Tips for a Kick-Ass Newsroom
With thanks to Sarah Kramer and Ashley Withers who collaborated on this. Tips for a Kick-ass Newsroom: No. 1: Title name said. This is the eleventh commandment. Thou shalt always style it “title name said,” unless the title is too ridiculous. Then, God commandth thou shalt style it “name, title, said.” Obey or someone will … Read more
I Am a High School Band Legend
I’m taking literary journalism this semester, and one of our assignments was to write about a moment in our life. I’m posting my moment here because one of my classmates wanted me to so she could send the link to her boyfriend. Plus, this is really funny: I am a high school band legend. That’s … Read more
#sabew11 Day Two: The Recap
Greetings once again, fellow #sabew11 conference attendees. Today the conference kicked off in high gear, meaning that we’ve got a lot of ground to cover. Along with some great, knowledge-packed general sessions, #sabew11 featured two major keynote addresses from SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro and Assistant to the President Elizabeth Warren. Non-business journalists shouldn’t fret; there’s … Read more
#sabew11 Day One: Everything You Missed
The 2011 Society of American Business Editors & Writers’ (SABEW) annual conference is being hosted at SMU this year. As a student in Jake Batsell’s Technology Reporting class, we’re required to cover aspects of the conference. While our coverage is being hosted on The Daily Mustang, I thought I’d curate coverage from around the web … Read more
SMU Tipsheet: July 8, 2010
Some days the news slows to a trickle. This would be one of those days. NCAA qualifiers continued… The reactions around the web have been colorful about the two football players denied admission to SMU. “This is an injustice.” [University Diaries] Hall exploring options for his future — BHS grad could play football and baseball after … Read more
SMU Tipsheet: July 7, 2010
SMU can be pretty newsworthy. Here’s where you can catch up on the important SMU news of the day. The Gulf Project SMU is teaming up with “a coalition of scientists, policy experts, oil and gas engineers and state officials” in an attempt to make offshore drilling safer—thus preventing future oil spills. Gov. Rick Perry … Read more
