Covering Controversy
& Covering Elections
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We will be covering some very controversial topics, including Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ issues, politics, protests and such. You need to know a few basic rules and increase your awareness on the topics BEFORE you look for your first interview.
How to talk to others in your life who disagree with you about masks? Important for respectful coverage of the issue!
We need to take a hard look at how we speak to each other and just as important, how we listen BEFORE we interview a student about BLM
Students ask this all the time!
Students ask this all the time!
Can you take pictures or video? Let's get some answers!
Can you take pictures or video? Let's get some answers!
We take a look at race, equality, and social justice from a reporting perspective.
In recent years, trans people and issues have become hypervisible in the media. While many outlets have published some thoughtful, accurate stories, too much of that coverage has failed their audiences and trans communities.
The media bears a great responsibility when it comes to ensuring accurate and sensitive coverage of trans communities. Most of the public’s primary source of information on trans topics is likely the media (only about a quarter of people in the United States, for instance, have a close friend or family member who is out as trans), meaning media coverage is critical in shaping how the public talks and thinks about transgender people. Therefore, it’s imperative for media outlets to get this coverage right.
Covering a meeting
Covering a meeting
Last night you covered the regular meeting of the Falconville City Council. Your assignment now is to review your notes, get some follow-up information and write a story for tomorrow's paper.
You have a variety of tools available to you. You have a copy of the agenda and your notes, for starters. You may also refer to the newspaper's morgue and "call" key people for interviews.
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