Archive for 'Writing'
2011 AP Stylebook Quiz of Technology Terms
Posted on 17. Oct, 2011 by Julie Dodd.
2011 AP Stylebook Quiz – Technology Terms Here’s an AP style quiz for commonly used technology terms. See how you do on this 15-item quiz. The answers are based on the 2011 AP Stylebook. That edition of the book made a few changes to what the answers to this quiz were for the 2010 edition. [...]
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The reaction in broadcast journalism is just as important (if not more) as the action
Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by Don Goble.
It amazes me sometimes how much our broadcast journalism students focus on just the action of a story. Now, don’t misunderstand me. The action certainly tells a part of the story. But it’s only a part of the story.So what is the other half? Well, the other half is the part that strikes the emotional [...]
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Guest Post – Cathy Rong Student Concert Journalist
Posted on 02. Sep, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
This Summer, I have been working with a few student journalists on the JEA Digital Concert Project. Students are collecting photographs and reviews so that JEA students across the country can have access to more imagery and concert reviews. Experienced students mentor students with less experience. I attend a few concerts. Sometimes I mentor and [...]
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We’ve Posted Our “Guide to Moving Online”
Posted on 31. Aug, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
After more than 300 posts to the site, we decided it was time to compile some of them into a guide to help advisers and staffs with their journeys online. So, we created a “Guide to Moving Online.” You will find everything from Planning and Social Media to Comment and Publicity advice. The committee is [...]
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Tumblr vs. Blogger – Tale of the Tape
Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by Matt Rasgorshek.
In an earlier post, I stressed the value of blogging. It’s valuable on so many levels: It keeps your “writing wheels” greased, so to speak. You learn how to link articles, insert pictures, embed videos, etc. If you’re uber-geeky like me, you learn how to mess with the HTML code. Eventually, you find like-minded people [...]
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Why we edit in Google Docs and not the back end of our site
Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by Michelle Balmeo.
This may be one of those polarizing issues, but I’m going to throw it out there. I don’t think that your site’s stories should be edited in the back end of your content management system (WordPress or otherwise). Well, technically, it’s not the CMS that I have a problem with. It’s a process of editing [...]
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How I’m surviving my first year as adviser: Immediate Content
Posted on 15. Mar, 2011 by Evelyn Lauer.
When Niles West News debuted, I knew we had to update often; otherwise, readers wouldn’t come back to the site. But how immediate does an a student-run website need to be? Once you and your staff make the decision to “go online,” the ability (and the pressure) to be immediate is there. For most of [...]
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How I’m surviving my first year as adviser: Increasing Pageviews Part 2
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by Evelyn Lauer.
Last time, I wrote about how the website I advise recently received 100,000 pageviews. You can read the first five ways to increase your pageviews here, but here’s five more: 6. Emails to Faculty and Staff Adult readership is important and should not be overlooked. Every few weeks, when we have new content that I [...]
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Have a plan in place for covering tragedy
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Michelle Balmeo.
On the evening of Jan. 21, I sent my entire staff the full text of Paul Kandell’s article “Preparing for the Unimaginable,” which was published in the Spring 2010 issue of Adviser Update. I had read it before, but I happened to stumble upon it again and, for whatever reason, felt the need to forward [...]
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