Instructor: Jack Kennedy
With Additional Videos By:
Jim Streisel, Erica Smith, Jeff Browne, Susan Massey
- What is journalism and what is news?
- How to make ethical choices about your reporting
- Reporting begins with being a curious observer
- How to become a more effective interviewer
- How to become expert enough to provide readers with real insight
- How to get your stories off to a great start
- Explore two classic structures for your news writing
- How to get your stories in shape for your editors, and your readers
- How to get a lot of story into a limited space
- All stories are about people, and everyone has a story to share
- The Seven Plots
- The Pitch
- Ethical Dilemmas to Think About
- Narrative Writing
- Themes Connect Us
- Go Deeper
- Editing and Proofing
- Staff Editorials and Leadership
- The Personal Commentary
- Sports Writing
- Journalism's 10 Deadly (Editing) Sins
- How to write great headlines
- Whom do I trust? Evaluating Sources
- Fact Checking
- Sports Reporting During Pandemics (And Other Slow Times)
- How to get good quotes from media-savvy athletes
- Tips For Setting Up and Conducting Interviews
- AP Sports Style Tips