Welcome to Neighborhood News, the class that produces a Hunter College student website, the Athenian<\/a>. This course serves a dual purpose. As reporters, you will learn to develop and pitch story ideas; research, observe and interview for news and feature stories; write with clarity and purpose in a conversational style; and adhere to sound journalistic principles such as balance, objectivity and fairness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This class also serves the Hunter student body by providing coverage of college activities, students, faculty and policies, advancing student opinion and sharing information. As a staff, we will cover the big issues at Hunter, but also try to discover and uncover the people and organizations making a difference on campus. You will also learn what it means to write for an audience and assume that responsibility. By the end of the term, you will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will produce a minimum of five stories \u2013 three features and two deadline stories \u2013 reporting in person using a variety of techniques: observation, interviews, meeting coverage and scrutiny of documents. You may also do video stories or audio slideshows for any of these assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your weekly diet of readings will include exceptional examples of journalistic writing and\/or videos. You will also read each other\u2019s work; we will critique each issue as a group. The instructor is here to help you succeed as individuals, and as a collective, to help you create a smart, high-quality publication for your fellow students. Anyone who does the work will not fail. Your grade will be largely based (90 percent) on your five story assignments, following a rubric (see http:\/\/bit.ly\/HunterFall19Rubric) with these categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a rewrite; grading will reflect these standards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The remaining 10 percent of your grade will be based on class participation (10 percent). The books are available on Akademus and on reservation at the Hunter library. Reporters write alone, but, like students, they learn from one another. Your active participation is essential, and will be considered in grading. You will be asked to submit your stories for class critiques, participate in the critiques of others\u2019 stories and engage with your classmates during pitch meetings. You will also be expected to ask questions of guests in class or hosts on newsroom tours and participate in those conversations. Participation also means having prepared adequately for class by completing required readings and being prepared with questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WEEK 1 <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Introductions: To the Class, Your Classmates and the Athenian<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brainstorm: What do we cover? What do you want to cover? Where do we want to be on SM?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seminar: What is Community Journalism?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guest speaker: Devin Callahan, Deputy Director, Office of Communications, Hunter College<\/p>\n\n\n\n READING from best college newspapers around the country + about Hunter<\/p>\n\n\n\n ASSIGNMENT 1: Five potential story ideas with three potential sources for each one, due next week at start of class WEEK 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Assignment 1 Seminar: Using Editorial Budget to Create Balance<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guest Speaker: Sha Sha Feng, Using WordPress<\/p>\n\n\n\n READINGS: Best community reporting from NYC dailies WEEK 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n Workshop: Phone Photojournalism with John Smock<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seminar: Topics to Ideas to Pitches<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classroom as Newsroom WEEK 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 1 Pitch<\/p>\n\n\n\n Story 1 Pitch Meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seminar: Anatomy of a News Story\/The Lede<\/p>\n\n\n\n WEEK 5 <\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 1 Draft Classroom as Newsroom <\/p>\n\n\n\n We will work one-on-one editing stories, review social media deadlines and photos\/art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WEEK 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 1 Final<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seminar: Incorporating Sources<\/p>\n\n\n\n In-class critique<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will finish editing final versions, and post stories to WordPress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n READ: Your classmates\u2019 stories WEEK 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n Field Trip: <\/em>Wall Street Journal WEEK 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 2 Pitch<\/p>\n\n\n\n Story 2 Pitch Meeting Seminar: Event Coverage WEEK 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 2 Draft<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classroom as Newsroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n READ AND LISTEN : in preparation for field trip and your classmates\u2019 stories WEEK 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n Field Trip: WNYC WEEK 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 2 Final We will finish editing final versions, and post stories to WordPress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n READ: Your classmates\u2019 stories and in preparation for guest speaker WEEK 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 3 Pitch<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guest Speaker: Eileen Grench, Report for America and The City<\/p>\n\n\n\n Story 3 Pitch Meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n READ AND WATCH: in preparation for guest speaker WEEK 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 3 Draft<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seminar and Guest: Terry Parris, Jr. on Reader Engagement, The City<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classroom as Newsroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will discuss how writers use detail to engage, enlighten and explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n READ: Your classmates\u2019 stories and in preparation for guest speaker WEEK 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUE: Feature 3 Final<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guest and Seminar: TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final Critique WEEK 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guest: Committee to Protect Journalists<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final Classroom as Newsroom Course Description Welcome to Neighborhood News, the class that produces a Hunter College student website, the Athenian. 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