Journalism 61, s. 80 (SJSU)

Archive for October 2008

Microblogging

Posted by: cynmccune on: October 21, 2008

If you couldn’t attend this morning’s on-campus Investigative Reporting Panel Discussion, you can review the live microblogged  coverage on The Spartan Daily.
I wish I’d realized the Daily was planning to microblog this event — I would have given you a head’s up so you could have had the option of “listening in” in real time. [...]

Extra credit opportunity

Posted by: cynmccune on: October 7, 2008

Here’s your chance to attend a great panel discussion featuring four top investigative journalists…and earn extra credit for writing a news story about it!
The Event: An Investigative Journalism Panel hosted by the SJSU School of Journalism
When: Tuesday, October 21, at 10:00 a.m.
Where: The University Room in the Student Union
Details: This event will provide students with [...]

Fun reading!

Posted by: cynmccune on: October 3, 2008

I’ve been having some fun reading your latest assignments and blog posts, so I’d like to share some of the highlights.
Lauren’s write-up of her Top News Story, McCain’s C-R-A-Z-Y Week, had me rolling in the aisles (or it would have if I had aisles in my house).
Some other good examples of explaining the news values [...]

Copy Edit help

Posted by: cynmccune on: October 3, 2008

I’m noticing that some of you are having trouble finding typos and AP Style errors for the Copy Edit the World assignment. And I’m suspecting that some of you are simply republishing errors that others have found and posted online. For this assignment, I want you to find the errors yourself, not direct me to [...]


Journalism 61 – Writing for Print, Electronic and Online Media

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