Hourly exam #2: March 27th
Alternative Modes of
Journalism
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Journalism
What is new journalism? What are the four main stylistic
devices of new journalism?
Examples of New Journalism:
- Matt Taibbi, "Chasing Kerry: Why does the press do such a lousy job of covering the campaign?" April 7, 2004; http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/5940043/chasing_kerry
- This American Life, "Teenage Embed: Part II," first broadcast on 12/12/03. This is a segment of a public radio show called This American Life. You can find it here, and either listen to it for free online or pay $1 to download it to your mp3 player/ipod.
How do these two stories illustrate the practices of new journalism? What significant "hard" news event was first released in the "Teenage Embed" story? How was it presented?
- Randolph T. Holhut, “A Brief History of American Alternative Journalism in the Twentieth Century”
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_weekly
Examples of Alternative Journalisms:
An article in The Boston Phoenix, an alternative weekly:
- http://thephoenix.com/Boston/News/78499-No-laughing-matter/
- A left wing news site: browse http://www.democracynow.org
- A right wing news site: browse http://www.drudgereport.com