“Wait! What?” That’s exactly what I thought when several student journalists told me they’d been accused of spreading “fake news” on their campuses I honestly couldn’t believe the students were serious, so I asked them to clarify. Sure enough, they had been accused of reporting “fake news.” I was astounded. “Fake news” is not a thing. … [Read more...]
Why Every Student Journalist Should Watch The Hunting Ground
Look around the next class you’re in. Count off the women. One… two… three… four… sexually assaulted. Repeat this until you run out of females in the class. It’s the world’s worst, most sadistic game of duck, duck, goose. No, these aren’t necessarily the sexual assault survivors in the class, but they represent the number of women who … [Read more...]
31 Practical Tips to Improve Your Writing Overnight
I don't know any writer who doesn't want to be better at the craft. I'd be dishonest if I didn't tell you that the best way to improve your writing is to write. But just telling you to write isn't overly helpful. Instead, here are some things (big and small) you can do to improve your writing now. 1. Improve your information … [Read more...]
Reformatting Content for Social Media
When you're posting content online, what you're really doing is creating content for your friends' friends, according to Jay Hartwell, student media adviser at the University of Hawaii. Jay spoke last week at the Associated Collegiate Press midwinter convention in San Francisco. His talk was about reformatting content for social media, and I … [Read more...]
Quotable: Ray Bradbury on Writing
VIEW AND SHARE MORE PROF KRG QUOTABLES HERE. … [Read more...]
My 5 Most Popular Posts of 2016
Some years just start with a struggle that make you wonder if the entire year is going to be so bad. For this site, 2017 was one of those years. As some of you know, this site was down when we rang in the new year. The problems started with a malicious attack and continued through the transfer of all of my sites to a new host server. Finally, … [Read more...]
Lessons from #EditorTherapy on When Tweets Become News
Donald Trump has tweeted about business negotiations, diplomatic relations, illegal votes, and diminishing free speech all since the election. The president-elect’s seemingly uncensored use of Twitter to communicate critical messages has left journalists questioning if and how important sources’ social media accounts should be covered. How to … [Read more...]
