Archive for 'Writing'
The News and Retractions of Joe Paterno’s Death Told Through Storify
Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Joe Paterno’s failing health was a topic of conversation on the web Jan. 21. It became the main thing being talked about though around 8 p.m. when numerous news organizations reported that the former Penn State football coach had died. Word spread quickly, and just about as fast, news organizations began retracting their initial [...]
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Pick a team, follow its sports writers on Twitter, improve your reporting
Posted on 06. Jan, 2012 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Mashable posted a piece yesterday entitled 11 Sports Writers you need to Follow on Twitter. It’s a good list that includes big names from Erin Andrews of ESPN to Grantland.com founder Bill Simmons. While the list is good, I think students and advisers looking for some best practices in sports reporting should turn to [...]
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Teresa Schmedding Explains Why SEO Headline Writing is Important on the Web
Posted on 02. Jan, 2012 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization and writing SEO headlines is important. In a nutshell, writing literal headlines for news stories on the web make the stories easier for readers to find. This brief video by Teresa Schmedding (@tschmedding), president of the American Copy Editors Society, describes the difference between writing headlines for the [...]
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Journalism Using Mobile Devices
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Michael Hernandez.
Tweet This is an abbreviated version of a presentation I gave at the 2011 NSPA/JEA National convention in Minneapolis. While it’s missing my verbal explanation, it still has some useful info about apps, accessories, how my staff uses Google Docs and reasons why you’d want to try doing this with your staff. Also missing is [...]
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[Presentation] How to survive the first year online from NSPA/JEA
Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by Evelyn Lauer.
Tweet At the recent NSPA/JEA conference in Minneapolis, I presented a session called “How to survive the first year online.” In it, I listed the five key component to Niles West News‘, the website I advise, success during our first year online. It was difficult to narrow it down to just five things–but for the [...]
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[Handout] How to upload a file into Google Docs and Share it
Posted on 28. Nov, 2011 by Kyle Phillips.
Tweet Earlier this year I created this PDF, which answered the most common questions that students had when I showed the Google Docs setup process on the projector. It walks students, (who already have a Google-compatible email,) through the process of creating a Google account, then uploading or creating a new Google Doc. It also [...]
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6 Reasons Why I Like the AP Stylebook App (and 1 reason I don’t)
Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by Julie Dodd.
Tweet Reason #1 – Any time I have my cell phone (which is almost always), I have the AP Stylebook. Much easier than carrying the AP Stylebook itself. Reason #2 – The app has the Stylebook’s alphabetical organization but also has a search function. I can type in the issue I’m interested in, and the [...]
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[Handout] Sports Editor John Bohnenkamp Offers Tips for Writing Sports Recaps on Deadline
Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet The web allows scholastic media staffs to cover game previews and recaps in a much more timely fashion than its print counterpart. Quickly turning stories is a tough chore to many high school sports reporters. Sports Editor John Bohnenkamp of the Burlington (Iowa) Hawk Eye offers some tips to high school sports reporters and [...]
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Answers to the 2011 AP Stylebook Quiz of Technology Terms
Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by Julie Dodd.
Tweet Answers – 2011 AP Stylebook Quiz – Technology Terms Here are the answers for the 15 AP style questions from Monday. Note that the AP Stylebook for 2011 has several differences from the 2010 edition. 1. Internet 2. URL 3. email 4. website 5. http://jeadigitalmedia.org 6. Wi-Fi 7. iPod 8. Yahoo 9. Facebook 10. [...]
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