Current events info

You know there will be a question about the AIG bonuses, so pay attention to this ongoing story.

Here's a local story on the stimulus bill.

Some good news on the local job front.

Midterm news

We'll have our midterm on Friday, March 27. Material covered will include:

Chap. 1
Chap. 3
Chap. 4
Chap. 5

Story structure lecture
Ongoing AP stylebook lecture
Death of a Boy case study
SPJ Code of Ethics

Quiz material

A dusty Flathead.

Planning in Evergreen.

Unemployment stats

Here's an interactive map from the NY Times that shows unemployment stats from across the country. Scroll over Flathead County and you get the stats our our corner of the world. There's a related story worth reading (think Friday's quiz). It focuses on El Centro, Calif., where unemployment is more than 20 percent. There's a lot of useful information there. By the way, enrollment at El Centro Community College is up 11 percent.

Changing music business

This story about U2's latest album isn't directly relevant to a news writing class, but from the broader perspective of how mass communication is changing in the music business, it's a telling story.

The last of the mega bands finds ways to get the word out, including a week of appearances on David Letterman.