Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Writing Quote of the Week

Journalism is merely history's first draft.
Geoffrey C. Ward


Joining Twitter

Twitter was something I resisted for a while. I thought, I really have nothing to say and who will follow me anyway, right? Wrong. If you think Twitter will go away, it won't. Attending the Society of Professional Journalists Conference in Cleveland, OH this month opened my mind to opening a Twitter account.
There is a new generation of journalists who know social media and embrace the idea of letting others know what is going on with this world network. In the New York Times this week, newspaper circulations have declined, yet again. Local newspapers and TV stations are also catching on and using different methods to inform readers on the internet from Facebook to Twitter.

If you are not on Twitter yet, now is the time to act. It will be valuable to your journalism career.

Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/Angelaohwriter

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Writing Quote of the Week

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care a lot about liberty, freedom of speech and expression, and fairness in journalism.
- Kate Adie

Summer Education Focus

This is the time of year where you think education writing is slowing down. Kids are almost done with school and thinking about their summer vacation, as well as the teachers. However, education doesn't stop, just because the weather got nicer and there is no school. Most kids will be going to the library for their summer reading lists or attending camp. Last year juniors will now thinking about choosing their college, in which may be attending campus tours. Writers can pitch ideas to family and education magazines by focusing on the summer learning. Profile a camper, write a book review from the summer reading list, talk with parents about ways they do creative learning with their child during break, do an exclusive on summer school teachers.

Education writing doesn't stop when school ends!