tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868318050217385082011-11-24T03:43:07.510-05:00Claudette Artwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355818799538520395noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86831805021738508.post-87253621949480723652009-09-18T14:49:00.026-04:002009-09-23T16:50:48.040-04:00<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Link to the following examples as we cover each topic.</span></strong><br /><strong><br />Organize your material for:</strong><br /><ul><li><strong>non-linear presentation<br /></strong><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/scamfinder/" target="_blank">Scamfinder<br /></a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pogueomatic" target="_blank">Pogue-o-matic </a><br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/airline-capacity-map.htm" target="_blank">Airline maps </a></li><li><strong>readability<br /></strong><a href="http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/09/22/daily28.html" target="_blank">WaMu sale</a></li></ul><p><strong>Use storyboards to help you plan</strong></p><ul><li><strong><a href="http://seasonedvoices.wlu.edu/images/storyboard.jpg" target="_blank">hurricane storyboard example</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/starttofinish/storyboarding/"target="_blank">Knight Digital Media Center resource </a></strong></li></ul><p><strong>Make your stories more interactive<br />1.</strong> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/business/economy/18econ.html?hpw" target="_blank">Link to full reports </a>and other supporting material, including related stories.<br /><strong>2.</strong> What about reporter e-mails? Participants--please answer poll question in right margin. Also, if you've ever had problems/issues resulting from providing reporter e-mail addresses, send a comment below.<br /><strong>3.</strong> Should we invite comments?<br /><br /><strong>Respect the audience's time<br />1.</strong> Use clear, straightforward headlines.<br /></p><ul><li>"After a tornado, a Kansas town rebuilds green"<br />(nytimes.com, 9/22/09) </li><li>"Stocks spike to 1-year highs"<br />(cnn.com, 9/22/09) </li><li>"FDA ban on flavored cigarettes takes effect"<br />(washingtonpost.com 9/22/09)<br /></li></ul><p>Clever headlines work when they're in context:<br />"<a href="http://seasonedvoices.wlu.edu/images/wapost.JPG" target="_blank">In Va., it's all about roots"</a><br />(washingtonpost.com, 9/22/09)<br /><strong>2</strong>. No long, anecdotal leads.<br /><strong>3.</strong> Rewrite A/V scripts for the Web, don't just transcribe.<br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112888084" target="_blank">NPR example</a><br />Exception: <a href="http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/vice-presidential-debate.html" target="_blank">Times' Debate Analysis Tool</a></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86831805021738508-8725362194948072365?l=sabewwebwriting.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Claudette Artwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355818799538520395noreply@blogger.com1