May 20, 2012
News doesn’t sleep TAGS: current events | current events quiz | journalism instruction This week’s current events quiz will include stories that broke during spring break. If you didn’t follow the news last week, it would be smart to read up on some …Continue reading →
J130: Current Events Quiz TAGS: current events Please close all books before taking the quiz and put away all electronic devises except the one that you’re using for the test. Please do not look at other web …Continue reading →
How to do well on current events quizzes TAGS: current events No. 1: Follow the news. This is always a good tip. What are the top stories this week? Yes, there is Whitney Houston’s death and the Grammys – we all …Continue reading →
J132: Current Events Quiz TAGS: current events | journalism instruction I will give you the password when it is time to begin the quiz. It is being timed. Please close all books and notebooks before you begin. Do not look …Continue reading →
J130: Google News TAGS: current events | google news I recommended Google News to you on yesterday. Here is a random screen capture from Google News. It is an excellent way to keep up with top news events. Look …Continue reading →
J130 Current Events Quiz TAGS: current events | journalism instruction I will give you the password when it is time to begin the quiz. It is being timed. Please close all books and notebooks before you begin. Do not look …Continue reading →
J132: Current Events Quiz TAGS: current events | journalism instruction This morning’s current events quiz has 10 questions. Please close notebooks and books before beginning the quiz and don’t navigate away from the quiz or talk to neighbors until you’re …Continue reading →
J130: Fun and excitement! TAGS: current events | pop quiz We’ve got two quizzes today. First, the ground rules: Please close all books and tablets and do not consult notes or surf the net. The first quiz is short. It …Continue reading →
Prepare for the current events quiz TAGS: current events | journalism instruction | south carolina primary News gets reported on weekends, too. The big news on Saturday is South Carolina’s primary. This is an important primary because it is the first Southern primary. South Carolinians have …Continue reading →
J130: Your final assignment
UPDATED: We will not meet as a class this week. You may use the blog...
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...
J132: Quotes are important
Get lots of quotes for your stories. Good quotes are crucial. They inject emotion into...
J132: Writing stories about events
Here is an effective and efficient event-story lead. It opens both with an image and...
J132: Use ‘color’ to enliven feature stories
“Color” is journalese for description. Use your powers of observation and description to bring your...
J132: Here are two more ideas for stories
Anyone still looking for story ideas? You could cover a panel discussion Friday at the...