Sumários
In-class assignment: an evidence-based editorial.
18 Março 2024, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
In-class assignment: writing an evidence-based editorial.
Editorials continued.
14 Março 2024, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Feedback on response papers given.
Editorials continued: (a) analysing the structure and style of an evidence-based editorial based on TEXT 17: "Race and marijuana arrests" (New York Times) and TEXT 18: "Prison works ..." (The Independent) continued: opinion stated; reasons stated to support this opinion; facts that support this opinion; author's suggestions for dealing with the topic of the editorial.
(b) "Start with power and finish with purpose": looking at beginnings and endings of various editorials from British and American papers (strongly worded opinions and calls to action).
Straight news reports and news features continued. Editorials.
11 Março 2024, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Straight news reports and news features continued: "Supergran Ann Timson who foiled armed gang with handbag says she's just mad" (TEXT 13) and "How journalists write - Features" (TEXT 14).
Editorials:
(a) Four main types of editorials: persuasive; analysis and explanatory; obituary; endorsement.
(b) Analysing the structure and style of an editorial based on two examples TEXT 13: "Race and marijuana arrests" (New York Times) and TEXT 14: "Prison works ..." (The Independent) (to be continued on Thursday).
Straight news stories/reports and news features. Direct and delayed leads. Popular vs quality press: Comparing and contrasting two news stories on the same event.
7 Março 2024, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
1. Journalistic genres: Straight news stories/reports and features & news features. Direct and delayed leads; the inverted pyramid style and the narrative style.
2. Popular vs quality press: comparing and contrasting the language features and overall style of two news stories reporting on the same event - TEXT 11 "Pride of Britain Awards 2011 ...", Daily Mirror; TEXT 12 - "Pensioner prevented jewellery raid ...", The Guardian.
HOMEWORK: Read TEXT 14 "How journalists write - Features."
Discussion of TEXTS 3, 4, and 7 continued.
4 Março 2024, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Discussion of TEXTS 3, 4, and 7:
TEXT 4: Photo Editor’s Notebook: What Makes the Image of Omran Daqneesh Extraordinary’ |The New York Times
TEXT 7: Facebook backtracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims | LA Times.