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UPIU in Zimbabwe: One student finds success
UPIU student reporter Marko Phiri, winner of our Freelance Reporting Contest, shares about his UPI.com byline, his experience working with a UPIU mentor, and what’s next on his plate. Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Journalism contest, students, UPIU users
Tagged farming, green, journalism, UPIU, urban, Zimbabwe
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New media, old journalist
How hard is it to keep up with new technology? For journalists who started before the Internet age, very. UPIU mentor Phil Rees shares about his journey from dinosaur to tech-savvy reporter. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cloud, Internet, journalism, new media, technology, Web
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What do our workshops look like?
What do our workshops look like? We stream via Skype directly into your classroom! Continue reading
Earn $200 and in-depth mentoring!
Hey, UPIU! It’s time for another Freelance Reporting Contest! Here’s the scoop: Pitch a solid story (text, video, audio, photo – whatever your specialty!) on a topic we choose, and you could win intensive mentoring from one of UPIU’s professional journalists, a UPI.com byline, and a $200 paycheck. Continue reading
Posted in Journalism contest
Tagged contest, freelance, journalism, mentoring, reporting, students, upi.com, UPIU
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What makes a good sound bite?
Tips for video and audio journalists on getting good sound bites. Continue reading
Posted in Multimedia, Tips
Tagged audio, documentary, journalism, radio, sound bites, students, television, Video
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$1,000 could be yours!
It’s almost time – just one week to the Sept. 26 deadline to pitch a story for our $1,000 reporting grant. Check out all the details, and good luck! Continue reading
Posted in Journalism contest, UPIU Special Projects
Tagged contest, grant, journalism, reporting, student
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Getting the right information: How to FOIA
Tips on Freedom of Information Act requests from UPIU’s mentoring team of professional journalists. Continue reading
A Day in the Life: Reporting in Nigeria
UPIU student Dayo Ibitoye talks about what it’s like to be a reporter in Nigeria, and why he’s hopeful that his country will emerge as a good place to practice journalism despite recent violence against people in the profession. Continue reading
Posted in A day in the life, UPIU users
Tagged Committee to Protect Journalists, Dayo Ibitoye, journalism, Nigeria, UPIU
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Want good audio? Get sounds that paint a picture
UPIU Mentor Phil Rees shares tips on gathering ambient sound to paint a picture for audio reports. Continue reading
Posted in Multimedia, Tips
Tagged ambient, BBC, broadcast, journalism, Phil Rees, radio, sound, UPIU
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Need money to report a big story? Get $1,000 here!
UPI and UPIU are offering j-students $1,000 to report and produce a major story. Apply by Sept. 26. Continue reading
Posted in Journalism contest
Tagged audio, grant, journalism, money, multimedia, photography, reporting, stories, students, text, Video
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