Media Writing

@stevebuttryMedia Writing

October 27, 2016

Today’s presentations• Nikki Johnson, Victoria Jones, Kaitlyn

LaMulle, Shaina Grace• Next Thursday: Seth Nieman, Adrienne

Falgout

No class Tuesday, Nov. 1

An option for 5th assignment

Sports communication option• You may not just write an event story, as

you did for Moment or Movement• You could interview speaker(s)• You could interview crowd • You could curate social media• You could fact-check speaker(s)• You could do outside reporting after event

Election options• Cover a campaign event live• Story on a candidate’s position on an issue

or comparing candidates’ positions• Cover a local candidate’s election-night

results (speech, party, returns, etc.)• Interview voters Election Day• Something else?

Election options• Can function as reporter• Can function as communication aide for

candidate• Can function as PR specialist for interest

group

Deadlines• 5th assignment, Nov. 10• 3rd assignment (if not done yet), Nov. 17• 6th assignment, Nov. 29• Final story, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.• For events, deadline is 24 hours later

Final features• Can see me after class today• Will be in my office Friday morning, late

afternoon• I will email over weekend if we haven’t

talked

Interview feedbackYou all did good jobs. A’s all around.Some tips:• Preparing questions is good. Minimize how

much you read them, though.• Good reaction by several of you, either to my

answers to your questions or following on other students’ questions.

• But you missed one thing I said twice