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Untitled 27 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
Normal 0 Writing for the Media…English 270…Fall 2013 Instructor: Ken Tabacsko Tuesday 6:30-9:30. SAC 313 ktabacsko@gmail.com Cell 989.236.2369 Class info? Updates? Comments?...
Comments from last stories 28 Jan 2013 | 01:20 am
Some things I have seen about your last batch of stories * Just so you know...journalism jargon ...graph, graf all mean paragraph * In general, people impacted are always the lead ahead of "things...
Some info on leads 15 Jan 2013 | 04:38 am
http://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/strong-from-the-start-advice-for-writing-leads/ Steve Buttry, a former newsroom writing coach, offers plenty of good advice on leads...the key to all good ...
Writing for the Media...Eng. 270 syllabus 27 Dec 2012 | 08:59 am
Writing for the Media…English 270…Winter 2013 Instructor: Ken Tabacsko Tuesday 6:30-9:30. SAC 104 ktabacsko@gmail.com Cell 989.236.2369 Class info? Updates? Comments? Check o...
Getting the good quote 1 Nov 2012 | 09:56 pm
This should help everyone: So you’ve done a long interview with a source, you have pages of notes, and you’re ready to write. But chances are you’ll only be able to fit a few quotes from that lengthy...
Read for class...leads and more 25 Sep 2012 | 05:52 am
Please read the following ... http://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/strong-from-the-start-advice-for-writing-leads/ http://web.archive.org/web/20041220233811/www.notrain-nogain.com/Train/Res/R...
The journalist of tomorrow 23 Sep 2012 | 04:14 am
This story will give you a good idea of what the journalist of tomorrow will have to do. Like I said in class...the skills to do a little of everything. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive...
When to attribute 23 Sep 2012 | 01:06 am
Any time the information in your story comes from a source, and not from your own firsthand observations, it should be attributed. A good rule of thumb is to attribute once per paragraph. It may seem ...
NY Times story about quotes 19 Sep 2012 | 05:09 am
this sure is timely... http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/whats-up-with-quote-approval-a-call-for-reporters-and-sources-to-weigh-in/
Covering speech...requirements 10 Sep 2012 | 08:57 pm
By now you should know where the speech is and who is speaking...and have some detail about his/her background. Here is the assignment: Write the three most interesting, informative, surprising quot...
