Category Archives: extra credit

Extra Credit Opportunity

Posted on February 18, 2015 by stevejfox

What: Discussion of New UMass Policy on the Admission of Iranian Students When: Tonight, 7 p.m., UMass Campus Center Room 903. Task: File 6-8 tweets on tonight’s meeting. Report on what is happening as well as the spectacle of the … Continue reading →

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And….Extra Credit Opportunity

Posted on April 12, 2012 by stevejfox

WHO:       Mark Stencel, NPR’s Managing Editor for Digital News WHEN:     Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. WHERE:   Herter Hall, Room 227 WHAT:      0-2 Extra Credit Points for tweeting Mark’s discussion.  Please use the Hashtag:  #stencelumass

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TODAY! Extra Credit Opportunity

Posted on March 12, 2012 by stevejfox

Author Joe McGinniss is speaking on campus today. Details: Where/When:  4 p.m. in the Campus Center Reading Room. What:  Extra Credit,  Tweet the event at #joemcginniss At Stake:  0-2 points to your final grade. Go forth and tweet!     … Continue reading →

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Extra Credit #2

Posted on October 6, 2011 by stevejfox

WHO:  Environmental journalist Peter Thomson will give a talk today at 4:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall entitled “Journalism, the Environment and the Future.” WHAT:  Please attend and file at least eight tweets.  Try to offer questions/analysis.  Please under the hashtag:  … Continue reading →

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Extra Credit Opportunity

Posted on April 14, 2011 by stevejfox

If you choose to do this extra credit, 0-2 points will be available for a 500-750 word blog entry. Deadline:  Start of class, April 26 DETAILS: Back From The Front: WHEN:  Thursday, April 21, from 7:30-9 p.m. WHERE: Bernie Dallas … Continue reading →

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Assignment & Extra Credit

Posted on February 1, 2011 by stevejfox

Hi gang — Thanks to all of you who showed up today.  As I mentioned in class today, I would like you all to follow the coverage on Al Jazeera as well as on cable, twitter and FB….and tweet (original … Continue reading →

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Extra Credit: Tuesday Night

Posted on January 23, 2011 by stevejfox

The Journalism Department is having a State of the Union viewing party Tuesday night (9 p.m.) It’s also an Extra Credit opportunity! The Assignment: Using the #umassjour hashtag, tweet the event.  Every tweet you post must have the hashtag in … Continue reading →

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Extra Credit Opportunity…

Posted on January 18, 2011 by stevejfox

Mark your calendars, we’ll talk more about this as we get closer to the date: Filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist will speak and show his award-winning documentary “The Two Escobars” on Thursday, Feb 24 at 4 p.m. at the Cape Cod Lounge. … Continue reading →

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EXTRA CREDIT: Gene Weingarten

Posted on November 4, 2010 by stevejfox

THE EVENT:  Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, Washington Post Magazine columnist Gene Weingarten will guest-speak at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9, in the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union. Read one of his columns that mentions the Journalism Program’s own … Continue reading →

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Extra Credit!

Posted on February 1, 2010 by stevejfox

WHEN: Monday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. WHAT: Attend and file at least 5 tweets (use #umassjour at the start or end of your tweet) on the following event:  ‘The Death and Life of American Journalism’ at 5 p.m. Professor … Continue reading →

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