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Teaching the Newspaper CourseRachele KanigelSan Francisco State University
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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, some take it three times
Prerequisites: Newswriting + Reporting (reporter/editors)
OR Newswriting + Photojournalism 2 (photographers)
Staff10-15 editors10-25 reporters6-15 photographers1-3 designers (sometimes not enrolled in
class – they may take independent study)
PublicationWebsite updated dailyNewspaper distributed weekly on
Wednesdays10,000 circulation
Class StructureClass meets twice a week, Mondays &
Fridays 9:35-10:50 a.m.Mondays: Story pitchesWednesdays: Critiques, workshops, guest
lecturers, discussions of ethical issues, panel discussions, brainstorming sessions, project planning sessions
Last 15 minutes of every class reporters & editors meet
Critiques
Communication
Grading reportersMinimum requirements:15 stories (roughly one per week)20 production hours (distributing the paper,
copyediting, writing headlines, background research for someone else’s story, man-on-the-street interviews)
Weekly story pitchesReporters turn in three portfolios, each after
about 5 weeks
Grading reportersPortfolio includes:Original draft of each story and story as it
appeared online or in printMemo for each story explaining how story
originated, problems encountered, how reporter and editor worked together
Weekly beat memos (story ideas)Production hours logSelf-evaluation formEvaluation of editors
Grading reportersPoint system:
Portfolio 1 Up to 25 pointsPortfolio 2 Up to 25 pointsPortfolio 3 Up to 25 pointsBeat Report Up to 5 pointsClass participation Up to 5 pointsBeat handoff Up to 5 pointsProduction hours (20)
1/2 point per hour
Bonus points 1 for each weekly awardTotal Up to 100
All work is graded AFTER PUBLICATION
so there is no problem with prior review.
Class activitiesSmall group discussionsStudents meet in small groups to select: Best headline Best story Best lede Best opinion piece (editorial, column, review) Best photo Best page designand address the question: What could we have done better this week:
Class activitiesStory huntSend groups of 3 (a mix of editors, reporters, photographers, designers) out on a story hunt to a different building or area of campus. Each group has to find: An upcoming event A profile subject A subject for a multimedia story A news storyEach team reports back to the whole staff.
Class activitiesBrainstorming sessionStudents 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?
Have each group make a list of topics/issues and then turn them into story ideas
Class activitiesMeet your readersHave staffers go out in pairs with a stack of newspapers to different parts of campus.Instruct each pair to introduce themselves and the newspaper to passersby and engage potential readers in conversation. Ask:
Are you familiar with the newspaper? Do you read it? Regularly or occasionally? What do you like about the newspaper? What don’t you like about it? What stories should we cover?
Resources Golden Gate Xpress can be viewed at
http://goldengatexpress.org/ Syllabus available for download at
http://issuu.com/rachelekanigel/docs/sfsustudentnewspapersyllabus
Contact [email protected]