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Welcome to Accent
Please take out
your cell
phone
Agenda
•Play w/ text messages
•Learns lots of stuff
•Eat Pizza and meet
editors
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Cell Phone Warm Up
Get ready to text to 99503
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Question 1
• What questions do you have for me or your
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Meet your editors
• Sarah Neve: Editor-in-Chief
• David Rodriguez: Assistant Editor
• Hanlly Sam: Photo / Web Editor
• Chris Smith: Campus Editor
• Chris Scott: Layout / Graphics Editor• Karissa Rodriguez : Layout / Photo Intern
• Teodora Erbes : Office Intern
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How to get an “assignment”
Come to story meetings
and pitch infographics
for packages, or make a
running graphic
coverage element.
Come to the story
meetings and either
pitch an idea, or team
up with a writer.
Don’t get assigned.
Pitch an idea at the
story meetings.
Best Way
Sit around and wait for
desperate editors to
contact you. This works
better if the editor knows
who you are.
Get to know your editors;
check the list of homeless
graphics posted on the web
after meetings; contact
your editors.
Art /
Graphics
Sit around and wait for
desperate editors to
contact you. This works
better if the editor knows
who you are.
Get to know your editors;
check the list of homeless
shoots posted on the web
after meetings; contact
your editors.
Photos
Sit around and wait for
desperate editors to
contact you. This works
better if the editor knows
who you are.
Get to know your editors;
check the list of homeless
stories posted on the web
after meeting; contact your
editors.
Writing
Might Work Good Way
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The story meeting
• All editors meet every two weeks when the previousissue is released to begin planning for the next issue
• All staff are encouraged to attend
• All staff can pitch, brainstorm, or volunteer
– Pitch - You have thought through the basic angle of
coverage that YOU want to write / shoot / design
– Brainstorm - Throw out ideas that you think someone
should cover
– Volunteer - An idea is on the board, and you want to
cover it.
• You will receive feedback on your previous work
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The Pitch
• The best way to work on issues you arepassionate about is to prepare and suggest.
• Include the following:
– BRIEF summary of the idea / Angle
– BRIEF summary of the info you have found
already
– Explanation of how you will research it(Sources)
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What will be approved?• Editors (not me) decide what goes in the issue at
the budget meeting immediately following thestory meeting. They will consider the following:
– Newsworthiness (Timely, Important, Entertaining)
– Audience appeal (Is this story right for Accent readers?Are we the right ones to cover this?)
– Space
– Visual possibilities
• Editors may decide to run content as print and webor web only content
• Assignment list is posted and an e-mail / facebook message sent out by 6 p.m.
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The Process• You promise an editor that you will do something
– At the story meeting, over the phone, via e-mail, etc.
• You do it ASAP
– There are only five days between the story meeting anddeadline for most pieces
– You are encouraged to get feedback from editors beforedeadline
– You may work in the field or in the office
• You get notes and revise
– Editors will have feedback for you ASAP.
– It’s a good idea to make yourself available the Mondayafter deadline
• Finalized, approved content goes into production
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Will all content that goes through
the process be published?
YESIn print, on the web, or both
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Q:What can I do?
A: Written content,
Photos, Art, Video
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Written Content• The big story - This is what you traditionally think of
when you think of a newspaper story
– 250 words or more– Based on SOLID (shoe leather) research
• Quote / fact based if objective
• Fact based if subjective
– Usually packaged w/ photo and graphics– Has impact
• Short coverage - This is what you probably actuallyread in the newspaper
– Less than 100 words– Based on SOLID (shoe leather) research
• Quote based if objective
• Fact based if subjective
– Can accompany big stories or stand alone– Often art of a ra hic element
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Writing- The Big Story
• Research
– Form relationships with sources so they want to talk to you
– Be there
– Interview– Research More
• Inform and inspire
– Celebrate the good
– Cast light on the bad
– Important changes in readers and communities start withbig stories
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Writing - short coverage
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Photos• Photojournalism - Event coverage
– Visually tell a story in a fraction of a second
– Fill in the story with a well written, fact-rich caption
– Get candid shots, fill the frame, capture action andemotion
• Photojournalism - Environmental Portraits
– If the story focuses on a person, we need a portrait of the person in their natural environment
– Can be candid or posed
– Capture the essence of the person
– Should have beautiful lighting
• Photo Illustrations
– Can be staged, altered, composite, or made into art
–Illustrate a concept
– Usually part of a package
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Photojournalism - Events
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Photojournalism - Environmental
Portraits
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Photojournalism -Photo Illustrations
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Art
•Infographics - Information presented visuallyis almost always read
– Charts, maps, graphs, diagrams, lists, timelines etc.
– Should be VERY visually appealing and loaded
with facts• Illustrations - Accompany written content
– Can be in any medium
– Should illustrate, not decorate• Stand alone content - Editorial cartoons,
comics (single cell or strips)
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Art -InfographicsPresent facts and numbers visually
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Art - Illustrations
Tell the story visually
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Art - Stand alone contentUse cartoons to make a point
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Video
• We have small Flip cameras and a
professional video setup available.
• Shoot / edit video that supports and adds to
the written content.
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Let’s look at some content
• Theaccent.org
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Question Time
• Why do you want to work for the Accent?
• This is Question 2
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Question 1 Results
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Question 2 Results
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What do I get for doing all this work?
• That warm, mushy feeling you get when you
see someone picking up your work and
enjoying / learning from it
• Pieces for your portfolio
• A small “Thank You” payment each
semester
• Free national convention!
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The portfolio based break check
• Once per semester, contributingstaff members will meet with me toreview their portfolios of publishedwork.
– Two pieces published -$20.00
– Three pieces published - $30.00
– Four pieces published - $48.00 (20%bonus)
– Five pieces published - $60.00
– Six pieces published - $90.00 (50%bonus)
W h ti th TCCJA
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We are hosting the TCCJA
conference
Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 • ACP /
TCCJA
Convention
• First 20
people who
meet the
issue 2deadline
and apply
go free!
S h N
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The assignment• Email the editors of your choice.
Give them a reason to rememberyou and give you work:
• Include all of your contactinformation
• Pitch a great idea for something youwant to produce
• Volunteer to shoot or creategraphics as needed
• Include links to or examples of previous work
• Be professional but not boring
Sarah [email protected]
-News coverage, column and
opinion ideas, general
coverage etc.
David [email protected]
-Feature, entertainment, arts
etc.
Chris [email protected]
-Campus events and other
issues
Hanlly [email protected]
-Photo ideas and assignments
Chris [email protected]
-Art and design ideas
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While you eat
• Get to know your editors
– Introduce yourself and let them know what you
are interested in contributing– Ask them any questions you might have
remaining