Day #13: Article drafts and more media law

1. Article 2, draft 1: rubric? shared with google doc?
2. Senior speech/senior arts recording schedule.
3. Briefs for Thursday. Questions, comments, concerns?
4. Let's learn more about media law cases.

Editors: lunch time meeting post-minicourse? Editing most recent senior speeches.

Day #12: Briefs due, review articles, media law!!

1. Briefs due .... did everyone get them in on time?
2. How are people feeling about their articles? Questions, comments, concerns for Draft 1?
3. Move to the lecture hall to review what we did well and what we need to do more of the next time
4. Media Law and you

What's coming up ...
Friday = Lit Fest in BBLC Lecture Hall
Wednesday = First draft of articles due

Day #11: Articles due, article ideas, writing practice

1. Articles uploaded and ready to go. Graphics all there?

2. Senior speech schedule check-in

3. Article ideas for the next cycle
Please use the comment section of this post for article ideas for the next cycle. Those article will come out on March 11. Yikes. Long way away, but there's minicourse in-between. Check the school calendar and the world calendar and see what's going on.
**Please post one article idea per section (news, A&E, sports, Features, Opinion)
** With each idea, please make it clear what the MA connection is.
** Please post 3-5 must-get sources for the article

4. As time permits ... some writing practice

You will present your media law cases on Wednesday. Friday we're going to LitFest!

Some article ideas ... maybe
Narcissist’s Dream: Selfie-Friendly Phone
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/technology/personaltech/making-the-case-for-a-more-selfie-friendly-smartphone.html
 
Michelle Obama Urges Students to Apply for College Aid
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/us/first-lady-urges-students-to-apply-for-college-aid.html
 
CVS Vows to Quit Selling Tobacco Products
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/business/cvs-plans-to-end-sales-of-tobacco-products-by-october.html
 
Taking Tobacco Off the Shelves (Editorial)
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/opinion/taking-tobacco-off-the-shelves.html
 
It’s Time for the N.F.L. to Welcome a Gay Player
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/10/sports/its-time-for-the-nfl-to-welcome-a-gay-player.html
 
Anne Heyman, Rwanda Rescuer, Is Dead at 52
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/world/africa/anne-heyman-rwanda-rescuer-is-dead-at-52.html
 
Bill Keller, Former Editor of The Times, Is Leaving for News Nonprofit
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/10/business/media/bill-keller-former-editor-of-the-times-is-leaving-for-news-nonprofit.html

CVS Plans to End Sales of Tobacco Products by Oct. 1
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/business/cvs-plans-to-end-sales-of-tobacco-products-by-october.html

Retailers Ask: Where Did Teenagers Go? 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/business/retailers-ask-where-did-teenagers-go.html
 
In Texting Era, Crisis Hotlines Put Help at Youths’ Fingertips
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/us/in-texting-era-crisis-hotlines-put-help-at-youths-fingertips.html
 
CVS Plans to End Sales of Tobacco Products by Oct. 1
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/business/cvs-plans-to-end-sales-of-tobacco-products-by-october.html
 
Dalton School Apologizes for Screening Slavery Satire
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/nyregion/dalton-school-apologizes-for-screening-slavery-satire.html
 
The Road Back: Frost’s Letters Could Soften a Battered Image
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/books/volume-of-robert-frosts-letters-renews-debate-about-his-character.html
 
As Peanut Allergies Rise, Trying to Determine a Cause
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/as-peanut-allergies-rise-trying-to-determine-a-cause
 
Firearms’ Toll Among the Young (NYT Editorial)
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/opinion/firearms-toll-among-the-young.html
 
The Gun Report, 1 Year Later
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/opinion/nocera-the-gun-report-1-year-later.html

Day #10: Briefs due, article ideas for next edition, article work as needed

1. Briefs due. Where they uploaded and ready to go? Do you know what you're doing next cycle?

2. Morgan's amazing editorial discussion.

3. Please use the comment section of this post for article ideas for the next cycle. Those article will come out on March 11. Yikes. Long way away, but there's minicourse in-between. Check the school calendar and the world calendar and see what's going on.
**Please post one article idea per section (news, A&E, sports, Features, Opinion)
** With each idea, please make it clear what the MA connection is.
** Please post 3-5 must-get sources for the article

4. As time permits, work on your article, check in with editors, otherwise use your time wisely.

Day #9: Law Cases, Profiles, Article drafts, graphics and more!

1. Articles shared with themavoice@gmail.com. Questions, comments, concerns, complaints? Final draft is due to mavoice.org on Monday 2/10.
2. Article graphics: what are you going to photograph? create? You want something that complements the piece and wows the reader.
2a. Briefs for the next cycle. Anyone want to change? Switch?
3. Law cases: how are those coming? Let's check in and spend some time finishing those up. When you're done, can you please share a link with me so I can put it on our blog and share with the class.
4. As time permits we polish up those staff profiles and get them on the website. Fun times all around.

What else needs addressing?