1/24-1/27-Takeaways From Week

What a great week it was in class. We discussed the in and out of feature story writing. Professor told the class to use our own creative voices and add descriptive language to the sentence structure. By following theses steps can provide the reader with vivid details that can make the reading an enjoyable experience. On Thursday we focused on the components of sentence structure. Professor mentioned a popular sentence structure used by journalist called the inverted pyramid. I like this structure because it provides a clear understanding on what you have to accomplish to have a story come full circle. I love learning in this class, the professor is so knowable and helps you become a better person and journalist.

12-steps to good writing

Out of the 12 good steps of writing, I believe reporting, listening, collaborating and trust are the most equipped skills I have. I believe being a good listener is an important character trait to have in society, and to be a good news reporter. For collaborating, in all industries its about who you know and building relationships. In the newsroom, a reporter must be able to have a personality that everybody likes. Lastly, you must have trust as a journalist. It is your duty to have trust between you and the source. If you break the trust code, good luck finding a job in a different field. The step i need to work on is to simplify new stories. I get so tied up into my story, that I don't know what parts to cut. I am hopeful I can pull something out of the class to help me with this step.

1/17-1/19-Takeaways From Week

Besides the first day of instruction, next week class session was great. Professor taught us the importance of brainstorming story ideas. She told the class to be observant in our everyday life. She then gave us some adaptive tools and tips that can help us in are future journalist years. There was three main points that stood out to me..they were to:

· Look at things through a reporter’s eyes.

· Write down ideas (keep journal).

· Look through a publication’s archives.

We also learned about drawing an "idea web" for brainstorming. It was very interesting and entertaining to see other peoples ideas in the class. The homework reading was also a pleasant experience to read.

Jour 21b-Blog topic #1

The topic that caught my attention was Entertainment

Im thinking of writing a feature story about music (hip-hop) or movies(the artist).

Pro (Hip-Hop)

A lot of information on the subject

Different view points

Variety of music

New Music comes out every week

Album Release Parties

Pro(Movies)

New Movies EveryWeek

Write about the Movies and Actors I like

Fun

Cons(Hip-Hop)

Being to Biased

Deadline Dates

Cons(Movies)

Being to Biased

Deadline Dates