| Preface |
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| Incorporating the Past Into the Future |
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| Content and Organization |
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| Special Features |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Author |
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PART I BEYOND THE WS: CONCEPTS AND CONSIDERATIONS |
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Chapter 1 Feature Storytelling in the Digital Age |
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Diving In: Who Needs Journalists? |
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3 | (1) |
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Changing Journalism in the Digital Age |
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4 | (4) |
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4 | (1) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Michael Kilian |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Expectations of News and Reporters |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (7) |
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Shifting Gears: Why We Need to Tell Stories in New Ways |
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8 | (1) |
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Helpful Hints: Fighting Fake News |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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Beyond Breaking: Adding Value |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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Walking the Line: Avoiding Pandering |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (1) |
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Trust Me: I'm a Journalist |
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Trust in American Institutions 1993-2018 |
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15 | (2) |
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From the Field: Interview with Burt Herman |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Concepts for Practicing Feature Storytelling |
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22 | (36) |
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Diving In: Becoming a Feature Writer |
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23 | (1) |
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Telling Stories With Value |
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24 | (4) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Lane DeGregory |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (3) |
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Helpful Hints: Generating Story Ideas With News Values |
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29 | (1) |
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Creating Audience-Centric Stories |
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30 | (1) |
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Using Stories to Meet Needs |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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Exploring Feature Story Types |
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31 | (18) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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From the Field: Building Descriptive Narration |
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34 | (2) |
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Historical/Time Peg Features |
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36 | (1) |
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The Whole Story: The Unfinished Story of Silent Sam, From "Soldier Boy" to Fallen Symbol of a Painful Past |
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37 | (8) |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (6) |
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Alternative Storytelling Forms |
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49 | (4) |
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Anticipating Shareable Stories |
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53 | (1) |
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Investigations and Fact-Checking |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Feature Storytelling Structure |
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58 | (28) |
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Diving In: Finding Your Storytelling Voice |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Feature Ledes and Lede-Ins |
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60 | (10) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Terry DeMio |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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Helpful Hints: Lede Writing No-Nos |
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68 | (2) |
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Nut Grafs: The Meat of the Story |
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70 | (3) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (4) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (5) |
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From the Field: Pace Yourself |
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80 | (2) |
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The Whole Story: Survival Rates Better in Children With Cancer Than Adults |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Interviewing for Features |
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86 | (32) |
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Diving In: A Fruitful Conversation |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (3) |
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Official and Nonofficial Sources |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (5) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Helpful Hints: Using Social Media Sources |
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93 | (1) |
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Finding Sources With Social Media |
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94 | (2) |
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Conducting Feature Interviews |
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96 | (8) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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The Whole Story: Night Riders: Riding After Dark With Salisbury Police |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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The Trouble With Technology |
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103 | (1) |
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Interviewing: Jobs Within a Job |
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104 | (9) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Jacqui Banaszynski |
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106 | (1) |
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Tips for Conducting Interviews |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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From the Field: Engaging With Diverse Communities |
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112 | (1) |
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Interviewing Nuances and Challenges |
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113 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Feature Storytelling Ethics in the Digital Age |
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118 | (26) |
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Diving In: More Questions, Few Answers |
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119 | (1) |
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Journalism: A Profession or a Job? |
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120 | (7) |
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Why Bother With Journalism Ethics? |
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120 | (1) |
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Helpful Hints: Ethics Commandments for College Journalists |
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121 | (2) |
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But What About Fox News and MSNBC? |
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123 | (1) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Abeer Saady |
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124 | (1) |
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Journalism Ethics in the Digital Age |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (5) |
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127 | (1) |
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From the Field: Posting Like a Journalist |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (3) |
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Minimizing Harm to Sources |
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132 | (1) |
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Minimizing Harm to the Community |
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133 | (1) |
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Minimizing Harm to Society |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (3) |
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136 | (1) |
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Friends and Family as Sources |
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136 | (1) |
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Pressure From Advertisers |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Be Accountable and Transparent |
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138 | (2) |
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Making Corrections in the Digital Age |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (4) |
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PART II GOING DEEPER WITH FOCUSED REPORTING AND WRITING |
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Chapter 6 Immersion Journalism |
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144 | (28) |
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Diving In: Immersing Into Insanity |
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145 | (1) |
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Defining Immersion Journalism |
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146 | (4) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Ted Conover |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Enhancing Accountability and Transparency |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (11) |
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I Am a Witness to the Story |
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151 | (1) |
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I Am a Member of the Community |
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152 | (2) |
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I Am a Participant in the Story |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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The Whole Story: Surfing Encounters With Toothy Friends |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (6) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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From the Field: Interview with Nancy Mullane |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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Helpful Hints: Telling the Story as You Go |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Conduct Your Interviews While Immersing |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Limitations to Immersion Journalism |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Community Journalism |
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172 | (32) |
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Diving In: All Shapes and Sizes |
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173 | (1) |
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Defining Community Journalism |
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174 | (6) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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Community Journalism Features |
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177 | (2) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Steve Hartman |
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179 | (1) |
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Community Journalism: Why Bother? |
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180 | (3) |
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Empower Audiences to Seek Answers and Act |
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180 | (1) |
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Foster Trust and Loyalty Through Transparency |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Create Opportunities for Better Reporting |
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182 | (1) |
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Step by Step Through Community Journalism |
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183 | (17) |
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Helpful Hints: Community Journalism Playbook |
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183 | (1) |
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Generating Ideas: Opening the Gates |
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184 | (1) |
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The Whole Story: You Asked: What's Really in Baltimore's Inner Harbor? Here's What We Found |
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185 | (5) |
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190 | (2) |
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From the Field: Interview with Jennifer Brandel |
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192 | (1) |
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Including Audiences in the Reporting Process |
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193 | (2) |
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Sharing Audience-Centric News in Engaging Ways |
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195 | (1) |
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Empowering Audiences to Tell Their Own Stories |
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196 | (2) |
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Circling Back: Following Up With Participants and Stakeholders |
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198 | (2) |
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Community Journalism Challenges and Opportunities |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Solutions Journalism |
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204 | (34) |
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Diving In: Beyond the Gloom and Doom |
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205 | (1) |
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Solutions Journalism: The Whole Story |
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206 | (2) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Sara Catania |
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207 | (1) |
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Solutions Journalism in Feature Reporting |
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208 | (6) |
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210 | (1) |
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Investigative News Features |
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211 | (1) |
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Helpful Hints: The Journalistic Method: Creating Investigative Solutions Stories |
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212 | (1) |
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Community Engagement Opportunities |
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212 | (2) |
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Approaches to Solutions Journalism |
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214 | (6) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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Solutions Story: Step by Step |
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220 | (13) |
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Identifying Solutions Stories |
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220 | (2) |
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Reporting Solutions Stories |
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222 | (1) |
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Solutions Journalism Qualities |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Writing the Solutions Story |
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224 | (1) |
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The Whole Story: Oregon Promise: How Oregon Makes College Possible for Low-Income and First-Generation Students |
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225 | (4) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Qualitative and Quantitative Limitations |
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230 | (1) |
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From the Field: Interview with Nicole Dahmen |
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231 | (2) |
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Limitations to Solutions Journalism |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (4) |
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PART III MULTIMEDIA FOR THE PRINT/ONLINE JOURNALIST |
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Chapter 9 Photojournalism |
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238 | (28) |
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Diving In: Grab Your Camera (Phone) |
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239 | (4) |
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Photojournalism: What and Why |
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240 | (1) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Ben Lowy |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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Photojournalism for Features |
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243 | (3) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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Elevating Your Photojournalism Skills |
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246 | (1) |
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10 Easy Tips for Improving Your Photos |
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247 | (5) |
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Helpful Hints: Practicing With Photo Angles |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Matching Words With Images |
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253 | (3) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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Shifting the Power With Photo Elicitation |
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256 | (5) |
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Practices for Using Photo Elicitation in Journalism |
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257 | (1) |
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From the Field: Interview with Sandra Stevenson |
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258 | (2) |
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Photo Elicitation Challenges |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Audio and Video Storytelling Online |
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266 | (28) |
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Diving In: Stories That Speak |
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267 | (2) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Hannah Gaber |
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268 | (1) |
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Adding Value to Print With Audio and Video |
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269 | (3) |
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Not Your Average Broadcast |
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270 | (1) |
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Constructing a News Package |
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271 | (1) |
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Connecting to the Audience With Audio |
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272 | (3) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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Show, Don't Tell, With Video |
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275 | (3) |
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Same Story, Different Platform |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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Planning for Audio and Video |
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278 | (4) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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Helpful Hints: Transitioning From Print to Audio |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (4) |
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282 | (1) |
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Writing Scripts and Editing Audio |
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283 | (2) |
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From the Field: Interview with Katie Davis |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (4) |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 Multimedia Storytelling Tools for the Digital Age |
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294 | (32) |
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Diving In: Back to the Future |
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295 | (1) |
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Multimedia Tool in Feature Storytelling |
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296 | (4) |
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296 | (1) |
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Stimulate Audience Empathy |
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296 | (1) |
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Be Interesting and Entertaining |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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Words With Pros: Interview with Al Tompkins |
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299 | (1) |
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Starting Small: Alternative Storytelling Formats and Apps |
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300 | (7) |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (3) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (2) |
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Helpful Hints: 12 Helpful Apps for Journalists |
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307 | (1) |
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In the Air and on the Ground |
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307 | (8) |
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307 | (1) |
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Action Cameras in Journalism |
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308 | (1) |
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Action Camera Pros and Cons |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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From the Field: Interview with Brooke Reese |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (1) |
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Drone Rules and Ethical Considerations |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (5) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (1) |
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Journalists of the Future? |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (5) |
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