EMB 265 Tomorrow

Published in October 29th, 2008

Hey all:
Just a note, all of your stories are returned AND we are having class tomorrow. We are going to go over the final project rubrics so you know what is expected!!

EMB 265: Moving Back Your edits

Published in October 26th, 2008

Posted by Brad King in emb265

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Hey all:
We’re going to push back your finals on the last 2 stories since I haven’t returned your edits yet. The finals will be pushed back ONE WEEK. I should have these back to you tomorrow.
On the bright side, I have the finals for both sets of papers + your term papers. So…you got that [...]

JOU Edits

Published in October 13th, 2008

Posted by Brad King in JOU 220

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Hey all:
The grace period for edits is over; however, I have worked with about half of you and I must say, your second, third and fourth edits were all MUCH better than your first drafts. This is a good thing.
I recommend that you pay attention to the elements, attribution and AP Style section of the [...]

Updated Syllabus

Published in October 13th, 2008

Posted by Brad King in JOU 220, MIN 352, emb265

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Apparently I forgot that we have Fall Break and Thanksgiving So I have updated all the syllabi for my classes. You should check them out.

Done Editing, 4 pm today

Published in October 13th, 2008

Posted by Brad King in JOU 220, emb265

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Hey all:
I will be finished editing your work at 4 pm today. Anything that comes to me AFTER 4 pm will likely not be edited in time for you to do substantial revisions. Just a word to the wise.
Good luck.

In-Class Assignments

Published in October 13th, 2008

Posted by Brad King in JOU 220, emb265

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Hey JOU 220 + EMB 265:
The rubric is up for the next in-class assignment. We’ll be discussing this week in class. Download and take a look if you’d like.

EMB 265 + JOU 220: Blogs + Twitter Links Up

Published in October 10th, 2008

Posted by Brad King in JOU 220, emb265

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Hey all:
Along the top navigation, you’ll see a link that says CLASS MEDIA. That will take you to a page that has your blog + Twitter links. Many of you either haven’t signed up for these services yet or you haven’t sent the links along to me (or in the case of Twitter, you signed [...]

JOU 220: Florida + the Jewish Vote

Published in October 9th, 2008

Posted by Brad King in JOU 220

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Hey all:
I just came across this article, which is exactly what we discussed in class. You see veiled references in the piece, but at the end there is very little that you know about “the Jewish vote” except that people say it’s important.
From the perspective of the media, what is the relative point of this [...]

JOU 220: Voting Sites

Published in October 9th, 2008

Posted by Brad King in JOU 220

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Here are some independent sites for finding out about the upcoming election.

League of Women Voters Presidential Site
VoteSmart’s Presidential Site (with all 6 candidates)
OpenSecrets.org Presidential Money site

And if you want to know about how “independent” the Debate Commission is, check out this Wikipedia entry (and you’ll see why candidates don’t always address the issues).