Class on Monday, April 5

— Review recent assignments

— Breaking news activity

— Go over second online news editing assignment

Wednesday, March 31

— Fourth AP quiz

— Another "imagination" activity

— Discuss "Plugging the Gap"

— catchup time (makeup quizzes/go over material if you need, too)

Plan for Monday, March 29

— Online news editing assignment due before class

— Review last AP quiz

— Editing quiz #4 (based on chapter 9)

Extra credit opportunity

Here are three events you can earn extra credit for attending:

(Write up 300 words and discuss what you learned in class)

— A Discussion on Saving Journalism: Thursday, 6–7:30 p.m. (Murphy Hall, room 130)

— TC Daily Planet Presents: McChesney & Nichols on the Future of Journalism: Thursday, 8–10 p.m. (1011 Washington Ave.)

— A Discussion on Saving Journalism: Friday, 2–3:30 p.m. (Hamline University, 1531 Hewitt Ave. N. St. Paul)

Plan for Wednesday, March 24

— Guest speaker: Paul Schmelzer of the Minnesota Independent

— Discussion of "Too Graphic?" article

— Go over Online News Story assignment

** (If you have anything you want to go over again/review in class, please let me know by e-mailing me.)

Extra credit opportunity on March 25

Check out the authors of "The Death and Life of American Journalism" on March 25 and I'll give you 5 extra credit points if you write up 300 words on it and talk about it in class. Here are details on the event.

For Wednesday, March 10

— Review headlines

— Review Ch. 4 quiz

— Third AP quiz

For Monday, March 8

— News quiz

— Take a look at SWJ startups

— editing quiz #3 (based on chapter 4)

For Wednesday, March 3

— Headline assignment due at start of class

— Review magazine editing assignment

— Discuss stories at Spot.us

— Discuss the Associated Press Managing Editors 2009 Great Ideas book

Headline ideas ...

— Bike brief:

• Will bike share system work for Minneapolis?

• I want to ride your bicycle

— Smile Network story:

• Splurge away: This vacation comes with a cause

• Sightseeing for smiles

• Trekking for smiles

• Trekking with purpose

— Uptown development

• Parking lot or Uptown hotspot?

— 50th & Bryant

• Until they bring streetcars back

• Mourning a landmark

• Farewells from the flames

• History cements lost building