J101 Tweeting a Full, Straight News Story, Finding the Human Interest Angle. Deadline Feb. 22.
Deadline Feb.22: Please wear your press I.D.s when covering an event: This exercise is limited only to on-campus events (those covering the UAAP games are advised to do so thru live-stream). Only daytime to 7pm events on-campus; do not be out too late (after 7pm is late), always inform your family where you are (on-campus), and with whom (names of classmate or friend).
(a bonus of 5 pts will be added for an accompanying original photo that the news reporter (student) shot himself/herself).
This exercise is limited only to those who attended the discussion at 2:45pm – 3:15 pm on finding the human interest in the story and leading with it (for this exercise).
Deadline to post: 11:59pm Feb. 22.
(Photo provided by Pexels from the WordPress Free Stock Photo Library)
Same context as the story of the previous blog post: Second day of classes, after only three hours of J101 class, students were thrown into the swimming pool, er, este, made to interview a criminal suspect and the arresting officer and to write on-the-spot, in 20 minutes, a news report and produce a standupper. It’s their first — in their entire lives. Shot last Thursday, June 30 from 3pm to 4pm, a petty crime that occurred that afternoon: News report produced by students Sir Lawrence Agustin, asst. cameraman; Paul John Garcia, presentor (standupper); Chlyde Buenaventura, producer; Charisse Orjalo, production assistant; Mark Salvador, cameraman. they’re sophomores, it’s their first journ writing class, most are non-journ majors, and it’s their first news report:
