Think about the last story you read or saw on the news. If it was a "big" story, it's likely you saw it in multiple locations. You know this information because someone, somewhere decided it was news and others followed suit. It became the news of the day. As Maxell McCombs and Donald Shaw … [Continue reading...]
Apparently news quizzes are difficult. I wasn't really aware of this until this semester when I began giving weekly current events quizzes in one of my courses. Some students are doing quite well on the quizzes, while others are really struggling. I had heard other faculty members grumble … [Continue reading...]
I gave my first quiz of the semester today—a news quiz in my principles of public relations course. Students were instructed to provide short answers 10 questions. Each question was worth 10 points, for a total of 100 possible. I also gave a 10-point bonus question because a big news event … [Continue reading...]
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