Monthly Archives: September 2009
Class cancelled Thursday, Oct. 1!!!
Due to instructor illness. Crank on those stories ’til I see you Tuesday, when we’ll workshop them in class. So bring five hard copies each of your stories. And just make sure you read the “Boy Genius” by Tuesday, Oct. … Continue reading
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Story to read for Thursday
This story I wrote about Justin Chapman, a so-called child prodigy, got a lot of attention. I reluctantly appeared on CNN (although my time in the spotlight was limited by some sort of terrorist attack in Israel…as I recall). All … Continue reading
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Telling True Stories pseudo cliffs notes
We haven’t talked about the book a whole lot in class. So you don’t miss key points, here is a little Power Point I put together for your reading pleasure. Scan it. It will only take a few minutes of … Continue reading
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Milstead update
Good news for David Milstead and daily business journalism in general. David will soon leave Colorado for Canada. Starting in November, he will be in charge of the Report on Business for the Globe and Mail in Toronto, a 330,000-circ … Continue reading
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Readings for Thursday
Daily Camera reporter Laura Snider will visit our class Thursday. She writes frequently about health, science and environmental issues mainly as they affect Boulder County. Please read two or three of these stories and come up with some good questions … Continue reading
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CPA editors visit – video
For those of you who missed this class, you can catch a clip of the Colorado Press Association editors’ visit here.
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Altered Oceans/LA Times
Please read parts I and IV for Tuesday. We will have a quiz on the written material only – but the multimedia components are also worth checking out. Also come to class with a few environmental, science or health-related story … Continue reading
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Denver Post multimedia project
Review this story. The multimedia packaging is impressive. We’ll talk about the story on Thursday after we finish our group critiques. Ian Fisher: American Soldier
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New photo
Another grainy photo by me on my cell camera… this was a murder trial in Denver. The man was shielding this woman because – if I remember correctly – her son was about to be put away for life for … Continue reading
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CPA editors come to town
In case there’s any confusion about this… NEVER, EVER, EVER take material from another publication and pass it off as your own. It may read well. It may make you look really smart. But, it’s PLAGIARISM and an intern got … Continue reading
