CLASS 6 - Newspapers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  The Internet Search Project is due Thursday Oct. 14 by midnight at TurnItIn.com. Our class ID number is 3452419, password: hello. If you have already used TurnItIn, you just need to add the class. If you are new to TurnItIn, create a new account.

POWERPOINT: We looked at the history of newspapers, highlighting the development of:

- freedom of the press and the First Amendment in the United States
- The inverted pyramid style during the U.S. Civil War
- Yellow journalism during and before the Spanish-American war (resulting from a newspaper war between newspaper barons Pulitzer and Hearst)
- Tabloid newspapers such as the New York Post


DVD: We viewed a clip from The Paper, a 1994 movie about an ethical issue at a tabloid newspaper. Many journalists say that the newsroom scenes are the most realistic they've seen in movies.


HOMEWORK:  Read Chapter 5 (Magazines), complete workbook activities.

BLOG: 

Name three books you have read that had the most influence on you. In 1-2 sentences, describe why each one was influential. (Write in more detail than saying, «It was good» or «it made me laugh.» Say why it was good or made you laugh and how it stayed with you after you read it.) Add friendly links to the books on Amazon.com or another online bookseller, or authors’ websites.   

Adding friendly links:  Type in the words (e.g. title of a book), then select the words and click on the blue "Link" button  at the top of the posting box. Copy and paste the link into the "Edit Link" dialog box. 

Adding images to your blog:  Save the image to your computer. Click on the picture button at the top of the posting box. Browse to find the image you want, then edit the position and size.