World Wide Journalism Today:  Who are we? Round of presentation  Expectations to this course  My ideas for this course  what do you think?  Video: To be a journalist!  Short presentation: The essence of journalism  Assignment: Write – shorter is better

Round of presentations and expectations Who are we? Why are we here?

What I would like us to focus on: Journalism  The basics  News stories  news determinants, news angles, the inverted-pyramid, leads  Interview  how to ask to get the best answer  Write well  write like a journalist  Different models for telling a story

What I would like us to focus on: New media  new journalism  Which role do the media play today?  User journalism  social media and blogs  International media  how are they adapting?

What I would like us to focus on: Journalism as a tool  Activism  How can journalism be used as a tool to change the world?  The use of journalism on the other side of the table  the use of PR in companies and organizations

What I would like us to focus on: We are the media  Production of journalism  We make our own magazine

Other possible topics:  Political Spin  the story behind the story  Feature writing  journalism written as fiction  The power of the media in different parts of the world  different media systems  … WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Life as a journalist in NY Video:  eBwUS0

The Essence of Journalism Shorter is better  Be precise  don’t write five words if two is enough to tell the story  To the point  what is it you want people to know? Don’t write long leads without focus  Catchy headlines  a good headline is half a story  Find the details that say it all

Six words say it all Ernest Hemmingway wrote this story and called it his best work: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

How to write short  Avoid clichés  Kill your darlings  DELETE!

Assignment 1  Describe this picture using no more than 100 words  The picture: Anti-government protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square after the announcement of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation in Cairo Feb. 11, 2011  Look for moods and details that tell the story  show it don’t tell it!

Assignment 2  Describe yourself as a person using no more than 100 words  We don’t need your life story, just important details that show us who you are

Asignmnet 3  Describe a room you know very well or a place here at Odder Højskole  The reader should be able to picture the room or place in details when you are done