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TEXTBOOKS: Here are the required textbooks for each Journalism class for the fall 2009 semester:

Journalism 1: Reporting for the Media. By Fred Fedler. Ninth Edition.
ISBN: 978-0-19-533743-3

Journalism 1: The Associated Press Stylebook. 2008 or 2009 Edition.
2008 Edition: ISBN: 978-0-917360-52-7
2009 Edition: ISBN: 978-0-465-01262-6

Journalism 7: Media and Culture with 2009 Update. By Richard Campbell. Sixth Edition. 2009.
ISBN: 978-0-312-47824-7

Journalism 20: The Associated Press Stylebook. 2008 or 2009 Edition.
2008 Edition: ISBN: 978-0-917360-52-7
2009 Edition: ISBN: 978-0-465-01262-6

Journalism 52: The Associated Press Stylebook. 2008 or 2009 Edition.
2008 Edition: ISBN: 978-0-917360-52-7
2009 Edition: ISBN: 978-0-465-01262-6

Consider the following information regarding your textbooks:

1) You must have the Journalism 1 textbook, Reporting for the Media, by the fourth day of classes.

2) The best way to purchase a textbook is from another RCC student. Put up a flier on the classroom door and the Viewpoints newsroom door on the first day of classes -- or earlier.

3) Do not wait several days after classes begin to attempt to purchase or rent the Journalism 1 textbook, Reporting for the Media, from RCC's bookstore. In recent semesters, RCC's bookstore has not stocked enough copies of that textbook. Buy or rent the textbook on the first day of classes -- or earlier.

4) There is a bookstore that sells textbooks in Riverside. I do not know whether it stocks any of the required Journalism textbooks.

5) Do NOT purchase an older edition. The assigned pages and the assignments will not match, and you will not be able to complete the assignments.

6) Students may NOT share textbooks in the Journalism 1 and Journalism 7 classes, so you must purchase or rent your own textbooks.

7) You may NOT use an e-book for the Journalism 1 or Journalism 7 classes.

8) You could attempt to purchase or rent the Journalism 1 textbook, Reporting for the Media, online, but you must use overnight or two-day delivery and you must order the textbook on the first day of classes -- or earlier. By ordering online, you would be taking the risk that your Reporting for the Media textbook may not arrive by the fourth day of classes and that you would get a zero grade for any missed assignments.

9) You can save a lot of money by buying used textbooks. For the Journalism 1 class, however, you must make sure that all of the pages with assignments are in the Reporting for the Media textbook. If any of the assignment pages are missing, you must return the textbook and get another one prior to the fourth day of classes.

Here are some Web sites that sell and/or rent textbooks (I have not checked any of them, however, for reliability or reputation):

www.bn.com

www.amazon.com

www.half.com

www.chegg.com

www.alibris.com

www.textbooks-rus.com

www.abebooks.com

www.biblio.com

www.ichapter.com


The Journalism program has moved to the Assessment Building, which is between the MLK and Science buildings. There are two areas in the building, one for Assessment and one for Journalism with separate entrances for each one.

JOIN THE VIEWPOINTS STAFF!

It's a combination hard to beat:
1) Earn three units of academic credit with Journalism 20 or Journalism 52.
2) Get word processing, desktop publishing or Internet experience on computers with 21-inch high definition monitors.
3) Build a portfolio of your work published with your byline. A portfolio of published work is essential to get a summer internship or full-time media job.
4) Get writing and editing experience covering interesting and exciting events.
5) Win awards. Viewpoints students won 23 awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges in the fall 2008 and spring 2009 semesters. All JACC award winners are recruited by universities.
6) Set your own hours.
7) Make money selling ads.
8) Learn how a newspaper works in print and online.
9) Become part of a team dedicated to public service and make a difference.
10) Have fun!

How to join:

Informational meetings for interested students will be held in the Assessment and Journalism Building at Riverside City College on September 1, 2, 3 and 4 from 11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m. and 12:40 p.m.-1:40 p.m. (attend any one of these meetings). Students may also attend an optional meeting in the Assessment and Journalism Building on August 17 at noon to help plan the back-to-school newspaper.

Viewpoints needs writers, editors, photographers, cartoonists, Internet page designers and combinations thereof. Students may sign up for Journalism 20 for writing and photography.

Editing positions are available in news, features, opinion, sports, arts and entertainment, photography, advertising design, advertising management and Internet. Assistant editing positions are available in all sections. Viewpoints also has positions available for copy editors. To apply for an editing position, give to Mr. Lovelace, by the deadline of September 8 at 3 p.m., a signed and dated letter that identifies the editing position sought, an alternative position (optional), your experience and your goals for Viewpoints and your career. Optional materials may include a resume, published clips or writing samples, transcripts and letters of recommendation. Student editors must enroll in Journalism 52 by September 8.

For more information, contact the following Viewpoints advisers:
Allan Lovelace Dan Evans
951-222-8487 951-222-8488

Journalism Awards at Riverside City College

Viewpoints students have won the following awards:

-Nine Society of Professional Journalists awards in 2008.

-Eight Society of Professional Journalists awards in 2007, including first place overall and four additional first place awards.

-Eleven Society of Professional Journalists awards in 2006.

-The Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award, given to the top 25 newspapers in the nation, in 2005 and 2004.

-The Los Angeles Times College Newspaper Overall Excellence third place award in 2005, second place award in 2004 and an honorable mention in 2003.

-College Newspaper of the Year, second place in the nation in 2004, by the Associated Collegiate Press.

-Best newspaper overall in Southern California and Arizona for the fall 2003 semester by the Journalism Association of Community Colleges.

-Third place in the Associated Collegiate Press Story of the Year national contest in competition with university students in 2003 and first place in 2000.

-Five annual All-American awards from Associated Collegiate Press.

-Eighteen Journalism Association of Community Colleges General Excellence awards.

-Viewpoints Online won a Journalism Association of Community Colleges General Excellence award.

-More than 300 Journalism Association of Community Colleges individual awards.

-The Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Finalist Award, given to the top 10 community college newspapers in the nation, in 2005, 2004 and 1998.

-The JACC Pacesetter Award, given to the top four community college newspapers in California.

-College Photographer of the Year, second and third place in the nation.


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