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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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Dispatch from Golan Heights: UPIU grant winner reports
ShareWhile many j-students in the U.S. were celebrating Thanksgiving and others around the world were prepping for exams, Italy native Elena Roda was in Golan Heights, a slice of land wedged between Israel and Syria. Elena won UPIU’s first-ever reporting … Continue reading
Posted in International Journalism, students, UPIU Special Projects, UPIU users
Tagged activists, Arab spring, Assad, Elena Roda, Golan Heights, Israel, Syria, UPI, UPIU
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Want to try Storify? Check out one student’s work
ShareHave you tried Storify? The innovative storytelling tool lets you collect online bits and pieces and puzzle them together in a timeline that reveals how news is reported via social media and traditional news outlets. Sound confusing? It’s not. In … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Storify, Tips, UPIU users
Tagged journalism, Storify, student, UPIU
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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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Meet our reporting grant winner!
Elena Roda, an Italian journalism student, won UPIU’s first $1,000 reporting grant. She shares about her project and how she got into journalism. Continue reading
Posted in Journalism contest, students, UPIU Special Projects
Tagged Elena Roda, Golan Heights, reporting grant, UPI, UPIU
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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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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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