Description
Students are to summarize and present one published news account of a current event related to the entertainment or tourism industries. Please note: No celebrity gossip will be accepted.
These current events should be sourced from legitimate web news sources, including daily newspapers, industry trade journals and well-recognized websites (e.g. The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, E! Online).
Remember: Current event reports should focus on the BUSINESS and INDUSTRY of entertainment or tourism, per our class focus. It is up to you to use your best news judgment in selecting the appropriate content for this assignment.
ASSIGNMENT DIRECTIONS
1.Find a proper news source online and select an appropriate article that was printed or posted any time in the past 14 days.
2.Read the article carefully and take note of any specific entertainment- or tourism-related elements.
3.Summarize the article’s content in your own words using the below-listed template. Summaries should be a MAXIMUM of 100 words. Type your current event information into a document. Remember to paraphrase what you have read in your own words.
4.Discuss the relevance of this news story to either our class discussions and content, or to your professional pursuits (if you are aiming for an entertainment or tourism communications profession). This section should be a MINIMUM of 200 words.
COPY AND PASTE THE BELOW FORMAT FOR COMPOSING YOUR EXTRA CREDIT CURRENT EVENT AND INCLUDE THIS HEADINGS IN THE TEXT:
Headline or article title:
Publication date (month/day/year):
Source (e.g. New York Times, Variety, E! Online,):
URL/direct link to article:
Summary in your own words (50 words MINIMUM, 100 words MAXIMUM):
Relevance (either to our class and/or to your professional pursuits; 200 words MINIMUM):
