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Syllabus
JOUR 4426 / 7426
Religion Reporting & Writing
(subject to change)
Syllabus
Course
Overview
Schedule, Themes and Readings
Readings reflect the date
they will be discussed in class.
Assignment dates (“Do”)
are the dates due.
January 16: Course
Overview, history of the beat and the
audience for religion news.
- Do: Buy the required
textbook.
January 23: The basics
for understanding and reporting religion
- Read: Kosmin, pp 1-37;
Connolly, pp. 1-11, handouts
- Do: Submit 350 word
proposal on beat topic listing choices
#1, #2, #3.
- Do: Reporting exercise
January 30 Nature of
U.S. religiosity and best practices
- Read: Kosmin,
pp 38-88; Connolly, pp. 13-21, handouts
- Do: Reporting
exercise
Feb 6 Demographics
of religion and key resources
- Read: Kosmin, pp 89-169;
Connolly, pp. 23-77, handouts
- Do: Reporting exercise
- Do: Turn in by
Friday, Feb. 9, Have a two-page, typed,
bibliography on your beat for use in your
reporting and beat projects. May include
people, books, websites.
Feb 13 Membership trends
and ethics on the beat
- Read: Kosmin, pp 170-234;
Connolly, pp. 78-97, handouts
- Do: Come with your calendar
so we can schedule meetings over the next
week.
- Do: Reporting exercise
- Do: Story #1 due by
NOON Friday, Feb. 16, emailed to Dr. Mason.
Feb 20 Meet individually
with students about projects and reports.
- Do: Have an outline
of your project and any questions or problems
you are facing.
Feb 27 Religion and
society: reporting outside the box
- Read: Kosmin, pp 235-285;
handouts
- Do: REWRITE of Story
#1 due—emailed to Dr. Mason by class time.
- Do: Reporting exercise
March 6: Investigating
religion.
- Read: Handouts
- Do: Presenter for March
13 Project Report to meet with Dr. Mason
for 30 min.
- Do: Reporting exercise
- Do: Story #2 due by
NOON Friday, March 9, emailed to Dr. Mason.
March 13: Project reports
- Read: Handouts
- Do: Presenter for March
20 Project Report to meet with Dr. Mason
for 30 min.
- Do: Reporting exercise
March 20: Project reports
- Read: Handouts
- Do: REWRITE of Story
#2 due, emailed to Dr. Mason before class.
- Do: Presenter for April
3 Project Report to meet with Dr. Mason
for 30 min.
- Do: Reporting exercise
March 27: No class (Spring
Break).
April 3: Project reports
- Read: Handouts
- Do: Story #3 due, emailed
to Dr. Mason before class
- Do: Reporting exercise
- Do: Presenter for April
10 Project Report to meet with Dr. Mason
for 30 min
April 10: Project reports
- Read: Handouts
- Do: REWRITE of Story
#3 due NOON FRIDAY, April13, emailed to
Dr. Mason
- Do: Reporting exercise
- Do: Presenter for April
17 Project Report to meet with Dr. Mason
for 30 min
April 17: Project reports
- Read: Handouts
- Do: Reporting exercise
- Do: Presenter for April
24 Project Report to meet with Dr. Mason
for 30 min
April 24: Project reports
- Read: Handouts
- Do: Story #4 due, emailed
to Dr. Mason before class
- Do: Reporting exercise
May 1: Last day of class.
Discussion and wrap-up
May 4:
- Do: REWRITE of Story #4 due by NOON, emailed to
Dr. Mason. (This is Friday).
May 8: Last day to turn
in portfolios
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