Discusses results of a survey of undergraduates' television watching and reading habits, revealing startling numbers of nonreaders or minimal readers. Describes assignments used in journalism classes to promote the reading habit. (SR)

The author gives journalism students practice in "finding" news by requiring them to write a "hard news" story for a self-imposed deadline during each week of the course, thus creating the atmosphere of actual on-the-job news reporting. (RL)

Discusses how an act assignment exposes students to federal agencies; experts and novices contribute and learn in PR case course; students control in-class PR agency; cabletext service shows good results; advertising focus emphasizes creative writer; writing by number aids story structure; student photo club sells lab supplies, for revenue; and…

Discusses how property records served as the basis for assignments in one news reporting course. (RB)

Journalism students' interviews of public officials revealed the officials' attitudes toward the press while giving students needed practical experience. (RL)

Explores students' need for team experiences, advantages of teams to learning and to course management, methods of team and project management practiced in industry, and adaptation of industry's methods to projects focusing on freedom of expression. Describes the usefulness and lasting value of resulting student work. Suggests unusual ways to…

Describes various assignments and teaching techniques for teaching journalism students news reporting methods, news writing, photojournalism, and computer generated research papers. (HOD)

Shows how findings from science education, instructional design, and educational psychology can help journalism students develop explanatory skills for technical phenomena. Emphasizes understanding readers' key difficulties, appreciating distinct explanatory goals, and practicing well-tested explanatory strategies. Discusses key difficulties and…