News Writing for the Media
“We don’t need to be in the same building to be with each other. I am grateful. We can still serve our community on our own as well,’ said Great Land Christian Church member Malaika West, 24. Continue reading COVID-19 expands Definitions of Worship
“We all need to be making sure we are still out and active with all this quarantine crud,’ says Taylor Blackstone as she tells of her group’s 100-mile April running challenge. Continue reading Outrunning the Corona
“It’s okay to ask for help every once in a while, everyone knows we all need it sometimes. We are all in this together!’ Continue reading DuPont, Washington, pulls together showing Humankind’s good side
Three stories about mental and physical effects of COVID-19 isolation. Continue reading Coping with ‘Cabin Fever’ 2020
A good headline is a joy to behold. Notice how this 1980’s classic serves up a play on words, memorable perp-walk image, and lurid subhead, very similar to the mobile-first formula we’ve been exploring with A15 Headliners. Continue reading D7: Share those Headliners
This may not sound like a big deal, but it is.
When eyes fight with the ear, the eyes win. Every time. It’s hard to hear information that conflicts with the impressions forged by what you’re watching.
When a TV news report leaves the reader confused, a miss-matched between images and words is usually the culprit. Continue reading D6: Eyes Always Win
The first challenge in news writing is recognizing the story within a set of facts. That’s a different way of reading agency reports and weighing at information. It’s all about putting what your readers want or need to know first. (Give this video time to load) The last few weeks we’ve been practicing how to sift the facts for news. YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE WHAT READERS WII CARE ABOUT OR NEED TO KNOW. That’s first. Continue reading D5: Leads & Storytelling
Story ideas are the coin of the realm in journalism. What are you or your friends curious about? How about comparing UAF coach salaries with those of rival schools? Is tuition at this school still a good deal when you include student fees? What the rage among gamers on campus? This class is your license to get answers. Late this spring a former student accused of murdering a young woman in Bartlett Hall is due Continue reading D4: Let’s discuss story ideas
Is there a story worth telling in the A1 benchmark assignment?
That’s the first thing to consider reading the trooper’s account of Wanda Watson’s latest mishap. Is there anything readers need to know. If not, what will they find most interesting? That’s the news writer’s starting point. Continue reading D3 Watson’s meltdown: Benchmark Lessons
The writer faces many choices constructing any every sentence readers. How formal should language be? How are addresses presented. Should numerals or words be used describing ages? For clarity and swift comprehension, many publications settle such nettlesome everyday questions with stylebooks. AP Stylebook is the industry standard.
The best news organizations pull together like teams. For this week’s discussion: –What do you hope to get out of this course? –Have you ever been published? Worked on a school newspaper? Kept a journal? Or written fiction? Click on the Staff Meeting title to open the full post. Then share your goals for this course using the “Reply” button found below previous D1 comments.
Closer to the main entrance of the Carlson Center whiffs of cigarette smoke and perfume filled the air. All these people were gathering for the opening day of the Alaska Federation of Natives 2019 convention. Up on the second floor, where there was a stadium-like seating, people folded their chairs down to take their seats. Elders found place for wheel-chairs. Some adults carried toddlers. On the bottom floor of this large arena, all ages were Continue reading View from Upstairs