Tuesday Homework Assignments

Please type out your response for the questions about the following articles/videos.

A New Model For News

Due Tuesday 8/25 (Skim pgs 1-35, Read pgs 36-50)

1. What problems do young people face when they consume news?
2. What solutions do the authors suggest?
3. Which of these solutions do you like the best and why?

Lynda.com : Free Final Cut Studio Training

Mitch624: Upload in HD: Final Cut Pro

Due Tuesday 9/1 (watch the first 4 video tutorials on Lynda and the 1 tutorial from Mitch624)

Initial Set Up

1. What are “Scratch Disks?”
2. How do you change your scratch disk location?

Exploring the Final Cut Pro Interface

1. What are the 4 main windows in Final Cut Pro called?
2. Why is it important to only work on one project at a time?
3. How do you set “In” and “Out” points in the viewer?
4. What two windows are synchronized?

Logging and Capturing footage from tape

1. Why is it important to label your clips?
2. Briefly describe the first few steps you need to do to capture footage from tape.

Ingesting video from solid state media.

1. What is the first step in ingesting media from solid state media?

Upload in HD: Final Cut Pro

1. What is the first step in getting your video ready for exporting to YouTube?

Lynda.com : Free Final Cut Studio Training

Due Tuesday 9/8

Editing in the timeline

1. Briefly describe how to edit using Final Cut Pro’s timeline.
2. What is the razor tool?

Editing using the Viewer and Canvas.

1. How do  you set “in” and “out” points on the viewer?
2. How can you add transitions to your video?

Newsrooms Must Get Active to Survive the Economic Meltdown

Due Tuesday 9/15

1. What is currently happening to the news industry?
2. According to Robert Niles, what have newsrooms failed to do?
3. What must reporters do to ensure that newsrooms remain successful?

PBS NewsWar Part III (watch part III; approximately 1 hour long)

Due Tuesday 9/22

1. Why should news agencies focus on the public interest? In your opinion, are news agencies doing this?
2. Give some examples of how user-generated content has changed the news industry.
3. Why did the Los Angeles Times have such a hard time? What would you do if you were in charge of the LA Times?

Each person in class is responsible for becoming the “class expert” for the entire semester on one of the following topics.  You will be responsible for teaching the rest of the class about your topic.  Be prepared to give a one-minute visual presentation on one of the following topics.

Due Tuesday 9/29

1. Brand (Allie, Brandon): Brand Attitude, Personal Brand, and Journalistic Integrity
2. SEO (John, Brian): PageRank, Link Trading, Statbrain , LinkFarms
3. SEO (Michelle, Diego): Tags, Choosing Keywords, Keyword Stuffing, Google Keyword Tool
4. Website (Matt B., Julie): Layout, F-Shaped Reading Pattern
5. Website (James, Steve): Online Copywriting Tips, First Two Words
6. Supplemental Content(Randy): Widgets, Google Gadgets, RSS Feeds, Widgets to facilitate distribution, Newsgator
7. Analysis (Stewart): Google Analytics, YouTube Insight
8. Promotion(Jackie): User-Generated Bookmarking and Social Bookmarking
9. Promotion (Matt C.): Tactfully Locate, Pitch Influential Bloggers
10. Promotion (Randy): Online Video:Primetime Rules Don’t Apply and find out how to put our videos on the LPC Express website and the TVs around campus.

Journalism Ethics: Right name.  Wrong game?

Due Tuesday 10/6

1. Why are journalism ethics important?
2. What is wrong with using your friends as sources for news?
3. Why should journalists avoid sensationalism?

HD Camcorders and High Definition Camcorders

Due Tuesday 10/13

1. What are the pros and cons of 720p and 1080i?
2. What are the advantages of using mini DV tapes?
3. What are the pros and cons of the AVCHD format?

The Video Explosion

Due Tuesday 10/20

1. Why was Weingarten’s video successful?
2. Why are photographers embracing video?
3. What are some problems with video journalism?

Fair Use Under Fire and Wikipedia: Creative Commons

Due Tuesday 10/27

1. Why is fair use important for journalists?
2. Is it legal to take information from the internet to write a news story?
3. What can happen if you illegally use online material?
4. What is Creative Commons?

Due Tuesday 11/3

1. Type out a one to two-sentence lead for your next story.  Be sure to include who, what, where, when, why, and how.  If you don’t know what a lead is, read the following two articles.  Also write your lead in 24 point font so that we can take a look at your work as a class.

• Writing Effective Leads
• How to write a good lead

Due Tuesday 11/10

1. Upload your lead to the class website, lpcstripped.weebly.com
2. Be sure to include your name
3. Create a link from your name to your personal website or to your facebook page.

Due Tuesday 11/17

1. Type out a one to two-sentence lead for your next story.  Be sure to include who, what, where, when, why, and how.  If you don’t know what a lead is, read the following two articles.  Also write your lead in 24 point font so that we can take a look at your work as a class.

• Writing Effective Leads
• How to write a good lead

Due Tuesday 11/24

1. Finish your work!!!

Due Tuesday 12/1

1. Type out a one to two-sentence lead for your next story.  Be sure to include who, what, where, when, why, and how.  If you don’t know what a lead is, read the following two articles.  Also write your lead in 24 point font so that we can take a look at your work as a class.

• Writing Effective Leads
• How to write a good lead