{"id":2153,"date":"2024-01-13T13:33:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T13:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/?page_id=2153"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:56:21","slug":"journalism-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/journalism-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism skills overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reporter at work (Botsunen Chosa-thon, Wikimedia commons)<\/p><\/div>\n

I. Writing & Reporting <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Story concepts\u00a0 \/ What is news \/ Where do you start?<\/li>\n
  2. Information gathering \/ background \/ reports \/<\/li>\n
  3. Interviewing \/ send email questions first<\/li>\n
  4. Write a basic news story<\/li>\n
  5. How to attribute information and structure quotes<\/li>\n
  6. Cover city beat \u2014 city council, courts, police, etc.<\/li>\n
  7. Cover regional govt — planning commission, recycling, trails<\/li>\n
  8. Cover higher ed \u2014 activities, sports, curriculum, faculty, admin<\/li>\n
  9. Cover complex stories — transportation, science, environment<\/li>\n
  10. Cover arts, music, theater<\/li>\n
  11. Cover politics and elections<\/li>\n
  12. Write a feature story<\/li>\n
  13. AP Style<\/li>\n
  14. How to turn in copy (on deadline)<\/li>\n
  15. How to stay safe in protests, riots & other dangerous situations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    II. Editing words, images, audio, video\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Copy editing<\/li>\n
    2. How to critique your friends work<\/li>\n
    3. Know difference fact \/ opinion<\/li>\n
    4. Write photo, video caption<\/li>\n
    5. Introduce podcast<\/li>\n
    6. Edit photo (Gimp, photoshop)<\/li>\n
    7. Edit & post podcast (Audacity, Audio.com)<\/li>\n
    8. Edit & post Video (Premier, YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Reporter from CN8 at the Petco gas explosion. (Jonut \/ Andre Engels, Wikimedia commons)<\/p><\/div>\n

      III. MMJ = Multi-Media Journalism\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Take audio \/ video on location<\/li>\n
      2. Set up streaming<\/li>\n
      3. Effective lighting design<\/li>\n
      4. Edit photo, audio, video files<\/li>\n
      5. Drone video<\/li>\n
      6. Social media<\/li>\n
      7. Streaming<\/li>\n
      8. Web site & security<\/li>\n
      9. Use social media<\/li>\n
      10. Design for mobile phones \/ tablets<\/li>\n
      11. Pdfs – InDesign<\/li>\n
      12. Collaborative documents<\/li>\n
      13. Collaborative mapping<\/li>\n
      14. Animation for fun<\/li>\n
      15. Editorial cartoons<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        IV.\u00a0 Being Professional\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Ethics – SPJ<\/li>\n
        2. Elements of journalism \/ verification<\/li>\n
        3. Law – libel, privacy, broadcast regs, ad regs, section 230\n
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          1. Role of govt regulation and protection<\/li>\n
          2. First Amendment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          3. History – Who were great journalists?\u00a0 Pulitzer, Nelly Bly, Franklin, etc<\/li>\n
          4. Objectivity – Can people be objective? What are objective methods?<\/li>\n
          5. Handling criticism \/ Fake news, enemies of the people, etc etc<\/li>\n
          6. News deserts and community media<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            V. The business side of news\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. Pitch & write freelance stories<\/li>\n
            2. Create a professional resume & portfolio<\/li>\n
            3. Finding gainful employment<\/li>\n
            4. Community service projects<\/li>\n
            5. Business models<\/li>\n
            6. Accounting, FICA and taxes<\/li>\n
            7. Newsroom management<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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