Advanced News

This post is the start of an ongoing conversation that will last approximately five weeks. I'm teaching Advanced News Writing this summer, and I have decided to have students post each week to this blog. In reality, it's much easier to grade things that are all in one place, but it's also great to be able to respond to the thoughts of others.

Here are the rules:

1) It's OK to POLITELY disagree with others who post.

2) Be sure to click on this entry and post everything here.

Week one: By Wednesday, please answer the following questions. Be sure to read what those before you have typed b/c it should have some effect on what you say. I don't want 15 posts that all say the same thing.

1) What is it that journalists do that make their jobs so important?

2) In your opinion, what has been the biggest or most important news story in the last two weeks?