https://writing.codidact.com/categories/1/tags/139.rssNew Posts Tagged 'journalism' - WritingWriting - Codidact2020-02-14T20:02:39Zhttps://writing.codidact.com/posts/38981Difference between News Analysis and Opinion?get_goinghttps://writing.codidact.com/users/79872019-10-30T18:39:36Z2020-02-14T20:02:39Z<p>I am looking to get a better understanding of different categories of material written in a newspaper. I had assumed two main types:</p>
<p>1) News (i.e. reporting of facts) -> objective (not d...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/8498Should blog posts be reformatted to past tense after an event?Sean Pattersonhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/21662013-08-26T19:31:31Z2019-12-13T12:00:18Z<p>A writer is doing blog coverage of an event which is time sensitive (happens annually). The writer uses present tense for the coverage posts. Should the writer go back and reformat the old pos...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/3170Best way to Write a Table of Contents for Awkward PaginationGio Borjehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/8432011-05-14T22:41:54Z2019-12-13T11:59:57Z<p>I have a piccadilly journal that I use for taking notes on self-taught subjects and I have an awkward structure for pagination and page structure:</p>
<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/dvi...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/19117Ethics of using poorly-redacted information in public documentsMikehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/46412016-11-17T20:51:21Z2019-12-12T23:01:18Z<p>In a copyright case, documents were released with portions redacted. The redaction was poorly done. Would it be generally considered ethical in most legitimate news organizations for a journali...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/12389How to deal with online comments to published pieces?Systemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12015-02-23T04:26:32Z2019-12-08T22:32:03Z<p>I mainly write for academic journals (and creative writing for my own amusement), but from time to time, I publish opinion pieces in various mainstream magazines and newspapers, for which I am m...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/1502Citation in AP style journalismCaveatrobhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/4282011-01-14T22:49:31Z2019-12-08T22:32:00Z<p>I'm writing feature articles and trying to adhere to AP style, but I'm not sure how to attribute a source. I'm familiar with academic citation (APA, MLA), but have never done this in journalism....https://writing.codidact.com/posts/38236How do I cite previously published print school newspapers on now online school newspaper?TheChanthttps://writing.codidact.com/users/78362019-09-03T20:24:46Z2019-12-08T18:46:46Z<p>I'm the adviser of a school newspaper that publishes exclusively online now. We have a page dedicated to revisiting the archives of our paper (60 years worth!). I cannot piece together how to pr...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/28399How can I distance myself from an article published under my name, with edits I disagree with?Anonymous Studenthttps://writing.codidact.com/users/63222018-05-19T18:49:56Z2019-12-08T18:46:44Z<p>I wrote an article for a university newspaper that summarizes incidents involving racism on campus. After edits, the sentence structure became uniformly long instead of varied, straightforward v...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25090How to write a scientific journal?antonyjrhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/57482017-12-25T14:38:53Z2019-12-08T18:46:44Z<p>For a long time I've been searching for some reference on how to write a <strong>scientific journal</strong> but failed to find one. I specifically want to write a scientific journal to be use...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/11287Why one sentence per paragraph in these news articles?Crummyhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/28662014-09-24T23:06:15Z2019-12-08T18:46:41Z<p>Lately I've noticed some news articles using (usually) a single sentence per paragraph. Some examples:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29341850" rel="noreferrer">htt...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/7166What is the role of editors in news media today?Monica Celliohttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80462013-02-07T17:28:08Z2019-12-08T18:46:39Z<p>Back when rocks were soft and the world wide web hadn't yet been invented, I worked on a college newspaper that, I was told, followed the same patterns as professional papers. (That is, the ski...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/39128What type of writing do reviews fall under?Dan Hastingshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/59422019-11-15T15:38:59Z2019-12-08T13:14:35Z<p>I want to improve my ability to not only write better but to be more objective and be better able to analyze something that I am reviewing. Plenty of practice is helping and also reading over re...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/31197Attributing TV media sources in online, AP style, journalistic articlesValorie Broderickhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/22742018-10-19T01:30:55Z2019-12-08T09:59:13Z<p>I am the editor of a small news blog. I am trying to train my writers to link to their sources.</p>
<p>One writer sends me an article without linked sources, so I ask for the sources. They emai...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30748Is focus more important in journalism than truth and facts?user3280964https://writing.codidact.com/users/66862018-09-17T03:22:43Z2019-12-08T09:49:16Z<p>Take the following short story. Let's imagine that it's an important even that should be reported on. </p>
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<p>One day, Little Red Riding Hood’s mother said to her, “Take this b...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/29561Accusing private figures of crime in printSystemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12018-07-13T09:18:29Z2019-12-08T09:22:28Z<p>I am the editor of a small college magazine. In an article that was recently submitted to me, as part of the story, the author named two people who ragged him (harassed him). I have sufficient p...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/29119As a journalist, how do I learn about impending legislation or executive orders?user180969https://writing.codidact.com/users/64312018-06-20T20:57:34Z2019-12-08T09:11:24Z<p>How do news companies find out that the government plans to pass a law in a couple of years, or that the president is about to sign an executive order?</p>
<p>Do they contact the government wor...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26838Resources to find editors of magazines and newspapers?Sermohttps://writing.codidact.com/users/60582018-03-11T03:05:34Z2019-12-08T08:16:03Z<p>I was wondering where I could find editors for atheist essays. I want to see how they write in this field, and what sort of articles tend to be accepted.</p>
<p>It would be very useful!</p>
<p...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26816Would George Orwell get hired in today's expert climate?user31078https://writing.codidact.com/users/60472018-03-09T20:40:57Z2019-12-08T08:15:43Z<p>I've asked the question a few times before about how to get published in newspapers and magazines, and the most common response has been, by far: "what are your qualifications to write about the...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26735Attracting Writers for Crowdsourced News Apppicmate 涅https://writing.codidact.com/users/60392018-03-06T15:07:27Z2019-12-08T08:13:52Z<p>I developed a news platform for people to know the most important 5-10 news stories every day. The apps/platform is targeted at people (like me) who don't read much news but would like to stay i...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26238How to quote something somebody was told by someone else? (Third-party, hearsay)Eric Hepperle - CodeSlayer2010https://writing.codidact.com/users/59582018-02-19T22:02:08Z2019-12-08T08:00:58Z<h2>THE ISSUE</h2>
<p>There must be a catch-phrase or soundbite to describe this scenario, but so far, I've been unsuccessful locating that term, and my efforts to answer this question have been f...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/22519Why is getting a job in journalism so difficult without a degree?JDoughhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/52492017-07-10T22:20:21Z2019-12-08T06:44:52Z<p>I've asked dozens and dozens of people similar questions, but I am interested to hear the response from SE. </p>
<p>At the time of the 20th century, a time with some of the greatest journalists...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/21806How do journalists prepare to cover unfamiliar fields?Philip Seyfihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/51322017-05-30T13:57:01Z2019-12-08T06:32:33Z<p>When journalists get an assignment to interview someone in an industry they aren’t familiar with, or write on a new topic, how do they familiarise with context-specific vocabulary?</p>
https://writing.codidact.com/posts/21765Why do newswriters separate women when they report on disasters?James Altizerhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/51262017-05-26T17:55:26Z2019-12-08T06:31:32Z<p>It's commonly known that the news reports female casualties separately. As in "four people were shot, including one woman". What is the reasoning behind this? Is anyone who knows about the news ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/19214How to quote programming code in AP Style?Carl Robertshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/46672016-11-30T15:31:42Z2019-12-08T05:46:22Z<p>I would like to put the following code in an article that is written in AP Style:</p>
<pre><code>puts 'Hello, world!'
</code></pre>
<p>How do I do this? If I were to put the code (C++, Ruby, w...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/18849What should be done if there is a dispute of opinions within the editorial team?Dvij Mankadhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/45772016-10-18T22:03:16Z2019-12-08T05:41:13Z<p>In a magazine where an individual author's name is not published with the article, it seems obvious to me that the article can be presumed to reflect the consensus of the entire editorial team o...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/17238Where Do Online Journalists Get Their Info?tacomahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/42272016-05-18T23:05:15Z2019-12-08T05:16:00Z<p>How do online journalists report on things if they aren't actually out in the field reporting? I'm assuming they simply watch mainstream news, listen to government/organizational websites, etc?...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/13776Where to find authors of the articles from the Times archive?charlie48https://writing.codidact.com/users/34502015-07-04T12:56:18Z2019-12-08T04:24:56Z<p>I'm currently writing a paper on the historical background of the Bond movies. I've found a very interesting piece of information that is only mentioned on Wikipedia. </p>
<p>Here are the bibli...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/12547Types of articles in journalismbiotechhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/31722015-03-16T12:59:49Z2019-12-08T04:06:14Z<p>I would like to know which are the main article categories a journalist is expected to know how to write.</p>
<p>Some classic and actual article types are similar. Others were born recently, su...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/11197How to research and discover topic popularity and trends to determine topic selection for article writing?ylluminatehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/28412014-09-14T16:10:14Z2019-12-08T03:45:49Z<p>I have been asked to write various technical and non-technical articles about computer usage, Windows usage (perhaps some Mac and *nix as well if they let me), Windows repair, and various other ...