Job announcement. This is a short news article of 100-150 words.
Choose an entry-level job in the media and write a short story announcing that you got the job. The purpose is to tell us a bit about yourself. For example, a student interested in a magazine career might like to be hired as an assistant editor for a specialty magazine or a magazine web site. A student interested in public relations might want to join an agency or work in marketing for a sports team. etc., etc.
Here's an example:
Jane Doe has been hired as an education reporter by the Gazette-Times in Corvallis. Doe had worked as an intern at the newspaper in summer 2006.
Doe, a 2007 graduate of the University of Oregon, was a news-editorial major and worked as a reporter and editor for The Oregon Daily Emerald, the independent student newspaper.
She was born in Austin, Texas, and attended schools in Texas before her family moved to Bend, Ore., in 1998.
... Perhaps give a few more details about background and interests. (e.g., other work experience, travel or study abroad, interests).
Note: This assignment will be graded Pass/Fail.
If you do it, it's Pass; if you don't, it's Fail.
Please follow the format for assignments on the web page or the syllabus.