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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: March 2010
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Tuesday, March 30, 2010. First off, we'd like to again thank Mark Lyndersay for last night's enlightening and invigorating presentation on the entrepreneurial media professional. Using his perspective as an old stalwart of T&T's press and periphery, Mark shared several valuable approaches to freelancing that have served him well over his 35-year career. If any of you felt like quitting your jobs there and then, don't worry: you were not alone. Very interesting ex...
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: "Be sure to punctuate and attribute properly," he said.
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Be sure to punctuate and attribute properly," he said. I've highlighted the need for solid punctuation skills when quoting sources. Unfortunately, many students persist in using incorrect quotation punctuation. The following resources should be the final word on this issue. Start off with the basics. Check out the Purdue Writing Lab for a guide on how to use quotation marks and quote indirectly. Readers like — dare I say love?
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: November 2010
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Thursday, November 25, 2010. An interesting piece of feature writing. Yes, I know that we haven't yet got there in class, but I came across a very interesting, pretty old piece from Esquire Magazine entitled Frank Sinatra Has A Cold. And I thought I'd share it. But the writer has got an excellent grasp on descriptive storytelling without losing journalistic integrity. Read, enjoy and I hope it helps you in your own writing. Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Readers l...
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: Interesting resource materials
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Came across a great website with a couple of useful article for you to read through. The first is called 24 tips for journalistic productivity. Which is basically giving you ideas on how to find stories. I know that for Assignment #2, many of you found it a little difficult to get story ideas, so this should help for Assignment #1. The second piece is on interviewing. Read through, absorb, hope it helps.
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: January 2010
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Saturday, January 30, 2010. An Interesting story idea. This is a press release from the UWI St. Augustine Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA). I thought that it might be a good source of unique story ideas for you all. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE. Faculty of Humanities and Education. Department of Creative and Festival Arts. Formerly Viey La Cou). February 7, 2010. In the Gayelle, Department of Creative and Festival Arts, UWI,.
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Cartel Watch: February 2010
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Who is Watching the Watchmen? Journalism is a right and noble profession to which we look for truth, justice and accountability. A robust news media operating freely in society allows us to expect transparency and responsibility from our leaders, our law makers, our law enforcers, our courts and ourselves. We know she’s a mistress. Do we doubt that her story will quote handfuls of uncited sources and include all sorts of privileged and unsubstantiated information? Take the l...
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: March 2012
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Wednesday, March 7, 2012. You should be hard at work developing ideas for your group assignment (due December 13-15) and your three-story portfolio (due February 2011) right now. Remember to communicate with each other and with your lecturer to put what we've learned so far to good use. A great submission that earned a Merit. Student names have been removed. The online component of the Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism.
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: February 2010
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Sunday, February 21, 2010. I hope you enjoyed our last session's lead-writing exercises. Let's try a more interactive, long-term lead exercise. Many of us read newspapers and magazines both online and off, and we've all encountered examples of the main types of leads as identified by the Sue Barr handout. Let's find other examples of those types of leads in our local and regional publications, and compile a list of them in a future post on this blog. This week's ...
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: If you're not online, you're missing half the story.
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Wednesday, April 28, 2010. If you're not online, you're missing half the story. The internet isn't killing newspapers. It's facilitating a transition. What's the reaction from the staff, the PTA, students, the Ministry of Education, the Catholic School Board, and the currently beleaguered Catholic Church? What was the reaction online, where the video was first exposed and circulated? What of the fact that the video is essentially child pornography? None of these ...
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism: October 2010
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Practical Skills: Writing and Journalism. Saturday, October 23, 2010. On the job or in the classroom? We discussed the opportunities (or relative lack thereof) for thorough training in the T&T media last class. I encouraged the class to take advantage of the practice and exposure this course offers, and to pay attention to the mechanical framework the programme provides. Take a read. It's relevant to your interests. Wilson argues that good citizenship and a vibrant press are inextricably linked. The next...
