{"id":946,"date":"2018-03-26T15:10:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/?page_id=946"},"modified":"2023-11-17T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:27:39","slug":"204-reporting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/204-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"204 reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>News Reporting <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Syllabus for COMS 204<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Welcome <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>News reporting is the first of three courses designed to help you embark on a professional journalism career.\u00a0 We will be getting out of the classroom a lot, working on projects together and covering news stories around the campus.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Undergraduate Catalog entry:\u00a0Prerequisites:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.radford.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=40&amp;coid=51285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>COMS\u00a0104<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0or permission of instructor.<br \/>Practice in advanced-level reporting and feature writing. The course requires submission of all stories for possible media distribution (e.g., The Tartan and NRV News). Advanced discussion of ethics, morality, law and responsibility, as well as an examination of national and international media issues.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Course Format\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Regular class meeting time 3:30\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 4:45 CHBS 1005\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Expect reading, exercises, in-class quizzes, online quizzes, reporting assignments \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Class web page:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Class schedule is posted on D2L \/ Brightspace<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Textbooks &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Textbooks &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>AP Stylebook (any edition)\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Required: Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark\u00a0 ISBN \u00a0978-0316014991<\/li>\r\n<li>Required: Camera (phone camera will be OK), reporters notebooks, audio recorder\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Required: Your own personal portfolio web site\u00a0 (free or low cost)<\/li>\r\n<li>Subscribe to CJR newsletter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(free or low cost)<\/li>\r\n<li>Recommended Inside Reporting by Tim Harrower; (recommended)<\/li>\r\n<li>Recommended Inside Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel,\u00a0<strong>The Elements of Journalism <\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li>Recommended Society Professional Journalists membership\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>\u00a0https:\/\/www.spj.org\/join.asp\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Join:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1256534577697202\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1256534577697202\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Instructor and office hours:\u00a0 <\/strong>William (Bill) Kovarik, PhD \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wkovarik@radford.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wkovarik@radford.edu<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Office hours: T-Th\u00a0 2-3:30,\u00a0 or by appointment, \u00a0CHBS 2129\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Appoints by email only.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>POLICIES<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Academic integrity<\/strong>, as pointed out in the Standards of Student Conduct, prohibits falsification, cheating, forgery, plagiarism and other dishonest academic practices. Penalties for major infractions may result in failure of the course or dismissal from the university.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Honor Code:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>By accepting admission to Radford University, each students makes a commitment to understand, support and abide by the University Honor Code without compromise or exception.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Attendance:<\/strong>\u00a0Attendance counts towards your final score. Absence of more than 10 percent of classes will result in a reduction of your grade. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Story deadlines:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Professional standards are expected.\u00a0\u00a0Late completion of projects will result in reduction of grade by one letter grade per week.\u00a0\u00a0Problems need to be discussed and negotiated with the instructor. You will not pass the class if you fall too far behind.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Disabilities policy:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0If you are seeking academic accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act at Radford University, you are required to register with the Disability Resource Office (DRO). \u00a0 To receive academic accommodations for this class, please submit your documentation to the DRO in the lower level of Tyler Hall Suites 54-69, by fax to 540-831-6525, by email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dro@radford.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dro@radford.edu<\/a>. After submitting documentation to our office, you will set up an interview with a Disability Services Specialist to discuss accommodations. You will be notified via email once your accommodation package is complete and ready to be picked up. Once you have picked up your accommodation package, you will need to meet with each course professor during their office hours to review and discuss your package.\u00a0 For more information and\/or for documentation guidelines, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.radford.edu\/dro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.radford.edu\/dro<\/a>\u00a0or call 540-831-6350. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Incomplete grade<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 This is generally for students with serious unexpected medical or family problems.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Withdrawal\u00a0<\/strong>without penalty \u2014\u00a0 Last day for Spring, 2019, is April 5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Confidentiality<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Discussions about your scores, your performance and \/ or other aspects of your life at RU are kept in strict confidence by the instructor under the Family Educational Rights and\u00a0Privacy\u00a0Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. \u00a7 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Open critiques\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 FERPA confidentiality notwithstanding, your public work as a journalist will be subjected to fair comment and criticism both inside the classroom and also when published in general.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Other issues<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Please be sure to consult with the instructor about any problems you may have early in the semester. Do not wait for the last minute. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Reporting Syllabus for COMS 204 Welcome News reporting is the first of three courses designed to help you embark on a professional journalism career.\u00a0 We will be getting out of the classroom a lot, working on projects together and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/204-reporting\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-946","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2146,"href":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/946\/revisions\/2146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}