Category curriculum development
Sound check for Soundslides presentation
Judy and Melanie made sure the audio recorders were ready. After Judy explained how to use the recorders, each team received a recorder and headset to use for the afternoon assignment of recording audio and taking photos for a Soundslides presentation.
Fundraising for public radio
On the air I joined Donna Green-Townsend on the air today to fundraise for WUFT-FM and WJUF-FM, the public radio stations that are housed in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida, where I’m on faculty. We worked during “Fresh Air,” one of my favorite programs from National Public Radio. “Fresh Air” […]
One source can = many story ideas
After spending the afternoon with Mickie MacKenzie when she was a speaker in my classes, I was ready to grab my reporter’s notebook and iPod (with microphone) and go cover some of the stories she talked about. “The story” that she was in class to talk about was the Great American Cleanup event for Alachua […]
Writing a news release: Similar to but different from writing a news story
We’re now in the public relations section of Writing for Mass Communication. We’ve analyzed news releases and the stories based on those releases that have been published in the newspaper. We’ve dissected news releases and discussed leads, use of quotes, inclusion of sponsors and mission statement. We’ve talked about how news releases are similar […]
Professional advice from guest speaker
The lecture activity today was an interview with Joni Rollen (far left), recycling program assistant for the City of Gainesville. I conducted the interview with her about recycling, and students took notes. Their mission was both to collect information and quotes and also to determine a focus for their own recycling stories. With 250 students […]
JEA Mentoring Program gains ‘best practices’ from New Teacher Center resources
During the symposium we acquired quite a collection of materials from the New Teacher Center and from school districts that made presentations. We were interested not only in the information itself, but, as journalism educators, we were interested in the design and packaging of the materials — booklets, brochures, newsletters, reports and CDs.
Kimberly Oliver — National Teacher of the Year 2006 — keynote speaker at NTC symposium
Kimberly Oliver — National Teacher of the Year 2006 — was a keynote speaker at the NTC Symposium. She shared her own teaching experiences as a kindergarten teacher and her work to improve education in her school. (Photo by David Hills)
Making the most of guest speakers in class
Washington Post reporter Anne Hull will be a special guest speaker in both of my lectures tomorrow. She is the Journalism Department’s Hearst Visiting Professional, which means we have her on campus for just a couple of days and want to have as many of our students as possible get a chance to hear her. […]
Newseum provides newspaper front pages online
In a Google search to find the photo of a newspaper front page to use in today’s lecture on newspaper design and terminology, I was delighted to discover that the Newseum’s online site includes a section of daily newspaper front pages. You can sort the newspaper selection by country or state and have great examples […]
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