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Week 10

Hourly exam #2: March 24th

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?

Examples of Alternative Journalisms:

•Democracy Now: browse http://www.democracynow.org
•The Drudge Report: browse http://www.drudgereport.com