In a post on our class blog, propose TWO topics that you are interested in covering for this class. For each topic, write 200-300 words explaining the focus and types of stories you envision writing if the idea were to be turned into a blog. Please post your ideas by the start of class on Mon., Feb. 5.
Types of blog posts we’ll be working on this semester:
- Reported news story. These posts will be about an issue or event related to your topic that is NEWSWORTHY. It will include interviews with actual people as well as additional research.
- Reoccurring feature. Each of you will develop and report at least two of these types of posts. Could be a profile of someone interesting related to your topic, either in written or Q&A form. Or some other kind of feature that can reoccur in a packaged form, such as “Pick of the Week.”
- News you can use: Post that includes information that will be useful to your audience. Interview with an expert, list of events, etc.
- Multimedia post. You will produce at least two of these posts built around some kind of multimedia – video, photo essay, interactive map, etc.
- Aggregation roundup. Collection of content from other sites related to your topic.