Write a short post about 3-5 things about Athens that surprise you, intrigue you, confuse you, annoy you, or make you happy. Just short descriptions of each one. If you're having trouble, drive or walk around and talk to your friends or others. Post in the Slack channel prep1_quickhits.

Thursday

8/26/2021

9:35 AM

Learn the World

Class

Research 1: The basics

Monday

8/30/2021

11:59 PM

Learn the World

Homework

In two posts in prep02_reax, cover two items:

Note common points of intrigue between your post from last week and at least two classmates'.

Take one of your points and find at least three stories, blogs, or social-media posts about it. Post quick summaries of and links to them.

Tuesday

8/31/2021

9:35 AM

Learn the World

Class

Research 2: getting beyond the basics

Wednesday

9/1/2021

11:59 PM

Learn the World

Homework

Find at least 3 news stories about your topic. Make a list of people quoted. Did the reporter capture all the relevant perspectives? Are there other people s/he should have contacted? Write up your findings (including links when possible) and post in prep03_sourcing

Read

this exchange

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and come prepared to consider what having a diversity of perspectives might mean for your stories.

Thursday

9/2/2021

9:35 AM

Learn the World

Class

Identifying sources

Monday

9/6/2021

11:59 PM

Learn the World

Homework

Make a list of at least five people who have local knowledge of the topic you're working on. Then, find five national expertsーlook for professors who research similar issues or people from national associationsーwho can provide broader perspectives on this topic. Post to prep04_experts.

Tuesday

9/7/2021

9:35 AM

Learn the World

Class

Developing questions and story ideas

Wednesday

9/8/2021

11:59 PM

Learn the World

Homework

Go to a place that is related to your story idea. Take at least two pictures. Write down what you see, hear, smell/taste. Talk to people there if possible. Write a short blog describing your place and how it relates to your topic area and post (with pix) to prep05_places.

Thursday

9/9/2021

9:35 AM

Learn the World

Class

Writing, place descriptions, and story ideation

Monday

9/13/2021

11:59 PM

Learn the world

Homework

Read this piece on

Ethics and sources

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and this one on

less-extractive reporting

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. Which of its suggestions seem most obvious to you? Which are strangest/most surprising? Post a note to the homework03_source_ethics channel.

Tuesday

9/14/2021

9:35 AM

Learn the world

Class

Comparing (and improving) interviews

Wednesday

9/15/2021

11:59 PM

Learn the world

Prep

Complete at least one interview with a source and share a recording or a transcript with Suggs and with your partner.

From your research and your interviews, post a list of at least five one-sentence story ideas to the prep06_storyideas channel.

Thursday

9/16/2021

9:35 AM

Learn the world

Class

Beat memo workshop

Friday

9/17/2021

11:59 PM

Learn the world

Assignment

Beat memo due

Monday

9/20/2021

11:59 PM

Find the stories

Homework

Make an appointment with Dr. Suggs to discuss beat memos

Tuesday

9/21/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Class

One-on-one meetings

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.

Thursday

9/23/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Class

Lough on photos and framing

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.

Tuesday

9/28/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Class

Photo critiques and planning visuals for your stories

Wednesday

9/29/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Prep

Read Tomkins ch. 9.

Thursday

9/30/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Class

Mental health day: no class

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

Tuesday

10/5/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Class

Outlines and storyboards

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.

Thursday

10/7/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Class

Perfecting ledes and nut grafs

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.

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

Tuesday

10/12/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Class

Writing workshop

Wednesday

10/13/2021

11:59 PM

Find the stories

Prep

Complete draft of mainbar complete and link sent to Suggs

Thursday

10/14/2021

9:35 AM

Find the stories

Class

Editing workshop

Friday

10/15/2021

11:59 PM

Find the stories

Assignment

All elements of first story done and sent by DM to Suggs

Monday

10/18/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

Clark part 1

Look at your main story. Which one (or more) of Clark’s tools can you apply to make your story better? Post to homework04_edits.

Tuesday

10/19/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Editing do’s and don’ts

Wednesday

10/20/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

Trade stories with a classmate. Using the microediting and macroediting list in the syllabus, suggest changes. Share with them and with Dr. Suggs.

Revise beat memo to reflect changes in second story

Set up meeting for Thursday/Friday with Dr. Suggs

Thursday

10/21/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

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one-on-one meetings with Dr. Suggs

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Monday

10/25/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

Read

The Things that Carried Him

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(alternate

link

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) Watch

Watch Lizzo Make ‘Juice’

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For each of these, what is one element of the story that looks familiar? What's one unusual or surprising element? Does it work or not? Write a short post to homework05_storyforms.

Tuesday

10/26/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Wrapping up editing and new story forms

Wednesday

10/27/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

Find a Youtube, Snapchat, TikTok, Insta, or Facebook story that is actually a storyーit has characters, a plot, and provides some kind of insight. Does it work? Could it be done better? Write a short post in homework06_morestories.

Thursday

10/28/2021

9:35 AM

Producing them for an audience

Class

New story forms

Thursday

10/28/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Prep

DM me a short message with topic for your second story, list of at least five people you plan to interview, two prior stories on the topic, and any ideas you have about story forms.

Monday

11/1/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

Final drafts of Story 1 DM to me

If you already have a portfolio, post URL to homework07_portfolios. Find LinkedIn profile and Twitter bios for two professionals you admire and write a short post critiquing their digital presence to homework08_socialprofiles.

Tuesday

11/2/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Portfolios for the digital age

Wednesday

11/3/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

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Journalistic ethics

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New NPR ethics policy

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Assembly article on Nikole Hannah-Jones and UNC donor

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Thursday

11/4/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Ethics in 2021

Friday

11/5/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Prep

At least three interviews completed; write one graf-summaries and transcribe key quotes. Post to prep09_newinterviews.

Tuesday

11/9/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Writing exercises + What do stories look like on social?

Thursday

11/11/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Infographics tour

Friday

11/12/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

Complete initial round of interviews (at least two in addition to earlier ones) and write one graf-summaries and transcribe key quotes to prep11_interviews

Monday

11/15/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

If your story were due right now, what would it look like? Draft a nutgraf/hook, and notes on story structure. Post to prep10_outline.

Monday

11/15/2021

11:59 PM

Portfolios

Homework

Multimedia for all elements of second storyーimages, photos, video complete and shared with Dr. Suggs

Tuesday

11/16/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Writing workshop

Wednesday

11/17/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Homework

Rough draft of mainbar complete

Thursday

11/18/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Editing workshop

Friday

11/19/2021

11:59 PM

Produce them for an audience

Assignment

Final draft of story 2 due

Tuesday

11/23/2021

9:35 AM

Produce them for an audience

Class

Writing workshop

Monday

11/29/2021

11:59 PM

Portfolios

Homework

Portfolios submitted to _portfolios channel

Tuesday

11/30/2021

9:35 AM

Portfolios

Class

Portfolio presentations

Thursday

12/2/2021

9:35 AM

Portfolios

Class

Portfolio presentations

Friday

12/3/2021

11:59 PM

Portfolios

Homework

Portfolio reviews due

Monday

12/6/2021

11:59 PM

Portfolios

Assignment

Revisions of story 2 finished and sent by DM to Dr. Suggs

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