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Category Archives: Writing
Writing with authority: When to drop the “he said, she said”
ShareIf the UPIU mentoring team asked student journalists we work with around the world to stand up if we’d ever told them they needed more sources in their stories, it’s likely that every single student would rise. Named sources add … Continue reading
Posted in International Journalism, Tips, Writing
Tagged Afghanistan, Alissa J. Rubin, authority, journalism, sourcing, upi.com, UPIU
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UPI style: Why it’s important
Bruce Cook, UPI’s stylebook guru, talks about why style is important, why UPI has its own stylebook, and doesn’t hinder creative writing, but helps it. Continue reading
“They wanted to talk, and I let them do so”
We were blown away by Pratik Kumar’s story about lone protesters who devote their lives to petitioning the Indian government. The protesters live on the sidewalk just outside government headquarters, and file complaints on behalf of aggrieved people who ask for their help. Continue reading
Posted in International Journalism, Investigative Journalism, Reporting, Source development, Story development, Tips, UPIU users, Writing
Tagged Anna Hazare, India, Pratik Kumar, protesters, upi.com, UPIU
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So, you want to be an investigative reporter?
At UPIU, we often hear j-students say they’d like to become the next Bob Woodward or Carl Bernstein. It’s a noble goal, but investigative reporting isn’t as easy as it might look in the movies. Continue reading
Posted in Investigative Journalism, Professional Development, Reporting, Social Media, Tips, Web, Writing
Tagged Bernstein, investigative, IRE, journalism, students, Watergate, Woodward
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Stories that count: Localizing global issues
Want to write a story that counts? Focus on a local angle of a global issue. Continue reading
Posted in Reporting, Story development, Tips, UPIU users, Writing
Tagged divers, environment, global, Julia Bodwell, localizing, reporting, scuba
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Make your readers squirm: It could earn you a UPI byline
Journalists’ personal interests can often drive their best story ideas. A love of tatoos sent student reporter Julia Bodwell trolling through the underground world of body modification for her next story idea. It ended with her watching her sources swing through the air from piercings in their skin. Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Reporting, Story development, Tips, Writing
Tagged body suspension, journalism, University of Tampa, UPI, UPIU, Writing
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Slow down! Writing for the Web is no excuse…
ShareThe pace on online news may be frenetic, and the deadlines minute-to-minute, but that’s no excuse for sloppy reporting or writing. Forget even one crucial detail and you end up looking not only unprofessional, but downright stupid. Consider two examples … Continue reading
Posted in Reporting, Uncategorized, Web, Writing
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Get paid to write for UPI.com!
Are you a journalism student? Do you want to work as a paid freelancer?UPI.com is looking for a few good stories! Every j-student who posts a story on UPIU has a shot at a UPI.com byline, but now UPIU is looking for stories that will be written specifically for UPI.com. Three students who pitch the best story ideas will be paid $100 each to write those stories. Continue reading
UPIU brings real-world journalism to the classroom
Share Professors: Want to motivate your journalism students? Help them get their work published. UPIU student contributors regularly get published not only at UPI.com, but by other national media as well. Just ask Geri Alumit Zeldes, assistant professor of journalism … Continue reading
Posted in Reporting, Social Media, Source development, Story development, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged journalism, professional experience, professors, SEO, UPI, UPIU
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AIDS story twists, turns, hits obstacles on the way to UPI.com
ShareWhen Muthoki Mumo, a regular UPIU student contributor, started digging for a story about AIDS treatment in Kenya, she uncovered reams of contradictory data, tough-to-nail-down story angles, major sourcing challenges and more. But her search ultimately ended with the story … Continue reading
Posted in International Journalism, Reporting, Story development, Tips, UPIU users, Writing
Tagged HIV/AIDS, journalism, Kenya, UPIU, Writing
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