JRN 300: Our Publication Schedule For Tuesday/Thursday Classes

So we're about to start our out-of-class story cycles, where you will have about 7-9 days per story to go from approved idea to draft form to final version. (Keep in mind, in the real world you'd usually have 7-9 hours, max, to do the same. So this schedule does already take into consideration that you have other things going on.)

Basically, every Tuesday you will have a draft due for your latest story and the idea for your next story due before class, and in-class we'll review everyone's previous stories. And every Thursday, you'll have at least some lab time (and at times that lab time will be the whole class) to finish your latest story, which will be due by the end of class.

Here's our out-of-class story schedule for the semester for Tuesday/Thursday classes:

Story 1:
Idea due: Tue. 2/7, 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Idea OKd: Tue. 2/7 by 6 PM
Draft due: Tue. 2/14, by 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Draft returned: Tue. 2/14 by 6 PM
Final version due: Thu. 2/16 by end of class to WordPress
Final version posted: Fri. 2/17 by 6 PM
Review as class: Tue. 2/21

Story 2:
Idea due: Tue. 2/7, 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Idea OKd: Tue. 2/7 by 6 PM
Draft due: Tue. 2/21, by 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Draft returned: Tue. 2/21 by 6 PM
Final version due: Thu. 2/23 by end of class to WordPress
Final version posted: Fri. 2/24 by 6 PM
Review as class: Tue. 2/28

Story 3:
Idea due: Tue. 2/21, 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Idea OKd: Tue. 2/21 by 6 PM
Draft due: Tue. 2/28 by 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Draft returned: Tue. 2/28 by 6 PM
Final version due: Thu. 3/2 by end of class to WordPress
Final version posted: Fri. 3/3 by 6 PM
Review as class: Tue. 3/14

Story 4:
Idea due: Tue. 2/28, 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Idea OKd: Tue. 2/28 by 6 PM
Draft due: Tue. 3/14 by 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Draft returned: Tue. 3/14 by 6 PM
Final version due: Thu. 3/16 by end of class to WordPress
Final version posted: Fri. 3/17 by 6 PM
Review as class: Tue. 3/21

Story 5:
Idea due: Tue. 3/14, 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Idea OKd: Tue. 3/14 by 6 PM
Draft due: Tue. 3/21 by 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Draft returned: Tue. 3/21 by 6 PM
Final version due: Thu. 3/23 by end of class to WordPress
Final version posted: Fri. 3/24 by 6 PM
Review as class: Tue. 3/28

Story 6:
Idea due: Tue. 3/21, 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Idea OKd: Tue. 3/21 by 6 PM
Draft due: Tue. 3/28 by 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Draft returned: Tue. 3/28 by 6 PM
Final version due: Thu. 3/30 by end of class to WordPress
Final version posted: Fri. 3/31 by 6 PM
Review as class: Tue. 4/4

Story 7:
Idea due: Tue. 3/28, 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Idea OKd: Tue. 3/28 by 6 PM
Draft due: Tue. 4/4 by 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Draft returned: Tue. 4/4 by 6 PM
Final version due: Thu. 4/6 by end of class to WordPress
Final version posted: Fri. 4/7 by 6 PM
Review as class: Tue. 4/11

We also have our final project story, which should be your most elaborate, ambitious trend-and-issue story of the term. Please note the idea is due in late February, even though the draft isn't due until late March. That's to give you a lot of time to work on this. Please don't wait until the last minute.

Final Project:
Idea due: Tue. 2/28, 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Idea OKd: Tue. 2/28 by 6 PM
Draft due: Tue. 3/28 by 8 AM to omars@msu.edu
Draft returned: Tue. 3/28 by 6 PM
Final version due: Thu. 4/20 by end of class to WordPress
Final version posted: Fri. 4/21 by 6 PM
Review as class: Tue. 4/25

Questions? Please ask me. And good luck, everyone!