WK 1 14 Jan
What is an investigative story?
Ida B. Wells
Read for next week
Alert: The following item includes racial epithets as well as descriptions of racial and sexual violence.
Ida B. Wells, Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases, 1892
Optional Reading: Antonio Damasio, Descartes' Error, Introduction, 1994
Lecture / Q&A
What are the four essential elements of an investigative story? How do you pitch an investigative story? What is a central investigative question?
WK 1 Detail
INTRODUCTIONS
- Student introductions
- Using the class website
- Using the class Slack account
- Review of class policies
WORKSHOP
- Reporting a story: What's the problem? Who's getting hurt? Who's responsible? How is it systemic?
- Building a pitch: What's the central investigative question that you propose to answer?
- Exercise: Analyzing an unknown photo
Homework
- Read material assigned for next week
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