Medill School of Journalism - 0325 Editorial

John Reque
Editorial B01
BASIC WRITING
Time: Tues 9-10:20 a.m.
      Three-hour evening lab once a week.
Office Address:  Fisk 108B
Phone:  491-2063
Expected enrollment:  45

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Sharpens non-fiction writing skills in 
description, narration and exposition; requires journalistic 
standards of accuracy; gives a solid grounding in grammar and 
Associated Press style, introduces newswriting and 
copyediting; surveys newspaper, magazine and broadcast as 
areas of journalism; gives an overview of the school and the 
profession and prepares for the more specialized courses to 
come.

PREREQUISITES:

TEACHING METHOD:  Once-a-week lectures (guest lecturers in 
weeks 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) combined with once-a-week labs. 
EVALUATION:  Lecture grade (20%) based on a final exam, three 
grammar/style quizzes and six short paragraph assignments.  
Lab grade (80%) based on lab assignments.

READING LIST:
The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel  Manual
When Words Collide by Lauren Kessler and Duncan McDonald


Richard Schwarzlose
Editorial C02-0
HISTORY OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS
Time:  TBA
Office Address:  Fisk 204B
Phone:  491-2066
Expected enrollment:  30 per section

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  A survey of the history of print and 
broadcast journalism - - its institutions, practices, 
principles and philosophy -- primarily in the United States.   
The course also emphasizes contemporary media issues and 
their historical development.  MAIN OBJECTIVES:  First, to 
provide an understanding of journalism's history in the 
United States; second, to encourage students to discuss some 
of the issues confronting journalism today; and third, to 
conduct research and make judgments about a journalism topic 
of the student's choosing. 

PREREQUISITES:  Sophomore standing.  P/N not allowed.

EVALUATION:  The students final grade is based on a midterm, 
a final exam, and a research project.

READING LIST:
G.J. Baldasty, The Commercialization of News in the 
   Nineteenth Century
J.L. Baughman, The Republic of Mass Culture
Handouts in class



Mary Ann Weston
Editorial C02-0
HISTORY OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS
Time:  TBA
Office Address:  Fisk 204C
Phone:  491-4635
Expected enrollment:  30 per section

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  A survey of the history of print and 
broadcast journalism - - its institutions, practices, 
principles and philosophy -- primarily in the United States.   
The course also emphasizes contemporary media issues and 
their historical development.  MAIN OBJECTIVES:  First, to 
provide an understanding of journalism's history in the 
United States; second, to encourage students to discuss some 
of the issues confronting journalism today; and third, to 
conduct research and make judgments about a journalism topic 
of the student's choosing.

PREREQUISITES:  Sophomore standing.  P/N not allowed.

EVALUATION:  The students final grade is based on a midterm, 
a final exam, and a research project.

READING LIST:
G.J. Baldasty, The Commercialization of News in the 
   Nineteenth Century
J.L. Baughman, The Republic of Mass Culture
Handouts in class


Mike O'Donnell
Editorial C21-1
COPY EDITING
Time:  M & F afternoons w/3-hr. W lab
Office Address:  Fisk 305B
Phone:  491-2067
Expected enrollment:  60

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Focus on quality writing through editing 
and compelling presentation of ideas.  Language Skills:  
spelling, grammar, punctuation, style and usage.  Copy 
editing and writing:  editing a variety of news and feature 
stories, headlines, captions and refers.  News judgment:  the 
changing nature of news judgment; comparing your decisions 
with Chicago metros.  Visual Communication:  layout and 
design, use of color, photo editing and information graphics; 
increasing your "visual literacy."

PREREQUISITES:  B01 Basic Writing, C20 Newswriting.

EVALUATION:  Factors in determining grades:  Language skills, 
ability to "catch" major errors in a story, line editing 
skills, headline writing skills, news judgment skills, layout 
and photo editing skills, and lecture/workshop quizzes.  
Final two labs are key.

REQUIRED STUFF:
B. Ryan and M. O'Donnell, "The Editor's Toolbox."
B. Ryan, "The Editor's Exercise Pack."
T. Harrower, "The Newspaper Designer's Handbook."
A 1994 almanac.  Recommended:  The World Almanac and Book of    
   Facts 1993.
The Chicago Tribune's Chicagoland Map (Rand McNally).
The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual.
A good dictionary.


Patricia Dean, Ava Greenwell, Edward Planer
Editorial C60-1
BROADCAST WRITING
Time:  TBA  (One lecture and one 3-hour lab per week)
Office Address:  Fisk Hall
Phone:  491-2060 (Dean) 467-2579 (Greenwell) 708 835 1139 
(Planer)
Expected enrollment:  

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Writing television news scripts that are 
accurate, clear, concise and conversational; coordinating 
scripts with video; and becoming proficient in the use of the 
Newstar computer system and videotape editing  in our state-
of-the-art broadcast newsroom.

PREREQUISITES:  Junior standing.  C20-1 Newswriting.

EVALUATION:  Final, Midterm, lab exercises, homework, 
quizzes, class participation and attendance.

REQUIRED TEXT:     AP Broadcast News Handbook


Charles Whitaker
Editorial C81-0
MAGAZINE EDITING
Time:  TBA
Office Address:  Fisk 304C
Phone:  491-3014
Expected enrollment:  

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  We will deal with handling copy and 
editing (proofreading and fact-checking).  We will explore 
the entire magazine industry:  current developments and 
trends in the industry, strategies for garnering advertising, 
building circulation.  The goal is to develop an eye for the 
tone and pace of a magazine and its articles and departments.  

PREREQUISITES:  Senior standing.  C20-2 Teaching Media.  
Knowledge of newswriting, copyediting, and style.

EVALUATION:  Based on a group project, an individual mid-term 
project, in-class exercises and a final exam.

REQUIRED TEXTS:
J. William Click and Russell N. Baird, "Magazine Editing & 
   Production."
Handouts in class
Dictionary
Stylebook
Grammar or writing handbook