1. You have all selected a journalist who you will discuss in an eight to 10-minute visual presentation in the dates below. [Practice your delivery. I will stop you at 10 minutes].
2. Your slide show can be in any format that with which you’re comfortable: PowerPoint, Spark, Google, Prezi. Using the examples from class, consider a presentation with a minimum of 12 slides and a maximum of 18. The organization and coherence of your delivery counts. One slide will be your bibliography.
3. Your presentation should focus both on the person’s life, influential work and role in the larger principles of journalism. It is essential to tie in the fundamental concepts of fair and accurate reporting, accountability and impact (positive or negative) as you discuss his or her work. Ask: how do they connect to the advancement of News Literacy?
4. Along with your presentation, please include an essay that provides a narrative of your presentation that runs 800 to 1000 words. Submit as a Word doc.
5. ATTENDANCE NOTE: There is no slack to make these up. If you miss your time to present, you will miss a grade for this assignment. You are required, also, to be at all these classes when presentations are taking place. No exceptions. These are part of the course content in which class participation is a vital element. Failure to attend will affect your final grade.

Gay Talese

Adam Schefter

Peter King

1. Ethel Payne 2. Margaret Bourke-White 3. Ariana Huffington

Rachel Carson
Margaret Bourke-White
Joan Didion

1. Marie Colvin
2. Katherine Graham
3. Janet Cooke

1. Brian Williams
2. Edward R. Murrow
3. Barbara Walters

1. Steve Bannon
2. Gordan Parks
3. Sean Hannity

1. Matthew Heineman
2. Glenn Greenwald
3. Stephen Glass