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Journalism 190 -- Announcements
"Peace,
Propaganda & Promised Land" clip
Videos: "Consuming Kids," "Freedom of Expression," "War
Made Easy"
and "Media/Impact" chapters, 10 and 12
Please note that each Exam 2 matching section will have only 1 unused
answer -- not 2 as Exam 1 had.
What's on the exam?
"Amusing Ourselves to Death," ch. 5 & 7
"New Media Monopoly," ch. 7, 12
"Media/Impact," ch. 11, 13, 17
Pilgrim's lecture material through and including Wed., Nov. 18
Videos: "Ad & Ego," "Ad & End of World," Toxic Sludge," "Constructing
Public Opinion," "No Logo," "Free Speech for Sale," "Outfoxed"
On the late-essay sign-up sheet, Pilgrim accidentally gave late dates of
Dec. 1 and Dec 2. The ACTUAL LATE PAPER DATES are Mon., Nov. 30 and Tues.,
Dec. 1. Sorry.
Three videos so far have been worth 0 points. "Rich Media, Poor Democracy,"
"Wrestling With Manhood" and "Reel Bad Arabs" had more students signed on
the attendance sheet
than Pilgrim counted as being present. On the J190 spreadsheet, no points
have been awarded for attending these videos.
After Week 4, regarding videos with non-matching counts, Pilgrim switches
the
points not given for non-matching videos to Exam 2 or the final essay (and
on the exam emphasizes the missed videos more heavily).
Please read the grading section of the syllabus -- along with the
announcement farther below here -- that covers video
attendance -- and in the WWU catalog, note penalties for academic
dishonesty. Also, note that the syllabus specifies a 100-point penalty for
video sign-in fraud (both signer and absentee).
The WWU provost is allowing students to self-report cases of swine flu.
Students missing J190 because of this illness may bring afterward
to Pilgrim such a self-written note and be able to make up missed
videos.
To make up the points, they should view the missed video in Wilson Library
-- all videos are on reserve there -- and bring a half-page typed
summary to Pilgrim. No e-mails. No attachments. Of course, students should
take careful notes on concepts required for exams.
Similarly, students missing exams because of swine flu may take a makeup
exam. They should see Pilgrim when they are well (& bring their note).
Remember, samples of Exam 1 and Exam 2 are on the J190 Web site -- click
at the
top of the main J190 page under Sammple exams.
IN ANY E-MAIL TO PILGRIM, STUDENTS SHOULD PUT J190 ON THE SUBJECT LINE TO
ENSURE THE MESSAGE WILL BE READ.
J190 in-class videos
Students must arrive on time and REMAIN IN CLASS FOR THE ENTIRE VIDEO in
order to receive video credit. STUDENTS SHOULD SIGN ONLY FOR THEMSELVES --
AND
NOT SIGN IF THEY ARRIVE LATER THAN 10 PAST THE HOUR OR IF THEY LEAVE EARLY
OR IF THEY LEAVE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (longer than five minutes).
Check this site often for announcements and corrections pertaining
to J190 materials.
For those interested ....
A 4-minute clip of a video called "Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land:
US Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" (almost chosen for J190 --
but too long for class viewing) is available at this link:
Updated 2009 (this page is modified weekly or more often as the class moves along)