Monday assignments recapped

We covered a lot in class today, so here's a recap of your assignments:

• Speech story. File a 150-word story on the speech I gave in class. Include a reference to, or quote from, a non-fiction artist famous for perfecting the art of hanging out. Be sure you format the story as outlined in an earlier post (and in class). Email it to me at nadia.white@umontana.edu. This is due by midnight tonight.

• Tackle the online scavenger hunt I'm about to post. It's only got five questions. It should take less than 10 minutes per question. Write up your answers and bring them to class Wednesday. We're going to talk about how good reporters separate trash from treasure on the Internet. This is due Wed. Sept. 3, in class, for discussion. I'll post the Scavenger Hunt as a separate post after this.

• Start working on Beat Report #1. This is due, printed out, in class, on Sept. 8. It should be excruciatingly complete. The format is of your choosing. Make these Beat Reporting useful to you.

Pictured above is the writer who perfected the art of hanging out. Thanks to NY Magazine for the photo.