Sit tight as I grade your last practice story assignment. In the meantime, how about finishing your job shadow proposals? Those are due this Friday, as posted earlier.
And keep working on your out-of-class stories; the hardest part of those are setting up and doing interviews, as sources are wildly inconsistent in when/if they call you back. Waiting until the last minute is a pretty good formula for disaster, so why not aim to start now and finish early, so you have some wiggle room if things don't go as planned?
Plus, don't forget your job shadow proposal is due Friday! Here's the background:
The job shadow assignment in JRN 200 is unique from our other work in that it is not intended for publication.
And keep working on your out-of-class stories; the hardest part of those are setting up and doing interviews, as sources are wildly inconsistent in when/if they call you back. Waiting until the last minute is a pretty good formula for disaster, so why not aim to start now and finish early, so you have some wiggle room if things don't go as planned?
Plus, don't forget your job shadow proposal is due Friday! Here's the background:
The job shadow assignment in JRN 200 is unique from our other work in that it is not intended for publication.
It is intended to help students explore career options.
To do this, choose a person who is doing a job that you might like to do and plan to spend half a day with them as they work. This is one of the last things due, but set it up early so you are not in a tight spot late in the semester. It might take several tries to set this up. Some people, we have found, are not responsive.
Your are to shadow a journalism professional, not another student. We do not shadow people at The State News, WKAR or places where we have interned.
The person may work in any form of news media, as long as it's journalism. They can work in any city.
THE QUESTIONS
Learn largely by observing what they do, and use your own questions. Here are a few you can use:
* What is a really fun day on this job?
* What happens on a terrible day?
* What are the best parts of the job?
* What are the worst parts?
* How is the job changing -- and how fast?
* How did you get this job?
* What are its basic requirements?
* What do you like/dislike about it?
* Is job security an issue? How do you cope with that.
THE REPORT
You will not write a news article about this, as it is not a news story. You will be writing a 300-word report. About two thirds should describe what you saw and heard. About a third should describe how well this job -- or parts of it -- would fit you. Include any lessons you learned about your career path or getting a job someday.
The deadline for your job shadow proposal is no later than 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7 to omars@msu.edu. The deadline for your job shadow report is no later than 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28 to the same.
The deadline for your job shadow proposal is no later than 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7 to omars@msu.edu. The deadline for your job shadow report is no later than 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28 to the same.
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