Monthly Archives: July 2010

Journalism in India: Covering a changing land

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Anna Young

ShareName: Chinki Sinha Background: Raised in India, attended j-school there, then attended j-school in the U.S. before getting a job at a local U.S. newspaper. Now, she writes for The Indian Express based  in New Delhi. Cross-cultural challenges: “(In the U.S.) it … Continue reading →

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Reading = Great Writing

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Anna Young

ShareTalk to strangers. Make freaky friends. Ignore important people. Give everyone your phone number. Work holidays. Sound intimidating? Scary? Hard? That might be true. But those tips for finding great stories are among 20 offered by 2009 Pulitzer Prize feature … Continue reading →

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Can’t find a source? Keep looking!

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Anna Young

ShareWhat should you do when you can’t find the people you’re supposed to write about? Keep looking until you find them. That’s what UPIU writer Rajneesh Bhandari had to do when he accepted a UPIU assignment to write about autism … Continue reading →

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What type of story are you writing?

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Anna Young

ShareIf you can’t answer that question before you begin typing, you need to do some more thinking, and probably some more reporting. It’s easy to throw words onto a computer screen without much thought of what you’re trying to achieve, … Continue reading →

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1 to 1,500 in 3.0 Weeks: Writing from Start to Finish

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Anna Young

ShareI’m Anna, the UPIU intern. When I started out here this summer, Senior Mentor Krista Kapralos and International Coordinator Harumi Gondo said they wanted me to write an article on autism.  “OK,” I thought, “What about autism?” Three weeks later, … Continue reading →

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Libel: How journalists can avoid legal trouble

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Anna Young

Share“The country’s top judge is paid by criminals to keep them out of prison.” Whew, what a story! The reporter who finds this scoop has news that could be the most important revelation of the year. There could be awards … Continue reading →

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College Media Matters Shines the Spotlight on UPIU

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Anna Young

ShareCollege Media Matters, a blog written by Dan Reimhold, has just featured UPIU in its most recent post UPIU: “Building the J-Future” Atop Students Worldwide. The post highlights a handful of UPIU writers from around the world, as well as guidelines … Continue reading →

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Going Global: United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Anna Young

ShareAntibiotics are so cheap and plentiful in Kenya that many people have developed a resistance to them, sparking a serious healthcare crisis. There are lots of places to get tested for HIV/AIDS in the Nairobi area, but homosexuality is illegal … Continue reading →

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World Cup refs: One UPIU writer’s take

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Anna Young

Share“Referees from scarcely heard-of countries, prancing around the field with slicked-back hair and trigger-happy fingers, are only too happy to reach into their shirt pocket and produce a brightly-colored card that threatens to undermine the integrity of the world’s most … Continue reading →

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