So we're about to start our weekly out-of-class story cycles, where you will have about 1-2 weeks per story to go from approved idea to to final version, with two stories due every week.
Basically, most Mondays no later than 9 a.m. you will have story idea pitches for two stories due in two weeks. And most Wednesdays, your two stories that you pitched two weeks earlier will be due by 9 a.m. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING UP WITH YOUR DEADLINES, SO PLEASE USE A DAY PLANNER OR WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU TO KEEP TRACK!
The process will be this: you will email your story pitches to your assigned editor, who will then approve your pitch. They should also discuss story strategies with you, offer ideas and direction, and review drafts as needed with you.
You will turn in your stories in your WordPress account, where your editor will proofread, copy edit and suggest changes. At the time your story is ready for me to grade it and publish it, the editor should set the status to "Send To Omar" and email me your source list (including phone numbers and email addresses for all sources; you may not use sources for whom you don't have contact information) to omars@msu.edu.
Any story that misses a deadline is an automatic 0.0 for that assignment. Even if it is 5 seconds late, as time-stamped by the email I receive and WordPress. That's how it is in the real world; ever turn on the 11 o'clock "SportsCenter" on ESPN and see them say, "Welcome to SportsCenter! Give us a minute; we're just finishing a script"?
Of course not. That's because in journalism, anybody who misses deadlines or even gives hints of being that type of person is fired right away, or never hired in the first place. That's the standard we have to get used to -- we will never miss our deadlines. Ever. Period.
Here's our out-of-class story schedule for the summer:
Any story that misses a deadline is an automatic 0.0 for that assignment. Even if it is 5 seconds late, as time-stamped by the email I receive and WordPress. That's how it is in the real world; ever turn on the 11 o'clock "SportsCenter" on ESPN and see them say, "Welcome to SportsCenter! Give us a minute; we're just finishing a script"?
Of course not. That's because in journalism, anybody who misses deadlines or even gives hints of being that type of person is fired right away, or never hired in the first place. That's the standard we have to get used to -- we will never miss our deadlines. Ever. Period.
Here's our out-of-class story schedule for the summer:
Stories 1 and 2:
Pitches due: Mon. 6/4, 9 AM to your editor
Pitch OKd: Tue. 6/5 by 9 AM by your editor
Story due: Wed. 6/13, 9 AM to WordPress for editor review
Pitch OKd: Tue. 6/5 by 9 AM by your editor
Story due: Wed. 6/13, 9 AM to WordPress for editor review
Editing finished status set to "Send to Omar": Fri. 6/15 by 9 AM
Story posted: Sun. 6/17 by 6 PM by Omar
Stories 3 and 4:
Pitches due: Mon. 6/11, 9 AM to your editor
Pitches OKd: Tue. 6/12 by 6 PM by your editor
Pitches OKd: Tue. 6/12 by 6 PM by your editor
Stories due: Wed. 6/20, 9 AM to WordPress for editor review
Editing finished status set to "Send to Omar": Fri. 6/22 by 9 AM
Stories posted: Sun. 6/24 by 6 PM by Omar
Stories 5 and 6:
Pitches due: Mon. 6/18, 9 AM to your editor
Pitches OKd: Tue. 6/19 by 6 PM by your editor
Stories due: Wed. 6/27, 9 AM to WordPress for editor review
Pitches OKd: Tue. 6/19 by 6 PM by your editor
Stories due: Wed. 6/27, 9 AM to WordPress for editor review
Editing finished status set to "Send to Omar": Fri. 6/29 by 9 AM
Stories posted: Sun. 7/1 by 6 PM by Omar
Extra Credit Story (optional; no more than one):
Pitch due: Mon. 6/18, 9 AM to your editor
Pitch OKd: Tue. 6./19 by 6 PM by your editor
Story due: Wed. 6/27, 9 AM to WordPress for editor review
Pitch OKd: Tue. 6./19 by 6 PM by your editor
Story due: Wed. 6/27, 9 AM to WordPress for editor review
Story posted: Sun. 8/20 by 6 PM by Omar
Questions? Please ask me. And good luck, everyone!
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