For these weeks, we will:
- Continue to review and practice "summary ledes"
- Review how to best integrate quotes and sourced information into our writing
- Learn a bit about cultural sensitivities in language and writing
- Begin your third writing assignment (draft due March 4; final copy due March 11)
- Read the following chapters:
- 2: Selecting and Reporting the News
- 7: Basic News Leads
- 8: Alternative Leads
- 9: The Body of a News Story
- 10: Quotations and Attributions
- 11: Interviewing
- 17: Feature Writing