Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
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 [...]
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 we are focussing on your news writing skills in preparation for your first assignment. Readings will be back next week! Tonight you will be given a press release– you need to write a five-six paragraph news story from the information given. You need to figure out what the news is–what is most impactful [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The exercise for this week is to come up with three possible story ideas for your assessment. You will present those stories to class next week. Let us know where the story ideas came from and two potential interviewees. Have fun with this! Search widely and think about ideas that will actually interest you!
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Hopefully you all have your blogs up and running by now. This week we are going to look at two pieces of investigative journalism. The first piece is by an American freelance feature write named Paige Williams. Her story sought to use statistical information to paint a picture of poverty in Georgia, USA. The second [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
As you know, you will need a blog to be able to particpate in this class. Go to wordpress.com and have a play with the site. Register for a free blog and then let me know what your blog address is so that we can add you to the blog roll! That way you will [...]
