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Tag Archives: Writing
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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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
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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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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To earn a byline, patience and smart editing are key
Have you ever wondered what it takes to get one story to UPI? What about eight stories?
UPIU reporter Abhirup Bhunia of Kolkata knows. He joined the site in March, 2010, and has since become the most prolific UPIU/UPI contributor Continue reading
Posted in International Journalism, Reporting, Story development, Tips, UPIU users, Writing
Tagged balanced stories, India, journalism, journalism students, UPIU, Writing
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Writing for the Web
Harumi Gondo, UPIU’s international coordinator, recently gave the following presentation to West Virginia University journalism students on how to write an online news article and optimize its content for the Web. Continue reading
Posted in Tips, Web
Tagged journalism, online, powerpoint, presentation, SEO, slideshare, students, Web, West Virginia University, Writing, WVU
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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
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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