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JOUR 4090 Multiplatform F21 Syllabus
Intro
Policies and procedures
Books and other required materials
Assignments and grades
Stories and process
Schedule
Learn the world
Find the stories
Produce them for an audience
Portfolios
Editing checklist
Beat memo
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Find the stories

Find the Stories schedule
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Day
Date
Time
Section
Type
Description
1
Monday
9/20/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Homework
Make an appointment with Dr. Suggs to discuss beat memos
2
Tuesday
9/21/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Class
One-on-one meetings
3
Wednesday
9/22/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Homework
Schedule at least two interviews and one time to visit the site of your topic. Describe plans in a DM to Dr. Suggs.
Read Tompkins ch. 7.
Grab a classmate and go shoot an event, even if it's just with your phones. Get at least five images apiece and post to homework02_photos, with one-sentence captions for each. Try for a variety of wide, medium, and close-up/detail shots.
4
Thursday
9/23/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Class
Lough on photos and framing
5
Monday
9/27/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Homework
Critique your classmate's photos using specific examples from Tompkins and Johnson. Which are their strongest shots? Which could have been done better? Post a comment on their post from last week.
Shoot an interview and B-roll in which you interview a classmate about something about which they are passionate. Produce a piece that is no long than 2 minutes. Upload to Youtube, Dropbox, Google Drive, or another service and post a link to homework03_video.
6
Tuesday
9/28/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Class
Photo critiques and planning visuals for your stories
7
Wednesday
9/29/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Prep
Read Tomkins ch. 9.
8
Thursday
9/30/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Class
Mental health day: no class
9
Monday
10/4/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Prep + homework
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Suggs on ledes
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Clark Part 3
Tompkins chapters 1 and 2
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Tompkins chapter 4
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Quiz
10
Tuesday
10/5/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Class
Outlines and storyboards
11
Wednesday
10/6/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Prep + homework
Write a one-paragraph summary and transcribe key quotes from at least THREE interviews and post to prep07_interviews channel.

12
Thursday
10/7/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Class
Perfecting ledes and nut grafs
13
Friday
10/8/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Homework
If your story were due right now, what would it look like? List the lede/intro, nutgraf/hook, and notes on story structure in a post to prep08_ledes.
14
Monday
10/11/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Prep
Multimedia for all elements of first storyーimages, photos, video complete and link DM to Suggs
15
Tuesday
10/12/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Class
Writing workshop
16
Wednesday
10/13/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Prep
Complete draft of mainbar complete and link sent to Suggs
17
Thursday
10/14/2021
​9:35 AM
Find the stories
Class
Editing workshop
18
Friday
10/15/2021
​11:59 PM
Find the stories
Assignment
All elements of first story done and sent by DM to Suggs
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