APRIL 4 Peer edit Issue pre-first drafts. (Final feature deadline moved to Thursday, April 6)
APRIL 6 FIRST DRAFT ISSUE (1,000 words with 4 voices, 2 of whom are "experts") due.
Final FEATURE DUE (1,000 words, 15 percent of total grade) If time, watch "Reporter."
Discuss chapters, Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. NEXT: Read and complete worksheets on Chaps. 26 on Taste in Journalism and 27 on Morality. If time, watch "Reporter."
APRIL 11 TOPIC: ****Schedule change****Attend talk by Jose Antonio Vargas, 4 p.m. in Student Union Ballroom, email lead and nutgraph same night (counts for 20 percent of Final)
APRIL 13 FINAL ISSUE PAPER DUE. (1,000 words 20 percent of total grade) Review for FINAL QUIZ. Ethical reporting Discuss Chapters 26 & 27; in-class work on issue paper, blogs
APRIL 18 NO CLASS (UMASS follows Monday schedule due to Patriots Day)
APRIL 20 END OF SEMESTER QUIZ Discuss summary/analysis writing.
APRIL 25 In-class deadline assignment: Watch film and write SUMMARY/ANALYSIS (10 percent of final grade) on deadline, due at end of class.APRIL 27 - Wrap-up
MAY 2- LAST DAY OF CLASS/ recap/ Final blogs presentations
