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LECTURE SCHEDULE & READINGS
* The reading listed is to be discussed in class that day. In other words, read it BEFORE the day listed.
* Schedule is subject to change with appropriate notice
WEEK 1: WELCOME & INTRODUCTION: From the sofa to the press box
Monday, Aug. 26 “No Cheering in the Press Box”: Understanding the job
In-class reading & discussion:
* Gisondi, Preface & Chap. 1: From Sports Fan to Sports Reporter (pp. x-10) & Primer A (pp. 323-329)
WEEK 2: NO CLASS - LABOR DAY
Monday, Sept. 2
WEEK 3: THE GAME STORY
Monday, Sept. 9 Read & discuss:
Gisondi, Chap. 2 (pp. 11-31)
* Carlton Fisk's home run in 12th beats Reds, 7-6, Peter Gammons, Boston Globe
* Kansas State’s title dream ends, Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com
* UW one win shy of third straight Final Four Trip, Molly Yanity, Seattle P-I
* Down by 3 with the game on the line? Call The Washington Post's Chuck Culpepper, Ed Sherman, Poynter
* Kris Jenkins hits buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift Villanova past North Carolina for NCAA title, Chuck
Culpepper, Washington Post
* Clemson stuns Alabama to win CFP national championship, Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post
WEEK 4: THE GAME STORY, PART II
Monday, Sept. 16 Read & discuss
* Gisondi, Gisondi, Chap. 3 (pp. 32-43) & Primer C, D & E (pp. 3336-358)
* Jim Stovall's "Writing the Game Story"
* Late flag costs Douglass in loss to Locust Grove, Scott Wright, The Oklahoman
* Last-second field goal sends Lions past Blazers, Jeff McIntyre, Florence Times Daily
* Roosevelt stops Franklin for final state berth, Matt Peterson, Seattle Times
* Streak’s over, Dylan Fearon, Q30
Do a practice game story from NFL Week 2, or NCAA Week 3.
**LET'S GO COVER GAMES!**
* The reading listed is to be discussed in class that day. In other words, read it BEFORE the day listed.
* Schedule is subject to change with appropriate notice
WEEK 1: WELCOME & INTRODUCTION: From the sofa to the press box
Monday, Aug. 26 “No Cheering in the Press Box”: Understanding the job
In-class reading & discussion:
* Gisondi, Preface & Chap. 1: From Sports Fan to Sports Reporter (pp. x-10) & Primer A (pp. 323-329)
WEEK 2: NO CLASS - LABOR DAY
Monday, Sept. 2
WEEK 3: THE GAME STORY
Monday, Sept. 9 Read & discuss:
Gisondi, Chap. 2 (pp. 11-31)
* Carlton Fisk's home run in 12th beats Reds, 7-6, Peter Gammons, Boston Globe
* Kansas State’s title dream ends, Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com
* UW one win shy of third straight Final Four Trip, Molly Yanity, Seattle P-I
* Down by 3 with the game on the line? Call The Washington Post's Chuck Culpepper, Ed Sherman, Poynter
* Kris Jenkins hits buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift Villanova past North Carolina for NCAA title, Chuck
Culpepper, Washington Post
* Clemson stuns Alabama to win CFP national championship, Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post
WEEK 4: THE GAME STORY, PART II
Monday, Sept. 16 Read & discuss
* Gisondi, Gisondi, Chap. 3 (pp. 32-43) & Primer C, D & E (pp. 3336-358)
* Jim Stovall's "Writing the Game Story"
* Late flag costs Douglass in loss to Locust Grove, Scott Wright, The Oklahoman
* Last-second field goal sends Lions past Blazers, Jeff McIntyre, Florence Times Daily
* Roosevelt stops Franklin for final state berth, Matt Peterson, Seattle Times
* Streak’s over, Dylan Fearon, Q30
Do a practice game story from NFL Week 2, or NCAA Week 3.
**LET'S GO COVER GAMES!**