Unit+1

Back to Archive =The Law, Ethics, and Introduction to News Media =

Weeks 1-6
= = = = =KUD Goals =
 * **Know** || **Understand** || **Do** ||
 * Classroom, lab, and studio procedures.

How to apply the standards of "Newsworthiness" to news ideas.

The standard format of a news broadcast feature story.

The text of the First Amendment, the rights it grants, and the limitations of those rights.

How to storyboard for a television feature.

The basics of television studio production.

How to write a proposal and treatment for a television show.

How to interview sources with open and close-ended questions. || Newsworthiness is a concept that changes according to a story's current circumstances.

The First Amendment both protects and limits the freedoms of the media, but its scope depends on how it is interpreted.

"Entertainment" is determined by audience, production value, and context.

Choice of interview sources and choice of questions affects the credibility of a news story.

The successful production of a television show is dependent on the interrelationship of a variety of tasks and talents. || Create accounts for all important course pieces (gmail, online discussions, etc.)

Create a fake feature that follows news broadcast format.

Research First Amendment cases, then apply three to our media program, determining our rights and responsibilities.

Establish a LiveBinder Portfolio.

Write a program proposal and treatment.

Develop a Code of Ethics for the Media Journalism Program || = = =Daily Activities/Assignments =
 * **Blog Dates: August 16th-September 22nd **
 * **August 16 **
 * **August 17-September 15 **
 * **September 15- September 22nd **
 * Forum Discussion Topics
 * First Amendment
 * Newsworthiness
 * How the Media Influences Our World
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Capturing and Holding Viewer Attention
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">American Values/American Freedoms
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Levels of Moral Development

=<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Larger Assignments = = = =<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Samples of Student Work =
 * ===<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fake Feature Assignment ===
 * **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 27px;">First Amendment Research/Reflection **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">**Storyboarding**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">Television Production Basics **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Television Production Modules**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Module 2 Assignment**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Module 3 Assignment**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Interview Sources and Questions **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Media Ethics**
 * __<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Fake Feature:** __
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Exceeds Expectations
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Meets Expectations
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Below Expectations


 * __**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">First Amendment Research/Reflection: **__
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Exceeds Expectations:[[file:First Amendment Reflection Exceeds.pdf]]
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Meets Expectations: [[file:FA Meets.pdf]]
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Below Expectations: [[file:FA Below.pdf]]


 * **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Media Journalism Code of Ethics (Final Product) **