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See “Web Reporting Project” file on the course blog.
Web Reporting Project
Overview
Class reporting project on current UW professor
Assigned beats Interview professor and second source Take photos Insert story and photos into Dreamweaver
template Due Mon. 11/28 Examples:
http://klandreville.com/report.html
Website Template
Home page: http://www.klandreville.com/report.html Discipline page template: http://www.klandreville.com/arts.html Story page template http://www.klandreville.com/
template.html
Your Job!
No such thing as an uninteresting person! Your job: Research and interview the professor to
obtain most interesting tidbits Present to readers a ‘snapshot of a life’
using interviews, observations and creative writing
Convey importance and uniqueness of professor
Personality Profiles - Hints
Include a quote every three paragraphs or so
Don’t bury quotes in the middle or end of a paragraph.
Use active voice
Have you answered the readers’ possible questions about this person?
End with a strong quote or paraphrased statement that reflects the person well
GOAL Method
The secret to writing a good profile is getting to know the person
Use the GOAL Method G = Goals: What were your original goals? What are
your next goals? O = Obstacles: What obstacles did you face in
accomplishing your goals, and what new problems loom?
A = Achievements: What pleasure or problems have these achievements brought?
L = Logistics: What background (logistics of who, what, where, when) led to your current situation?
Example Interview Questions1. How did you get involved in this…?
2. What made you decide to…?
3. What’s been your best experience?
4. What’s been your most difficult, disappointing, upsetting experience?
5. Explain a typical ______ (insert theme of story).
6. What advice would you have for someone who is interested in…?
The Word Still Dominates
Storytelling for the Web
Writing Style for Online Stories Still newswriting, but with these exceptions… We don’t read, we scan.
Include short subheads that “chunk” the story Example: http://klandreville.com/english.html
Hybrid Writing Tight, punchy, and colorful like broadcast news Subject > Verb > Object (active voice) More detail like newspapers
Purpose of Links
Background and related information to professor Example: Former universities (Colorado State
University) Where you got your story information or sources
Example: UW faculty member’s homepage Web sites of people or organizations you
mentioned in the story Example: UW faculty mentions a professional
organization (National Communication Association) News stories published about faculty member
Example: Laramie Boomerang quoted this person or did a story on them before
Linking Issues
Be specific about your links Within the story, highlight the word or
phrase you want to link to (not the whole sentence)
Ensure the word or phrase is exactly what the user will expect to appear
Limit linking to a handful of VIPs Don’t want to lead users away from your
story
Sign Up for Beats
1. Art2. Music3. Theater & Dance4. Agriculture (pick one)5. Engineering (pick
one)6. English7. American Studies8. Women’s Studies9. African American
Studies10. Anthropology11. Psychology
12. American Indian Studies13. Religious Studies14. Philosophy15. Botany16. Geology17. Chemistry18. Biology19. Atmospheric Science20. Comm. & Journalism21. Political Science22. Statistics23. Sociology
HTML Tutorial
See the handout “Basic Website” and/or download the handout on our course blog.
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