12 Feb 2018
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Course
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JOURNALISM-J201 Lecture 1 Notes
●Advertising uses FOMO to instill a kind of anxiety in its audience.
○Grunge was a big deal in 1992
○Rick Marin - New York Times
●What is this course?
○Who, what, where, when, how, why
●Syllabus key points
○Think critically about the roles, functions, and impacts of various media in society
○ALL WRITTEN WORK for this class must
be submitted on Canvas with a Microsoft
Word format
○Read and follow the How to Write a Paper handout
○Read and follow the Frequently Asked Questions handout
○Read and follow the How to Email a Professor handout
○I typically respond to emails within 48 hours
○Email does NOT
exist before 9am, after 5pm, and on weekends
○Emailed and hard copies are NOT
accepted! ONLY on Canvas.
○Lae work receives a penalty of one letter grade every day it is late
○See me if you require assistance in the disability stuff
○NO ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
●Grade distribution
○ALL is 20 points = 100
●Week-in-Review quizzes
○6 quizzes on Canvas outside
of class
○4 multiple-choice questions on each quiz that are taken from the
readings/lectures
○25-minute time limit
○Posted on thursday at 5pm, due on Sundays by 5pm
○LOWEST score is dropped at the end of the term
○QUIZ DUE DATES