Posts about Writing Tips
Weekly Writing Tips: How to Stay On Top of Social Media Reporting
I want to bring attention to the the recently published Social Media Reporter, an excellent, easy to follow and all-encompassing guide on news-gathering on social media.
How to Recognize Online Scams: The Case of False Football Prophets on Twitter
How to recognize when scammers are using Twitter to present themselves as "prophets" or "fortune tellers". A case related to football provides an instructive example.
Writing Tips: Finding Web Pages That Are No Longer Online
Quoting sources is of key importance to establishing credibility, but what to do when a quoted web page 'disappears'? Sometimes there's a way to find a copy.
Writing Tips: There's News Writing Wisdom to Be Found in TV Advertising
The best stories address basic human needs that are easy to relate to. Empathy, commitment and passion last longer than tons of facts and figures.
Writing Tips: Make Your Story Sing! What We Can Learn About Storytelling From Freddy Mercury's ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Listen to your favorite songs. Study the storytelling of the songwriters. They tell powerful stories in fewer words than the average daily news story. Use those techniques in your stories.
Writing Tips: Storytelling in the Eyes of Other Storytellers
"When you're telling a story, have you constructed anticipation? In the short-term, have you made me want to know what will happen next?"
Writing Tips: How to Become a Regular Global Voices Author
The Weekly Writing Tips are a collection of best practices for writing and reporting at Global Voices. February and March's tips are brought to you by Ndesanjo, regional editor for Sub-Saharan Africa. How does an author become a regular Global Voices contributor? How does one overcome the challenge of having nothing to...
Writing Tips: 11 Mistakes to Avoid to Speed Up Editing
The Weekly Writing Tips are a collection of best practices for writing and reporting at Global Voices. February and March's tips are brought to you by Ndesanjo, regional editor for Sub-Saharan Africa. Hi dear authors, For my second Writing Tips, I decided to collaborate with fellow editors to come up with common...
Writing Tips: The Art of Writing and Psychology
The Weekly Writing Tips are a collection of best practices for writing and reporting at Global Voices. February and March's tips are brought to you by Ndesanjo, regional editor for Sub-Saharan Africa. It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style. — P.D. James Good Wednesday...
Writing Tips: Facebook to the Rescue When Twitter is Down!
This week's Writing Tips are all about using Facebook pages and resources for writing posts on Global Voices Online. Which is your favourite Facebook page and why?
