Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 46 Journalism: Publishing Across Media What beats should you have? Every school and every publication will have different beats. Here are some traditional beats: • school site council • school board and superintendent • physical facilities • security, crime and punishment • school calendar • academic counseling, scheduling and testing • student government • clubs and service organizations • principal • teachers union • religion • campus arts • fall sports, winter sports, spring sports (It is best to have a reporter for each sport during the season.) Based on the articles described below, what do you think the reporter’s beat is? 1. Cable News Network’s Alan Duke wrote these stories: • LA Police: ‘Primary aggressor’ suspect arrested in Giants fan’s beating • Lindsay Lohan to be in court Monday for hearing • Man says he was kidnapped to give up Shaq sex tape 2. ABC TV’s Jonathan Karl wrote these stories: • Leading GOP budget hawk at odds with Republican leaders • Senator Sherrod Brown: ‘We need to wrap up in Afghanistan’ 3. Fox Sports reporter Jon Paul Morosi wrote these stories: • A-Rod preceded LeBron as most-hated athlete • 2011 is not year of the Cubs • Red Sox not as good as we thought • What’s behind all the extra-inning baseball games? 4. The Hollywood Reporter’s Philiana Ng wrote these stories: • Exclusive: Blair Underwood to make Broadway debut in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ • ‘Pretty Little Liars’ creator teases 10 things you should keep an eye on in season 2 • FX acquires ‘Super 8’ • ‘Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer’: What the critics say (Continued) Your Turn B d