-3 designers (sometimes not enrolled in class – they may take independent study)
+Publication
Newspaper distributed weekly on Wednesdays
Website updated daily
10,000 circulation
+Class Structure
Class meets twice a week, Mondays & Fridays 9:30-11 a.m.
Mondays: Critiques
Wednesdays: Workshops, guest lecturers, discussions of ethical issues, panel discussions, brainstorming sessions, project planning sessions
Last 15 minutes of class reporters & editors meet
+Grading reporters
Minimum requirements:
15 stories (roughly one per week)
20 production hours
Weekly story pitches
Reporters turn in three portfolios, each after about 5 weeks
+Grading reporters
Portfolio includes:
Original draft of each story and story as it appeared online or in print
Memo for each story explaining how story originated, problems encountered, how reporter and editor worked together
Weekly beat memos (story ideas)
Production hours log
Self-evaluation form
Evaluation of editors
+Grading reporters
Point system:
Portfolio 1 Up to 25 points
Portfolio 2 Up to 25 points
Portfolio 3 Up to 25 points
Beat Report Up to 5 points
Class participation Up to 5 points
Beat handoff Up to 5 points
Production hours (20)
1/2 point per hour
Bonus points 1 for each weekly award
Total Up to 100
+Grading reporters
Evaluation process:
Reporter assembles portfolio and fills out self-evaluation
Editors fill out evaluation form for each reporter they work with.
Instructor reviews portfolio, evaluation forms and grades portfolio
Instructor meets with each reporter in the first grading period; conferences are recommended but not required after that
After meeting with all reporters instructor meets with each editor to discuss their performance
+Class activities Group critiques – Students meet in small groups to
select best headline, best story, best lede, best photo, best page design, etc.
Story hunt -- Send groups of 3 (a mix of editors, reporters and photographers) out on a story hunt; each group has to find an upcoming event, a feature idea, a subject for a multimedia story, a trend story
Brainstorming session – Students meet in small groups to generate story ideas. Ask: What’s challenging about being a student? What frustrates you about this school? How does the economy/budget cuts/upcoming election, etc
affect students on this campus?
+Textbook
Instructors can order a free examination copy at wiley.com
+Resources
Golden Gate [X]press can be viewed at xpress.sfsu.edu
Syllabus available for download atissuu.com/rkanigel/docs/newspapercoursesyllabus
This presentation is available at slideshare.net/rkanigel/connectingwiththenewspapercourse