Advocacy Journalism – 1st Semester, AY 2023-2024
| Week | Lesson/Discussion | Important Links/Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview of Advocacy Journalism | At the end of the class, the blocks were tasked to research about: * Gandhi * Gandhi’s journalism years * the definition of advocacy Preparations for the assignment were sent via this Google Forms link. |
| 2 | Class discussion about Gandhi, advocacy, journalism, and how these parallel advocacy journalism in the Philippines | At the end of the class, the blocks were tasked to choose a formerly colonized country, research on the journalism practices when they under imperialist rule, and their journalism now. INSTRUCTION: 1. This assignment should only be done individually or in pairs. 2. No duplication of country per block. Please use the form below (scroll down to find the Get In Touch form) or email me your chosen country and your partner reporter, if you’re doing the presentation in pair. 3. Each reporter or pair of reporters may report any manner they like (slide presentation, Manila paper, video presentation, etc.). 4. Reports must not be longer than 5 minutes. |
| 3-4 | Advocacy Journalism in the Global Context Journalism, Technology, and Advocacy | [Readings materials sent via email to all students] |
| 5 | September 19-21, 2023 CAL Foundation DAYS | N/A |
| 6-7 | September 26 and October 3, 2023 Presentation of research. | NOTE: I will be randomizing the order of presentation. I’ll inform the class governors once I already have the order of presentation. For now, the list below is in alphabetical order. Please use the form below (scroll down to find the Get In Touch form) or email me your chosen country and, if you are working in pair, your partner reporter. Your names will appear below: 4A Belize – DL Cape Verde – RL China – PA Colombia – CA Congo – FM & KS Egypt – AL & GA Haiti – JO & MV Honduras – EB & JDL Indonesia – MHLS & MJM Jamaica – CRG Japan – MM Kenya – JD & GB Malaysia – PN Mexico – KP Myanmar – MG New Zealand – RA & KA Nigeria – AB & LA North and South Korea – CA Puerto Rico – JC & LC Qatar – KF & CC South Africa – SA & GC Spain – JB & TMP Sudan – RB Suriname – NSA Syria – HV Ukraine – KM & JM United States of America – KAJ Vietnam – DU & PM 4B. Australia – CJC & BM Canada – MJL & RN Cape Verde – CAY & SCL Indonesia – JMO & CKV Japan – DS & MM Laos – MA & IRM Malaysia – MML & JA Mexico – MJM Myanmar – RMC & KMR Netherlands, The – JPM & MM Nigeria – MJL & JMM North and South Korea – CD & RG & GMD Pakistan – MFM & RB Singapore – MRAB & PB South Africa – JMB & CG Sri Lanka – JAD & MJN Vietnam – KA & MB Yemen – RAA & MRM |
| 8 | The Alternative Press | Assignment: Visit the website of an alternative media organization of your choice. Read at least 5 of their stories. |
| 9 | Using Data Viz in Advocacy Journalism (with examples of interactive data viz from advocacy reports) – TIps and Tools – Trustworthiness, Accessibility, Elegance, and Telling a Story | Assignment: Retrieve any data that you can from a government website (e.g. denr.gov.ph) and using any chart from Flourish, create a data viz. Submit here. Upload both the retrieved data and the data viz. Print and submit the data viz next meeting. |
| 10 | BU WEEK | |
| 11 | 20-item quiz Social Media and Advocacy Journalism – History of social media – How to use social media sites for data gathering and reporting – Trends – Challenges | |
| 12 | Finding leads and sources online | (Should have been taught during News Writing and Reporting class, but since I wasn’t this batch’s professor for that class, I have decided to include this as a reviewer, before the next topic.) |
| 12 | Writing for the web | |
| N/A | IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS | Please have these requirements ready before you conduct interviews outside: – Parent’s permit – Letter to the dean (informing that your class advocacy journalism requires you go outside for data gathering) – certificate of insurance (to be acquired from the CSC) |