Public Affairs Reporting

Journalism 135

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Weekly Schedule: Spring 2004

February
3 Group projects. Review reading
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10 Deb Kollars, Jen Coleman visit. Read “Paying for Schools”

17 Dan Weintraub visit. Group story selection.

24 Public Meeting selection. Legislator chosen.
Writing a preview story for a meeting. Writing the meeting story.Acquiring personal information, campaign info, leg info.

March
2 First draft due for Group Story. Capitol tour.

9 Document selection for Legislative Profile. Group one discussion..
How to follow a bill, write a bill story, cover a committee hearing.

16 Document report. Group final story due. Group 2 discussion.

23 Bill selection. (Research in class) Group 3 discussion.

30 Committee hearing

April
6 Spring Break

13 Deadline for all committee hearings. Covering police. Guest speaker: Liz Hume. Group 4 discussion.. Edna Buchanan discussion group.

20 Legislative Profile work day (in class).

27 Legislative profile due. Covering courts. Group 5.

May
4 Court visit. Legislative Profile new due date.

10 Final bill story due. Legislative calendar. Glossary of legislative terms. Rules about how a bills becomes law