Prof. Waller Hastings' Journalism Page
Supporting MCOM 210, Basic Journalism, and MCOM 211, Copy Editing
Department of English
Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 57401


Journalism

Course Syllabi
    MCOM 210, Basic Journalism

Lecture Notes
    History of Journalism
   Journalism Ethics
   Journalism and Law (First Amendment, Libel)

Course Assignments
   News Values Assignment
   City Commission Assignment

Study Materials and Resources
   STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM
   How to Write Obituaries
   Sample News Quiz (See what kind of questions to expect)
   Another Sample Quiz
   AJR Newslink (Connecting to a variety of resources - on-line newspapers, magazines, etc.)
   Power Reporting: Free Tools for Journalists (Research tools)

Careers in Journalism
   Careers in Journalism (American Society of Newspaper Editors; includes a list of paid journalism internships)
   Journalism Jobs (Site associated with the Columbia Journalism Review that lists current jobs)
   Preparing for a Career in Journalism (ASNE)

Media Reviews, Organizations, Watchdogs

American Journalism Review Newspaper Association of America
American Society of Newspaper Editors Newspaper Guild (Journalists' union)
Columbia Journalism Review The Onion (News parodies)
Editor and Publisher (weekly newsmagazine for journalists) Presstime (NAA magazine about newspapers)
Fairness and Accuracy in Media (FAIR) (media watchdog)  Society of Professional Journalists
Freedom Forum (Free press) South Dakota Newspaper Association

News Media

HeadlineSpot is a news "supersite" that enables you to find news stories by subject, location, or type of medium.
 
LOCAL (Aberdeen) MEDIA  NATIONAL (U.S.) MEDIA
   Aberdeen American News    ABC News
   Exponent(NSU Newspaper)    Associated Press Online
     CBS News
SOUTH DAKOTA MEDIA    CBS Sportsline
   Dakota Times (Dakota State University)    Chicago Tribune
   Huron Plainsman    Christian Science Monitor
   KDLT Television (Sioux Falls NBC)    CNN
   KELO Television (Sioux Falls CBS)    ESPN
   KEVN Television (Rapid City Fox)    Indian Country Today (Native American Issues)
   KNBN Television (Rapid City NBC)    International Medical News Group (My employer 1974-78)
   KOTA Television (Rapid City ABC)    Los Angeles Times
   KSFY Television (Sioux Falls ABC)    MSNBC
   Mitchell Daily Republic    National Public Radio News
   Rapid City Journal
    New York Times
   Sioux Falls Argus Leader    Pathfinder (Time-Warner Online)
   Watertown Public Opinion    Public Broadcasting System
    Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan    USA TODAY
REGIONAL MEDIA    US News and World Report
   Denver Post    Wall Street Journal
   Kansas City Star    Washington Post
   Minneapolis Star Tribune  
   Pioneer Planet (St. Paul Pioneer Press) OTHER U.S. MEDIA 

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WORLD MEDIA (in English)    Baltimore Sun
   Agence France Presse (French)    Boston Globe
   Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo)    Cleveland Live (Plain Dealer Online)
   BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)    Detroit Free Press
   China Daily    Hartford Courant (oldest U.S. paper)
   Daily Mail & Guardian (South Africa)    Miami Herald
   DAWN (Karachi, Pakistan)    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
   The Guardian (England)    Newsday (Long Island)
   International Herald Tribune    New York Daily News
   Irish Times    New York Post
   Jerusalem Post    Philadelphia Inquirer
   Middle East Times (Egypt)    Providence Journal
   Moscow Times    San Francisco Chronicle
   Sydney Morning Herald    St. Louis Post-Dispatch
   Times of India    Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale - my employer '78-79)
   Times of London    Village Voice (New York)
   Toronto Globe and Mail    Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
   Vanguard (Lagos, Nigeria)  
 

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Page last updated September 4, 2003