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Jerry Zremski JOUR320 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/23/2023	If you're going to take JOUR320, take it with Jerry. There's no better option. He cares deeply about his students and is excessively accommodating to his students' needs. At the end of the day, he's looking to do one thing: improve the abilities of his students. This class will be tough no matter who you take, so you might as well be taught by the guy who cares the most.
David Lightman JOUR320 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/17/2023	Really knowledgeable! He is a bit tough, but as long as you show up you will be fine. He understands 8 a.m. is early so he doesn't ask much of you so classtime is pretty chill. I recommend taking him, you'll learn a lot!
David Lightman JOUR320 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/09/2023	Okay, so I had him for an 8 a.m class and at first I was so scared of him. He seemed like an old, cranky guy who didn't take crap from anyone. BUT, I honestly grew to like him. He really cared about your performance and improving your skills. Don't get me wrong, he would scold you if you walked in even 30 seconds late and would take off a lotttt of points for using passive voice. (DON'T USE PASSIVE!!) As long as you put in the work and communicate with the prof, you will be fine. He expresses all of his expectations on the first day so be sure to listen to that. This class is not as hard as some people make it out to seem. Reach out to your sources early is the best tip I can give and text/email the prof if you need any help (or if ur running late!! he WILL scold you in front of the class so TEXT HIM!!!!)
Jerry Zremski JOUR320 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/26/2023	Professor Zremski is the most amazing professor I've ever had. I learned a lot from his class and he is very knowledgable on the journalism industry. The class is extremely tough but I was able to do well by attending class (he does care about attendance), by following clear directions on all the assignments, and getting all the required clips (and the additional ones). He tries his best to accommodate all his students and sets clear expectations for the class.
Jerry Zremski JOUR320 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/13/2023	This is a hard class. No matter who you take it’s probably gonna be a struggle. But I do think Zremski is one of the better options. He’s a tough grader, but you’ll become a better writer thanks to his class. He knows a ton about the industry and is easy to talk to.
Clarence Williams JOUR320 Anonymous 04/26/2023	I’ll start by saying that Clarence is a genuinely nice person and I’ve learned a lot from his class. He is pretty reachable, giving students his phone number and inviting them to text him at all hours of the day. However, it feels to me as if he makes an already difficult class unnecessarily more difficult. He doesn’t post assignments on ELMS which makes it hard to understand what is needed, good note taking is a must because of this. The main thing that I found tough was that it seemed like some other professors were very flexible with what their students wanted to write about, this didn’t seem like the case here. The profile story at the end of the semester is made unnecessarily complicated by very strict guidelines. Is his class the worst thing in the world? No. Would I personally take him again? Also no.
Jerry Zremski JOUR320 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/01/2021	As far as J320 goes… Jerry’s honestly one of your best bets. Obviously grading is going to be strenuous, but he’s been one of the most understanding and accommodating professors I’ve had— willing to give extensions if you need it and drops lots of Merrill F’s. He wants you to succeed!! :)
Jerry Zremski JOUR320 Expecting an A TerpD 01/16/2020	Jerry is a great professor and in 320 he was much more willing to work with students on their clip requirements than other professors for the course. He does grade harshly, but his grades are fair. Multiple assignments dropped at the end of the semester and a few of them were easy A's so that made it a bit easier to do well in the class. Definitely recommend taking 320 with him if possible!
Thomas Linthicum JOUR320 Anonymous 05/14/2014	Really great guy, exceptionally knowledgable and experienced in journalism. He knows what he's talking about when it comes to writing and reporting, and you'll learn a lot from him. Here's the stats: - NO BEAT: that's a pretty big one. From what I hear, all of the other J320 teachers assign beats for outside weekly assignments, but Linthicum doesn't. So you can go to attend a CP meeting for the government meeting story, and you don't even have to leave campus for half of the other stories. - teaching style: alternating between in-class assignments and class discussion. Once a week you'll have an in-class assignment (usually a speaker for ~40 min and around an hour to write a ~300-500 word story). The other day, you'll be discussing methods for a new weekly story topic (health story, business story, profile, police story, etc.). He likes writing lists on the board of techniques for reporting and things to make sure you include in the story. - grading style: fair. He's not especially harsh. He'll be looking at your diction and language style and calling you out on any weirdly-phrased sentences or grammar issues, but it's not like an exact amount of points off for errors (he grades by letter grades, so A+ is 100, A is 95, A- is 90, B+ is 88, etc.). Missing essential facts is a C+, factual error is an F, and he DOES give A+ as well as F. So fact-check! (ESPECIALLY on in-class assignments) Overall, Linthicum's a great teacher. It's still J320, so it'll be tough. Just make sure you've got a plan for getting in your 10 clips before the last class and you'll be alright.
David Lightman JOUR320 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 08/21/2012	Amazing professor. Extremely hard, and not always nice if you don't live up to his expectations. But taught me a ton about reporting and inspired me to work hard. Very challenging professor though, only take him if you want that extra challenge.
David Lightman JOUR320 Anonymous 12/16/2009	Be warned: he does not give you the whole semester to get your 10 clips. He gives you until the first week of December, so get your clips early!! Also, he makes you pick a "beat" which is a location in the area, like Greenbelt. You have to write lots of stories for your beat, such as a review of a council meeting and a profile of a business. Choose wisely. Anyway, he is great teacher and you will learn a lot in his class but it is very hard. Forget giving 110%, you need to give 210% to pass this class. I'm not kidding!