Welcome to our blog

This is the first post of many insightful observations on journalism and the news. In the syllabus are post assignments, but also feel free to use this blog to post other observations on ideas discussed in class, thoughts on the journalism industry, and related stories that interest you or highlight concepts discussed in class. Also comment on others posts. Let's have a conversation!

Everyone in my section is being granted permission to post directly. You will receive an email on how to do this shortly.

To make the most of your posts, when writing about a news article, create a link to the article. Reference enough in your text to put it in context, then highlight a piece of text and use the link button in the border of the text box. You can also create a link out of your title by putting the link in the box underneath the title of your post.

It goes without saying, that posts and comments should be respectful. Feel free to challenge the news and what you read, and agree or disagree with your fellow students, but keep it clean and polite. Challenge the position, not the person.

Many students in past classes have gone on to create their own blogs. So don't just look at this as another assignment. Have fun!