One of the first things you learn in journalism classes is to put the key information in the first paragraph of a story. If you don’t include the information up front, your professor will sternly remind you not to bury the lede. And yes, that’s the proper journalistic spelling for the word lead. That’s one…
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I check my online news feed numerous times throughout the day. That’s how I keep up with what’s happening in the world. But I had to step away from it yesterday. So many of the headlines discussing the Georgia school shooting added two words that really bothered me. It wasn’t just another senseless shooting, but…
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For decades, people got their news from a few trusted sources. For many, it was the daily newspaper or the nightly news on TV. But thanks to technology, that has changed. Now, we can get up-to-the-minute news on our phones any time of the day or night. But with many news apps, the stories aren’t…
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Some days you hear something or read something so obvious you shake your head in disbelief. Reading the news online the other day, I saw a headline that made me shout out. And the reason I was in shock wasn’t that this news story was so outrageous…
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To many, there’s no doubt that we live in a world that is always looking for shortcuts. People read the headlines, but often don’t read any further. No one has the time or patience to dig into a subject. Perhaps that’s part of the reason we feel so disconnected…
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Every day I find more and more internet headlines that tell me they have the untold story on some subject. And like a fool I click on the link, only to find…
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Back when the newspaper was your main source for news a strong headline could sell papers let alone get people to read a story. But now in a world where the newspaper has lost it’s luster the headline is equally if not more important when it comes to online news. And it also introduced us…
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I’m sure by now you’re familiar with the term ‘click bait’. It’s something a lot of people on the internet are talking about. And while it’s not necessarily a good thing, it is something I’m fascinated with…
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