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Newspaper Links Module 3 - On Assignment Group Project (Newspaper student page / Newspaper teacher page) |
On Writing Inverted Pyramid - Professor Ken Blake, Ph.D - Tennessee State University, provides an example of how to write an article using inverted pyramid and the reasoning behind this style of writing. (http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11178/171/pyramid.htm) Editorials - while the focus of Health Wits is medical sciences, this site provides a detailed example of how to write an editorial, including a section on creating an outline before writing. (http://www.health.wits.ac.za/therapeutic_sciences/Guidelines.editorial2000.doc) Features - studentBMJ provides students with an experienced journalists tips for writing a good feature article. (http://www.studentbmj.com/search/pdf/04/12/sbmj454.pdf) On Interviewing Journalism.org's page on The Art of Interviewing has tips on a wide variety of subjects from how to handle tough interviewees to arranging your questions. Select the articles best suited to your interviews. (http://www.journalism.org/resources/tools/reporting/interviewing/print.asp) On Advertising Internet marketing gives tips on how to write great advertising copy. While much of the focus is on internet ads, many of the principles are the same with respect to print ads. The Goodell Group provides information on the power of color and its place in marketing. (http://www.goodellgroup.com/color.html) Businesstown.com provides tips on writing your own newspaper ads. This article looks specifically at headlines, copy length, comparisons, benefits and the closing. On Photography Kodak.com offers tips on taking great pictures of everything from people to pets. (http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2/3/38&pq-locale=en_US) About.com provides tips on writing cutlines and cropping images for newspaper use. http://desktoppub.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=desktoppub&zu= On Layout About.com has several articles focusing on design and layout. (http://desktoppub.about.com/od/newspapers/)
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May 26, 2005