Journalism 460, Readings in Sports Journalism — Students will analyze sports journalism books and articles through class discussion and written assignments. Not intended for students with freshman class standing. Ten-week online course runs weekly beginning Tuesday, May 15. Class meets online on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. 3 credit hours.
The reading list includes the following books:
- “Ball Four,” 20th anniversary edition, by Jim Bouton (Leonard Shecter, ed). 1990.
- “Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete,” by William C. Rhoden. 2006.
- “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream,” by H.G. Bissinger. 1990.
- “Moneyball,” by Michael Lewis. 2011.
- “Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine,” by George Dohrmann. 2010.
- “A People’s History of Sports in the United States,” by Dave Zirin. 2008.
- “Scoreboard, Baby: A Story of College Football, Crime and Complicity,” by Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry. 2010.
- “Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won,” by Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim. 2011.
JOUR 460 – Broadcast Meteorology – Summer 2012
Are you looking to add a marketable skill to your Journalism degree? If so, JOUR 460 – Broadcast Meteorology might be the course for you and it is offered online this summer. Many television news reporters are called upon from time to time to present a weathercast. In fact, many positions require reporting and weathercasting skills and this class can give you an edge in the job market. In JOUR 460 – Broadcast Meteorology we will explore the fundamentals of preparing and presenting radio and television weather broadcasts. Emphasis is placed on the gathering of meteorological information, preparing weather forecasts for broadcast, explaining various meteorological phenomena, preparing professional weather graphics, and developing presentation skills. Special topics include science/environmental reporting and severe weather coverage.
For more information please contact Ed Kieser at edkieser at illinois.edu. The course starts June 11, 2012.
Journalism 460, Readings in Sports Journalism — Students will analyze sports journalism books and articles through class discussion and written assignments. Not intended for students with freshman class standing. Ten-week online course runs weekly beginning Tuesday, May 15. Class meets online on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. 3 credit hours.
The reading list includes the following books:
• “Ball Four,” 20th anniversary edition, by Jim Bouton (Leonard Shecter, ed). 1990.
• “Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete,” by William C. Rhoden. 2006.
• “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream,” by H.G. Bissinger. 1990.
• “Moneyball,” by Michael Lewis. 2011.
• “Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine,” by George Dohrmann. 2010.
• “A People’s History of Sports in the United States,” by Dave Zirin. 2008.
• “Scoreboard, Baby: A Story of College Football, Crime and Complicity,” by Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry. 2010.
• “Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won,” by Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim. 2011.
Journalism 460, Broadcast Meteorology - Meets from June 11 through August 2
Weekly scheduled discussion sessions will be held on Thursdays online using the Elluminate course delivery system (see www.elluminate.com). Students are highly recommended to have high speed internet connection (preferably not wireless), a microphone or headset with microphone for course interaction.
The Journalism department has begun to develop some existing and new classes to offer to a broad campus population. The classes are designed to appeal to students with broad interests and as thoughtful consumers of media messages. They are good classes for student wanting to deepen their strategic communication skills and/or explore academic journalism. These are not “skill” classes per se – so the ability to produce a documentary or write a news magazine piece are not required. They all carry the 460 rubric (a topic course number ) but they aren’t necessarily upperclassman level classes in the traditional sense – should be ideal for sophomores and up.
JOUR460: ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTARY
Jay Rosenstein
In this course students will watch, analyze, discuss, and write about some of the greatest – and even not so great – documentaries of the past fifty years. Students will learn about the history and development of the documentary and how to identify, dissect and decode the key ethical issues of: bias, credibility, fairness, representation, privacy, production choices, the difference between documentary and propaganda, and funding and its influence – all through analysis of the documentary. Students will screen many great programs that they’ve probably never seen before. Some may inspire, some may infuriate, but they will all provoke some response. After this course students will see the possibilities of documentary and television journalism in a whole new light. Professor Rosenstein is a Peabody and Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker who brings his many years of documentary production experience into the classroom. 3 hours.
JOUR460: REAL-WORLD POLITICS AND THE MEDIA
Nancy Benson and Eric Meyer
Students from all majors will have an opportunity to bring their academic expertise to bear on the real-world challenge of helping make the fall general election more relevant to fellow students. Working with journalism students, they will explore and help create online, mobile, broadcast, print and social media news coverage in an attempt to increase relevance in non-traditional ways by pursuing issues or performing analyses that may arise from within their own academic specialties. In addition to scheduled class sessions, students may need to be available to work on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 6. 3 hours.
JOUR460: THE MEDIA AND YOU: GETTING YOUR MESSAGE OUT
Lex Tate
This course will equip students and practitioners in journalism, public relations, business, agriculture and science and technology fields with practical knowledge and tools to understand and work with all forms of media to achieve their goals. The course will include a quick survey of contemporary public relations and clarify several discrete elements: publicity, advertising, branding, press agentry, public affairs, issues management, lobbying, investor relations and development. This will set the stage for this course, which will focus on working with and – at times – around news media:. The core issue of working with the media will encompass guidelines for good media relations, guidelines for working with the press, and understanding the ethical dimensions of the relationships that form. The course will employ case studies, real and hypothetical. The class will break into small groups for the last four-five sessions to develop a set of strategies, employing an array of media, to reach a PR goal the instructor will develop. The instructor will solicit real-world opportunities for class teams to work with local/regional interests on a media and communications plan that suits the client. Course credit: 2 hours; Course length: 8 weeks, offered both first 8 weeks and in second 8 weeks
The College of Media is offering an exciting new program, Digital Bootcamp, this Spring. Digital Bootcamp is a two-day workshop in Chicago, March 30-31, for students in journalism, advertising, media content creation, and design in the new digital media landscape. The workshop will expose students to various areas of digital media in sessions led by top industry practitioners.
Digital Bootcamp will also include a keynote address – Building Your Brand Online – which will address the importance of and best practices in building your own brand using the latest social media and digital tools. The program will conclude with a panel on future careers in the new digital media landscape. By the end of the workshop, students will know how to develop their digital brand and digital portfolio using various functions of WordPress. Recruiters will be on hand to discuss career opportunities, including internships and full-time positions. Sponsors so far include Leo Burnett, Turner Broadcasting, and others.
We hope to have students from various schools in the Midwest register for the program, and need your help. A flyer for program is available here. More information on the program is also available on the event website (http://go.illinois.edu/digitalbootcamp).
If you are planning to apply to any College of Media major this semester, please plan to attend one of these Info Sessions. College of Media majors are: Advertising, Journalism, Media & Cinema Studies, and Agricultural Communications.
The College of Media will be holding 3 Informational Sessions for students that wish to transfer into the College of Media for the Fall 2012 term. Attending a session is the BEST way for the students to get all their questions answered by representatives from each department as well as by academic advisors. (The same information will be covered at each session, students would only need to attend one.)
Please note that the deadline for all applications is March 2nd by 3:00 p.m.
The sessions will all be held from 4:00-5:30 in 100 Greg.
The dates are: February 16th, 22nd and 28th.
Exciting new class "Intro to Digital Media"
YOU SAY: "I know all about the Internet."
The O RLY owl says: "O RLY?"
Take this quiz, then...
1. How do I make my own Web site ?
2. What news source produced the most retweeted tweet in 2010?
3. How much money did YouTube user David Devore Sr. make from his home video upload "David After Dentist"? (100m views)
4. What's a "PUI"?
5. What key Internet technology was invented by a UI undergrad?
6. What modern programming language was designed for 8-year-olds but is used by Computer Scientists?
7. What is the world's priciest Internet address?
8. What's the most popular Web browser in Zimbabwe?
9. The work of what singer was used to calibrate the sound of the mp3?
10. What kind of Web site is most likely to be censored?
11. Why does that one ad keep following me around the Internet?
12. Which two words impelled 78% of people to click them (on one of the Web's first banner ads)?
(scroll down for the answer key. no cheating.)
Missed any? Enroll in...
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL MEDIA
ADV / JOURN / MACS 199 AL1: Lectures MW 3 p.m., Discussion Sections R
11 a.m., R 12 p.m., F 9 a.m., or F 10 a.m.
Intro to Digital Media PDF flyer: http://go.illinois.edu/digital
The O RLY owl: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/o-rly
Answer Key:
1. Take the class. We'll show you how.
2. Stephen Colbert. We'll talk about it.
3. $100,000 (in the first two years). We'll talk about it.
4. Short for "PARC User Interface," it's a slur against the GUI (pronounced "gooey") or "Graphical User Interface," the set of user interface metaphors for almost all modern computers developed originally at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center). PUI is pronounced "pooey" because, as computing pioneer Ted Nelson put it, the PUI is like "a poo" compared to the alternatives. We'll talk about the alternatives.
5. The first popular graphical Web browser. We'll talk about it.
6. Scratch. We'll learn it.
7. insure.com, which sold for US$16 million in 2009. We'll talk about domain names and addressing.
8. A GPRS Feature Phone. We'll talk about mobile phones.
9. Suzanne Vega. Ever heard of her? We'll talk multimedia.
10. Web sites that describe how to get around Web site censorship.
We'll explain.
11. You left your cookies lying around. We'll talk about cookies.
12. "you will" (full text: "Have you ever clicked your mouse right here? - you will").
If you are interested in a College of Media major, and meet the transfer requirements (see me to help determine if you do), then you can now apply! College of Media majors are: Advertising, Journalism, Media & Cinema Studies, and Agricultural Communication. Here's the info I received:
The College of Media's Fall 2011 ICT application is now online! http://media.illinois.edu/future/applying.html
Application process: Completion of an online form, a 500-word essay, and print outs of the application confirmation page and the student's academic history. The application deadline is 3pm, Friday September 30th.
(All procedures are explained in more detail through the website above.)
Reminder:
The College of Media will be holding 3 Informational Sessions for students that wish to transfer into the College for the Spring 2012 term. If students have questions about the application process or the Advertising, Agricultural Communication, Broadcast Journalism, Media and Cinema Studies, or News Editorial Journalism majors, please encourage them to attend one of our informational sessions. These sessions are the BEST way to get all questions answered by representatives from each department as well as by academic advisors. (The same information will be covered at each session, so students only need to attend one.)
The sessions will all be held from 4:00-4:50 in 100 Greg. The dates are:
Tuesday, August 30th
Wednesday, September 14th
Thursday, September 22nd
The College of Media has set its dates for ICT (Intercollegiate transfer) meetings for the fall semester. Students interested in any College of Media major (Advertising, Journalism, Agricultural Communications, or Media and Cinema Studies) should plan on attending one of these events. The full blurb is below:
The College of Media will be holding 3 Informational Sessions for students that wish to transfer into the College for the Spring 2012 term. If students have questions about the application process or the Advertising, Agricultural Communication, Broadcast Journalism, Media and Cinema Studies, or News Editorial Journalism majors, please encourage them to attend one of our informational sessions. These sessions are the BEST way to get all questions answered by representatives from each department as well as by academic advisors. (The same information will be covered at each session, so students only need to attend one.)
The sessions will all be held from 4:00-4:50 in 100 Greg. The dates are:
Tuesday, August 30th
Wednesday, September 14th
Thursday, September 22nd
The College of Media's Fall 2011 ICT application will be available at this link the first week of class: http://media.illinois.edu/future/applying.html
Application process: Completion of an online form, a 500-word essay, and print outs of the application confirmation page and the student's academic history. Apps are due to 18 Gregory Hall by 3pm on Friday, September 30th. (All procedures are explained in more detail through the website above.)