Survey shows support for proposed Lee County dog park Lee County dog owners may have an off-leash play area for their pooches. The county’s Parks and Recreation Department is working on a plan to build the county’s first dog park. Lora Kelley, Parks and Recreation employee, said 348 online surveys had been submitted as of … Continue reading Weeks 10 & 11, part two: Survey shows support for proposed Lee County dog park

Note: This is posted in two blocks. Part one is the assignment. Part two is the story. That seemed a less-clunky way to go. The assignment: Your task: Report, source, write, edit and post one news story on any topic. The article must have or rely upon at least three named (or identified) human sources. … Continue reading Weeks 10 & and 11 assignment

1. You have been appointed the public editor or ombudsman for a news organization online. It’s your job to draft a policy covering changes to articles published online, including corrections and clarifications. How will these be handled? Staff members will complete a correction form for our records. The form will include: Error (what it was … Continue reading Week 9’s assignments

High school students interested in journalism came to Greensboro today for the  15th annual High School Media Day held at N.C. Agricultural & Technical State University. The conference, sponsored by A&T’s Department of Journalism & Mass Communication and N.C. Scholastic Media Association at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication, drew 162 students and … Continue reading Week 8’s Live (faux) blog assignment

The A&T Register 1601 E. Market St. Greensboro, NC 27411 For immediate release Contact Emily Harris at edburch@ncat.edu or 336/285-3449 Register alumna attending Columbia Sylvia Obell, Freedom Forum scholar, working on master’s in digital media GREENSBORO, N.C. — The A&T Register’s former managing editor has moved to New York to pursue her master’s in digital … Continue reading Week 7: Interactive Press Release

Week 6 assignment: For a series of assignments that begin with this one, you will need to identify a publication, company or organization for or about which you will create online content. This entity can be real or imagined, corporate or non-profit, local or national or international. Some examples: Outside Magazine, The New York Times, … Continue reading Week 6: Creating online content

Part 1: Find three examples of poor headlines used as hyperlinks and provide their solutions. Headline: Crash cancels school, closes major route Problem: Readers don’t know which school or route are closed Solution: Crash closes W.Va. 10, Hite-Saunders Elementary School Source: Herald-Dispatch.com, September 20, 2012, http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1292102420/Hite-Saunders-Elementary-closed-today Headline: Cato steps up after tough loss Problem: It’s … Continue reading Week 5 assignment

The sun beats down on the weathered decking, which has faded from its natural, unstained grainy wood to a baked gray color that further highlights the knots and grain. It’s smooth on top but rough and splintery in low-traffic areas, like under the built-in benches. St. Clements Bay is calm. Nothing can turn it from … Continue reading Self-revision of ‘Summer on the Shores’

My assignment this week is to critique my writing partner’s story (“The Drive: A Mostly True Story,” by Brian Thornburg, http://bdthorn.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/the-drive-a-mostly-true-story-by-brian-thornburg/) and offer a critique of my own writing. Brian’s story is engaging and enjoyable to read. I read it five times. Each time, I found more things I liked. Brian starts out by placing … Continue reading Critique assignment

Headline: Summer on the shores Target audience sentence: My target audience is the casual reader. Specific audience or publication: Southern Maryland Magazine is my target audience/publication. I think this might tie into their Community Living section. Abstract: “Summer on the shores” is a short piece about a day spent crabbing on Saint Clements Bay. Key … Continue reading Summer on the Shores