1. WRITING

2. “There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.” -Red Smith, legendary New York Times sportswriter

3. “I got a job offer from the weekly Jacksonville News. They wanted a young person they could pay virtually nothing…I thought I was in heaven. They paid me to write. It was like stealing.” --Rick Bragg

5. Basic Techniques Write simply. Use simple sentences. Vary sentence type and length. Embrace brevity. Write. Write some more.

6. “The first draft of anything is shit.” -Ernest Hemingway

7. Stages of Newswriting 1.Gathering information 2.Thinking and planning 3.Listing 4.Writing the message as you want to tell it 5.Sharing 6.Polishing

8. So good newswriting… Recognizes the essential point Conveys information, feelings and ideas to the reader Outlines pictures of ideas that readers can fill with their imaginations o Show Don’t Tell Uses Subject-Verb-Object construction

9. Nouns and Verbs

12. Using observation as a newsgathering technique Bill Cunningham at The New York Times Bill Cunningham

14. AP Style

15. Associated Press Style It acts as a guide for journalists and media writers. Most U.S. newspapers use AP Style. Treat it like a dictionary. When in doubt, look it up. It becomes more familiar with time.

16. Common daily usages o Addresses o Numbers Percentages; ages o Titles (Sen. Marco Rubio) o Times o Dates

17. Ages Always uses the number. o The girl, 6, studies Chinese at a charter school. o The woman, 45, is accused of assault.

18. Ethics

19. Obligation to the Public Watchdogs Fourth Estate Who is a journalist? What is their role?

20. Ethical issues & 21 st century journalism Deception Privacy Newsgathering Conflict of Interest Fairness Accuracy and verification

21. SPJ Code of Ethics Seek Truth and Report It Minimize Harm Act Independently Be Accountable

22. People are entitled to their opinions—you want many of them for your stories--but people are not entitled to make up facts. Your job, above all else, is to be accurate in facts used in reporting and writing, spelling of names, quotations, and details, both big and small. To guide you:

25. Fairness

26. Former Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee

27. Conflict of Interest?

28. News Opinion/Editorial

34. Independence?

37. Photojournalism

39. Privacy

40. Newsgathering and Social Media

41. Accuracy and Verification

42. Tragedy