Knight CUNYJ Summer 2015 Class Schedule

Sessions meet in Room 438, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 W. 40^th St.

Week 1

Sunday, June 7

11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. — All-day session

Instructors: Lisa Armstrong and Joanna Hernandez

11:00-11:15 a.m. – Gather at CUNY J-School, use 41st Street entrance

11:15 a.m. — Walk to Pier 83

12:00 p.m.– 2:30 p.m. — “Best of New York” Circle Line boat tour

3:00-3:30 p.m. — Back at CUNY J-School – brief orientation

3:30 p.m. — Class dismissed

4:00 -7 p.m. — Reception at The Towers: Dinosaur BBQ

 

Monday, June 8

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. — All-day session

Welcome to Craft of Journalism Boot Camp

Instructors: Lisa Armstrong and Joanna Hernandez

9:30-9:50 a.m. – News quiz and news discussion

9:50-10:50 a.m. – Class discussion on diversity; exploring stereotypes and taking a deeper look at perceptions

10:50-11:00 a.m. – Break

11:00-12:00 p.m. – What is a story? Use our discussion on diversity to come up with story ideas

12:00-1:00 p.m. – Lunch

1:00-2:30 p.m. – Discussion: What is a lede? Then drill:  Man on the Street, interview at least 5 people to get quotes on an assigned topic

2:30-4 p.m. – Come back and write up a lede; class discussion, drawing out best practices; discuss successes, difficulties and solutions

4:00-4:30 p.m. – Day’s recap; debrief; look at tomorrow’s “split-shift” schedule

4:30 p.m. – Class dismissed

 

Tuesday, June 9

9:30-8:00 p.m. — “Split-Shift” (3-hour break between morning and afternoon sessions)

9:30-9:50 a.m. – News quiz and discussion

9:50 a.m.-1:00 p.m. — Webskills and WordPress

Instructor: Malik Singleton

Discussion on important digital media matters such as data visualization, online multimedia, advanced web search, analytics and SEO, digital copyright, plus Bootstrap and content management approaches in addition to WordPress

1:00-1:30 p.m. — CUNY J-School Library Access Explained

Instructor: Tinamarie Vella

Individual library access bar codes are distributed; resources and how to access them explained

1:30 p.m. — Class dismissed until 4:30 p.m.

4:30-5:00 p.m. — Debrief

5:00-8:00 p.m. — Photo basics

Instructor: Jim Estrin

Fellows pair up in this hands-on photojournalism class

8 p.m. — Class dismissed

 

Wednesday, June 10

9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. — All-day session

A-to-Z Smartphone Reporting

Instructor: Mo Krochmal

9:30-9:50 a.m. – News quiz and discussion

9:50-11:00 a.m. – Introduction: The emerging role of mobile in journalism; jobs; skills; storytelling

11:00-11:10 a.m. – Break

11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – Equipment: Tech overview; accessories/hardware software apps; management

12:10-1:10 p.m. — Production: Photography: Shooting and editing; Audio: Capturing and editing; Video: Shooting and Editing; Writing: Caption writing and social media

1:10-2:00 p.m. – Lunch

2:00-3:30 p.m. – Street Reporting: Students pair off into teams to create a story pitch that will include interviews, narration and sequences; students then head out to report

3:30- 4 p.m. – Production: Students return to polish edit and publish their work

4:00-4:10 p.m. – Break

4:10-5:15 p.m. –Screening: Students introduce their work; share challenges and victories; and critique each other’s works

5:15-5:30 p.m. – Day’s recap; debriefing; and look at tomorrow

Instructors: Lisa Armstrong and Joanna Hernandez

5:30 p.m. – Class dismissed

 

Thursday, June 11

9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. — Morning and afternoon sessions

9:30-10: a.m. – News quiz and discussion

10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Reporting Basics

Instructor: Lisa Armstrong

Focus on elements of reporting and structure of stories

12:30-1 p.m. — Debrief; look ahead at tomorrow.

Instructors: Lisa Armstrong and Joanna Hernandez

1 p.m.-5:30 p.m. — Out on daybook reporting assignments

 

Friday, June 12

9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. — Morning and afternoon sessions

9:30-10:00 a.m. News quiz and discussion

10:00-12:30 p.m. — All About Audio

Instructor: Sean Carlson

Hands-on session: using Marantz recorder to teach basic sound principles, microphone use; working with Pro Tools

12:30 noon-1:00 p.m. —  Lunch

1-4:30 p.m. — Videojournalism

Instructor: Andre Lambertson

Hands-on session: working with Canon DSLR

4:30-5:30 p.m. — Check in on daybook reporting assignments, deadline reminder; debrief; look at Monday.

Instructors: Lisa Armstrong and Joanna Hernandez

5:30 p.m. — Class dismissed for weekend

 

Week 2

Monday, June 15 ­

9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. — Morning and afternoon sessions

9:30-10:00 a.m. — News quiz and discussion

10:00 a.m.-1 p.m. — Daybooks deconstructed

 

Tuesday, June 16­

First Day of Knight CUNYJ internships at various media companies in New York City

 

Week 3

Monday, June 22

9:30-10:0 a.m. — News discussion

10:00-11:00 a.m. — Talk About Time

Instructor: Yahaira Castro

Discussion on fast-pace of producing journalism; the challenges of earning a professional degree; tips on time management and pursuing a balance between journalism work and having a life.

11:00-1:00 p.m. — Data Realization

Instructor: Sandeep Junnarkar

Discussion on the latest social media tools and using them for innovative ways to tell stories.

1:00-3:00 p.m. — Working lunch

Instructor: Lisa Armstrong

Viewing of documentaries; discussion on diversity and questions to ask in preparation of upcoming class Q&A with Soledad O’Brien

3:00-4:00 p.m. — Ethics and Journalism

Instructor: Lonnie Isabel

Frank discussion followed by question-and-answer session that focuses on ethical situations that journalists face

4:00-4:30 p.m. — Debriefing

4:30 p.m. – Class dismissed

10:45 a.m. — Leave J-School to head to the New York Times

12:30 p.m. — Head back to the J-School

 

Friday, July 31

Last day of Knight CUNYJ internships