Please complete your 300 word article on local news and turn your draft in. Please use the 2-column format for your article! Use only the first 30 minutes to complete this article!
Then: (at 12:45)
The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. Its members are U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. Its Statement of News Values and Principles spells out its standards and practices.
The AP has earned 53 Pulitzer Prizes, including 31 for photography, since the award was established in 1917. It earned a 2019 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for coverage of the civil war in Yemen.
As of 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 263 news bureaus in 106 countries. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides newscasts twice hourly for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most member news organizations grant automatic permission for the AP to distribute their local news reports.
Three Important Journalists:
Please watch the following videos and complete the notes needed for each journalist. Find out: WHO was this journalist, WHAT did they do to be significant or important, WHERE they worked, WHEN (what time period or decade) did they live or write, HOW did they affect the journalist industry/profession, and WHY are they important today? These notes will be turned in for participation credit:
TASK #3: YELLOW JOURNALISM
Yellow Journalism was a term introduced between the difference of opinion journalists William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer had about what kinds of reporting newspapers should publish.
Pulitzer's New York World and Hearst's New York Journal changed the content of newspapers by adding more sensationalized stories and cartoons or comic strips published by the paper.
Pulitzer began to publish the cartoon "The Yellow Kid" in 1896. The cartoon was created by R.F. Outcault and was popular with readers. Hearst offered Outcault an outrageous salary for his cartoon and "stole" the comic strip from Pulitzer. Pulitzer published an imitation of the cartoon very similar to "The Yellow Kid" to competing with Hearst.
This competition escalated between the newspapers--each over-dramatizing stories to win readership. Stories were written and altered to fit ideas that publishers and editors thought would sell the most papers. They attempted to stir public interest so that news boys could sell more papers on street corners (see Newsies).
Hearst (according to some historians) played a major role in America's involvement with Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He published sensational articles about Cuba to sway public opinion about America's involvement in the war. He was a business man interested in politics. Sound familiar?
When reporter Fredrick Remington sent a telegram to Hearst stating that there was not much going on in Cuba, Hearst replied,"You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war."
Hearst eventually persuaded President McKinley to sign a bill officially entering America into the Spanish-American war.
Here is a link to The Yellow Kid. Notice how these illustrations suggest sensational social or political commentary.
HOMEWORK: CHOOSE ONE OPTION:
1. After viewing the video on Hearst (see above) compare/contrast Hearst's character and temperament with that of Donald Trump. Read the articles on 1. "Journalism in the Age of Trump", 2. "How Donald Trump Changed Political Journalism" and 3. "How Can Journalists Protect Themselves During a Trump Presidency." Write an opinion piece (op ed) or letter to the editor of these magazines or a local newspaper (a well-developed paragraph or two) in which you make a decision about the future of news journalism in America. Take into consideration what you learned about Randolph Hearst and Donald Trump in the articles you have read to support your points.
or
2. After watching the video on Hearst (see above) and reading a few strips from The Yellow Kid (see above), read the following handout/articles: "A Culture of New Racism"; "White Privilege & Anti-Racism in the Funnies", "Racism & Comics: Good intentions Aren't Good Enough". Write an opinion piece (op ed) or letter to the editor of these magazines or a local newspaper (a well-developed paragraph or two) in which you discuss the issue of racism depicted in comic strips, comic books, or animation. Take into consideration what you learned about Randolph Hearst, The Yellow Kid, and these articles to support your points.
TASK #3 is NOT due yet.
Remember to turn in your 300 word local article draft today!
HOMEWORK: None. If you did not complete tasks #1 & #2 today in class, please catch up and turn your work in late. Late penalties apply.
Then: (at 12:45)
The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. Its members are U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. Its Statement of News Values and Principles spells out its standards and practices.
The AP has earned 53 Pulitzer Prizes, including 31 for photography, since the award was established in 1917. It earned a 2019 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for coverage of the civil war in Yemen.
As of 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 263 news bureaus in 106 countries. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides newscasts twice hourly for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most member news organizations grant automatic permission for the AP to distribute their local news reports.
The AP employs the "inverted pyramid" formula for writing which enables the news outlets to edit a story to fit its available publication area without losing the story's essentials.
Cutbacks at rival United Press International (UPI) in 1993 left the AP as the United States' primary news service, although UPI still produces and distributes stories and photos daily.
Cutbacks at rival United Press International (UPI) in 1993 left the AP as the United States' primary news service, although UPI still produces and distributes stories and photos daily.
TASK #1: Click the link below and select an article from the Associated Press. In YOUR blog, create a post where you "report" (summarize the key points) of the AP article you chose. Decide on a lead and angle (see previous posts for options!)
- The Associated Press (website)
Three Important Journalists:
Please watch the following videos and complete the notes needed for each journalist. Find out: WHO was this journalist, WHAT did they do to be significant or important, WHERE they worked, WHEN (what time period or decade) did they live or write, HOW did they affect the journalist industry/profession, and WHY are they important today? These notes will be turned in for participation credit:
- Nellie Bly (16 min.) & article website.
- Joseph Pulitzer (1), Pulitzer (student doc.) (2), Pulitzer (reenactment) (3), The Pulitzer Prize (4) and a webpage.
- Randolph Hearst (1), Randolph Hearst (2) Hearst (reenactment) (3), Citizen Hearst (4) & an webpage.
TASK #3: YELLOW JOURNALISM
Yellow Journalism was a term introduced between the difference of opinion journalists William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer had about what kinds of reporting newspapers should publish.
Pulitzer's New York World and Hearst's New York Journal changed the content of newspapers by adding more sensationalized stories and cartoons or comic strips published by the paper.
Pulitzer began to publish the cartoon "The Yellow Kid" in 1896. The cartoon was created by R.F. Outcault and was popular with readers. Hearst offered Outcault an outrageous salary for his cartoon and "stole" the comic strip from Pulitzer. Pulitzer published an imitation of the cartoon very similar to "The Yellow Kid" to competing with Hearst.
This competition escalated between the newspapers--each over-dramatizing stories to win readership. Stories were written and altered to fit ideas that publishers and editors thought would sell the most papers. They attempted to stir public interest so that news boys could sell more papers on street corners (see Newsies).
Hearst (according to some historians) played a major role in America's involvement with Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He published sensational articles about Cuba to sway public opinion about America's involvement in the war. He was a business man interested in politics. Sound familiar?
When reporter Fredrick Remington sent a telegram to Hearst stating that there was not much going on in Cuba, Hearst replied,"You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war."
Hearst eventually persuaded President McKinley to sign a bill officially entering America into the Spanish-American war.
Here is a link to The Yellow Kid. Notice how these illustrations suggest sensational social or political commentary.
HOMEWORK: CHOOSE ONE OPTION:
1. After viewing the video on Hearst (see above) compare/contrast Hearst's character and temperament with that of Donald Trump. Read the articles on 1. "Journalism in the Age of Trump", 2. "How Donald Trump Changed Political Journalism" and 3. "How Can Journalists Protect Themselves During a Trump Presidency." Write an opinion piece (op ed) or letter to the editor of these magazines or a local newspaper (a well-developed paragraph or two) in which you make a decision about the future of news journalism in America. Take into consideration what you learned about Randolph Hearst and Donald Trump in the articles you have read to support your points.
or
2. After watching the video on Hearst (see above) and reading a few strips from The Yellow Kid (see above), read the following handout/articles: "A Culture of New Racism"; "White Privilege & Anti-Racism in the Funnies", "Racism & Comics: Good intentions Aren't Good Enough". Write an opinion piece (op ed) or letter to the editor of these magazines or a local newspaper (a well-developed paragraph or two) in which you discuss the issue of racism depicted in comic strips, comic books, or animation. Take into consideration what you learned about Randolph Hearst, The Yellow Kid, and these articles to support your points.
TASK #3 is NOT due yet.
Remember to turn in your 300 word local article draft today!
HOMEWORK: None. If you did not complete tasks #1 & #2 today in class, please catch up and turn your work in late. Late penalties apply.
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