Please remember to print out your best writing exercises for inclusion into your portfolio. Your blog should be absolutely up to date by next week too.
Also, be reminded that the Media Conference will be held in class next week. You must be in class to participate in the assessment.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Shaun Carney, a political columinst from The Age is coming to speak to you about his experiences as a feature writer.
In preparation, Shaun has asked that I give you an article ‘Tea party Lights for rebellion on Right’ an article from The New York Times to read.
I have also set two of Shaun’s short columns [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
What is your story idea?
How you might go about researching your story
Who you plan to interview
Issues you might have in developing your story
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
This week, “Death by Buffet” from ‘Lost in Transmission’, a book by Australian journalist Jonathon Harley.
I want you to consider the ways in which Harley may have used observation to extend the narrative of this piece.
It is also an example of a piece of long-form writing with first person narrative.
When is it okay to hear [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Make sure you are keeping up! Some people’s blogs have not been updated–remember the portfolio is due in three weeks!
This week I want you to write a lead with a feature approach to the hard news story I have given you.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Yep, there’s a holiday on Monday–but that doesn’t mean the pace slackens!
You’ve got some really interesting, different feature stories to reda this week. Given that you are startign to learn what feature writing is about, I want you to take notice of the writign style and approach of the articles.
One is based on an investigation–it [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Here is the real news story that I created your media conference story from…with certain facts taken out. It was reported in the Herald Sun.
What do you think?
Police have saved a man from a burning car that crashed after a rock was hauled through the windscreen, knocking out the driver.
The two detectives from Frankston police [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
You should all be busy writing up your short news story.
When you have time to take a break, I would like you to consider a chapter of Barbara Ehrenreich’s book: “Nicket and Dimed: On (not) getting by in America.” I have purposely chosen this text because of the similarity of the theme with an article we read [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
You have a collection of soft and hard news stories to read over the break.
After reading the stories, I want you to consider:
1. What are both the limitiations and advantages of the hard and soft news writing styles?
2. How might the medium you are using effect whether you use the soft or hard news style?
3. Which [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
I have changed the submission date for the first assessment.
This allows those students who wish to write their piece as a soft news story to have the advantage of the lecture and class exercise on soft news.
The new assessment submission date is Friday April 16th.
You can submit your stories to my pigeonhole on the fourth [...]
