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* International news reporting of foreign presses and other institutions | * International news reporting of foreign presses and other institutions | ||
* Survey of publications and broadcast systems | * Survey of publications and broadcast systems | ||
==Appropedia Assignment== | ==Appropedia Assignment== | ||
The purpose of this assignment is to better understand the role that new media play in international mass communication and globalization from a grassroots level AND to employ your journalistic skills and adapt them to a global audience by publishing your own work on an international forum. The platform we will be using for this assignment is appropedia.org, a locally founded non-profit organization with global reach. | |||
You will: | You will: | ||
* Choose a topic that interests you from your country | * Choose a topic that interests you from your assigned/chosen country. The topic must be original, as well as relevant and applicable to [[Appropedia:Mission|Appropedia’s mission]] and our class. Your topic could be a specific project taking place in your country, a profile of a relevant organization that operates in your country, an overview of a city/region that excels in some area of sustainable development or green living, a profile of a city/region that has a specific issue relating to sustainability, etc. (see [[#Topics|topics]] below for more information and examples) | ||
* Research this topic and compose a 400-600 word wiki article | * Research this topic and compose a 400-600 word wiki article | ||
* Create | * Create a user profile and post your article to www.appropedia.org (see [[#Technical Instructions|Technical Instructions]] below) | ||
* Make your page appear palatable and appealing with proper headings, photos, layout, etc. Be sure to caption your images and only use those that you have permission to publish (see [[Help:Images]] for info on uploading images) | * Make your page appear palatable and appealing with proper headings, photos, layout, etc. Be sure to caption your images and only use those that you have permission to publish (see [[Help:Images]] for info on uploading images) | ||
* Reference all sources properly with links (see [[Help:Footnotes]] for help on special wiki citation format) | * Reference all sources properly with links (see [[Help:Footnotes]] for help on special wiki citation format) | ||
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Here are suggested topics/themes with examples of past projects below each one. Please pick just one theme and find an appropriate, focused topic from within your chosen country. | Here are suggested topics/themes with examples of past projects below each one. Please pick just one theme and find an appropriate, focused topic from within your chosen country. | ||
*Sustainable organizations in chosen country | *Sustainable [[organizations]] in chosen country | ||
**[[Grootbos Foundation]] - South Africa | **[[Grootbos Foundation]] - South Africa | ||
**[[7iberINC (Jordan)]] - Jordan | **[[7iberINC (Jordan)]] - Jordan | ||
**[[Village Earth]] - Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Bosnia, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Columbia | **[[Village Earth]] - Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Bosnia, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Columbia | ||
*Sustainable projects in chosen country | *Sustainable [[projects]] in chosen country | ||
**[[The Patagonian Grassland Conservation Project]] - Argentina | **[[The Patagonian Grassland Conservation Project]] - Argentina | ||
**[[Igherm restoration and library project]] - Morocco | **[[Igherm restoration and library project]] - Morocco | ||
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**[[Bangladesh Wind Power]] -Bangladesh | **[[Bangladesh Wind Power]] -Bangladesh | ||
==Selected Topics | ==Selected Topics 2013== | ||
Please type your selected project and your username following the example format below: | Please type your selected project and your username following the example format below: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
<!-- Type your topic page and username below this line following the example format above. --> | <!-- Type your topic page and username below this line following the example format above. --> | ||
*[[Lycee Charles de Gualle de Damas]] | |||
**[[User:Ces86]] Carolyn Siebert | |||
<pre> | |||
</pre> | |||
<!-- Type your topic page and username below this line following the example format above. --> | |||
*[[Protecting Coastal and Island Biodiversity in Eritrea]] | |||
**[[User:MaryM.Vogel]] | |||
*[[KAFRED]] | |||
**[[User: BB]] Bryanna Barnes | |||
*[[Idle No More]] | |||
**[[User: Colleen Chalmers]] | |||
*[[Air powered car]] | |||
**[[User:Rah455]] | |||
*[[The Amazon Conservation Association ]] | |||
**[[User:Patricia24]] Shareen McFall | |||
*[[Sustainable Ireland: Cultivate]] | |||
**[[User:saltdawg]] John M. Kimsey | |||
*[[Cuban Agricultural Cooperatives]] | |||
**[[User:JakeW]] Jake Wetzstein | |||
*[[ | *[[Stockholm Environmental Institute]] | ||
**[[User: | **[[User:Jake Walsmith]] Jake Walsmith | ||
*[[The | *[[The Gola Rainforest National Park ]] | ||
**[[User: | **[[User:jp1829]] Jennifer Padilla | ||
*[[ | *[[Sahara Conservation Fund]] | ||
**[[User: | **[[User:patrick831]] Patrick Evans | ||
*[[ | *[[Preservation of Abr Forest ]] | ||
**[[User: | **[[User:KTNaderi]] Kristina Naderi | ||
==Technical Instructions== | ==Technical Instructions== | ||
If you are a student in this course, please do the following to start your project: | If you are a student in this course, please do the following to start your project: | ||
# Create a User Account | # Create a User Account. Consider using a name that represents you in a professional manner. | ||
# Create your userpage using these instructions at [[JMC330 post userpage assignment]]. | # Create your userpage using these instructions at [[JMC330 post userpage assignment]]. | ||
# After creating your userpage, type a unique name for your topic (see the examples above) into the search bar. | # After creating your userpage, type a unique name for your topic (see the examples above) into the search bar. | ||
# Click go and then '''create this page'''. | # Click go and then '''create this page'''. | ||
# Copy and paste the following | # Copy and paste the following 2 components into your new page: | ||
#* At the very top of your page (including the curly brackets): <br> <tt><nowiki>{{JMC330inprogress|May 15, 2013}}</nowiki></tt> | |||
#* At the very bottom of your page (including the brackets): <br><tt><nowiki>[[Category:JMC330 International Mass Communication]]</nowiki></tt> | |||
# Create the content for your page - include text of article, headings, images (remember that images must have the [[CC-BY-SA|proper rights]]), etc. More help on coding is available at [[Help:Contents]]. | # Create the content for your page - include text of article, headings, images (remember that images must have the [[CC-BY-SA|proper rights]]), etc. More help on coding is available at [[Help:Contents]]. | ||
# Once your article and userpage are both finished, you will post your project under [[#Selected Topics | # Once your article and userpage are both finished, you will post your project under [[#Selected Topics 2013|Selected Topics 2013]] AND submit the link/URL to your page via the assignment page on Moodle to complete the project. You must do this in order to receive a grade for the work you've done. | ||
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