Week 3: Discussion 1 and 2

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.

· Business Guidelines

Articles

Associated Press. (2014, October 31). AP distributes style guide for U.S. midterm elections (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.ap.org/Content/Press-Release/2014/AP-distributes-midterm-elections-style-guide

· The Associated Press created a style guide to assist writers in correctly using and punctuating political concepts and terms during times of elections. This resource will help you understand how government or political concepts are handled in journalism. It will also assist you in the writing of the assignment for the week if you choose government journalism.

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Glenwright, D. (2015, January 8). Journalists who choose collaboration over scoops (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/1/press-freedom-collectivereportingcrackdownonjournalists.html

· Glenwright focuses on a new trend where journalists are beginning to care less about the latest “scoop” as they do about collaborating with one another to publish information for the public that holds the government accountable. This source will be useful in the completion of the discussion on government journalism.

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Greenberg, H. (2015, April 11). How my job as a business journalist has changed: Greenberg (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://www.cnbc.com/id/46996047

· This article is from a business journalist who discusses the changes in his career as a result of mediated technology. This source will assist you in responding to this week’s The Business of Journalism discussion.

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Hirst, M. (2013, December 10). Right to know: The ‘nation’, the ‘people’ and the Fourth Estate (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/right-to-know-the-nation-the-people-and-the-fourth-estate-21253

· Hirst provides an overview of how the media serves as the Fourth Estate in providing the public with information as they report on the government. This source will help you further understand the role of the media in covering government. It will also be useful as you prepare your initial post for the Business of Journalism discussion.

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Kato, N. (2014, June 12). Abe and the fourth estate (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/opinion/kato-abe-and-the-fourth-estate.html

· In this Opinion Pages article, Kato focuses on how a government official seemingly manipulates the media for favorable coverage. This source is required reading for this week’s Big Brother Headlines discussion.

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Shepard, S. B. (2012). Deadlines and disruption (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Feature story]. Business Week. Retrieved from http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-08-30/deadlines-and-disruption

· This feature article contains an excerpt from Shepard’s book by the same name. This source will be helpful as you complete the Business of Journalism discussion.

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Multimedia

CoInvent. (2015, May 10). The future of business journalism (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZXOO2SJCnQ

· CoInvent media presents a summit on business journalism where those in the field discuss the genre and its future. Through this video, you will hear directly from those in the field about their experiences. It will assist you with the completion of this week’s Big Brother Headlines discussion. A transcript (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. is available for this program.

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