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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Speaking a visual language
ShareHave you ever held a camera? “This means you are telling people, ‘I will speak Visual Language,’” says Artem Chernov, a Russian photojournalist and director of Photopolygon, a Russian photography site. You’re speaking Visual Language, as Artem calls it, but … Continue reading
Posted in Multimedia, Tips
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News vs. opinion: What are you writing?
ShareWhat makes a news story? What makes an opinion column? How can you tell the difference? Before you turn on your computer, pick up your notebook and pen or even begin making calls to set up interviews, think for a … Continue reading
Posted in News vs. Opinion, Tips
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Small town news = big-time skills, and other tips for young reporters
ShareSharing a two-bedroom apartment with five other people. Taking a six-hour bus ride home for the holidays because you can’t afford a car (or a parking space, for that matter.) Typing up crime briefs and local swimming pool schedules. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Reporting, Tips
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Stories from China: Pollution, gay rights and more
ShareJournalism students in China have to breach their country’s firewall pretty much anytime they do anything on UPIU or U.S.-based social media, but they logged on today to chat via video with UPIU Senior Mentor Krista Kapralos. The students, from … Continue reading
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“Perseverance is the key”
ShareAbhirup Bhunia, a journalism student in India and UPIU contributor, was “totally frustrated at one point,” he says. When he submitted his first story to UPIU, he thought of himself as a decent journalist. “Writing was never a problem for … Continue reading
Posted in Reporting, Tips, UPIU users, Web, Writing
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Is Facebook making you blue?
Share Facebook, Twitter, blogs – social media is the first thing many people see when they wake up in the morning, and the last thing they see before they go to sleep. For smart phone owners, that glowing screen on … Continue reading
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Global journalists: Freelance from your own backyard
ShareThe international pages in newspapers and online aren’t what they used to be. The dream job of many aspiring journalists – the roving foreign correspondent, sending the editor the bill for every moment spent searching for stories in exotic locales … Continue reading
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UPIU journalist wins at Religion Newswriters Association
ShareMichigan State University graduate Jeremy Blaney, whose stories were published on UPIU and UPI.com, won a second place Chandler Award for student religion reporting from the Religion Newswriters Association. The award comes with a $300 prize, a plaque and a … Continue reading
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Going Global Podcast: Australian students cover sports, environment
ShareJournalism students at the University of Wollongong in Australia recently submitted their stories to UPIU. One story, Gary McDonald’s feature on his country’s soccer aspirations, was published on UPI.com. Click on the media player to listen to UPIU International Coordinator … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Australia, environment, Gary McDonald, Harumi Gondo, j-students, journalism, Krista Kapralos, soccer, sports, University of Wollongong, UPI, UPIU
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Aussie j-students discuss opinion in stories
Share Is it ever okay for a journalist to say what he or she really thinks? When can a journalist takes sides on an issue? Journalism students at Australia’s University of Wollongong discussed those questions during an online video chat … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, burqa, Eric Loo, FIFA, Going Global, j-students, journalism students, journalist, Krista Kapralos, opinion, University of Wollongong, UPI, UPIU, Wollongongv
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