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Al Tompkins to speak in Scranton this Saturday
Req: A, N The Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins, one of America’s most requested journalism teachers for mid-career professionals and college students, will present a day-long convergence se… more →
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A Day at the Fair
Fernando Alfonso wrote 2 months ago: Syracuse, NY — The semester my only class on Friday is New 617, Advanced News Reporting and Wr … more →
Al Tompkins to speak in Scranton this Saturday
mreavy wrote 8 months ago: Req: A, N The Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins, one of America’s most requested journalis … more →
Finding story ideas
mreavy wrote 8 months ago: Req: A, N Our Advanced Newswriting class has been struggling to find story ideas in recent days, pro … more →
Quick ideas for student news stories
mreavy wrote 9 months ago: Req: A As I’ve mentioned in class, one way to find article ideas is to scan other publications … more →
Journalists need to focus on 'must read' news
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mreavy wrote 9 months ago: Req: A, N Fledgling journalists often spend too much time working on stories that nobody wants to r … more →
Journalism Boot Camp Flyer Released
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mreavy wrote 9 months ago: The new flyer is out for this semester’s Journalism Boot Camp. Special thanks to Lynn Scramuzz … more →
Remember to register for a Wordpress account
mreavy wrote 10 months ago: Req: A Students whowish to contribute to discussions on the blog should be sure to register a WordPr … more →
Final Exam Schedule
mreavy wrote 1 year ago: So many have asked that I thought it best to post this on the blog: Advanced Newswriting (M-W-F, 1 p … more →
Another newspaper fan cancels the print edition
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mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A, N Continuing a trend among new media enthusiasts and longtime newspaper fans, Editor & P … more →
Journalism students launch NEPA Primary blog
mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Students in the Advanced Newswriting class at the University of Scranton have launched a new blog co … more →
Washington j-students travel to Texas for primary
mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A Given our plans to cover the presidential primary in Northeastern Pennsylvania, this might be … more →
Obama adviser: But... that was off the record
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mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A, N One of Barack Obama’s top advisers called Hillary Clinton “a monster” in … more →
NYT public editor agrees that they didn't have it
mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A New York Times Public Editor Clark Hoyt agrees. The paper just didn’t have enough to ru … more →
New York Times makes allegations against McCain
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mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A, N “Early in Senator John McCain’s first run for the White House eight years ago, waves … more →
Understanding delegate rules
mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A We had some discussion in Advanced Newswriting class about issues regarding delegates in the … more →
Media too tough on Hillary, easy on Obama?
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mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A, N That’s the question that has been making the rounds among journalists lately. The Wa … more →
Story ideas for student journalists
mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A, N We’ve been talking quite a bit in class about how journalists come up with story ide … more →
Should journalists vote?
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mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A, N Robert Niles asks and answers this question in a piece for the Online Journalism Review th … more →
Using Wikipedia for news research
mreavy wrote 1 year ago: Req: A, N American Journalism Review has a great article on Wikipedia this month, discussing how jou … more →
