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How to succeed:
- Read assignment directions & look at examples
- Use AP style Top 10 list. Print it out.
- Read!
- Never write in first or second person, use a rhetorical question, or a semicolon
What is journalism?
- Holding people accountable, particularly government officials
- Reporting on the events of the day in an objective way
- Trying to inform the public and how it impacts them
- Writing about life in a way that connects people
Core values of journalism:
- Accuracy
- Independence
- Objectivity
- Humanity
- Accountability
T - timely I - impact P - proximity C - conflict U - unique P - promenence