See 'Additional Notes on Grades' on last page of syllabus. Plagiarism, fabrication, cheating, ethical lapses and gross error. Honesty, integrity, fairness and accuracy are fundamental requirements of -journalists and are of grave concern to the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism. Violations of university policy in these areas may be punished by failing grades on assignments, course failure or expulsion as provided by university regulations. Students will not include personal opinion or promote private agendas in news stories.
Gross error includes the misspelling of names, wrong dates, identities and addresses.
Students should expect a quiz on each reading assignment at the start of class every Wednesday. Quizzes will not be distributed to latecomers. 2, Components of the Story 14 . Defining News Mar. 6 . . . 8, Features, Series 27 . . .