Summer 2008 Curriculum
REPORTING AND WRITING I
Section 1
Day/Time: MW 7:00pm-10:00pm
Location: M 607A; W 607C
Instructor: Robin Reisig
Madatory Orientation - May 23
Mandatory Bus Tour - May 24
First class - May 28
Last class - August 27
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MARCH 24, 2008: Student Affairs coordinator Yahaira Alonzo (left), receiving Channtal Fleischfresser’s Master’s Project. It’s a new media project (WomenInTransit.com), but her team still needed to submit printouts. PHOTO: Yian Huang
FROM: Dean Cornog
RE: M.S. Master’s Projects, March 2008
The deadline for submitting your finished Master’s Project is Monday, March 24, at 10 a.m.
Only those who have received a formal extension from your faculty adviser and the Dean of Students Office have permission to miss this deadline. All projects must be submitted to the DOS Office team who will be stationed in the Stabile Student Center that morning. You will be required to sign your name on the Master’s Project submission log when you turn in your final project.
For those of you with an early deadline or who wish to submit your final project early, the DOS office will begin accepting final Master’s Project submissions as of 9 a.m., Monday, March 10 (with Yahaira Alonzo at the desk outside the offices of Deans Sreenivasan and Huff). Ms. Alonzo will be taking submissions during spring break ( 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., M-F).
Your submitted project must conform to the following requirements, so follow these instructions carefully:
1. You must write a first-person narrative of how you discovered, researched and reported your story. This will help future students see what goes into the making of a successful master’s project. This “P.S.” should be included with all copies of your Project, and should run no longer than 1,000 words. If confidentiality is a concern, before submitting the library copy, your narrative may be redacted or disguised to conceal specific, identifying information about individuals. For example, you may use “my main character” or “the protagonist” (or similar) instead of someone’s name. Include a copy of this narrative with all copies. If confidentiality is a concern and the above suggestion does not work, then withhold the “P.S.” from the library copy.
Note: the true identity and contact information for all of your sources must be disclosed to your adviser and included on the source list that you submit to your adviser.
2. Print three copies of your manuscript, or a verbatim broadcast script, double-spaced on one side of white paper, leaving a 1½- inch margin on the left-hand side and a 1-inch margin on all other sides. Do not use photographic paper as it does not meet preservation guidelines for library materials. Projects submitted on photo paper will be returned to the author in exchange for a plain-paper copy.
3. You should submit a complete source list for your project. If you are not certain about the best way to cite a source, consult with your adviser. Be aware that source lists and your entire project, including the “P.S.” portion, will be available for reading and copying by all Journalism School library visitors. (Columbia University Libraries does not provide copies of master’s projects or theses via its interlibrary loan service.) As noted above, if you have confidentiality concerns with sources (i.e. names, phone numbers, personal addresses, etc.), you are responsible for removing the source list from the library copy.
4. Pages must be numbered. Do not put any sort of binding on the project, and do not staple the pages.
5. Include a separate title page with the following information: Your name, class year, the title of your project, the name of your master’s adviser, and, at the bottom of the page, add:
Copyright
(Name of Student)
(Year)
6. Put each copy in a new 9 x 11 ½ envelope. Label the front of each envelope with your name, your class year, the title of your project and the name of your adviser for the Master’s Project. Please be certain to clearly label the library copy.
7. Submit all three copies to the DOS Office team in the Stabile Student Center on March 24. One copy will be returned to you with your instructor’s comments; another copy will be reserved for the library, and the third copy will be kept by your adviser.
* Students submitting a Radio or Television/Video Project should
include:
For all projects, please make two copies, labeling all DVDs, CDs, tapes, and accompanying materials with complete project information (author(s), title, adviser). Indicate whether CDs are data or audio. The Technical Staff can assist television projects in making the DVDs from the final, edited tape. Be sure to give them plenty of advance notice if you need their assistance.
* Students submitting a New Media project should include:
The library cannot store computer disks, and does not have the facilities for viewing their contents. A hyperlink will be made from the Masters Project Index web page to the project itself.
You will be expected to submit the materials above AND upload your final websites to the servers by 10 a.m. on Monday, March 24.
8. If you are submitting your master’s project earlier than the deadline, you must submit all copies to the DOS Office (to Yahaira Alonzo at the desk outside the offices of Deans Sreenivasan and Huff). You must also inform your adviser of the date you submitted the project.
9. Keep a copy of your project for yourself. Neither the Journalism School nor the Journalism Library is able to provide on-demand copies of your work. You are expected to keep usable copies of your Master’s project for future reference. For print projects and transcripts, a hard copy is the best option.
Please note, the DOS Office is closed from Friday at 5 p.m. till Monday at 9 a.m. If you cannot come to the school during business hours, you may mail your three copies to: Melanie Huff, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 2950 Broadway, Room 207C, New York, NY 10027. Please note that they must arrive by Monday, March 24.
Dear Continuing Students:
For those of you NOT graduating this semester, we are hosting two summer information sessions:
We will discuss what classes might be offered in the summer and how you can plan for your Master’s Projects (if you are thinking of doing it during the summer).
It’s early enough that we haven’t finalized everything and this gives us a chance to get a sense of what you are interested in as well.
We realize not everyone will be able to attend one of these events, so we will circulate via e-mail the information discussed in person.
We will also be conducting an online survey.
M.S. MASTER’S PROJECTS: Small grants for reporting expenses
The Dean’s Office is pleased to offer a limited number of small grants for M.S. Master’s Projects starting in the Fall of 2007 and to be continued on a rolling basis in the semesters ahead.
These grants of up to $200 per project (individually for print or radio projects; in teams for TV or new media) are for a limited number of projects.
Grants are made for verifiable reporting expenses such as research trips in the Tri-state area, and, an occasional trip to, say, Washington, D.C. (remember, your primary reportage is supposed to be near the NYC area). Grants are not to be used for money to go home during Winter Break. These are not cash advances, but reimbursements for money spent with approval from the grants coordinator, Elizabeth Rogers.
At this time, students should apply for the grants, listing anticipated costs. Ms. Rogers, in consultation with Dean Huff, will make a determination of which applications to approve and for how much. She may ask for a separate note/recommendation from your Master’s Project adviser.
In the weeks ahead, after the approved expenses are spent, she will work with the finance office to provide reimbursements to students. Students will be required to submit receipts for their expenses. Reimbursements will be made via student financial accounts.
If an approved grantee ends up not using as much was originally approved, he/she will be reimbursed for actual expenditures and the remaining money will go back in the pool.
As this is a rolling amount of money, students can apply at any time during the Master’s Project process, but we cannot guarantee availability.
If you are interested, please fill in the online form available below.
Please designate a single person to submit the form on behalf of team projects.
If you have any questions, please put them into the comments/questions section. Only applications via this form will be considered.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to consider any projects that were completed before the Fall 2007 semester.
Please note, this memo is for PT students taking the Master’s Project during Summer 2007 only.
FROM: Dean Klatell
RE: M.S. Summer Master’s Projects, September 2007
Unless you have received a formal extension from your faculty adviser and the Dean of Students Office, the deadline for submitting your Master’s Project is Friday, September 7, at 10 a.m. All projects should be submitted to the Dean’s Suite, 701, on the 7th floor. You will be required to sign your name on the Master’s Project submission log (at the reception desk outside of Dean Klatell’s office) when you turn in your final project.
For those of you with an early deadline or who wish to submit your final project early, the Dean’s Office will begin accepting final Master’s Project submissions as of 9 a.m., Monday, August 20.
Your submitted project must conform to the following requirements, so follow these instructions carefully:
1. You must write a first-person narrative of how you discovered, researched and reported your story. This will help future students see what goes into the making of a successful master’s project. This “P.S.” should be included with all copies of your Project, and should run no longer than 1,000 words. If confidentiality is a concern, before submitting the library copy, your narrative may be redacted or disguised to conceal specific, identifying information about individuals. For example, you may use “my main character” or “the protagonist” (or similar) instead of someone’s name. Include a copy of this narrative with all copies. If confidentiality is a concern and the above suggestion does not work, then withhold the “P.S.” from the library copy.
Note: the true identity and contact information for all of your sources must be disclosed to your adviser and included on the source list that you submit to your adviser.
2. Print three copies of your manuscript, or a verbatim broadcast script, double-spaced on one side of white paper, leaving a 1½- inch margin on the left-hand side and a 1-inch margin on all other sides. Do not use photographic paper as it does not meet preservation guidelines for library materials. Projects submitted on photo paper will be returned to the author in exchange for a plain-paper copy.
3. You should submit a complete source list for your project. If you are not certain about the best way to cite a source, consult with your adviser. Be aware that source lists and your entire project, including the “P.S.” portion, will be available for reading and copying by all Journalism School library visitors. (Columbia University Libraries does not provide copies of master’s projects or theses via its interlibrary loan service.) As noted above, if you have confidentiality concerns with sources (i.e. names, phone numbers, personal addresses, etc.), you are responsible for removing the source list from the library copy.
4. Pages must be numbered. Do not put any sort of binding on the project, and do not staple the pages.
5. Include a separate title page with the following information: Your name, class year, the title of your project, the name of your master’s adviser, and, at the bottom of the page, add:
Copyright
(Name of Student)
(Year)
6. Put each copy in a new 9 x 11 ½ envelope. Label the front of each envelope with your name, your class year, the title of your project and the name of your adviser for the Master’s Project. Please be certain to clearly label the library copy.
7. Submit in all three copies to the Dean’s Suite (701) on the 7th floor. One copy will be returned to you with your instructor’s comments; another copy will be reserved for the library, and the third copy will be kept by your adviser .
Students submitting a Broadcast Project should include:
Students submitting a New Media project should include:
8. If you are submitting your master’s project earlier than the deadline, you must still submit all copies to the Dean’s Office. You must also inform your adviser of the date you submitted the project.
9. Keep a copy of your project for yourself. Neither the Journalism School nor the Journalism Library is able to provide on-demand copies of your work. You are expected to keep usable copies of your Master’s project for future reference. For print projects and transcripts, a hard copy is the best option.
Please note, the Dean’s Suite is closed from Friday at 5 p.m. till Monday at 9 a.m. If you cannot come to the school during business hours, you may mail your three copies to: Melanie Huff, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 2950 Broadway, Room 703, New York, NY 10027. Please note that they must arrive by Friday, September 7
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A friendly reminder that as part of Journalism Day on Tuesday, May 15, we
will be having presentations of all the video, radio and new media Master’s
Projects - across three rooms in the building.
Spend the afternoon watching the work of the Class of 2007 (also presenting:
The Covering Religion of India website).
NO RSVP; just float among the different sessions; meet the students, and, in
some cases, the subjects of these stories.
This is a public event, feel free bring guests.
See the titles of all the projects, the team members and when they are
running, and in what medium, at:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddmxktmz_41c9cdmm
Keep track of all graduation activities here:
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/students/graduation2007/
Dear Continuing Students,
Those of you who are not graduating in May are asked to complete a summer/fall interest survey to give us a sense of what you are interested in taking this summer and fall.
While we cannot promise to offer everything you request, nor hold you to the choices you make here, we will take your feedback into consideration when doing our planning.
Please refer to the M.S. graduation requirements checklist to chart your progression through the program and to think about what you want to do this summer.
Please complete the survey even if you plan to do only the master’s project this summer.
DEADLINE: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Questions to dos@jrn.columbia.edu.
Dear Students,
We are offering two exciting sessions on long form writing with Prof. Paula Span (http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/faculty/span.asp)
These sessions are designed to cover long form writing and the master’s project/master’s thesis in particular.
Student feedback from last year’s session: “Professor Span’s workshop last night was excellent. She’s a great lecturer, laid out a number of clear, helpful ideas for organizing research and then weaving it into a long-form piece, and also gave great advice in responding to student questions.”
Seating is limited. To RSVP for either session (or both), please go to the links listed below.
Sign-ups will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at midnight on November 3.
If you must cancel after signing up, please send an e-mail to Amanda McIntosh at ajm2137@columbia.edu so that she can take someone off of the waitlist.
Part I: Reporting - Friday November 10, 5 to 6:30 pm, room 601B
http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/SpanRSVP/index.html
Part II: Writing - Tuesday, December 12, 3 to 5 pm room 607B
http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/Span2/index.html
Dear Students:
The Fall semester officially ends on December 22.
Journalism M.A. classes meet for the last time the week of December 11.
For those students (M.A., Ph.D, some M.S.) students taking classes elsewhere in the University, your classes end the week of December 11 and final exams (when applicable) are held between December 15 and December 22.
For full-time, M.S. students, all classes except for the Master’s Project, end by December 8 (unless your professors set an alternate last class date). You are expected to remain at school working on your Master’s Project until December 22, at your adviser’s discretion.
Part-time classes (except for Law and Critical Issues) run through the week of December 11 (last class meets on 12/16).
“Lucille’s Ball,” the annual holiday event at which students roast faculty and have a big party is scheduled for Thursday, December 14.
Tuesday, January 16: The first draft of the M.S. Master’s Project (for full-time M.S. students and other M.S. students doing academic year
projects) is due. Journalism M.A. classes (and all classes taken elsewhere in the University) begin.
Thursday, January 18: M.S. Workshops begin.
The following week, M.S. Seminars and M.S Electives begin.
FAQ: What are the M.S. Master’s Project deadlines? (FT M.S. & PT students on this schedule)
A: Here are the dates the professors have been given for the full-time M.S. students (and any PT students working on the MP over the Fall and Spring.
M.S. Master’s Project Deadlines, 2006-07
Please note: Students who would like to be considered for broadcast and new media projects have several other internal deadlines - their advisers will keep them abreast of those dates.
[ Another in our “Notes From…” series - short notes by volunteers summarizing various events around the school, to help those of us who didn’t/couldn’t attend. Watch for several other “Notes From…” throughout the year. If you have one, send it in! Or let us know in advance that you’d like to do one; or after the event, too. ]
Below, notes from a lecture by Prof. Bruce Porter on how to choose a Master’s Project topic. Many thanks to volunteer notes-taker Sheena Tahilramani, J2007. Feel free to drop her note or post a comment below (free, one-time registration required).
Notes From… Bruce Porter’s lecture: “How to Choose a Master’s Project”
By Sheena Tahilramani
E-mail: sat2127[at]columbia.edu
Prof. Bruce Porter, our resident Master’s Project expert (partly because he did one himself when he was a student at Columbia in the early 1960s, along with his classmater, Patrick J. Buchanan), gives annual talks on various aspects of the Master’s Project. On Wed., Sept.13, he spoke about choosing a topic. He will talk about writing one later in the semester. He gave students, in adavance, copies of his New York Times Magazine cover story on big guns, . At the end of this report, you will see a note listing some good PRINT Master’s Projects from the past that he mentioned in his lecture.
What is the Master’s Project?
It’s a rare event that you’ll be given so much time to explore a topic. The Master’s Projects are also a lasting moment of the school. You should start thinking of them as long magazine stories. Over the years, the contents of the projects have changed—from cosmic stories such as “Let’s Look at Contact Lenses” and “Can We Control the Weather?” to what was known as a ‘’live in experience'’ (i.e., immersion). You ought to learn something from your reporting, to really illuminate something for yourself. It shouldn’t be just to further a political idea or view, etc. Ideally you might want to strive for some kind of combination of the two, take a macro issue and focus on a micro part of it. It’s a story that is meant to convey something that you want to say in a powerful way. It’s something that becomes humanized—’’there are no issues, there are only people.'’
Topic vs. Story
Another thing that you should think about or see the difference in is a master’s topic and a master’s story. For example, “AIDS: Are we Doing Enough?” is a topic. “Infected and In Love” is a story. The story sets the topic in motion.
Access
Access is like gold (see 2005 sous chef story - below). You have to determine early on what sort of access you have. We already know that public officials are impossible to talk to. So, you need to develop strategies on how you’re going to do this without relying on public officials. The solution with police, education and corrections is oftentimes to skirt them (i.e., talk to the inmates). If you want to visit a prison, sign in as a friend not a journalist. You won’t be able to take in a notepad but you can arrange to have the inmate call you and then you can take notes. It is possible to petition the Department of Corrections for entrance as a journalist, but there is a lot of red tape (not recommended). The same holds true for the Department of Education. Nobody can stop you from talking with the students, parents, PTA. You may have to use the information you glean from these sources to leverage an interview with the principal. Don’t limit yourself to advocates. There are a lot of advocates and many of them are compelling and have good stories, but you have to get something from the other side. Otherwise, it’s a one-way street and not a very good story.
How to Approach a Topic
In approaching the topic, avoid becoming hysterical. Take your time choosing a topic. Avoid something that’s a community issue in your RWI class that your professor thinks might be interesting. You’ve got to be interested in this, enthusiastic about your project. A good plan when you first arrive at an idea is to ask yourself, “Is this doable?” It looks like you have a year, but you don’t. Don’t do a big topic, do some small piece of that topic. If you’re doing the issue of homeless people looking for shelters, pick one homeless person! You can’t do them all. Next piece of advice is to work steadily and slowly. Every week, do what a journalist calls ‘’gathering string.'’ You should probably tape record this project because as time passes, your scribbled notes may lose clarity. Get a decent tape recorder and do an interview a week. Transcribe it then, don’t wait! The length of this is around 5,000 words or 20 pages. The process of developing an idea is going to occupy you for about a month. You’ll run into quite a few ideas that don’t seem doable. Look at your story and see if you can come in through a side door, something different.
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PROF. PORTER’S LIST OF THE FACULTY’S FAVORITE PRINT STORIES
Prof. Porter asked faculty members for their favorite recent projects - the list is below, with the various professors’ comments (and some input on locations by Deborah Wassertzug, Journalism Librarian).
PLEASE NOTE: All Master’s projects from 2002 to present are in the Journalism Library.
From years earlier than 2002 - just go over to Lehman Library, located in the lower
level of the School of International Affairs building (118th St & Amsterdam). Master’s projects from 1957-2001 are housed on the lower level of Lehman Library.
An index by author of Master’s projects & theses can be found online at
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/jour/masters/index.html
You can’t check out any of the bound volumes, so please be prepared to
either sit and read the project or thesis, or put money on your ID to make
photocopies of it in the library.
Please be aware that the list compiled below by faculty includes both
Master’s projects by MS students, as well as MA theses. The MA theses
from 2006 (the program’s first year) are in the Journalism Library as
well, with the volumes bound in red rather than green.
1. My favorite thesis last year was written by Moises Velasquez-Manoff, in
the MA program. Moises has a rare congenital condition called alopecia,
which has made him bald since he was a kid. That’s a traumatic thing to
happen to you when you’re twelve. Now that he’s a science writer, Moises
decided to look into the science of the condition. His research led him
into a big and fascinating area of research that goes way beyond baldness
and that affects many more of us than you’d expect.
**MA THESIS - JOURNALISM LIBRARY**
2. Jill Bauerle, “Surviving the War in Berlin,” 2006.
**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - JOURNALISM LIBRARY**
3. I’ve got a bunch of faves from among my advisees. Off the top of my
head, Katie Baker ‘05 on sous-chefs (**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - JOURNALISM
LIBRARY**); Mark Fass ‘04 on the legal and personal aftermath of a
famous tabloid crime case from the ’60s (**MS MASTER’S PROJECT -
JOURNALISM LIBRARY**); Kelly Niknejad ‘05 on Iranian exiles in the US
(**MA THESIS - JOURNALISM LIBRARY**); also, Greg Gilderman on why cops in Philadelphia aren’t making more progress at reducing the murder rate (it has just been finished and won’t be in the library till summer 2007; Greg is a current PT student, so you can ask him about it directly).
4. Blacks for Bush, by Arin Gencer 2006 : A sophisticated piece of
explanatory journalism about what’s behind the uptick in black Republicans
for Bush in the last election.
(**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - JOURNALISM LIBRARY**)
5. Danielle Shapiro wrote her 2006 Master’s project on American Muslims
in the Military. It won one of our prizes.
(**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - JOURNALISM LIBRARY**)
6. Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood-2005
Master’s by Louise Story that ran in the New York Times.
(**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - JOURNALISM LIBRARY**)
7. Alice Kenny (’03) had a terrific story on autism that the NYT ran as a
cover story in the Westchester section.
(**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - JOURNALISM LIBRARY**)
8. Alan Rappeport (’02) had fine piece on breakaway Hasidic teenagers,
using one kid’s story to illustrate a larger phenom.
(**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - JOURNALISM LIBRARY**)
9. Kevin Hoffman (’01) had powerful piece on committed couples living with
AIDS when only one partner was infected (both gay and hetero)
(**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - LEHMAN LIBRARY**)
10. Olivia Barker (’98) had a wonderful piece on tension among Russians in
Brighton Beach.
(**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - LEHMAN LIBRARY**)
11. Chris Nuttall-Smith (’99), profile of released sex offender in New
Jersey, picked up and run as cover story in New York Magazine.
(**MS MASTER’S PROJECT - LEHMAN LIBRARY**)
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All of you who submitted a summer ballot are registered now for your classes (except for those with holds on your accounts).
You may check out your registration at SSOL.
Those of you doing Master’s Projects should contact your adviser ASAP. Advisers have received the names of their students.
If you have a hold, please notify Melanie Huff when it is lifted so that I can register you.
Questions to dos@jrn.columbia.edu.
The complete list of classes is below.
Please note that each class has a unique start date; all classes end the week of August 28.
Journalism, the Law & Society - 2 points
Day/Time: M 7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: William and June Warren Hall L104
Instructor: John Zucker
*begins on June 5
Narrative Writing - elective/3 points
Day/Time: W 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: 709C Journalism Building
Instructor: David Blum
*begins on May 24
Radio Documentary - elective/3 points
Day/Time: W 7:00pm-10:00pm
Location: 511A/B Journalism Building
Instructor: Alex Blumberg
*begins on June 7
Opinion Writing - elective/3 points
Day/Time: T 6:30-8:30pm
Location: 709C Journalism Building
Instructor: David Hajdu
*begins on June 6
Magazine Writing - workshop/6 points
Day/Time: Th 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: 709C Journalism Building
Instructor: Hugh Eakin
*begins on June 1
Master’s Project - 6 points
The following professors are advising summer projects.
*see relevant dates listed below; broadcast dates will change
Carla Baranauckas
John Bennett
Gwenda Blair
Kevin Buckley
Rich Cohen
Kevin Coyne
Joe Cutbirth
Neil Hickey
Robin Schatz
Nancy Sharkey
Peter Spielmann
Lisa Cohen
Phil Scheffler
Duy Lin Tu
Questions to dos@jrn.columbia.edu
To track your progress through the part-time program, please refer to the check list at http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/admissions/programs/part-time/courses/
Below are the important dates for Summer 2006:
GENERAL DATES
MASTER’S PROJECT DATES
From Dean Klatell.
To all full-time M.S. students:
Please remember that the first draft of your masters project is due to your adviser – not the deans’ office – next Tuesday. Be certain you and the adviser agree on the method of delivery (hard copy, email, snail-mail, university mailbox, office delivery, etc.). A word to the wise – have a conversation with your adviser asap to be sure you are handing in whatever he/she expects, as advisers vary considerably in this regard.
Most of all don’t panic. There will be many subsequent edits, changes in structure, adding and dropping of characters, perhaps even a switch to another story, so this first draft is only that: a draft, proving to your adviser that you’ve got a good story, you’re reporting it in depth, and you can demonstrate the narrative structure. A couple of months from now, you’ll need a finished, polished piece, but not by Tuesday.
Best,
DK
NOTE NEW TIME -
From Dean Fishman.
For TV Broadcast Master’s Teams:
Professor June Cross will offer the following master’s prep session to
provide some valuable insights on long-form producing:Date: Wednesday, December 7th (this Wednesday)
Time: 7:30-9:00 pm
Place: Room 607CWhat: How to organize your broadcast project so that you are in control of
it instead of it being in control of you. A discussion of how to approach
research, character, access, and how to keep the facts in front of the story
without losing your story in the process. What we mean by assembly, rough
cut, and fine cut. Come to an informational session on how to approach your
broadcast master’s project.
A note from Dean Fishman. Please consider attending both. One requires sign-ups, the other doesn’t.
Dear Students:
Two upcoming events designed to help with your master’s project:
Tuesday, December 6th
7pm in the Lecture HallAll Class Lecture with Bruce Porter: How to write your Master’s Project
Note from Professor Porter: “You have two magazine stories in your mailboxes in connection with next Tuesday’s talk. Please read them and bring them to the talk. See you Tuesday at 7 p.m.”- - -
Wednesday, December 14th
7:30-9pm in room 607B
One-time workshop on long-form writing with journalist Paula Span
Note from Paula Span: “Tapes transcribed, 25 notebooks stacked next to the keyboard, books and articles all dog-eared and underlined — now what? A 90-minute workshop adroitly timed for those facing the first draft of their master’s projects. We will discuss long-form and narrative writing using a 7,000-word story from the Washington Post magazine as an example. A copy of the article will be placed in the mailboxes of students who sign up. You’ll want to read the story before the session.” Pls sign up for Span’s session at: http://www.ersvp.com/r/span
Find Span’s bio at http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/faculty/span.asp
Prof. Bruce Porter, J’62, gives a terrific annual lecture on how to write the Master’s Project. You can listen to his fall 2004 lecture in Quicktime format here.
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