Dr. Spaulding

Today’s agenda Libel–Lieb Ch. 15 A final exam proposal: The Aging Newspapermen of Baltimore |

…is a duckpin bowler, by Brandi Bottalico. …is a street-performing alchemist, by Hunter Lidbeck. …whose grandparents are part of the Miracle on 34th Street, by Skylar Lasky. …makes French toast encrusted in Cap’n Crunch, by Elise Montalvo. …spent a year as Baltimore’s best hon, by Alyssa Rinaldi. …ministers to the homeless, by Rebecca White. … [...]

What ethical issue is at the heart of each of these links? A slow news day with Mencken F-bomb in headline at PLU sparks censorship, apology Questions of journalistic independence raised during presidential campaign coverage Questions over Romenesko’s attributions spur changes in writing, editing For Tuesday, Read Ch. 15 of your textbook. Here’s your discussion [...]

Part I: Short answer Lieb Ch. 4&5 What’s a summary lead? Delayed lead? Nutgraf? Where does the when element go? Why? Define these types of stories: inverted pyramid, summary/chronology, multiple element, second day. What kinds of facts should be double checked? What are the rules for working with quotes? Lieb Ch. 6 Define and explain [...]

Today you’ll publish your slideshow to your WordPress. You should be coming to class with your MP3, photos and cutlines edited and ready to go. A few reminders: On your H drive, create a folder named “slideshow.” Inside, create two folders: “images” and “audio.” This is where your raw media goes. When you open Soundslides, [...]

Actually, all of the stories really good. Congrats to you all! Here are a few of the photos I liked best:   Becky White: From Pilot to Teacher, Hallengren Raises the Bar Tess Rosinsky: Towson’s Top Teacher Elise Montalvo: A Living, Oral History of the United States Alyssa Rinaldi: What Came First: The Physician or [...]

A video example that shows how photograph sequences work as video sequences: Discussion From chapters 10 & 11 of the Reporter’s Guide for Multimedia Proficiency: Why is a person doing an activity a better subject for a slideshow? In the example of the animal rescue worker on p. 24, how does the author suggest you [...]

We’ve been talking about this in both MCOM 407 and MCOM 257. Here’s a sequence of images in today’s Google Doodle, posted in honor of Mark Twain’s birthday. Click to enlarge and I’ll bet you agree–these three images tell an entire story.

… who works in a tattoo museum. … who knows the recipe for Faidleys famous crab cakes or a Berger cookie. … who stands vigil at the Poe grave every January trying to catch a glimpse of the famous Poe toaster. … who can spend a year as Baltimore’s best hon and write a book [...]