I recently completed the NewsU Course entitled “Writing for the Ear,” which taught me how to write more effective audio narratives. The five-part module covered: Introduction to audio stories - How audio stories are different from their print counterparts and examples of great audio stories Picking and pitching stories - Generating story ideas that work well in [...]

I’ve used Poynter for the past two years now. Most of my experience from this website has come from the NewsU courses, which have coached me through effective journalism and public relation’s techniques. However, there courses are just a small portion to everything Poynter has to offer to media students and professionals. Here is a [...]

Give Credit Where Credit is Due. This is a rule that we have famliarized ourselves with in and outside of the classroom. Yet, there is still complications that have arised from it. Growing up, teachers stressed the importance of crediting our sources, explaining what plagirism looked like and teaching us the proper ways of citation. [...]

Within the sphere of social media, it is not uncommon to encounter a number of grammatical errors. Social media is a fast-paced occupation; it is always on the move. In the midst of these everyday advancements, businesses have adopted their own methods when it comes to dealing with gramatical issues. The exciting part of social media is [...]