Week 1: Discussion One and Two

Required Resources

Text

Minthorn, D., Jacobsen, S., & Froke, P. (Eds.). (2015). The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law 2015. New York, NY: Basic Books.

· Guide to Punctuation

· Statement of News Values

Stovall, J. G. (2015). Writing for the mass media (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

· Chapter 6: Writing for Print Journalism

· Chapter 8: Writing for Broadcast Journalism

Article

Steele, B. (2014, November 25). Print vs. TV: When criticism crosses the line (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/3016/print-vs-tv-when-criticism-crosses-the-line/ (Original work published 2002, November 1)

· This source can be helpful in providing additional steps beyond the required resources and templates supplied in understanding the differences in print and broadcast news stories.

· Accessibility Statement does not exist.

· Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Recommended Resources

Article

Davis, E. (2010, July 18). Take 10 steps to better enterprise ideas (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://thinklikeaneditor.net/?p=1214

· This source provides guidance beyond the required resources and templates that may be helpful as you work to complete this week’s assignment.

Speier, S. (2013). Digital portfolios for journalists: What are your options? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.poynter.org/news/job-news/209794/digital-portfolios-for-journalists-what-are-your-options/

Multimedia

Mediabistro. (2011). How to build an online portfolio (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video File]. Retrieved form https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjdWjNu0nZ0

Website

Clippings.me. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (2015). Retrieved from https://clippings.me/

Sample query letters and templates for writers (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.freelancewriting.com/sample-query-letters-for-writers.php

· This source contains a variety of sample query letters that will be useful as you work on this week’s assignment.