Use a Sports Beat System to Improve Coverage on Your Online News Site
One of the things I focused on revamping this past summer was how the sports teams were covered by my
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Use beat system to generate more online content
A police officer walks a “beat” so he becomes familiar with a neighborhood and the people in it. Similarly, reporters
Read more[Handout] Beat system for FHNtoday.com Staff at Francis Howell North High School
Looking for a way to organize your beats on staff to generate online content? We have a few different posts
Read moreOnline Beat System: Carmel High School
In this post from September, Hilite.org adviser Jim Streisel talks about how the Hilite staff has structured themselves to get
Read moreOnline Beat System: Francis Howell Central High School
Our beat system was created out of the dual purposes of needing to be able to cover all of our
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Rule of 3 System Gets Refresh To Help More Journalism Staffers Be More Successful
For more than 5 years, I’ve given students choice into what they do on a daily basis in the journalism
Read moreGenerating Online Content: The staff of the Panoptic Online shares their system
Coni Grebel of Lee County High School took some time a few weeks ago to share how her staff
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Now’s the time to map out a year of planned coverage
My own students have a new online news website this year, and in an effort to help them find a
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Looking for job descriptions for your web staff? Consider having them write their own
I’m never one who follows a strict path year to year. My staff jobs, job titles and job descriptions take
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