JL MC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: N.E.R.D, Powerlifting

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Journalism and Mass Communication
• Course: JL MC 201
• Professor: Lisa Munger Oakes

Document Summary

The industry is evolving - all successful industries must: the journalism profession. Chapter 2 notes: selecting and reporting the news, news characteristics and news elements, types of news: hard news and soft news. Applying the elements of news: the concept of objectively. Questions for evaluating news: the importance of accuracy. Guest columnist: why i stayed at a small town newspaper: exercises. Iii: the language of the news, the effectiveness of words, mastering grammar, basic sentence structure. Parts of speech: common grammatical errors, spelling, punctuation, writing like a pro. The writing coach: become a powerlifter when picking verbs. Reporter"s guide to the language of news: exercises. Let"s journalists present factual information succinctly and in an impartial or objective manner. The news story must fit the limited space or time available. Knowing how to write well and present information clearly is useful in all types of writing.