4804/7804 Class Schedule – Fall 2012

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Week 1

Mon. Aug 20  (Amy) Introductions. Syllabus review. Getting started. Policies and procedures.

How to connect to the classes server
Newsroom shifts

• Three team story ideas are sent to faculty editors and project managers by Tuesday night at 7 p.m.  Send email to MUJourConvergenceProjectManagers@missouri.edu
• The subject line of the email should be: 4804 story pitches, Team Name/Number
• Fridays we meet at 8 a.m. in the Futures Lab to discuss your best ideas.
• Your team stories are due the following Thursday at 5 p.m. with all components of your story saved to the !FinishedStories section of the classes server in the folder for each person in the group.  (Each student’s folder must contain every element of your story, text, photos, video, captions, mp3’s, PDF’s, etc.)

Wed. Aug. 22 (Amy & Karen) Lab policies, equipment overview

Lab procedures/policies

Fri. Aug. 24  (Amy) How to write and turn in your story pitches

Story pitch form
Checklist for completing team stories
Finding good story ideas
Stories we don’t want to see again (pdf)
Six questions journalists should be able to answer before pitching a story
6 Ways Journalists Can Use Press Releases Effectively
How to get an A on my next team story

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Week 2

Mon. Aug. 27 (Amy) KOMU, Newsy newsroom orientation
STYLE QUIZ 1: Available on Blackboard from 9am Monday until 5pm Wednesday

A-Team Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Casey Batezel, Alexander Magera, John Bean
Team 2: Bridgit Bowden, Marissa McEntire, Russell Chapin
Team 3: Donovan Ferguson, Julianne Fine
Team 4: William Heckman-Mark, Jenny Modlisz, Jake Godin
Team 5: Austin Nichols, Kathyrn Grumke, Teddy Nykiel
Team 6: Caroline Hecker, Tori Partridge
Team 7: Erica Vandenhouten, Karen Rodriguez

KOMU Shift Workflow/Checklist

Matheny Map
KOMU Shift Checklist/Workflow (pdf)
Newsroom dress codes

Wed. Aug. 29  (Karen) Using the Marantz, KBIA scripting, using nat sound.

Assembling a Basic Audio Story in Adobe Audition
Complete Marantz Manual
Instructions for working at KBIA
KBIA Guide to Scripting (pdf)
Abbreviated KBIA guide to a wrap or package (pdf)
10 Commandments of Getting Good Natural Sound
Setting up and using a wireless microphone
KBIA Beat Sheet

KBIA Work Examples
Jessica Naudziunas – Peanut Butter Prices Rising
Kyle Stokes – Big Storm
Kyle Stokes – “C” is for Cuts
Jessica Naudziunas – Cattle Rustling
Jacob Fenston – Six Months After the Storm
KGOU Budget Storm on the Horizon

Team story ideas due by 8 a.m. for A-Team teams

Thu., Aug 30  Faculty will be around the Futures Lab to assist with story idea development, one-on-one gear questions

Fri. Aug. 31  A-Team teams’ weekly pitch meeting with faculty and project managers in the Futures Lab

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Week 3

Mon. Sept. 3  LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

No class.  Check with your individual newsrooms to see if you’re expected to work scheduled shifts

CHiPS Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Ninh Pham, Christopher Hill, Megan Rentschler
Team 2: Ryan Schuessler, Jared Jeffries
Team 3: Ryan Shiner, Chelsea Stuart
Team 4: Kelsey Kupferer, Evan Townsend, Jennifer Lask
Team 5: Courtney Lindbeck, Kearston Winrow, Nicole Lunger
Team 6: Laishi Zhou, Trent Madden
Team 7: Nina Buckhalter, Mikkel Chrtistensen

Team story ideas due by 7 p.m. on Tuesday for CHiPS teams

Wed, Sept. 5  (Amy)  Rollout of the Missourian project

Parenthood
The Quad
4804 Missourian Project Guidelines (PDF)

TA CONTACT INFO:

Kevin Cook: kjc42c@mail.missouri.edu

Nicole Garner: nlg526@mail.missouri.edu

Thu. Sept. 6 A-Team team stories due at 5 p.m.

Fri. Sept. 7 CHiPS weekly pitch meeting with faculty and project managers in the Futures Lab

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Week 4

Mon. Sept. 10 (Amy) In-class critique of student work

STYLE QUIZ 2: Available on Blackboard from 9am Monday until 5pm Wednesday

How to get an A on my next team story

A-Team Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Casey Batezel, Erica Vandenhouten, Marissa McEntire
Team 2: John Bean, Bridgit Bowden, Russell Chapin
Team 3: Donovan Ferguson, Jenny Modlisz, Austin Nichols
Team 4: Julianne Fine, Jake Godin, Kathryn Grumke
Team 5: Teddy Nykiel, Tori Partridge, Karen Rodriguez
Team 6: Caroline Hecker, Will Heckman-Mark

Story ideas due to faculty and project managers by 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Wed. Sept. 12(Karen) Photo Refresher:  The art of photography/photojournalism

Understanding Exposure
Nikon D70 manual (pdf)
Nikon D80 manual (pdf)
SLR Camera Simulator

Thu. Sept. 13  CHiPS team stories due to 5 p.m.

Fri. Sept. 14 Story pitches for A-Team teams. Meet in RJI Futures Lab.

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Week 5

Mon. Sept. 17 (Mike McKean) Mike McKean’s search tools for the Internet

Mike McKean’s Search Tools
Web Scavenger Hunt

CHiPs Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Christopher Hill, Mikkel Christensen, Ryan Shiner
Team 2: Megan Rentschler, Nina Buckhalter, Ryan Schuessler
Team 3: Taylor Jansen, Sapna Khatri, Ninh Pham
Team 4: Chelsea Stuart, Kelsey Kupferer, Kearston Winrow
Team 5: Jennifer Lask, Nicole Lunger, Liashi Zhou
Team 6: Evan Townsend, Jared Jeffries, Courtney Lindbeck

Story ideas due to at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Wed. Sept. 19 (Reuben Stern) Interviewing techniques

Interviewing techniques
The Art of the Interview, ESPN-style
Tips for interviewing people with disabilities
Interviewing crime victims

Thu. Sept. 20 A-Team team stories due at 5 p.m.

Fri. Sept. 21 Story pitches for CHiPS teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 6

Mon. Sept. 24 (Amy) Intermediate blogging
Why Journalists Must Blog & How
How To Create Your Own Blog
How To Build An Audience
Giving Your Blog A Visual Edge
Adam Westbrook: Five Mistakes I Wish I Hadn’t Made
Interact With Your Niche To Find New Readers
A Guide to Happy (and Legal) Tumblr-ing
20 Great Blogs By Journalists

Extra credit: Earn an additional half a letter grade on your final semester grade by blogging once weekly until the end of the semester.  Must have 9 posts to earn the extra credit.  Posts must be live on your sites by 5 p.m. on Saturdays to earn the credit for that week.

STYLE QUIZ 3: Available on Blackboard from 9am Monday until 5pm Wednesday

A-Team Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Casey Batezel, Bridgit Bowden, Kathryn Grumke
Team 2: John Bean, Marissa McEntire, Julianne Fine
Team 3: Will Heckman-Mark, Teddy Nykiel, Russell Chapin
Team 4: Donovan Ferguson, Tori Partridge, Jenny Modlisz
Team 5: Karen Rodriguez, Caroline Hecker, Austin Nichols
Team 6: Erica Vandenhouten, Jake Godin

Story ideas due via email by 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Wed. Sept. 26 (Lynda) Ten Commandments of Visual Storytelling

Best practices for visual storytelling
Types of shots and sequences
Visual grammar
Your step by step guide to creating a traditional 1:30 TV/television package
Examples of good detail shots
Storyboard information
Tips for producing effective audio slideshows

Thu. Sept. 27  CHiPS team stories due at 5 p.m.

Fri. Sept. 28 Story pitches for A-Team teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 7

Mon. Oct. 1 (Amy) Writing Strong Intros & Nut Grafs

The Nut Graf, Part I
Nut Grafs, the Lynchpins of Clear Writing
The Art of the Nut Graf: Don’t Just Get New Visitors, Keep Them
Strong From the Start: Leads & Nut Grafs

CHiPS Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Ninh Pham, Jared Jeffries, Megan Rentschler
Team 2: Kristopher Hill, Chelsea Stuart, Nina Buckhalter
Team 3:  Ryan Schuessler, Kelsey Kupferer, Liashi Zhou
Team 4: Evan Townsend, Courtney Lindbeck, Nicole Lunger
Team 5: Jennifer Lask, Ryan Shiner, Kearston Winrow

Story pitches due by 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Wed. Oct. 3 (Reuben) Reporter’s Toolbox: What don’t you know?

Thu. Oct. 4   A-Team team stories due at 5 p.m.

Fri. Oct. 5 Story pitches for CHiPS teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 8

Mon. Oct. 8  (Amy) Advising Day: What are the best ways to tailor your schedule to obtain the career of your dreams?

A-Team Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Casey Batezel, Russell Chapin, Austin Nichols
Team 2: Caroline Hecker, Jenny Modlisz, Erica Vandenhouten
Team 3: Teddy Nykiel, Julianne Fine, Bridgit Bowden
Team 4: Karen Rodriguez, Kathryn Grumke, Donovan Ferguson
Team 5: Will Heckman-Mark, Jake Godin, Marissa McEntire
Team 6: Tori Partridge, John Bean

Story ideas due by 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Wed. Oct. 10 (Reuben) Infographics

100 Incredible Infographic Tools & Resources

Thu. Oct. 11  CHiPS team stories due at 5 p.m.

Fri. Oct. 12 Story pitches for A-Team teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 9

Mon. Oct. 15 (Kevin Quealy)  Here to accept a Missouri Honors Medal on behalf of the New York Times, Kevin Quealy shows off some of the department’s best work

**Class will be held in RJI 100 today**

CHiPS Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Ninh Pham, Ryan Shiner, Ryan Schuessler
Team 2: Kristopher Hill, Nina Buckhalter, Courtney Lindbeck
Team 3: Jennifer Lask, Jared Jeffries, Chelsea Stuart
Team 4: Kelsey Kupferer, Nicole Lunger, Laishi Zhou
Team 5: Evan Townsend, Kearston Winrow, Megan Rentschler

Story pitches due at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Wed. Oct. 17  In-class critique

Thu. Oct. 18 A-Team stories due at 5 p.m.

Fri. Oct. 19 Story pitches for CHiPS teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 10

Mon. Oct. 22 (Mike McKean) Measuring Converged Audiences
A primer on analytics, radio, print and television research tools.

STYLE QUIZ 4: Available on Blackboard from 9am Monday until 5pm Wednesday

Audit Bureau of Circulation

Arbitron — Radio Ratings

Nielsen Media Reseach: TV ratings, web and mobile tracking

Web Analytics Definitions — Measuring Web Audience (pdf)

Google Analytics provides detailed web site statistics. View their video tutorial here.

Adobe Digital Marketing Suite (including SiteCatalyst and Adobe Social)

Chartbeat — real-time web traffic monitoring

Do Not Track — Universal Web Tracking Opt Out

Jim Edwards, Business Insider, “Microsoft’s ‘Do Not Track’ Plan Is In Tatters As Advertisers Vow to Ignore It,” October  10, 2012

Who’s linking to your site? Type the following in Google or Yahoo! or Bing:  (link: newsy.com)

Results of Fall 2004 KOMU.com Viewer Survey

Eye tracking research: Dem0 1, Demo 2

A-Team Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Casey Batezel, Donovan Ferguson, Will Heckman-Mark
Team 2: John Bean, Julianne Fine, Caroline Hecker
Team 3: Erica Vandenhouten, Jenny Modlisz, Tori Partridge
Team 4: Marissa McEntire, Austin Nichols, Jake Godin
Team 5: Russell Chapin, Kathryn Grumke, Karen Rodriguez
Team 6: Bridgit Bowden, Teddy Nykiel

Story pitches are due at 7 p.m. Tuesday

Wed. Oct. 24  WILD CARD!!!

A-Team story ideas due by 8 a.m.

Fri. Oct. 26 Story pitches for A-Team teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 11

Mon. Oct. 29 (Joy Mayer) Engaging with your audience

Measuring Community Engagement: A Case Study from Chicago Public Media
RJI: Community Engagement
If investigative reporters don’t explain the impact of their work, who will?
Joy Mayer’s Engagement page on Delicious

CHiPS Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Kristopher Hill, Jen Lask, Nicole Lunger
Team 2: Megan Rentschler, Kearston Winrow, Evan Townsend
Team 3: Ryan Schuessler, Laishi Zhou, Courtney Lindbeck
Team 4: Jared Jeffries, Kelsey Kupferer, Ryan Shiner
Team 5: Chelsea Stuart, Ninh Pham, Nina Buckhalter

Team stories due at 7 p.m. Tuesday

Wed. Oct. 31 (Mark Horvit) Investigative reporting

Why investigative reporting matters and how to improve your stories using investigative tips/tools
Investigative Reporters & Editors

Thu. Nov. 1 A-Team team stories due at 5 p.m.

Fri. Nov. 2 Story pitches for CHiPS teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 12

Mon. Nov. 5  (Amy) Ethics & Social Media

RTDNA Social Media guidelines
ASNE social media best practices
AP Social Media Guidelines for Employees (pdf)

Alica Stice: Remember that time Derrick Washington got mad at me on Twitter?
Joy Mayer: Journalistic transparency in a red-state-blue-state world

STYLE QUIZ 5/FINAL: Available on Blackboard from 9am Monday until 5pm Wednesday

A-Team Team Story Assignments

Team 1: John Bean, Jake Godin, Donovan Ferguson
Team 2: Erica Vandenhouten, Bridgit Bowden, Karen Rodriguez
Team 3: Russell Chapin, Tori Partridge, Will Heckman-Mark
Team 4: Julianne Fine, Austin Nichols, Caroline Hecker
Team 5: Marissa McEntire, Kathryn Grumke, Teddy Nykiel
Team 6: Casey Batezel, Jenny Modlisz

Story ideas due at 7 p.m. Tuesday

Wed. Nov. 7 

(Karen) Ethical Dilemmas in photojournalism
Manipulating images and tricking news sources — does the end justify the means?

News.com, “Pictures that lie,” Sept. 11, 2006

Thu. Nov. 8: CHiPS stories due at 5 p.m.

Fri. Nov. 9 Story pitches for A-Team teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 13

Mon. Nov. 12  (Lynda Kraxberger) Amy Webb’s Tech Trends

Watch the ONA2012 session with Webb Media’s Amy Webb

http://storify.com/krystina0610/10-tech-trends-of-2012
http://storify.com/juanmunozcnn/10techtrends-10-tech-trends-for-2012

CHiPS Team Story Assignments

Team 1: Ninh Pham, Jared Jeffries, Ryan Shiner
Team 2: Liashi Zhou, Chelsea Stuart
Team 3: Evan Townsend, Megan Rentschler, Ryan Schuessler
Team 4: Jennifer Lask, Nina Buckhalter, Kearston Winrow
Team 5: Nicole Lunger, Courtney Lindbeck, Kelsey Kupferer

Team story ideas due at 7 p.m. Tuesday

Wed. Nov. 14 (Scott Swafford) Political and enterprise reporting

Thu. Nov. 15  No stories due today.  Faculty will be in the Futures Lab to answer your questions.

Fri. Nov 13 Story pitches for CHiPS teams in the RJI Futures Lab

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Week 14

Thanksgiving Break — no classes, no newsroom shifts

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Week 15

Mon. Nov. 26 (Joy Mayer) Engaging with your audience

Measuring Community Engagement: A Case Study from Chicago Public Media
RJI: Community Engagement
If investigative reporters don’t explain the impact of their work, who will?
Joy Mayer’s Engagement page on Delicious

Wed. Nov. 28 (Lynda Kraxberger) Tech Trends II

Students present their “findings” along with their buddies!

Thu. Nov. 29: Final deadline day for A-Team teams

Fri. Nov. 30 No story pitches today – grading begins at 9am

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Week 16

Mon. Dec. 3  Course wrap-up and evaluations

Wed. Dec. 5  WILD CARD!!!

Thu. Dec. 6: Final deadline day for CHiPS teams.

Fri. May 4 Reading Day. No classes. Grading begins at 9am

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WEEK 17 – Finals week; no classes, no shifts.

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