Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Gary Hart and the Miami Herald



Here is a link to background on the Miami Herald's coverage of presidential candidate Gary Hart.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Be a Reporter/Be an Editor Game



For class on Tuesday, take 15 minutes and play the Be a Reporter or Be an Editor Game. Or, try both and become super smart. This is especially important if you have not had any journalism experiences.

To play the game, create an account with Poynter's News University. (It's free.) Here is the link.

Here is a link to the Be a Reporter game.

Here is a link to the Be an Editor Game.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Who is Jim Bellows?





Why is he important? What role did he play in journalism history?

Here is Jim's obituary.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

March for Equality




Here is a link to your reading - from the 1971 New York Times. It was the second year for the March.

The protests were covered across tyhe nation. This is the version that the Associated Press released.

Textbook



This is the textbook for the class, Mightier Than the Sword - the second edition.