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News writing Blind summary lead Soft leads Nut graph News peg Media terms See handout Inverted pyramid Convergence News values F-E-A-T Demographics Sidebar Dateline 24/7 news cycle Reporting Interviewing G-O-A-L method Attribution Using quotes, quote form and paraphrasing Using the Web for background info Types of writing News Features Writing a science news-feature Writing for the Web Personality profiles Writing a review Memos Public relations News releases Media kits Advertising USP Paid circulation/controlled circulation Niche advertising Media law and history First Amendment, free expression history Key cases (e.g., Times v. Sullivan) Media ethics (Chiquita Brands, Rick Bragg, Mike Barnicle) �Poison� Ivy and Edward Bernays; Walter Lippmann NYT, Jayson Blair, Howell Raines Multicultural sensitivity Mechanics AP Style Comma usage Plurals Possessives Compound sentences Complex sentences Compound-complex sentences Grammar and punctuation Parallelism Compound modifiers Every day, everyday Which/that Who/that Essential v. Nonessential Introductory adverbial phrases/clauses Titles of newspapers, magazines, TV shows, films Academic degrees Web terminology (Web site, Internet, e-mail) Jargon Times, dates Dimensions Addresses Highways Directions Ages State abbreviations Military, police titles President, president |
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MMC 2100 Writing for Mass Communication University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Weimer Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 [email protected] ©David W. Bulla 2003 http://www.geocities.com/d_bulla/mmc2100/labs.html Home |