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27 Sep

Tips from a newspaper writing coach

A long-time reporter, editor and writing coach, Steve Buttry, has some great advice for reporters on everything from writing short to writing with emotional authenticity. Buttry is now director of […]

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26 Sep

Teaching students to evaluate websites

Journalism students rely heavily on the internet for research, but are not always good judges of what’s credible and what’s just plain wrong. This guide by John R. Henderson, a reference […]

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25 Sep

How to be a good journalism student

Instead of the usual tips for writing a great lead or landing a great interview, a British journalism professor has come up with rules for how to be journalism students. He […]

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24 Sep

Don’t forget the value of hyperlinking

“Hyperlinks not only can help provide informative context to information within a story, they also can help keep a story alive long after its original publication,” says Robert Niles at […]

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19 Sep

Television reporters need sound, not just pictures

This YouTube video prepared by Mark Popesel, who teaches Television News Writing at the University of Arizona, compares two versions of the same television report – one with natural sound, the […]

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17 Sep

Ethical guidelines for editing audio

When editing interviews….The most important rule – NEVER change the meaning of what the interviewee said. It’s okay, even expected, that you will cut out ums, ers, long pauses, and […]

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12 Sep

Advice from a voice coach for reporters doing audio stories

Radio reporters, even experienced ones, always want to improve their on-air presentation. Now they are joined by print reporters who are increasingly expected to do audio reports for the web. In this Q&A Ann Utterback, […]

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10 Sep

Said vs. Says

If you struggle to explain to students when it is appropriate to use “says” vs. “said” in their stories, you may find some guidance from these editors and writers. In this piece, the […]

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10 Sep

Keeping it short but powerful

This is an example of a compelling 400-word profile, followed by notes from the reporter about the process he went through to keep it so short.  The post is from […]

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4 Sep

Online journalism seminar syllabus

It’s a challenging course for graduate students at UC Berkley’s School of Journalism about the new practices that are redefining journalism. Students are told they will learn about major new trends in […]

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