March 15, 2014 by News Writing Alternative formats and polls to enhance the news A lesson introducing students to alternative ways of presenting news using a variety of text features Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing Writing sports news A lesson for advanced journalism students on the particulars of covering sports Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing Establishing a beat system A lesson focused on understanding beats and their role in news gathering Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing Revising and editing news stories A lesson to introduce rewriting and self-editing as a key to effective news writing Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing News writing tips and tricks A multi-part lesson on how to write high-quality news articles that attract readers Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing Writing news briefs A lesson on how to write effective briefs and short news stories Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing Beyond the snore: Covering annual events A two-day lesson on how to find a fresh angle for covering events, occasions and issues that come up every year, using a strategy called story paths Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing The right source A lesson on choosing the best sources for a story and preparing questions for each Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing Finding the news A three-day lesson on how to find and report the news by being aware of the audience for a publication or broadcast Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing News writing structure A multi-part lesson teaches a basic, effective structure for news writing, a modified inverted pyramid form of Lead-Quote-Transition-Quote (LQTQ) Read more