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[IS/MDIA 590] Community Data - S2019

Writing Assignment [due 2/27] Reading Notes + News Coverage Analysis

Reading Notes + Neighborhood Walk Data/Notes

Reading Notes:

1. Read the assigned texts/readings (from Scott and Cozens et al.). For each text, compose half a page (single space) of notes that identify key terms, arguments, themes or methods that strike you as useful for translations across fields/sectors/or disciplines, and are worthy of further discussion.
1a. At the end of your notes, be sure to articulate Two Key Questions that extend insights or tensions that emerge from the texts

News Coverage Analysis:

2. Spend 30-45 min. searching through the following primary (tier 1) Urbana news pages and resources for relevant coverage in the past five years or data sets relevant to your assigned department/contact:

Urbana, Illinois - City Government - https://www.facebook.com/CityOfUrbana
The News-Gazette - http://www.news-gazette.com/
The Daily Illini - https://dailyillini.com/ (and Digital Daily Illini for archived content - https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=423)
Smile Politely - https://www.facebook.com/SmilePolitely
Spotted in Chambana - https://www.facebook.com/SpottedInChambana/
Urbana Police Department - https://www.facebook.com/UrbanaPoliceDepartment

2a. In 1 page, describe what you took note of in surveying these resources. Include links and images to a selection of at least 5 relevant data points that represent/capture the most salient findings to you.

3. Select 2 additional 2nd tier Urbana news pages and resources for relevant coverage in the past five years or data sets relevant to your assigned department/contact:

Urbana Police Department - https://www.facebook.com/UrbanaPoliceDepartment
University of Illinois Police - https://www.facebook.com/UIpolice
Champaign Police Department - https://www.facebook.com/ChampaignPD
Champaign County Sheriff's Office - https://www.facebook.com/ChampaignCountySheriffsOffice
Champaign County Emergency Management Agency - https://www.facebook.com/ChampaignCountyEmergencyManagementAgency
METCAD 9-1-1 - Champaign County, Illinois - https://www.facebook.com/pg/metcad911/posts/
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center - https://www.facebook.com/ucimc
Fox 55/27 Illinois - https://www.facebook.com/FoxIllinois
University of Illinois Extension - https://www.facebook.com/UIExtension
Urbana School District #116 - https://www.facebook.com/USD116
Champaign Schools (@Unit4Schools) - https://twitter.com/Unit4Schools; or https://www.facebook.com/unit4schools/
UIUC Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/
Urbana Open Data - https://data.urbanaillinois.us/

3a. In half a page, describe what you took note of in surveying these added resources. Include links and images to a selection of at least 1 relevant data point that represent/capture a salient finding foryou.

4. Email me your assignment links (asaychan@gmail.com) by 9A Wednesday 2/27.