on-line courses for staffers

Folks

Here are the courses to complete during the layout days. Firstly, go to THIS website and register. After you've done this, please complete the following courses: Cleaning Your Copy and Beyond the Inverted Pyramid. These courses should be completed in class during the layout days. They should take no less than two hours and no more than four. When you have completed them, please send me proof of completion. You are expected to work alone; you may not work in groups or get help from your peers. This is a solo endeavor.

Thanks
mc

Week 23

Famed movie critic Roger Ebert on why news in print is better than news online. What do you think about what he has to say? Does his argument hold water with the larger population?

Wall Street bonuses have been in the news a lot lately. Some people hate them; some people love them. Here is a well written piece articulating one of the sides of the argument. While the topic is timely and that's why I'd like you to read this piece, what do you think of the writing? The construction of the argument? The evidenced used to support the writer's claims?

Share your brilliance and ideas.

Week 22 — Welcome February

A little lesson in some important student press legislation. Tinker vs Hazelwood was a landmark case in press freedoms. What are your thoughts on the case and how it plays a role in the press freedoms you have today.