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The Appalachian
Writing & Editing
July 2005
Our writers are responsible for entertaining and informing the Appalachian community, including faculty, staff, students, alumni and parents, as well as archiving the moments through interviewing, writing, editing and submitting copy in a timely manner through set deadlines.
Below are a few facets of journalistic writing. Each contains a link to a list of resources to help you enhance your abilities in each area. |
Don't let the "That's not a story!" bug infect you
Finding the Holes in your Story
Developing Story Ideas
Getting the story
Covering the big, breaking story
Lively stories in a boring budget
Make your story relevant to the readers
Mastering your Beat
Getting data from your beat
11 Commandments of Beat Coverage
More about Covering Beats
Covering spot features, or Stop looking for Rosa Parks
The Good Interview
Good Note Taking
Developing Story Ideas
Sources of Information
Selling with the facts
Interviewing Basics
Interviewing Tips
10 Tips for a better Interview
Know your interviewee
Arranging your Questions
Getting the most from your Interviews
Sure-Fire Openers
Loosening Lips
Getting Anecdotes
Follow-Ups
Sounds from Silence
Questions Guaranteed to Engage (Maybe)
Covering Politics
The Inverted Pyramid
Leads
Polishing your Writing
Plagiarism
Writing Clearly on a Deadline
Tell Your Story in Layers
Grammar matters
10 leads that shout 'ugh'!
Lose 10 bad habits in 1 week
Conquering Deadline Writing
Writing Tighter while Writing Well
Last-minute strategies for improving your copy
Writing is Rewriting
Strong from the Start
Reducing Bias
Reviving the feature story
Features: Getting off the Beat
Tips for Copy Editing
Language & Style
Be an effective copy editor
The eye of an eagle, the touch of a butterfly
Dictionary
Thesaurus
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