Week 1 Budget Meeting (1) Budget Meeting (2) and News Talk

Required Resources

Texts

Christian, D., Jacobsen, S., & Minthorn, D. (Eds.). (2015). The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law 2015 (46th ed.). New York, NY: Basic Books.

Price, H., Husni, S. A., & Halpern Wenger, D.R. (Eds.). (2016). Managing today’s news media: Audience first . Los Angeles, CA: CQ Press.

· Chapter 3: Audience Power

· Chapter 9: From Consumer to Producer

Article

Speier, S. (2013, April 10). Digital portfolios for journalists: What are your options? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.poynter.org/2013/digital-portfolios-for-journalists-what-are-your-options/209794/

· This article offers information that is beneficial to students in the design of their digital portfolios for careers in the field.

· Accessibility Statement does not exist.

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

Multimedia

Mediabistro. (2011, April 4). How to build an online portfolio (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/zjdWjNU0nZ0

· This video offers tips on how to build a portfolio for the field of journalism and media.

· Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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

Web Pages

American Press Institute. (2016, March 29). News audience (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/topics/news-audiences/

· This website offers information that will be useful for students in Week 1 in understanding various characteristics of news audiences.

· Accessibility Statement does not exist.

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

Ashford University. (2015). Enrolled student characteristics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://assessment.ashford.edu/behind-numbers/institutional-data/enrolled-student-characteristics#/28/375

· This website offers information about student demographics at Ashford which students will need to plan their news team publications for the targeted audience.

· Accessibility Statement does not exist.

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

Technology

· Students will need a device with webcam and microphone capabilities or a USB webcam. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Recommended Resources

Articles

Cooper, G. (2015, July 15). Do mainstream news outlets have a moral obligation to citizen journalists? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/07/do-mainstream-news-outlets-have-a-moral-obligation-to-citizen-journalists/?relatedstory

· This article explores the ethical standards by which mainstream media treat citizen journalists and the content they frequently use.

· Accessibility Statement does not exist.

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

Holton, A. E., Coddington, M., & Gil de Zúñiga, H. (2013). Whose news? Whose values? Journalism Practice, 7(6), 720-737. doi:10.1080/17512786.2013.766062

· This article can be found in the Ashford University Library in the Communication and Mass Media Complete database. This article looks at consumer attitudes toward citizen journalism and the changing perspective of news creators and consumers.

Lewis, S.C., Kaufhold, K., Lasorsa, D.L. (2014). Thinking 
about
 citizen
 journalism: The philosophical and practical challenges of user-generated content for community newspapers . Journalism Practice, 4(2), 163-179. doi:10.1080/14616700903156919

· This article can be found in the Ashford University Library in the Communication and Mass Media Complete database. This article explores the professional complexities posed by citizen journalism and its impact on the gatekeeping control of content.

·