Taglines, Mottos, Etc. Hmmm...

Okay folks, we need to have a tagline for our publication.  What's it gonna be?
Some suggestions:

• Pointing the way to the news
• News: To the point
• News by students, for students and about students

Vote on your favorite or suggest a new one by adding a comment!

Week 4 - Launch in 3...2...

So we're almost there.  This week we'll be working on our pieces for our first online edition! You'll need to be working on two things simultaneously:

• writing, editing, revising your piece

                           AND

• learning how to use Wordpress

Your asSINEment for the week is your first article.  Be prepared to share it with your Section Editor by Thursday, September 30th. See the Beat List link on the class blog for an info needed on your assigned piece.

Happy writing!

SDABJ Pro for a Day!

San Diego Association of Black Journalists is offering a full day workshop, with breakfast and lunch included, all for FREE!  Register NOW!  Spaces will be filled first come-first served!

You ask, you get!

Here are some samples of News Staff Bios.  Some take a more streamlined, serious approach, others are completely off the wall.  There is also one professional site for reference.  Let's think about the tone we want to set.

• Mansfield HS News Staff Bios
• Legacy HS News Staff Bios
• LHS News Staff Bios
• Benilde-St. Margaret's HS News Staff Bios
• John Carroll HS News Staff Bios
• Professional News Team Staff Bios

Remember your purpose, decide on a tone and go with it.

Week 3 - Getting somwhere...I think

This week we will be delving into discussion about what Journalism is and how to write journalistically.
To that end, we'll be reading several articles (see below) and sharing out our learning in class.

• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3

On Tuesday, we'll have a guest speaker, Scott Lewis, of the Voice of San Diego.  Mr. Lewis will be talking about interviewing techniques, tips and style. 

On Wednesday, be prepared to discuss what you read and learned from the articles above.

On Thursday, we will be looking at your asSINEments in class so be prepared!

The asSINEment for the the week is to interview a classmate and write up a News Staff Bio for them.

Wanted: Leaders

Are you cut out to lead?  Do have the knowledge and the skills to make things happen? Review the job descriptions as needed and then fill out an application for the position you think is right for you!  Remember everyone is a Writer/Reporter, Photographer and Multimedia Journalist, so you don't need to complete an application for those. Good luck!

Job Descriptions

Job Application

Whaddaya think?

What did you think about the four designs for our site?  Which did you like best?  Why?  What add-ons do you think we need?

Week 2 - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

This week we'll be taking a look at our options for:

• the overall look of our publication
• publishing timeline or rhythm
• positions, beats and assignments
• go live date

We'll also be continuing on with our use and learning of Google Apps, namely:

• Google Docs
• Blogger

Finally, introducing Status Report and Debriefing Day

Your next asSINEment