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+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)
+Publication Staff
10-15 editors
20-30 reporters
10-15 multimedia producers
15-20 photographers
2-3 designers (generally not enrolled in class)
+Publication: Golden Gate [X]press
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.
Wednesdays: Critiques
Mondays: 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 beat memos
Reporters turn in three portfolios, each after about 5 weeks
Grading is done AFTER work is published – no prior review
+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
Total Up to 100
+Grading reporters
Evaluation process:
Reporter assembles portfolio
Reporter 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
Reporter Self-Evaluation Reporter: ________________________ _______________________________________ Production hours: _________________ Story Count:
Breaking news (filed within hours of event) In-depth/multimedia Column/review/editorial Other Total
Please rate your contributions in each category according to the following system:
4 Exceeds expectations 3 Meets expectations 2 Needs some improvement 1 Needs significant improvement
Meeting deadlines ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
Quality of research and reporting ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
Quality of copy (spelling, punctuation, grammar, AP style) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
Quality of writing (ledes, nut graphs, story organization, sentence structure) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
Commitment and attitude ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
Beat coverage ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
Story ideas ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 3 4
Other comments ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Golden Gate [X]press can be viewed at xpress.sfsu.edu
Syllabus available for download athttp://issuu.com/rkanigel/docs/xpresssyllabuss2010
