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A lesson on how to write effective briefs and short news stories

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

A lesson on choosing the best sources for a story and preparing questions for each

A three-day lesson on how to find and report the news by being aware of the audience for a publication or broadcast

A multi-part lesson teaches a basic, effective structure for news writing, a modified inverted pyramid form of Lead-Quote-Transition-Quote (LQTQ)

A multi-part lesson introducing students to the basic information required for news with a four-step process for writing basic news leads

A lesson on the values of news using the “Rule of Eight” and a few other news considerations