Category: Education
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Copy editing question of the day
So what’s this thing you’re reading? Spartan Daily style says it’s either a “blog” or a “Web blog.” “Web blog” seems redundant to me, since blog is short for “weblog” or “Web log,” depending on who you ask and how pedantic a mood one’s in. The 2004 AP Stylebook says “blog” is jargon for “Web…
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Jerry Ceppos critiques the Spartan Daily
Jerry Ceppos, former news executive at Knight Ridder, is in the middle of a series of guest lectures and conversations in classes here at the SJSU School of Journalism & Mass Communications. Today, Ceppos is in the Spartan Daily newsroom, taking over the usual critique. Highlights… Make sure the stories in your paper connect to…
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WANTED: podcasting rig suggestions
I’ve surfed the forums, I’ve listened to podcasts about podcasting, and I’ve read what there is to read, but it all gets so outdated so quickly. So, faithful readers (both of you), who has suggestions for a podcasting rig? I need to it to come in under $400 (not my money, don’t worry), preferably under…
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An interview with John McManus of Grade the News
As promised, loyal readers (both of you), I tracked down John McManus, director of Grade the News, to follow up on a report in the Palo Alto Weekly that the five-year-old media watchdog group was in danger of losing its funding, and thus, its life. Truth be told, McManus isn’t that hard to find. He…
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Save Grade the News
Palo Alto Weekly is reporting that Grade the News, currently headquartered in Dwight Bentel Hall in a room just outside the photo studio/student lounge, is out of cash, and about to be out on the street. The article in the Weekly says that the content analysis watchdog group needs $180,000 — its annual budget —…
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How to write about a lawsuit
Remember when I said I would stop linking to my own stories in the Daily? Er…um… I worked on this one for about two weeks. Lawsuit writing lesson*: He claimed to have charged, in the lawsuit, that the defendant allegedly made claims of allegations, according to the suit. The plaintiff charges that allegations were made…
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Profile writing is easy when your subject is a really nice guy
By the way, the story I wrote about Dan Goldston for yesterday’s Spartan Daily is the best thing I’ve written yet since I went back to school and started writing journalism in my classes. (Note to myself: this is one to send to Grandma.) But of course, writing a profile on someone is just WAY…
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Google hosts Gmail accounts for SJCC
Yes, you read that right. After all of, well, a day of speculation that Google was going to be involved in some sort of domain hosting for someone, somewhere, San Jose City College is the first organization that they’ve signed up. Uh, can we be next? Please? Considering that I’m willing to bet the LARGE…
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First day of classes, First day of publication
Wow. Okay, so it’s the first day of class at SJSU. Am I prepared? Sure. Why not. I’ve been working on the redesign of the Spartan Daily site for a couple weeks now. It’s pretty much done, although there is still plenty of finishing and tweaking left to be done. (What’s an IE hack and…