2/21-2/23-Takeaways From Week

This week I took away how to write alternative stories of a main story. You can do this by having a fact box, checklist or timeline. There are plenty other methods, but i believe the ones i listed are the most effective. we also had time to ask our teacher personal questions in order to get prepared for our profile feature story. It was great to see what kind of questions is important to ask and which were not. I can wait to start writing to apply these techniques.

Blog #6

I found Lille Ammnn blog to be very helpful. Lille dropped knowledge on her viewers by giving tips on how to better editing your own work. She mentions good writing is a must if you want to get a point across, for example to sell something to a company. I took away three main tips that I will try to work on daily. The first one is to "remember that writing comes before editing." This mean that she doesn't want to you to worry about making every sentence perfect. Write down and go back to correct is the best method she points out. The next tip is "to read the work aloud." You will be shocked how reading a sentence out loud can help correct a sentence. She mentions to find someone to read your work so you can here another voices perspective. The last tip is to "get another qualified opinion." If you can get an editor or teacher to go over the piece with you, it can be very beneficial. This is a wonderful blog, I am going to start recommending it to people on facebook and twitter. I hope to be an almost error proof journalist in a couple of years.

2/14-2/18-Takeaways From Week

This week, the class gained a lot of knowledge on how to do investigative stories. Professor taught us how to become effective writers and we talked about our h.w on the "Cost of Dying" article. It was great to talk about this story in class because i think it really motivated my classmates to do their upcoming investigative story. I feel like i'm developing more into a complete journalist day by day, by learning and doing the different writing styles.

Blog #5

Inkygirl is a blog done by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, a writer from Toronto Canada. Debbie made the blog to offer content for writers who are interested in cartoons, interviews and writing tips. There were three things that I liked on this blog. The first was the website design. On the left side of the website, It was organized with Debbie blog post consisting of writing, colorful pictures and videos. This design doesn't confuse the viewer and makes the flow and theme of the page a pleasant experience to enjoy. The second thing I liked was the comic pictures. Almost all of the pictures are done by Debbie and her staff. The pictures are so well done and creative, that they convey the message perfectly. The last thing I liked was her openness on the website. She is willing to take comments on how to improve her blog and gives people multiple ways to contact her primarily using email or twitter. What I picked up from this blog is to make my writing and images more visual. Painting the best picture possible for story is very important for journalist to do for the reader.

http://inkygirl.com/

2/7-2/9-Takeaways From Week

We went over our enterprise/investigative stories this week. It was interesting learning about this type of writing structure. Also listening to the stories my classmates where going to develop gave me insight on how to frame my story. I learned about the ethics and what questions to ask the source, to get great quotes. This is a crucial part in journalism, so you have to do this effectively to capture the audience. I can't wait to start the story and show my classmates.

Blog Entry for Week 5: you’re writing somewhere else.

I picture myself writing at the edge of a ledge near the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. I find it really peaceful when you get lost in the sights and sounds of the Bay Area. Since it's the weekend families and tourists are out sight seeing the bridge, both parties have their eyes open with amazement. If i was a painter i would paint how the fog is creeping passed the bridge into the San Francisco. It about 61 degrees right now and I contemplated on grabbing my jacket due to the mist of the fog.

1/31-2/2-Takeaways From Week

This week my class did peer reviews of our first feature story. It was very interesting to see how my classmates wrote their story. As a class we talked about the good and the bad when writing the paper. Listening to the professor and my peer's critical feedback, helped me to construct my flaws in my story. What I got out of class this week was to improve on my sentence structure and grammar. I know I have great story ideas, but sometimes my sentence gets messed up because i will be writing in first and third person. I am hopeful with hard work I will eventually fix this problem.

Blog Topic #3

When it comes down to writing feature stories, I particularly like to emulate stories after the “Page 2” section at ESPN.com and the “Music Review” section at soulculture.uk. The stories “Page 2” release on their website makes the reader become engaged in a professional humor way. They start their lead with engaging background information giving the reader interesting facts which drives the story forward. For example, columnist Sarah Phillips wrote a story on who will win the Super Bowl. By giving analysis in the lead, made me want to read her opinionated myth predictions. I will borrow her writing format and incorporate her structure as my own when I write stories especially in sports. For the “Music Review” section at soulculture.uk, I want to develop their smooth story transition skills. The bloggers have a way of saying something that conveys you in visuals and emotion. Alya Mooro who wrote the Childish Gambino artist review mentions herself as a fan first then critic. She said she enjoys the music first allowing herself to be in the moment. By being in the moment gives her the right words to write a detailed story review. I hope to adapt Phillips and Mooro traits overtime, so I make a impact in peoples lives when I go out and report in the field.

Espn:http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/7532421/super-bowl-xlvi-patriots-rightfully-favored-giants

SoulCulture:http://www.soulculture.co.uk/blogs/childish-gambino-at-camp-london-live-review/