Monday, February 14, 2011

LaHood in the House

Hi all,

A couple of things about this week. First, I have uploaded PDF versions of the lectures I have given in this class up on the Blackboard site for 270. When you log into Blackboard, you should be able to access them now.

I am also copying and pasting the details for Wednesday's faux press conference below:

WHO:          Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation

WHAT:        A visit to the University of Montana to speak with journalism students.

WHEN:       Wednesday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:    Don Anderson Hall Room 306

WHY:         To make an announcement in response to the explosion in Allentown, Pa. and to take a few brief questions

Your first assignment:  Write a short preview story (200 words) about the visit. You will need to do research to provide some brief background information on Mr. LaHood and the explosion in Allentown – the who, what, when, where, why and how. (Due Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. MT emailed to me)

Your second assignment: On Wednesday, you will attend the news conference during class. Your second assignment is to write a 400- to 500-word news story about the event, with quotes. Your deadline for filing the story by e-mail is midnight on Wednesday.

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