Summer 2009 Vox print department editors (Magazine Staff) class schedule
Readings with a chapter indicated are from The Layers of Magazine Editing. Other readings are hyperlinked.
** Schedule subject to change **
May 27
Finish orientation. Magazine office layout; week’s work; distribute syllabi, etc (drastically shortened class)
June 1
Chapter 1: Conceptualizing the magazine
Chapter 6: Pitching ideas, writing assigning memos and assigning stories
Tim O’Reilly on Web 2.0
ReadWriteWeb on Understanding Web 3.0
Jen Reeves on Social Media for Broadcast Journalists
Carrie Brown on Do Social Media and Do It Now
June 8
Chapter 7: Editing for content
Jen Reeves’ Twitter tips
Carrie Brown on Journalists and Social Media
Jeremy Littau on Twitter to News
Mindy McAdams on Twitter, Mumbai and 10 facts about journalism now
Matt Thompson on 10 questions for journalists in the era of overload
June 15
Chapter 8: Editing for tone
Chapter 9: Editing for structure
Steve Yelvington on Don’t underestimate the importance of small talk
Me on What newspapers forgot: Conversation
Matt Thompson on There is only us
June 22
Chapter 3: The mission. Bring to class any revisions you have for the mission statement (esp. as applies to Vox online content and utility).
Martin Langeveld on The Content Cascade
The Guardian on No use crying over spilt ink
Jake Sherlock’s Twitter manifesto
June 29 – No Class. Throw a party
July 6
Discussion/guest lecture: Vox’s greatest hits (ie biggest failures)
July 13
Chapter 10: Fact-checking, bring to class your proposed guidelines for appropriate sources
Chapter 4: Law
John McPhee’s “Checkpoints” article (class handout)
Jake Sherlock on Accuracy in new media: Why it’s more important than ever
July 20
Chapter 16: Your first (paid) magazine job (resumes, interviews, etc) Bring your resume.
Steve Yelvington on Notes from the unification
Carrie Brown on Let’s All Be In This Together
July 27
Chapter 5: Ethics. Bring to class examples of any ethical problems you have faced (or situations that could have developed/devolved into ethical problems)
August 3
Chapter 15: The business side
Steve Outing on How to use the Web to Prevent Remaining Print Readers from Fleeing
Steve Yelvington on Is News Fungible?
Steve Yelvington on Please stop calling print the core product
Steve Yelvington on Looking outside the new core
Carrie Brown on Ad Departments Can Help us Save Journalism
OJB on 10 Ways that Ad Sales People can Save Newspapers
Eric Flint on the Baen Free Library
August 10
Evaluations and wrap-up.
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