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Each week there are approximately two assignments, if not more, due.

Most exercises are due via e-mail at 3 p.m. before class starts -- but this is not always the case. Always check the requirements & due section below for every assignment. Work handed in late is not accepted.

 

Week 2 > Sept 2
Exercise
 Propose Blog Topic
Description
 Now that you have seen what the blogosphere offers by way journalism blogs, it is time to bring your own onto the scene. Decide on a blog topic, name & description for your new journalism blog. Your blog can cover any facet of journalism, including journalism trends, ethics, new technology, etc. If you prefer to cover a “beat” and report through your blog, you may do that as well. Propose a topic that you are not only interested in, but one that you want to know more about.
Requirements
 Submit proposed blog topic, blog name & description to Professor Trammell via e-mail [ ktrammell@jou.ufl.edu ]. Make the subject line of the e-mail "Weblog Proposal" & sign the e-mail with your first & last name.
Purpose
 Create a venue to practice online writing techniques (hypertext, chunking) while increasing knowledge about the field of journalism.
Context
 As you blog about journalism, you will become an expert in your particular topic.
Examples
 None
Due
  Sept 2 at 2 p.m. (one hour before class)
Points
 20

The assignment description and requirements on the Web site supercede the written syllabus passed on the first day of class.
Instructors
Students
This site is maintained for students of JOU 4341 at the University of Florida. The course was created for online journalism track students by Professor Mindy McAdams and is currently taught by Kaye Trammell (Fall 2003). Contact Kaye Trammell at ktrammell@jou.ufl.edu with any questions.