The Earthquake in Haiti
Los Angeles Times photojournalists

Civil Rights Photography at Skirball Museum
Extra credit paper: Instructions

JOURNALISM 2.0
(download PDF and read chapter 8, on digital photography)

Reaching out to the Homeless
L.A. Times Audio slideshow

ASSIGNMENTS
ASSIGNMENT 1: RANDOM REFLECTIONS
ASSIGNMENT 2: GENERAL/SPOT NEWS
ASSIGNMENT 3: ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT
ASSIGNMENT 4: WILD ART/FEATURES
BOOK CRITIQUE: "TRUTH NEEDS NO ALLY"
SPORTS (extra credit)

FINAL ASSIGNMENT: THE PHOTO STORY

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
Angles & Lenses
Composition
Cropping & Caption writing
Depth of Field
Photojournalism (Introduction)
History of Photojournalism
Ethical Issues in Photojournalism
Law & Ethics
Lighting
The Environmental Portrait
The Photo Story
Documentary History & Philosophy
Richard Avedon's "In The American West"

NOTES
Caption writing (pdf)
Caption writing II
Composition
Editing & Cropping

PHOTOGRAPHY HISTORY VIDEO CLIPS (Quicktime movies)
The importance of photography
Photographs as evidence/Weegee
The halftone, National Geographic & Edward Curtis
Transmitting photographs by wire
Social documentary: Lewis Hine, the FSA
Racism and the Civil Rights movement
War photography in the 20th century
Life Magazine
The Family of Man
Street photography and the anti-aesthetic of the 50s
Diane Arbus
Paul Strand and Straight Photography
Photo-Ops: photographing American presidents
Digital manipulation: ethical issues
The appropriation of images by artists and advertisers
Tabloids

Other Quicktime photojournalism video files:
Carolyn Cole (L.A. Times) in Liberia
War photography: L.A. Times in Iraq

LINKS

AIDS IN AFRICA
(photo gallery with audio by Carolyn Cole, L.A. Times)

Adobe Photoshop Tutorials
http://www.good-tutorials.com/

Magnum Photos
http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/Home_MAG.aspx

National Press Photographers Association
http://www.nppa.org/

California Press Photographers Association
http://cppaonline.org/

Press Photographers' Association of Greater
Los Angeles
http://www.ppagla.org/

Life Magazine photo files on Google
http://images.google.com/hosted/life

NEWSEUM: The Interactive Museum of News
http://www.newseum.org/

PoynterOnline: Photojournalism
http://www.poynter.org/subject.asp?id=29

American Photography: A Century of Images http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/

• ORGANIZATIONAL NOTES
  • Since this class only meets once per week, it is imperative that you attend class as often as possible. Remember, missing one class in this format is the same as missing an entire week of instruction in a daily class
  • All finished assignments must be submitted for class critique. Most assignments will be viewed on Flickr. Certain assignments will require PowerPoint presentations, transferred to instructor’s laptop with your USB mini-drive at the beginning of class.
  • This is a laboratory class. Although you will not be expected to adhere to a formal lab schedule, you should treat each assignment as if it came from a publication, and remember that you have a deadline to meet.The work can be completed at your discretion, though you are advised not to leave your lab work until the last minute. Lab hours for independent work will be posted.
  • Although there is a lab tech to assist you in the computer labs and darkroom, all students are expected to clean up after themselves. Common courtesy is expected, and appreciated.

  MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENTS
  As the semester progresses, your skills should improve, and you might want to re-shoot an assignment for a new grade. Simply turn in the new assignment, along with the original for a re-evaluation. Assignments that were initially turned in late can be re-shot, but any penalties (lowering of grade) still stand.

  EXTRA CREDIT
  OPTION 1: Shooting an assignment for the Daily Sundial or El Nuevo Sol earns 5 points. Must be published. Maximum of two (10 pts)

  OPTION 2: SPORTS (download details)
  Submit two action photos and one portrait of an athlete. (Maximum 10pts)

  FINAL GRADE BREAKDOWN
  A 93-100 A- 90-92
  B+ 88-89 B 83-87 B- 80-82
  C+ 78-79 C 73-77 C- 70-72
  D+ 68-69 D 63-67 D- 60-62

  PREREQUISITE
  Students must earn a `C' or better in this class in order to enroll in J450. A `C-' does not count as a `C.'

Student Learning Outcomes of the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
The Department of Journalism strives to prepare its students to become well-educated, principled citizens who are capable of initiating careers as skilled journalists, public relations practitioners and other related communication professionals. The department will help students to achieve the following objectives by the end of their program of study:

• Attain competency in writing basics such as grammar and punctuation, word usage and spelling, sentence and story structure and journalistic style;
• Attain competency in the gathering and critical analysis of information using such techniques as interviewing, observation and researching primary and secondary sources.
• Acquire expertise in thinking critically and creatively, while exercising news judgment, the organization and presentation of information in multiple journalistic forms (i.e., print, visual and electronic, and public relations).
• Develop an ethical basis for making journalistic and public relations decisions;
• Develop flexibility in working in evolving mass communication media and environments using a variety of technologies and techniques;
• Understand the historical, theoretical, legal and societal contexts within which journalists and public relations practitioners work.

PLAGIARISM: DEPT. OF JOURNALISM STATEMENT
Plagiarism and other forms of cheating will not be tolerated, and anyone caught cheating will be reported to the dean of students and will receive a failing grade in the course. For a further explanation of disciplinary procedures, consult pages 522-524 of the 2002-2004 CSUN catalog. Please also remember that much of the information posted on the Internet is protected by U.S. copyright laws. Passing this information off as your own is a violation of CSUN's plagiarism policy, and carries the penalties outlined above.

JOUR. DEPT. POLICY STATEMENT ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Students in this course are strongly encouraged to broaden their journalistic experiences, with the instructor's help, by including in their work people and subjects such as ethnic, racial and religious minorities; the elderly, disabled and poor; gay men and lesbians; and other similar groups. The intent is to ensure that student work reflects the diversity of the community.