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
Weeks 10 & and 11 assignment
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
Week 9’s assignments
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
Week 8’s Live (faux) blog assignment
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
Week 7: Interactive Press Release
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: Creating online content
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
Week 5 assignment
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
Self-revision of ‘Summer on the Shores’
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’
Critique assignment
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
Summer on the Shores
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