Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Guest Speaker - Robert Mentzer

On Thursday, Robert Mentzer from Gannett Central Wisconsin will be speaking to our class. He is an opinion editor. Some of his stories can be found here: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/staff/14835/robert-mentzer/

Please comment with at least one question you can ask Rob about when he comes to speak!

Monday, January 12, 2015

Good Night, and Good Luck Assignment

We will be viewing the film "Good Night, and Good Luck" in class. Your assignment is to create a new blog entry with the title of the film (Good Night, and Good Luck), and respond to 5 of the 20 questions in the following document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18CpBZ2_M0gH8vfAjpqmSKTDr54lF99VPloDAgqebsEQ/edit?usp=sharing

Be sure to include the question in your response and use complete sentences for your answers. The more specific your answer, the more points you will receive.

Friday, January 9, 2015

Guest Speaker - Ryan Burk

Ryan Burk is a Videojournalist for WSAW-TV, Channel 7 in Wausau. He will be speaking to us on Monday about his career in the news, his background, and insights he has into the journalism industry. He will bring some good information, but we need to have some questions to ask him. Here is a link to his bio, http://www.wsaw.com/station/bios/news/191402581.html.

Comment below with at least one question you could ask Ryan.

In the News - Guest Speaker, Natalie Riordan

Today, our class will be joined by a current journalism major at Creighton University and Pacelli alum, Natalie Riordan. According to her LinkedIn profile, she is a Journalism major on the Public Relations and Advertising track. She was marketing manager for 3 Day Startup and currently is a blogger for Dance Saves Lives. She will be studying this spring at The John Felice Rome Center.

Based on this information, what are some questions we could ask Natalie about her experience and journalism?