19 Sep 2005
Elements of Journalism (Ch 3 to 5)
Newsroom gems: "Provide news without fear or favor."... "If your mother says she loves you, check it out." ... "I don't care if you f--- elephants, but if you do, you're not covering the circus."
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/mt/mt-tb.cgi/3843
Excerpt: This is the first installment of my Blog Portfolio for 2005 Fall Semester: EL277 News Writing. For those of you that did not follow my Blog the prior to now I will give you a brief exposition about me....
Weblog: Roamer's Zone
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Weblog: RachelPrichard
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Excerpt: I found chapter three of Kovach and Rosenstiel's text "Elements of Journalism" very interesting. I had never really given much thought to the question "who do journalists work for?" I was very glad that they made a point in emphasizing...
Weblog: The Long and Winding Road
Tracked: September 28, 2005 01:21 AM
Does anyone happen to know if this book is in the bookstore yet? I completely forgot about it.
I seem to recall someone showing me a free online version of the book, but I don't remember where...
Posted by: ChrisU at September 17, 2005 07:57 PMRegardless of whether it's in the bookstore, it is available as a digital download for about $10 from Amazon, among other sources. There are also dozens of used copies for sale.
I'm not aware of a free online version of this.
I do know that Gillmor's We the Media is available online for free, as is one of the EL200 texts.
Yeah, I found one of the "digital download" sites, so I'll probably just end up purchasing it from there. Thanks, Dr. Jerz.
Posted by: ChrisU at September 17, 2005 08:46 PMWow... This text is amazing. In the three chapters assigned, the authors already addressed some of my own biggest concerns about being a journalist -- particularly, concerns about expressing personal opinions to the public.
I especially loved the passage about the journalism professor whose students have managed to prevent innocent people from being executed -- it really demonstrates the raw power of investigation.
Posted by: ChrisU at September 19, 2005 12:20 AMWell, Chris, it looks like at least you and I will have a nice conversation during class.
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at September 19, 2005 12:32 AM
