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Author Archives: Anna Young
What type of story are you writing?
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
1 to 1,500 in 3.0 Weeks: Writing from Start to Finish
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
Libel: How journalists can avoid legal trouble
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
College Media Matters Shines the Spotlight on UPIU
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
Going Global: United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya
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
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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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
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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
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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
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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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