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J130: Newspapers top list of most credible news sources (but that’s not saying much) TAGS: | Likely voters trust the political news that they get from newspapers, network newscasts and cable news far more than they trust new media sources such as blogs and Twitter, according …Continue reading →

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J130: Trust and credibility TAGS: | | After CBS fired a journalist for prematurely reporting Joe Paterno’s death, we talked last week about the importance of accuracy in media reports. For media organizations, trust is paramount. Now …Continue reading →

J132 - Reporting

Default utility Image J132: No class this week, get your blogs in order by Friday Friday is the deadline for revising the stories on your blogs. I will evaluate the...
Default utility Image J132: Quotes are important Get lots of quotes for your stories. Good quotes are crucial. They inject emotion into...
The conservationist Jane Goodall recently attended the premiere of Disneynature's 'Chimpanzee' J132: Writing stories about events Here is an effective and efficient event-story lead. It opens both with an image and...
Maya Angelou story and photo as it appeared in the Los Angeles Times J132: Use ‘color’ to enliven feature stories “Color” is journalese for description. Use your powers of observation and description to bring your...
drug testing panel J132: Here are two more ideas for stories Anyone still looking for story ideas? You could cover a panel discussion Friday at the...

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