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