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2025 Spring

REPORTING II - JRN201 Spring 2025


Course
David Vaughan
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Here is the course outline:

1. Lesson 1

Jan 30

Overall introduction: Assignments that will be set during this course. Czech News Agency - list of upcoming events. Homework: Donald Trump quote on free speech

2. Lesson 2

Feb 6

Newswriting

3. Lesson 3

Feb 13

Maggie Mee on AI and Poetry. Newswriting. Interview Technique. Homework: Reading from "Writing and Reporting News". Homework: Listening. "What has media training done to politics?"

4. Lesson 4

Feb 20

Assignment 2: Reporting

5. Lesson 5

Feb 27

Politicians and the Media. Assignment 2 - peer feedback. Introducing Radio Prague International.

6. Lesson 6

Mar 6

Assignment 3 - ideas Analysis of Radio Prague International's output

7. Lesson 7

Mar 13

Analysis of Radio Prague International's output

8. Lesson 8

Mar 20

Visit to Radio Prague International

9. Lesson 9

Apr 2

Individual consultations

10. Lesson 10

Apr 20

Visit from Czech journalist Jan Kaliba

11. Lesson 11

Apr 17

The Grey Zone of War

12. Lesson 12

Apr 24

Assignment 3 - Progress Reports

13. Lesson 13: Defining Propaganda

May 18

Looking for a definition of propaganda

14. Lesson 13: Pitching a story for maximum impact

Pitching articles for Assignment 3

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