July 13th

Write a Haiku about yourself. What you are or what you want. The focus is on brevity.

Untold is my tale

New inspiration I do seek

Inspiration? Found.

Terms:

• Dialogue- Free-flowing exchange; a group working towards the same goal
• Discussion- One individual getting their point across for a specified result
• Slander- Portraying someone in a false light
• Libel- Applying claims without evidence; accidental slander
• Kicker- When an ending of a piece ties back in with the beginning

July 14th

Leadership Session

1. Be Accessible

• There will always be someone who you cannot reach. You must be aware and work to fix that

        2. What Draws you in?

• Human interest pieces
• Iconic Items
• People!
• Interactive items
• Lingering questions
• Personal relations

     3. How can we relate to People?

• Use grandeur- its OK to make it huge
• Use icons- puns, pictures and pop culture
• Make it all about people
• Use Music

* Make every piece about the human condition*

 

” Stories should be more than a mere representation- dig deeper!”

– Wesley Pippert

Journalism Ethics

1. Keep to the boundaries
2. Never lie. One mess up and you’re done
3. Establish and keep trust
4. Always work with good intentions
5. Never assume- check facts
6. Make a mental “check list” for every piece you do

What is blogging?

– Mark Potts- www.recoveringjournalist.com

• A tool used for recording thoughts, reporting, pundent work, media and technology and news riffs

  “Work hard. Take chances. Be bold.”

July 15th

Chuck Todd- NBC White House Chief Correspondent

Three Line of Journalism being blurred

1. Reporting Facts
2. Analyzing infor for news
3. Observing Opinion

• be aware so your journalism doesn’t cross over to commentary

You make pieces come alive by answering the “Why”?

“Be fair- not unbalanced”

Tobin Beck-“Veggies vs. Cake- what you need to know versus what you want to know”

News is:

1. interesting
2. important
3. timely

How to cover what you dont know

• Find out who is impacted
• Find out what the impact is
• pre-breif
• you need to know what you don’t know

Q&A

Q: In your own opinion, how would you define an “important” or “newsworthy” story?

A: I enjoy issue stories and things that have never been uncovered before

 

 “If journalism today is in the toilet, we’re all becoming janitors”

-Allie Ginwala

 

Journalism is…

1. All about people and the human condition
2. About establishing routines