Parent/Guardian as Observer on Canvas
Parent/Guardian access to Canvas CLICK HERE: Parent Access to Online Student Systems Thanks to our wonderful tech coaches, here are the directions for you to follow if you want to observe your student's work in any of my classes. It's great, I strongly encourage you...
Some HSM Basics
Interviewing Basics
One of the most important skills each journalist needs to develop is how to conduct successful interviews. There's nothing quite like getting primary source material for a story. Even if you're a photographer, a salesperson, a graphic artist, or a webmaster you need...
Hawkeye to Denver JEA/NSPA spring 2015
Here's the latest itinerary for the Hawkeye's trip to the JEA/NSPA convention in Denver. ~ Vince Denver 2015 Itinerary
Intro to Data Journalism
Data Journalism For today's (3/10/15) lesson, please use the links below. SURVEY: Hawkeye Demographic Survey SAMPLES of GREAT DATA JOURNALISM: Do No Harm Three Good Examples Trouble Voting Superstorm Sandy using Google Maps Hawkeye 1 – 2014 Seniors Hawkeye 2 – What do...
Hawkeye History Walk-About
2014HawkeyeHistoryTour
Journalism’s 3 Rs: Relevance · Readers · Reinvention
Here's a PDF of the slideshow that Hawkeye Editor-in-Chief Nick Fiorillo and I gave at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014 the JEA/NSPA National Convention in San Diego. If you'd like to continue the conversation about your reinvention efforts (or ours), please email...
Opinion, editorial and persuasive writing
Essayists would call it persuasive or argumentative writing. Journalists, depending on the context, call it opinion or editorial or editorial column writing. Are they the same? Not quite, but they share much of the same rhetorical DNA.
Press Law Notes from WJEA J-Day
As promised, here are the presentation notes (in PDF form) from my presentation at the WJEA J-Day at the UW 9/19/13. Questions? Comments? Thoughts? Email me at adviser@thehawkeye.org Press Law
Summary News Lead Writing
Summary news leads are the foundation of most effective straight news writing. I'm convinced that if you can learn how to write a good summary news lead, you can write in just about any style – mostly because the discipline that comes with summary news writing forces...