Announcements for my December 6 and 7 classes

All students: We will discuss ongoing media harassment in class. I am not just referring to the incident at the Manila Peninsula last November 29 which resulted in the arrest of more than a dozen journalists and media workers and the media-related developments after that. Kindly read up on the decision of the MTRCB to give an X-rating to two allegedly anti-administration films. There is also a Quezon-based journalist allegedly being harassed by the military. Sorry, no hyperlinks in this announcement as I want you to do research on your own.

December 6 (Thursday)

• J 117 (Online Journalism): Group 1 will report on “Internet and the World Wide Web: Definition of Terms and History.” As we discussed during our first meeting, those assigned to report will be graded based on their presentations and their answers to questions. Other students will be graded based on the questions they will ask.
• J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): Given that I was forced to suspend classes last November 29, we will continue the discussion of the design and layout of the magazines assigned to you. Members of Group 1 should be ready to present their report. Similar to J 117, Group 1 members will be graded based on the content of their presentation and answers to questions. Other students will be graded according to the kind of questions they will ask.

December 7 (Friday)

• J 109 (Writing for Popular Audiences): Given that November 30 (Friday) was a holiday, we will discuss the definition and characteristics of technical writing. Please be prepared.