... in The Big Green! Stories include ...
... transitional housing and ...
... free stuff at MSU and ...
... smartphones and ...
... what MSU does with your money and ...
... Crimea craziness!
This class really dominated TBG this week. I oughta get editor pay, right?
Good job to all!
Showing posts with label published work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label published work. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
JRN 200: We Have Some Published Authors ...
.. in The Big Green!
We wrote about shitty bus service ...
... and international students ...
... and summer internships!
Good job, guys!
In this class, if you get an out-of-class story published by any existing campus or local media, and if you email me a link proving that you've been published, then per the syllabus your final class grade will go up by 0.15 points for every published story.
That means if you get all three published, your 3.5 final grade would turn into a 4.0.
The benefit to you is two-fold: first, you get a better grade. Duh.
Second -- and probably more important to your long-term prospects -- you start building a portfolio. This is very much a field of demonstrated ability; that is, an employer doesn't want to see that you're capable of doing something; they want to see that you've already done it.
Like, write a real story and get it published.
Plus, then you get to add to your resume a line that you worked as a free-lance contributor to whatever publication in the spring of 2014. Even if you get just one story published, that is an accurate line in your resume.
So, where do you get your work published?
Not The State News. Sorry, folks. The paper doesn't take free-lance news submissions. But there are several online campus news organizations that do consider such work -- and which have historically published JRN 200 stories -- including The Big Green, at thebiggreen.net.
But you know that, from what you saw above. Others include:
Uloop, at msu.uloop.com/main/
HerCampus, at hercampus.com
People have also had luck at other student-run and professionally-run news organizations. In the past, I've had a few people have luck in getting their hometown newspaper to run their stories, especially if the topic related to issues in their hometowns.
So, let's try to contact some media organizations and get you officially stamped as a published journalist. If you need some help in brainstorming where to try and get published, please see me during my office hours.
We wrote about shitty bus service ...
... and international students ...
... and summer internships!
Good job, guys!
In this class, if you get an out-of-class story published by any existing campus or local media, and if you email me a link proving that you've been published, then per the syllabus your final class grade will go up by 0.15 points for every published story.
That means if you get all three published, your 3.5 final grade would turn into a 4.0.
The benefit to you is two-fold: first, you get a better grade. Duh.
Second -- and probably more important to your long-term prospects -- you start building a portfolio. This is very much a field of demonstrated ability; that is, an employer doesn't want to see that you're capable of doing something; they want to see that you've already done it.
Like, write a real story and get it published.
Plus, then you get to add to your resume a line that you worked as a free-lance contributor to whatever publication in the spring of 2014. Even if you get just one story published, that is an accurate line in your resume.
So, where do you get your work published?
Not The State News. Sorry, folks. The paper doesn't take free-lance news submissions. But there are several online campus news organizations that do consider such work -- and which have historically published JRN 200 stories -- including The Big Green, at thebiggreen.net.
But you know that, from what you saw above. Others include:
Uloop, at msu.uloop.com/main/
HerCampus, at hercampus.com
People have also had luck at other student-run and professionally-run news organizations. In the past, I've had a few people have luck in getting their hometown newspaper to run their stories, especially if the topic related to issues in their hometowns.
So, let's try to contact some media organizations and get you officially stamped as a published journalist. If you need some help in brainstorming where to try and get published, please see me during my office hours.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Out-Of-Class #1: Getting Your Out-Of-Class Story Published
In this class, if you get an out-of-class story published by any existing campus or local media, and if you email me a link proving that you've been published, then per the syllabus your final class grade will go up by 0.15 points for every published story.
That means if you get all three published, your 3.5 final grade would turn into a 4.0.
The benefit to you is two-fold: first, you get a better grade. Duh.
Second -- and probably more important to your long-term prospects -- you start building a portfolio. This is very much a field of demonstrated ability; that is, an employer doesn't want to see that you're capable of doing something; they want to see that you've already done it.
Like, write a real story and get it published.
Plus, then you get to add to your resume a line that you worked as a free-lance contributor to whatever publication in the fall of 2013. Even if you get just one story published, that is an accurate line in your resume.
So, where do you get your work published?
Not The State News. Sorry, folks. The paper doesn't take free-lance news submissions. But there are several online campus news organizations that do consider such work -- and which have historically published JRN 200 stories -- including:
The Big Green, at thebiggreen.net
Uloop, at msu.uloop.com/main/
HerCampus, at hercampus.com
People have also had luck at other student-run and professionally-run news organizations. In the past, I've had a few people have luck in getting their hometown newspaper to run their stories, especially if the topic related to issues in their hometowns.
So, let's try to contact some media organizations and get you officially stamped as a published journalist. If you need some help in brainstorming where to try and get published, please see me during my office hours.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Out-Of-Class #2: More Published Work
And uLoop.com strikes again. At this rate, I should get adviser pay over there.
Plus, we have this one from HerCampus.com.
Congrats, all!
Plus, we have this one from HerCampus.com.
Congrats, all!
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Out-Of-Class #2: Do We Have Some Published Stories?
Yep. Like this one at uLoop.com.
And another one at uLoop.com.
Plus, more uLoop.com.
Congrats, folks!
And another one at uLoop.com.
Plus, more uLoop.com.
Congrats, folks!
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Out-Of-Class #1: More Published Stories!
Monday, October 28, 2013
JRN 200: Getting Your Out-Of-Class Story Published
Now that you've done a genuinely-reported real story, let's take the next step and get your work published.
In this class, if you get an out-of-class story published by any existing campus or local media, and if you email me a link proving that you've been published, then per the syllabus your final class grade will go up by 0.15 points for every published story.
That means if you get all three published, your 3.5 final grade would turn into a 4.0.
The benefit to you is two-fold: first, you get a better grade. Duh.
Second -- and probably more important to your long-term prospects -- you start building a portfolio. This is very much a field of demonstrated ability; that is, an employer doesn't want to see that you're capable of doing something; they want to see that you've already done it.
Like, write a real story and get it published.
Plus, then you get to add to your resume a line that you worked as a free-lance contributor to whatever publication in the fall of 2013. Even if you get just one story published, that is an accurate line in your resume.
So, where do you get your work published?
Not The State News. Sorry, folks. The paper doesn't take free-lance news submissions. But there are several online campus news organizations that do consider such work -- and which have historically published JRN 200 stories -- including:
Spartan Edge, at spartanedge.com
The Big Green, at thebiggreen.net
Uloop, at msu.uloop.com/main/
People have also had luck at other student-run and professionally-run news organizations. In the past, I've had a few people have luck in getting their hometown newspaper to run their stories, especially if the topic related to issues in their hometowns. I can think of a couple of times where the MSU Greek community newspaper, the Odyssey, did publish JRN 200 work.
So, let's try to contact some media organizations and get you officially stamped as a published journalist. If you need some help in brainstorming where to try and get published, please see me during my office hours.
FYI, as of now we have one story published. Here it is.
In this class, if you get an out-of-class story published by any existing campus or local media, and if you email me a link proving that you've been published, then per the syllabus your final class grade will go up by 0.15 points for every published story.
That means if you get all three published, your 3.5 final grade would turn into a 4.0.
The benefit to you is two-fold: first, you get a better grade. Duh.
Second -- and probably more important to your long-term prospects -- you start building a portfolio. This is very much a field of demonstrated ability; that is, an employer doesn't want to see that you're capable of doing something; they want to see that you've already done it.
Like, write a real story and get it published.
Plus, then you get to add to your resume a line that you worked as a free-lance contributor to whatever publication in the fall of 2013. Even if you get just one story published, that is an accurate line in your resume.
So, where do you get your work published?
Not The State News. Sorry, folks. The paper doesn't take free-lance news submissions. But there are several online campus news organizations that do consider such work -- and which have historically published JRN 200 stories -- including:
Spartan Edge, at spartanedge.com
The Big Green, at thebiggreen.net
Uloop, at msu.uloop.com/main/
People have also had luck at other student-run and professionally-run news organizations. In the past, I've had a few people have luck in getting their hometown newspaper to run their stories, especially if the topic related to issues in their hometowns. I can think of a couple of times where the MSU Greek community newspaper, the Odyssey, did publish JRN 200 work.
So, let's try to contact some media organizations and get you officially stamped as a published journalist. If you need some help in brainstorming where to try and get published, please see me during my office hours.
FYI, as of now we have one story published. Here it is.
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