Pepper spray is OK!

Here’s O’Reilly’s take on the UC Davis pepper spray incident.  Enjoy, and then have a restful Thanksgiving…

http://youtu.be/MNXPB6TFZgE

Here's the rough schedule for the rest of the semester:

Friday: Tuned Out (handout)

Monday (11/14): Three- or four page paper draft due

 

Using the articles and chapters about young people and news, write a three- or four- page paper about the topic, concentrating on evaluating the arguments, particularly in light of new media, like Facebook and Twitter. Requirements:

one outside printed source (no Wikipedia)

one reference to class readings or lectures  

footnotes

your own words and ideas  

let your great argument dazzle

 

Wednesday (11/16): paper due; New Hampshire Secretary of State: Divvy up minor candidates

 

Friday (11/18) : Minor candidate reports

 

Monday(11/21): Minor candidate reports

 

Week after Thanksgiving (11/28): finalize template, group projects, edit minor candidate reports

 

Week of 12/5: post minor candidate reports, conclusion, take-home final exam given out

Noonan

If you're looking for Noonan's column, it is here.

Homework for the week of Nov. 7

Monday (11/7):

Keep up with the news and read:

Nate Silver, “Is Obama Toast?” (New York Times)

Hendrik Hertzberg, “Occupational Hazards” (New Yorker)

Wednesday (11/9):

Keep up with the news and read:

”Young People and News,” Harvard study

Mindich "The Young and the Restless," Wilson Quarterly

Mindich, "Dude, Where's Your Newspaper?" Op-Ed, Chron. of Higher Ed.

Friday (11/11):

 

Keep up with the news and read:

Introduction, chapter 1, and conclusion, Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News.