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Want to make good video? British TV correspondent offers tips
UPIU Mentor Phil Rees, an award-winning documentary producer and former BBC correspondent, joined our team to mentor broadcast students at our university partners around the world. Even if you focus on audio or text or another medium, Rees is here to help. Below, he shares basic technical tips on capturing good video. Continue reading
Audio basics: Structuring a feature story
UPIU Mentor Terry FitzPatrick offers a four-part outline for feature-length audio stories. Continue reading
Posted in Multimedia, Story development, Tips
Tagged audio, broadcast, diamonds, features, journalism, kissing ban, nut graph, radio, South Africa, Terry FitzPatrick, Tips, UPIU
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Anonymous sources: When to use them, and why
ShareIt’s every reporter’s dream: To find that Deep Throat-style source who provides critical inside information, but has to be protected with anonymity. It’s exciting and gives a cloak-and-dagger feeling to a story that few journalists can resist. But it almost … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Reporting, Source development, Story development, Tips
Tagged anonymous sources, How to, journalism, students, Tips, UPIU, Writing
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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
10 Ways to Write Well
ShareRob Curley spoke to students at the recent Associated Collegiate Press conference in Phoenix. He told students that the best way to prepare for the future of journalism is to write well. Here are a few ideas to help any journalist follow … Continue reading
Posted in Tips, Writing
Tagged ACP, Beth Potter, copy, hyper-local, journalism, Rob Curley, Tips, top 10, write well, Writing
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