For Nov 17

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleyclancy/lower-education?bftw=main

Data journalism:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/hurrah-for-quitters/

http://jimromenesko.com/2014/11/15/what-did-the-freelancer-get-right-in-the-profile/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/style/alex-from-target-the-other-side-of-fame.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/sports/ncaafootball/for-an-fsu-football-player-a-hit-and-run-becomes-two-traffic-tickets.html?smid=tw-nytimes

For Nov. 14, 2014

I can almost guarantee we'll have a pop quiz today.

Don't forget next Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 pm is Thomas Lake, author of "The Last Heavy Footfalls of Doc Hullender."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/christmas-stricken-from-school-calendar-after-muslims-ask-for-equal-treatment/2014/11/11/f1b789a6-6931-11e4-a31c-77759fc1eacc_story.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/george-w-bush-responds-to-bill-clinton-twitter-challenge-2014-11?utm_content=buffer63a55&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/aps-judge-bars-media-from-publishing-story/nh4Dj/

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/press-freedom-new-censorship

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/12/michael-browns-parents-at-un-praying-for-an-indictment/18914825/

For Nov. 10, 2010

First off, it's the birthday of the Marine Corps. Hoo-yah!

Second, no readings for this weekend. Instead, a couple of long-form articles by Thomas Lake:

http://www.si.com/more-sports/2014/01/14/speedy-tom

http://www.si.com/vault/2008/12/08/105760296/2-on-5

You should read them over the weekend, but I'm not going to make you. He's a great journalist.

Thomas Lake will be speaking at Berry College on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at Krannert Spruill Ballroom

You'd be a fool to miss this event.

For Nov. 7, 2014

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/11/04/missouri-gov-jay-nixon-accidentally-tweets-womans-behind

We were all duped!
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/11/04/alex-from-target-marketing-ploy-twitter/18494947/

Some video reports:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/carmax-recall-policy-changes/nhySR/

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/athens/2014/11/06/photograph-jailed-prison-uae-uae-black/18577145/

http://www.cbs46.com/story/27291940/former-restaurant-employee-at-buffalo-wild-wings-says-hartsfield-jackson-location-discriminates?autostart=true

For November 5, 2014

Ah, back to the good ole days of current events reading. Enjoy!

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/11/03/alex-target-twitter-instagram-trending/18408467/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/calling-all-elizabeth-gallaghers

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virgin-galactic-crash-20141103-story.html

http://www.latimes.com/world/great-reads/la-fg-c1-iraq-isis-tv-comedy-20141029-story.html#page=1

http://gawker.com/mom-pretends-to-be-daughter-claims-rare-medical-condit-1654363901

Feedback and Puddles the Clown

Reporters --

I've looked at everyone's stories and don't think anyone is that far off base. Here are a few generic comments:

1) Link to your sources when possible. (A report posted online, for instance.)
2) Make sure it's not too timely. Write so it could be published anytime in November or December and not be dated.
3) Watch out for bias -- positive or negative. Stay impartial and don't use loaded words.

Your editors will do a good job directing you from here.

Having a great time in the Middle East but now eager to return.

In the meantime, please enjoy this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmCJEehYtU&list=UUORIeT1hk6tYBuntEXsguLg#t=102

For Oct. 24, 2014

How'd they get this story?

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/19/during-obamas-speech-at-democratic-campaign-rally-crowd-does-something-weird/

Dangers of corporate tweeting
http://gawker.com/the-burger-king-tweet-that-might-be-the-saddest-tweet-o-1648519897?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Student newspaper at Georgia State
http://georgiastatesignal.com/film-industry-creating-more-jobs-in-georgia/

WARNING: Salty language
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/10/21/sweden_s_military_calls_sub_breach_of_waters_fucked_up

And, finally, a little something from Buzzfeed
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-avengers-age-of-ultron-trailer-is-officially-here

For Oct. 22, 2014 -- no readings!

No readings for today. We'll be assigning reporters and editors to their stories for the first big journalism project. Remember if you're in the 2 p.m. class, please come to the 9 a.m. computer lab class if you can make it. And if you're in the 9 a.m. class, please go to the 2 p.m. class next door (Laughlin 113) if you can make it. If you're in the 10 a.m. class, the editors from the other class will be coming to us.

For Oct. 20, 2014

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-cm-doug-stanhope-comedian--20141016-story.html#page=2

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-lockheed-fusion-idUSKCN0I41EM20141015

http://m.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/witness-adds-new-perspective-to-ferguson-shooting/article_ab6e1e03-c49a-5c7f-8786-b0e88ec79349.html?mobile_touch=true

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/why-an-ebola-flight-ban-wouldnt-work/

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/feds-eye-officers-in-botched-drug-raid-but-challen/nhjMx/

Journalism Fellowships

Some great opportunities here:
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/272241/here-are-22-great-journalism-internships-and-fellowships-for-application-season/

For Oct. 17, 2014

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-nurse-called-cdc-several-times/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/us/cdc-director-becomes-face-of-nations-worry-and-flawed-response.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/25959795

https://news.vice.com/article/saudi-arabia-beheaded-59-people-so-far-this-year-but-hardly-anyone-is-talking-about-it

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2f7b5f3d8cce4e9eb5f7775f972f5996/us-man-killed-camel-mexican-wildlife-park

For Oct. 15, 2014

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/meet-mr-curly?bftw&bffb&utm_term=4ldqpgp#3q3ewoh

http://www.vox.com/2014/10/8/6918485/the-overt-islamophobia-on-american-tv-news-is-out-of-control

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/13/us/air-force-space-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/magazine/why-are-americans-so-fascinated-with-extreme-fitness.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

http://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/dallas-nurse-fighting-ebola-receives-transfusion-from-surviv

For Oct. 10, 2014

CNBC uses Storify to break news:
https://storify.com/CNBC/cdc-confirms-first-ebola-case-diagnosed-in-united

'7th Heaven' follow-up story
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/stephen-collins-7th-heaven-costars-react-to-alleged-molestation-news-2014810

Political story
http://wabe.org/post/deal-and-carter-face-debate

Grand jury story
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/critics-blast-habersham-grand-jury-over-botched-ra/nhdfr/?ecmp=ajc_social_facebook_2014_sfp#e912667f.3307635.735514
(If that link takes you to a firewall, here's the story.)

Example of Good Storify
https://storify.com/2ndisthebest/students-gather-at-a-rally-to-support-student-jour
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Example of Bad Storify <-- not for possible pop quiz
https://storify.com/justingraeber/bridgewater-state-rallies-for-free-speech

Compare the two storifies. Why is one good and one bad?

Finally, just for laughs. Remember the importance of checking before you publish!
http://thevane.gawker.com/memphis-tv-station-tweets-out-link-to-pornhub-instead-o-1643362277?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow




















https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152328223855496

For Oct. 8, 2014

First off, please take my 1-minute survey: 

COM 303

COM 250 A (10 a.m.)

COM 250 B (2 p.m.)


Student journalism
http://flagpole.com/news/news-features/2014/10/01/the-red-zone-sexual-assaults-on-the-uga-campus-peak-in-fall?utm_content=buffer38d20&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-obituaries/jackson-bennett-fink-21-a-devoted-friend/nhcyb/

Not very interesting, but good example of important, small-town journalism:
http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/25886473/article-Council-approves-Townhomes-after-debate?instance=home_top_bullets

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-beijing-support-for-dialogue-in-hong-kong-but-not-democracy/2014/10/06/fd6863be-8a62-4e35-8ded-329db3e33a70_story.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/world/middleeast/american-held-by-isis-says-he-is-pretty-scared-to-die.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

For Oct. 6, 2014

http://www.lawfareblog.com/2014/10/how-a-blonde-tattooed-texas-girl-became-an-isis-twitter-star/

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-to-measure-women-film-annenberg/

https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/perfectionist-may-ruin/

https://medium.com/@mattjduffy/james-meredith-and-katy-perry-5ad07629bc09

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/biden-apologizes-to-turkeys-erdogan/2014/10/04/b3b5dc84-d97d-4381-ab7f-1754d495f84a_story.html?hpid=z5

For Oct. 3, 2014

http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/girl-to-be-tried-as-an-adult-in-craigslist-shootin/nhYp8/?ecmp=ajc_social_facebook_2014_sfp#b339d54b.3307635.735507

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/uber-teacher-appreciation-blog_n_5916234.html
Just for laughs: https://www.uber.com/jobs/9644

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-colorado-schools-fight-20141001-story.html#page=1

http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article2466298.html

who made this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRlpIkH3b5I

For Oct. 1, 2014

Written by a friend of mine, 1st piece in the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/lebanon-ill-equipped-to-handle-ptsd-in-children-of-syrian-refugeees/2014/09/27/4b035b44-4406-11e4-9a15-137aa0153527_story.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/nyregion/3-jobs-plenty-of-dreams-and-the-fatal-consequences-of-one-dangerous-decision.html

http://gawker.com/lena-dunham-does-not-pay-1640249043?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article2260355.html

Read the story too, but note how the Tweet includes the graphic
https://twitter.com/marypatflaherty/status/516903494230745088

For Sept. 29, 2014

http://vikingfusion.berry.edu/index.php/sports/berry-mma-club/

http://mashable.com/2014/09/27/potato-salad-kickstarter-potatostock/?utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/world/asia/clashes-in-hong-kong.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/apr/16/where-are-the-murders-of-journalists-most-likely-to-go-unpunished-iraq-syria?CMP=twt_gu

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/09/jim-traficant-was-our-kind-of-crook-111376.html#.VCf5iSldWvM

For Sept. 24, 2014

http://www.adn.com/article/20140921/ktva-reporter-quits-air-reveals-herself-owner-alaska-cannabis-club

What's wrong with this headline?
http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story_no/25815227/article-Chatahoochee-Tech-launches-new-program

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-21/japanese-construction-giants-promise-space-elevator-by-2050/5756206

http://qz.com/201088/google-just-revealed-the-incredibly-simple-formula-for-killer-resumes/?utm_source=facebook

http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/catwalkchatt/news/police_fire/man-dies-saving-brother-in-rossville-fire/article_efaccc8a-4306-11e4-918f-001a4bcf6878.html

For Sept. 22, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/nyregion/friskings-ebb-but-still-hang-over-brooklyn-lives.html?ref=nyregion

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/arts/polly-bergen-dies-at-84-emmy-winning-actress.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMediaHigh&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/world/middleeast/us-sees-other-more-direct-threats-beyond-isis-.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSum&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
(If you can't read on NYT site, then click here.)

http://chinadailymail.com/2014/09/19/china-plans-nuclear-submarines-near-us-coast-miltary-bases-in-south-china-sea/

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/Howard_Eskin_asks_Ed_Rendell_about_Jerry_Sandusky_case.html

For Sept. 19, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/sports/football/nfl.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

https://storify.com/mkramer/how-twitter-tracked-down-the-suspects-from-a-ppd-v
(Note the platform)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/09/17/2014-macarthur-genius-grants-for-fun-home-cartoonist-alison-bechdel-the-latest-twist-in-her-really-crazy-year/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/us/politics/for-first-time-most-americans-disapprove-of-obamas-handling-of-terrorism.html?smid=tw-nytimes

http://www.businessinsider.com/texting-etiquette-rules-2014-9?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

For Sept. 15, 2014

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY LINKS DON'T WORK. mattjduffy -- at -- gmail.com

Dayyum -- check out all this links in this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/world/asia/afghanistan-boldly-raises-its-colors-like-never-before.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

Look forward to hearing what you think about this:
http://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000003100751/pastor-with-a-punch.html?smid=tw-nytimes

This looks familiar:
http://clatl.com/atlanta/the-ultimate-atlanta-burger-smackdown/Content?oid=12184337

My alma mater is ECU -- but I have a real journalism reason for including this:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152652729029831&set=vb.87028944830&type=2&theater

This one's different:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thestandardsmanual/full-size-reissue-of-the-nycta-graphics-standards?ref=home_popular

For Sept. 12th, 2014

http://live.wsj.com/video/the-islamic-state-how-its-leadership-is-organized/4F4FA0B8-9C07-4D09-BF1D-5761162A0D87.html#!4F4FA0B8-9C07-4D09-BF1D-5761162A0D87 (video)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/us/seeing-abuse-and-a-pattern-too-familiar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/08/lead-dnt-tapper-28-pages-9-11.cnn.html (video)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/us/hillsong-megachurch-with-a-beat-lures-a-young-flock.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/americas-best-burrito/ (check out this website and be able to talk about it.)

For Sept. 10, 2014

http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/chick-fil-a-founder-s-truett-cathy-left-his-mark/article_420598a0-37df-11e4-ad29-0017a43b2370.html

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/09/08/stephen-hawking-god-particle-could-destroy-universe/

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/unidentified-respiratory-virus-hit-kids-country/story?id=25334106

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/more-millennials-say-no-to-credit-cards-1.aspx

http://time.com/3265308/ikea-catalog-2015/ (thanks Victoria)

For Sept. 8, 2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/06/scottish-independence-poll_n_5777792.html

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/07/nyc-bridges-security-terrorism/14801559/

http://thespacereporter.com/2014/09/seven-planetary-missions-receive-nasa-extensions/

http://mashable.com/2014/09/07/things-you-can-buy-for-a-dollar/

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/07/world/meast/us-isis-airstrikes/index.html

For September 5, 2014

Read this following
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09/04/obama-cameron-to-push-for-coalition-against-isis-at-nato-summit/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2014/09/02/death-of-wolverine-comic-book-exclusive/14950667/

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-towns-notorious-speed-traps-under-investigation/

http://news.msn.com/world/could-the-blood-of-ebola-survivors-help-patients

http://www.fastcompany.com/3034930/hit-the-ground-running/4-odd-yet-effective-ways-the-smartest-people-prioritize-their-days
One of my former journalism students. She and her documentary-making boyfriend will be visiting the 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. classes on September 17. (Students from other classes are welcome to join.)

For September 3, 2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/29/ray-albers-fired-ferguson_n_5737822.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/49ers-defensive-ray-macdonald-arrested-domestic-violence-againast-pregnant-fiancee-article-1.1923046

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/mom-charged-in-girls-death-could-get-trust-fund/2014/08/31/c6d40ede-311f-11e4-9f4d-24103cb8b742_story.html

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/08/29/344360634/the-salmon-cannon-easier-than-shooting-fish-out-of-a-barrel

From last year (be sure to watch to the end)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRfqDXOwVYE

For Nov. 21, 2014

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/nyt-keystone-pipeline-oops

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