Thursday, September 24, 2015

History of Journalism Project Deadline Looming!; The Functions of a Journalist

Please use your time in the lab today to complete your Powerpoint or Prezi presentations for your History of Journalism Project.

We will deliver these presentations next week (Monday/Wednesday). Sign up for a performance slot. Your OUTLINE, MLA WORKS CITED PAGE, and presentation (address or file) will be due on the date of your presentation.

Additionally, you will need to write a short 1-page (double-spaced) reflection on the project. Answer the following points in your reflection:
  • What did you learn about the field of journalism through this project?
  • What parts of the project were easy or difficult for you, and WHY?
  • If you are working with a partner, how did you interact with your partner? How effective was your collaboration? If you were working alone, what problems did you run into in putting this assignment together?
  • What is most memorable about your subject?
  • What questions or concerns or areas of interest are you still puzzled about, or what else might you be interested in knowing after completing your project?
If you have completed your prezi/powerpoint, outline, reflection, and works cited page, please complete your homework (see below for details!)

THE FUNCTIONS OF A JOURNALIST

1. The political function
2. The economic function
3. The sentry function
4. The record-keeping function
5. The entertainment function
6. The social function
7. The marketplace function
8. The agenda-setting function

HOMEWORK: Please read the handout article on the "functions of a journalist". For homework, please read the following journalism articles and identify the author's FUNCTION:

A. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/why-pope-francis-sounds-like-a-democrat/407023/

B. http://www.si.com/nba/2015/09/23/chris-bosh-heat-raptors-georgia-tech-health-blood-clots-lebron-james

C. http://www.newsweek.com/2015/10/02/inequality-wealth-gap-ogden-utah-375820.html

Please support your answers with the text and/or the handout article. Due Monday, September 28.
 

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