These links are stuff I have collected over 28 1/2 years of teaching a beginning mass media course in journalism-photography at San Antonio College. Hope it helps.
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The Ranger Online
Other college newspapers
The Paisano at University of Texas-San Antonio The University Star at Texas State University-San Marcos The Rattler at St. Mary’s University The Trinitonian at TrinityUniversity The Daily Texan at University of Texas The Battalion at Texas A&M University The Shorthorn at University of Texas-Arlington The Prospector at University of Texas-El Paso ntdaily.com at the University of North Texas The Daily Cougar at the University of Houston Rampage at Angelo State University The Lariat at Baylor University The Daily Toreador at Texas Tech University The Daily Skiff at Texas Christian University The Daily Campus at Southern Methodist University The Houstonian at Sam Houston State University The Thresher at Rice University The Mercury at University of Texas-Dallas The J-TAC at Tarleton State University Patriot Talon at University of Texas-Tyler The Optimist at Abilene Christian University The Island Waves at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi The East Texan at Texas A&M University-Commerce The Maneater at University of Missouri The Post at Ohio University Other community college newspapers The Pulse at Palo Alto College Chronicle at Richland College The Collegian at Tarrant County College The Flare at Kilgore College The Apache Pow Wow at Tyler College Accent at Austin Community College Newspapers in other states
The University of Texas System branches
UT-San Antonio UT-Arlington UT-Austin UT-Brownsville UT-Dallas UT-El Paso UT-Pan American UT-Permian Basin UT Tyler
The relationship between the media and government varies from nation to nation. In the United States, these are freedoms the media enjoy or should enjoy.
The SPLC is an advocate for student free-press rights and provides information, advice and legal assistance at no charge to students and the educators who work with them.
Tips on how to get information for a story before starting to write it.
Class:News Writing
The Annenberg Series These are videos I used in Introduction to Mass Communications classes.
Class: Trends in Newspapers
Newspaper layoffs and shutdowns across the country don't bode well for the newspaper business, but all is not lost. Look at trends.
Class: Opinion Writing
Editorials are the newspaper's voice, its opinion on various topics. Columns are an individual writer's opinion on various topics. Select ONLY your best writers to write columns.
Magazines have grown in numbers, although readership on the whole has not increased substantially. Look at the variety in this presentation.
The Magazine Formula will help you get published.
Listen to episodes from the Golden Age of Radio, FDR's Fireside Chats and the Hindenburg Disaster plus other old sounds. Relax and enjoy with the lights out.
Media conglomerates have taken ownership away from local communities, and that's part of the problem with failing newspapers.
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infographics
Look for ways to visually represent the salient feature of a story with easy-to-read, clear graphics — tables, charts, timelines, locator maps to name a few.
The first step in writing a story is to gather information through reporting, and the interview techniques in this link will help. Ask questions that can be answered with quotable material, not just "yes" or "no." Try to take down as many direct quotes as possible.
Suggestions on writing all types of articles, from straight news to movie reviews. Develop quick writing habits after you have finished your basic interviews.