News Writing Tips

This is for my journalism students.
http://www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/journalism/pdf/PowerPoints/Newswriting%20PP.pdf

Made you look!

I figured some of you might come look at the blog if I mentioned it. Last year's class wasn't too intellectually curious, so I eventually stopped blogging for them. Mention this phrase to me tomorrow, so I'll know you visited: "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously". Or better yet, leave a comment!

Here's today's quote:
"The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children."--Clarence Darrow

And here's today's poem: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/013.html