1. + Connecting with the Newspaper Course Rachele Kanigel San Francisco State University Rkanigel@gmail.com

2. + JOUR 609 Publication Lab Newspaper production course in a journalism department All students required to take at least once, most take at least twice Prerequisites: Newswriting + Reporting (reporter/editors) OR Newswriting + Photojournalism 2 (photographers)

3. + Staff 10-15 editors 20-30 reporters 10-15 photographers 1-3 designers (sometimes not enrolled in class – they may take independent study)

4. + Publication Newspaper distributed weekly on Wednesdays Website updated daily 10,000 circulation

7. + Class Structure Class meets twice a week, Mondays & Fridays 9:30-11 a.m. Mondays: Critiques Wednesdays: Workshops, guest lecturers, discussions of ethical issues, panel discussions, brainstorming sessions, project planning sessions Last 15 minutes of class reporters & editors meet

8. + Grading reporters Minimum requirements: 15 stories (roughly one per week) 20 production hours Weekly story pitches Reporters turn in three portfolios, each after about 5 weeks

9. + Grading reporters Portfolio includes: Original draft of each story and story as it appeared online or in print Memo for each story explaining how story originated, problems encountered, how reporter and editor worked together Weekly beat memos (story ideas) Production hours log Self-evaluation form Evaluation of editors

10. + Grading reporters Point system: Portfolio 1Up to 25 points Portfolio 2Up to 25 points Portfolio 3Up to 25 points Beat ReportUp to 5 points Class participationUp to 5 points Beat handoffUp to 5 points Production hours (20)1/2 point per hour Bonus points1 for each weekly award TotalUp to 100

11. + Grading reporters Evaluation process: Reporter assembles portfolio and fills out self-evaluation Editors fill out evaluation form for each reporter they work with. Instructor reviews portfolio, evaluation forms and grades portfolio Instructor meets with each reporter in the first grading period; conferences are recommended but not required after that After meeting with all reporters instructor meets with each editor to discuss their performance

14. + Class activities Group critiques – Students meet in small groups to select best headline, best story, best lede, best photo, best page design, etc. Story hunt -- Send groups of 3 (a mix of editors, reporters and photographers) out on a story hunt; each group has to find an upcoming event, a feature idea, a subject for a multimedia story, a trend story Brainstorming session – Students meet in small groups to generate story ideas. Ask: What’s challenging about being a student? What frustrates you about this school? How does the economy/budget cuts/upcoming election, etc affect students on this campus?

15. + Textbook Instructors can order a free examination copy at wiley.comwiley.com

16. + Resources Golden Gate [X]press can be viewed at xpress.sfsu.edu xpress.sfsu.edu Syllabus available for download at issuu.com/rkanigel/docs/newspapercoursesyllabus issuu.com/rkanigel/docs/newspapercoursesyllabus This presentation is available at slideshare.net/rkanigel/connectingwiththenewspapercourse slideshare.net/rkanigel/connectingwiththenewspapercourse