Weekly+Column

=Weekly Column: The News Story of Your Life= =News: People + Action + Reader Interest=

= = =What you write in your weekly column is up to you, within certain guidelines. Do not report on conflicts between students. This is not a gossip column.This is a weekly news column.= = = =A weekly column should reflect a week’s worth of classwork. A poor grade will reflect your poor effort back to you.=

= = =__News Values:__= =Nearness: How close was the event, situation or revelation?= =Timeliness: How recent was the event, situation or revelation?= =Importance: How many people are affected by the event, situation or revelation?= =Name Recognition: Were famous or familiar people involved?= =Drama/Conflict: Do people’s fortunes hang in the balance?= =Variety: How many ways can a story be framed?= =Human Interest: How many types of readers find the story interesting?= =Humor or Entertainment: Barring some other emotional connection, is there a secondary story that readers will fight insightfully humorous?=

= = =Some suggestions for your weekly column:= =- Cover a beat. A beat is the area of news a reporter covers.= =- Do a book trailer. A book trailer is a digital video that promotes a particular book. It uses techniques that are similar to those used to make movie trailers that promote a certain movie.= =- Record a podcast. A podcast is a digital audio or video file that is episodic; downloadable; program-driven, mainly with a host and/or theme; and convenient, usually via an automated feed with computer software.= =- Write a news article.= =- Write a feature article.= =- Update us on your research. Summarize and explain what you are working on.= =- Write an editorial news article or opinion piece.= =- Report on an event.= =- Photojournalism= =- An interactive multimedia top ten list.=

= = =This week: 9/20-9/24= =Decide on a NAME for your column.= =Decide on a THEME for your column.= =Rough drafts of news articles due Tuesday.= =Final drafts due Thursday.= =Upload by Friday to your weekly column page.=

=__Links to Student Weekly Columns:__= =@Alecia Caleb @Casandra Christina Coral @Diana @Emily Frank @Hayley Jacob Jazmin Jenna Jordan @Julian Kailey @Kylie Samantha @Savannah @Shelby @Victoria=