Unit 1 Communication
Part One Text: The Effects of Mass Communication -- Four Questions
Part Two Reading Passage: The Effects Debate
Unit 2 Mass Media
Part One Text: The Changing Media
Part Two Reading Passage: Mass Media Models
Unit 3 Journalism
Part One Text: Journalism Trends
Part Two Reading Passage: A New Look at the New Journalism
Unit 4 News
Part One Text: What's News and What's Not
Part Two Reading Passage: Why a Falling Tree Doesn't Make News Unless a Reporter Hears It
Unit 5 Journalist
Part One Text: Why They Are Reformers Not Revolutionaries
Part Two Reading Passage: Personal Values in News
Unit 6 Magazine
Part One Text: A Short History of Magazines
Part Two Reading Passage: Consumer Magazines
Unit 7 Newspaper
Part One Text: Newspaper History-- Journalism in the Making
Part Two Reading Passage: National Dailies
Unit 8 Radio
Part One Text: Radio News
Part Two Reading Passage: A Short History of Radio
Unit 9 Television
Part One Text: Television News
Part Two Reading Passage: Out of the Wasteland?
Unit 10 Internet
Part One Text: The Internet Today
Part Two Reading Passage: Who Shall Rule the Internet?
Unit 11 News Lead
Part One Text: Leads and Nut Graphs
Part Two Reading Passage: Hard-news Leads
Unit 12 News Writing
Part One Text: Newswriting: Three Considerations
Part Two Reading Passage: Why Reporters Invert Pyramids
Unit 13 Feature
Part One Text: Writing and Organizing Feature Stories
Part Two Reading Passage: Writing Tools
Unit 14 Interview
Part One Text: The Interview
Part Two Reading Passage: When to Use Direct Quotes
Unit 15 Press Freedom and Laws
Part One Text: A Short History of the First Amendment
Part Two Reading Passage: Responsible Reporting
Unit 16 Media Ethic
Part One Text: Media Industry Ethics
Part Two Reading Passage: The Difficulty of Ethics
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