Blog post (from
research) #12: (Due Monday, March 11)
There will be two or three boxes of organized HKS letters in the Maryland Room on the first floor of Hornbake Library held in reserve, starting Monday, March 4.
You will need to get over to the Maryland Room, pick a file or two from these boxes, and search for a letter that interests you and that you think lends itself to further research.
Find out some more about the
issues addressed in the letter, the actual broadcast, and some kind of
background. (250-350 words; 4-5 secondary sources).
Please note that I am looking for more sophisticated work with each of these small assignments, especially evidence of deeper search for sources.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Blog post (from readings) #11:
(Due Monday, March 4)
Douglas, Susan J. "WWII & the Invention of Broadcast Journalism." Post thoughts or questions about the reading to the class blog for discussion. What struck you as interesting? What did you learn that you think you might remember five years from now?
Douglas, Susan J. "WWII & the Invention of Broadcast Journalism." Post thoughts or questions about the reading to the class blog for discussion. What struck you as interesting? What did you learn that you think you might remember five years from now?
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Blog post (from readings) #9: (Due Monday, Feb 18)
Ch. 5 in The Master Switch; excerpt from Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story. Post thoughts or questions about the reading to the class blog for discussion. What struck you as interesting? What did you learn that you think you might remember five years from now?
Ch. 5 in The Master Switch; excerpt from Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story. Post thoughts or questions about the reading to the class blog for discussion. What struck you as interesting? What did you learn that you think you might remember five years from now?
Blog
post (from research) #8: (Due Monday, Feb 18)
Choose a single folder from the vertical files from Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture – station files, subject files, transcripts, pamphlets. Whatever you pick, summarize it briefly (describe the contents of the folder), then do some research and try to give the subject some historical context (250-350 words; 2-3 secondary sources).
Choose a single folder from the vertical files from Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture – station files, subject files, transcripts, pamphlets. Whatever you pick, summarize it briefly (describe the contents of the folder), then do some research and try to give the subject some historical context (250-350 words; 2-3 secondary sources).
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Blog post (from readings) #7: (Due Monday, February 11)
Ch. 2 and 4 in The Master Switch; Campbell, W. Joseph. “Fright Beyond Measure? The Myth of The War of the Worlds.” These should be posted to ELMS; if not, they will be sent via email. Post thoughts or questions about the reading to the class blog for discussion. What struck you as interesting? What did you learn that you think you might remember five years from now?
Ch. 2 and 4 in The Master Switch; Campbell, W. Joseph. “Fright Beyond Measure? The Myth of The War of the Worlds.” These should be posted to ELMS; if not, they will be sent via email. Post thoughts or questions about the reading to the class blog for discussion. What struck you as interesting? What did you learn that you think you might remember five years from now?
Blog post (from research) #6: (Due Monday, February 11)
Pick the photo file of a particular person in the Mass Media & Culture collection (someone you’ve read about or just a name at random), explore the contents (sometimes more than photos), do some research and write about that person or the event depicted. Be sure you’ve picked an interesting photo and describe it well. (250-350 words; 2-3 secondary sources. Include a copy of one of the photos.)
Pick the photo file of a particular person in the Mass Media & Culture collection (someone you’ve read about or just a name at random), explore the contents (sometimes more than photos), do some research and write about that person or the event depicted. Be sure you’ve picked an interesting photo and describe it well. (250-350 words; 2-3 secondary sources. Include a copy of one of the photos.)
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