Syllabus: Newspaper Production

Newspaper Production Class

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Resources:  Student Press Law Center,

Fall Semester ( Weeks 1 – 18 )

Week 1:

Create Newspaper Staff Constitution and Contract

Lesson 1:  1st Amendment & Scholastic Press Freedoms

Lesson 2: Scholastic Press Legal Issues

Week 2:

Lesson 3:  Ethics & Scholastic Journalism

Resources: KRG Guidelines For Journalists, Journalism Ethics 2.0,

Lesson 4:  Making News Decisions: What Is News?

Lesson 5:  Interviewing & Note Taking

Week 3:

Lesson 6:  Drilling Down To Story Ideas

Lesson 7:  Using Headlines To Focus On Story Crafting

Lesson 8:  Starting Writing: Find Your Voice

Week 4:

Lesson 9:  Starting Writing:  The Lead

Lesson 10:  Writing The Story: Quotes & Attribution

Lesson 11: Story Organization For News & Features

Week 5:

Lesson 12: Using AP Style & Proper Grammar (2 Class Periods)

AP Copy Editing Marks (San Diego State Univ.), Our Local Style Guide, Grammar Girl Podcast, Newsroom 101

Lesson 13:  Entering Copy Into The System (ASNE Online Newspaper Guide PDF)

Week 6:

Monday – Budget Meeting

Tuesday – Question Writing/Interview Day

Wednesday – Printing A Newspaper: Budget, Ad Sales, Etc.

Thursday – Interview/Writing Day

Friday – Rough Drafts Due

Week 7:

Monday – Budget Meeting / Final Drafts Due 4:00 pm

Tuesday – Question Writing/Interview Day

Wednesday – Printing A Newspaper: Long Form Journalism

Thursday – Interview/Writing Day

Friday – Rough Drafts Due

Additional Lessons:

• Long Form Journalism: The Girl In The Window,
• Caption Writing: PicLits,
• Writing For The Web: OJB Lesson 3
• Adding Photos To An Online Story: RGMP Lesson 8 Toning, RGMP Lesson 7 Shooting,
• Adding Audio Interviews:  RGMP Lesson 6,

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