Category: Journalism

School is : UNC Charlotte
https://inside.charlotte.edu/news-features link to UNCC news
This assignment requires you to use what you’ve learned so far to writing a basic hard news story, complete with a headline, byline, lead, and use of inverted pyramid.
For Assignment 2, we will be incorporating all we have learned so far about AP style, grammar, and hard news into your first original, full news story.
You will choose to cover your own campus news event. This can be any topic you’re interested in, as long as it fits the requirements.
Your finished piece should be (1) a hard news story, (2) written in the inverted pyramid, and (3) conform to the specifications of that particular story type (crime, weather, meeting, speech, etc.).
The story you choose to report must pertain to UNC Charlotte as part of a hard news beat. For example, you can write about a sports event happening at UNCC, a meeting or speech you watched on Zoom or attended in person, a recent change to the study abroad program, or a story about a speaker who is coming to the university next month. All reporting/research must be your own and any/all sources must be cited.
Your story should be 250 (minimum) -500 (maximum) words in length and should be formatted as a news story.
EXAMPLES:
Please find examples of hard news stories in your book and in “real” news stories. Examples of reputable hard news sites you can find online for examples include: Washington Post, the New York Times, NBC News, the New Republic, Newsday, BBC, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, The Economist, .
What am I looking for and what will you be graded on?
The lead. Is it in correct form: less than 35 words, 4 W’s, etc.? Does it clearly feature the most important aspect of the story? Is it informative and interesting?
2. The inverted pyramid: Does your story move from most important > least important? Does your writing fit the requirements of hard news in style and tone?
3. Did you incorporate the prompt correctly by including the important information and excluding unneeded information? Did you reword and rewrite? If you did your own research, is it comprehensive and appropriate?
4. Did you use correct grammar, spelling, AP Style and punctuation?
5. Did you demonstrate a grasp of the concepts in the class that pertain to hard news writing?
Role: You are taking on the role of a hard news reporter and journalist.
Audience: Your audience is (option 1) a mass audience or (option 2) readers with proximity to Charlotte/UNCC.
Format: This should be written per the class’ written paper requirements (laid out on the homepage and syllabus), and using AP Style.
Submission: .doc or .docx only.
Rubric
Learning Objective: Demonstrate an ability to write and edit a proper, functional basic hard news story. Demonstrate an understanding of how to incorporate the “research” stage of reporting into the “writing” stage. This will mean incorporating the original reporting you did yourself.
Quality of the writing for this assignment is determined and graded as:
1. The headline and the lead (30%): Written in proper headline form. Written in proper lead form. The lead establishes your angle for the article, which you incorporate throughout the piece.
2. Second Paragraph & Body (45%): Second paragraph supports the lead and follows inverted pyramid. The body is written and edited in inverted pyramid. Maintains a clear focus, which you established in the lead. In option 1, anything not fit for print was edited out of the final piece. In option 2, you demonstrated an ability to report and write in a newsworthy manner. Correct word count. Incorporates and correctly cites sources.
3. Grammar/Style (25%): Sentence structure, spelling and punctuation, proper usage, AP Style.

Select one ethical code from a news/journalist organization that you find compelling. Please provide the citation to your source in your paper.
Select a minimum of three tenements from that code that resonates with you as a journalism/communications major and provide one reason for each on why you believe it is essential and one you would abide by as a journalist.
In addition, while journalists who work for a certain publication or media outlet have to adhere to that organization’s ethical code to remain employed, in your opinion, do you believe that a journalist’s conduct should also be regulated by federal and/or state governments similarly to how attorneys and doctors are regulated such as they must adhere to a set code of conduct to maintain a license to practice law/medicine?
Should there be a national and/or state-specific ethical code for journalists? Why or why not?
Website Link for ethical codes: https://www.uscourts.gov

For this assignment, you will create a Sway presentation. You will start by creating an outline in Word. Both the outline and Sway presentation will be saved to OneDrive and are due this week.
To print a copy of the assignment instructions, please view the attached document.
Instructions: Create an outline in Word comparing what you hoped to learn in this class with what you actually learned in this class. Your outline should contain a minimum of 5 Topics with an average of 3 bullet points for each topic. (You can write more if you choose.)
Then, create a Sway presentation based on your Word outline. Make any additional changes to improve your Sway presentation.
Save both documents to OneDrive. (Sway should be automatic.)
Share the Sway presentation.
Copy the link to the Sway presentation and paste it at the very top of your Word Outline document. Save the Outline document again.
Submit your Outline document (a Word document) for your assignment. You should also provide a link to your Sway presentation.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/events/ignite-2015/brk2104
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-sway-2076c468-63f4-4a89-ae5f-424796714a8a

I’ve attached the requirements in files and here is the link for the interview recordings needed.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U2Yhi9tUyP…

Step 1: Reflect on the themes/topics/assignments/experiences of SLS 1515 that were most influential or important to you.
Step 2: Choose three to write about.
Step 3: Compose your essay using the outline below.
The essay should be a minimum of 500 words.

Part 1: Introduction
Describe your thoughts and feelings at the beginning of the term.
Introduce the main topics/ideas that you found most influential across the semester.

Part 2: Body
State the 1st theme/topic/idea/experience that was influential.
Support its relevance with specific examples from your academic, professional, or personal experience.
How will it increase your future success?

Part 3: Body
State the 2nd theme/topic/idea/experience that was influential.
Support its relevance with specific examples from your academic, professional, or personal experience.
How will it increase your future success?

Part 4: Body
State the 3rd theme/topic/idea/experience that was influential.
Support its relevance with specific examples from your academic, professional, or personal experience.
How will it increase your future success?

Part 5: Conclusion
Academic and professional success plan.
Describe your plan for achieving academic and professional success.
Summarize how the theme/topic/idea/experiences you’ve written about will help you reach your future goals.
Requirements
• MLA Format
• 500-word minimum
Since communication and critical thinking skills are part of the learning outcomes of this course, all writing assignments and discussion posts should be prepared by the student. Submitting work composed primarily by AI tools violates FSW’s Academic Integrity Policy and will result in a zero on this assignment and possible disciplinary action.

I have attached instructions, and supporting documents. The topic will be Soldiers living in Germany and DUIs. I have attached my blog on my introduction to the topic so you can see what I mean. I need two Query Letters and the last page is to document the sources/ references. I do plan to use the same writer throughout this course for continuity.
I have attached Week 5 instructions & templates just for reference. Please use week 1 attachments to complete this assignment.

Over the course of this semester you have undertaken three significant writing projects that have each been broken down into a series of steps and exercises. Developing these projects has taught you much not only about argumentation and rhetoric as well as how to craft sentences and paragraphs. You’ve also gained more insight into your own unique writing process.
For your final essay, you have a few options. Choose one of the following to compose a reflective essay in that focuses on what you’ve experienced this semester and how that has shaped how you will approach your reading and writing in the future. You will be graded upon the thoughtfulness of your reflection and analysis of the material covered, as well as the clarity with which you articulate this information.
Write a literacy narrative. Essay needs to be approx. 1250 words. MLA Format.
Quicker submission willing to tip extra in no more than 2 hours.

Do exercise 3 called Eliminating Puffery 1-5
– Rewrite the following sentences and paragraphs to make them more objective. Correct any errors of style, spellings and grammar. Also, decide if the content is a necessary news story for the public. ( 1st image)
Do exercise 5 Writing News Releases
– The following information is from actual news releases. Write a release from each set of details. Remember to use AP style. Eliminate or keep as much information as you think is necessary to create an effective release, and add phrases and transitions to make it acceptable to editors. List yourself as the contact person for each sponsor, decide on the release date and write a headline. ( Images 2-4)
Do not complete exercise 4.

For your critique, choose a news story ( it needs to be the same story it can’t be sport, art or culture stories )
1. Evaluate presentation and inclusion of the following voices:
female versus male
western versus non-western voices
experts versus affected populations
2. Note the vocabulary and the framing of the 5Ws that each of the broadcasters use for each of the stories
3. Identify what information is supported by evidence and fact, and what is not
Based on the above, provide an analysis of the objectivity and factuality of your chosen medias based on
what you identify as per the below:
• Biases and / or blind spots
• Assumptions opinions versus facts
• Stereotypes
• Over representation or under-representation
Word limit: 500-1000 words

Please choose 2 news organizations that covered last week’s republican debate. Compare and contrast coverage with NBC. Instructions attached