RADARREDUX class three/ outline

Week 3. September, 17

Goal: Design group creates first wire frames to show group. Editorial in place - start to create content. Discussion with John Lewis.

Consider site design options/wire frames and various logos – group consensus. Consolidate editorial and begin working on content. Pick a managing editor and copy editor. Pitch review ideas. Start individual blogs for individual content placement. (Use blogger.com) Discuss differing forms of critical review.

Discussion with John Lewis
Arts and Culture editor of Baltimore Magazine
11am - 12 pm


Bio: "I’ve been arts and culture editor at Baltimore Magazine for the past eight years. I’m the U.S. Correspondent for Vibrations, a French music magazine, where I write a monthly column. I’ve had that gig for ten years, and I’ve never spoken to anyone at the magazine. No kidding. I’ve also written for Rolling Stone, Spin, the Washington Post Magazine, and the Oxford American. I contributed to a few Oxford American issues that were nominated for National Magazine Awards, and my Ike Turner profile was recently anthologized in The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing. I was a staff writer at City Paper for three years. For what it’s worth, I’ve never really thought about all this in terms of a career. It’s been more of an adventure."

Discussion: What is critical writing? Reporting? Academic vs. Pop Culture. Where does it merge? How has it changed? Issues of standards and quality. Uses of parody and irony.

• Academic critical writing
• Pop culture - Chuck Klosterman
• The art of the interview - Interview magazine/Warhol
• Newspaper writing
• ‘Zine writing
• Blog writing
• Pop music reviews - Lester Bangs
• TMZ
• Comedy set-up
• The Daily Show
• Mash up
• The new conservatives
• Foucault - late style vs. early

Assignment: Web design group consolidate design work. Editorial, finish blog set up. After review pitch is accepted, create short review in any media to be sent to editor for content/copy edit.