Week 1
No Class

Week 2
Mon., Jan. 26: Media Basics

• Read Reed 1, Dominick 1 & 3

Week 3
Mon., Feb. 2: Media Theorists

• Read Reed 2, Dominick 2

Week 4
Mon., Feb. 9: Media Law & Ethics

• Read Reed 3-4, Dominick 16-17

Week 5
Mon., Feb. 16: Presidents’ Day, no class

Week 6
Mon., Feb. 23: Media Law & Ethics II

• Presentation assigned

• Read Reed 5-7

March 1: Last day to petition for spring graduation

Week 7
Mon., March 2: State of Play & Press Ownership

• Read Reed 8 & 11
• View Newseum

Week 8
Mon., March 9: Newspapers & Magazines

• Read Reed 10 & 16, Dominick 5-6
• View The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To” (1x1)

Week 9
Mon., March 16: Radio & Politics

• Read Reed 12, Dominick 8
• Listen to Serial, “The Alibi” (1x1)

Week 10
Mon., March 23: Spring Break, no class

Week 11
Mon., March 30: Television

• Term Project assigned
• Read Reed 13-15, Dominick 11

Week 12
Mon., April 6: Midterm

Week 13
Mon., April 13: Advertising

• Read Reed 18-19, Dominick 15

Week 14
Mon., April 20: Citizen Kane screening & PR

• Read Reed 21, Dominick 14

Week 15
Mon., April 27: Film

• Read Reed 20, Dominick 10

Week 16
Mon., May 4: Internet/Social Media

• Read Reed 22, Dominick 4

Week 17
Mon., May 11: Internet/Social Media

• Read Dominick 12
• Term Project due

Week 18
Mon., May 18: Final Exam