![The assignment Email an editor. Give them a reason to remember you and give you work: Include all of your contact information Pitch a great idea for something you want to produce Include a plan for words and pictures Volunteer to shoot or create graphics as needed Include links to or examples of previous work Be professional but not boring Sarah Neve [email_address] edu -News coverage, column and opinion ideas, general coverage etc. David Rodriguez [email_address] -Feature, entertainment, arts etc. Jamie Carpenter [email_address] -Campus events and other issues Alma Hernandez [email_address] -Photo ideas and assignments Jana Lelek [email_address] -Art and design ideas](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/yarnorientation-1232057565640337-3/85/Spring-Accent-Orientation-39-320.jpg)
Spring Accent Orientation
- 1. Welcome to Accent Please take one of everything on the table Agenda Play w/ yarn Learns lots of stuff Eat Pizza and brainstorm
- 2. What shape are you in? Look at the shapes on the sheet. Circle one shape that represents something about you. Write what it represents on the sheet.
- 4. Meet your editors (AKA Shape Shifters) Sarah Neve: Editor-in-Chief David Rodriguez: Assistant Editor Alma Hernandez: Photo / Web Editor Jamie Carpenter: Campus Editor Jana Lelek: Layout / Graphics Editor Chris Scott: Layout / Graphics Intern
- 5. Shape Shift Find someone you don’t know very well Introduce yourself, and show him or her the shape you picked. Explain yourself. Ask each other : “ Tell me something about yourself that makes you unique or different.” Make a yarn shape that represents that person’s story. Look at what your partner made. If you don’t agree with it, make your own shape for yourself or revise it. Eat Pizza
- 6. Report Out Show us your shape and explain it. Get a movie ticket
- 7. Lessons Journalism is storytelling People’s stories are interesting Visual storytelling is powerful Visual storytelling takes collaboration
- 8. How to get an “assignment” Come to story meetings and pitch infographics for packages , or make a running graphic coverage element. Come to the story meetings and either pitch an idea, or team up with a writer. Don’t get assigned. Pitch an idea at the story meetings . Best Way Sit around and wait for desperate editors to contact you. This works better if the editor knows who you are. Get to know your editors; check the list of homeless graphics posted on the web after meetings; contact your editors. Art / Graphics Sit around and wait for desperate editors to contact you. This works better if the editor knows who you are. Get to know your editors; check the list of homeless shoots posted on the web after meetings; contact your editors. Photos Sit around and wait for desperate editors to contact you. This works better if the editor knows who you are. Get to know your editors; check the list of homeless stories posted on the web after meeting; contact your editors. Writing Might Work Good Way
- 9. The story meeting All editors met every two weeks when the previous issue is released to begin planning for the next issue All staff are encouraged to attend All staff can pitch, brainstorm, or volunteer Pitch - You have thought through the basic angle of coverage that YOU want to write / shoot / design Brainstorm - Throw out ideas that you think someone should cover Volunteer - An idea is on the board, and you want to cover it.
- 10. The Pitch The best way to work on issues you are passionate about is to prepare and suggest. Include the following: BRIEF summary of the idea / Angle BRIEF summary of the info you have found already Explanation of how you will research it (Sources)
- 11. What will be approved? Editors (not me) decide what goes in the issue at the budget meeting immediately following the story meeting. They will consider the following: Newsworthiness (Timely, Important, Entertaining) Audience appeal (Is this story right for Accent readers? Are we the right ones to cover this?) Space Visual possibilities Editors may decide to run content as print and web or web only content
- 12. The Process You promise an editor that you will do something At the story meeting, over the phone, via e-mail, etc. You do it ASAP There are only five days between the story meeting and deadline for most pieces You are encouraged to get feedback from editors before deadline You may work in the field or in the office You get notes and revise Editors will have feedback for you ASAP. It’s a good idea to make yourself available the Monday after deadline Finalized, approved content goes into production
- 13. Will all content that goes through the process be published? YES In print, on the web, or both
- 14. Production Cycle Overview Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. --Joseph Pulitzer
- 15. Production Cycle Overview Monday Morning - previous issue distributed 1 to 2 p.m. - Open story meeting in RGC 101.1 2 to 3 p.m. - Adviser and editors meet about previous issue and staff business 3 to 4 p.m. - Editors establish story / photo assignments 4 p.m. - E-mail with assignments including “homeless” stories sent to everyone on Accent list Content Week Production Week Fr. Th. W T M Fr. Th. W T M
- 16. Production Cycle Overview Tuesday - Wednesday Writers and photographers produce content Editors have limited office hours to accommodate meetings with staff members. Editors work with staff members via e-mail and over the phone Content Week Production Week Fr. Th. W T M Fr. Th. W T M
- 17. Production Cycle Overview Thursday Content deadline Photographers upload shots to FTP server or come in and help to edit / caption photos Writers e-mail or drop off story drafts Editors review all content, and contact staff immediately with suggestions and necessary changes Production begins Content editors and layout editor create wireframe on whiteboard Layout editor transfers wireframe to InDesign, and creates InCopy assignments for all text Photo editor begins editing photos. Content Week Production Week Fr. Th. W T M Fr. Th. W T M
- 18. Production Cycle Overview Monday Final content in InCopy Editors finalize written content and place it into InCopy assignments Photos chosen, cutlines written Photo editor chooses photos that will run in issue Contacts photographers who write or revise cutlines Layout adjusted Sizes of original wireframe adjusted to accommodate content Headline and cutline assignments created Content Week Production Week Fr. Th. W T M Fr. Th. W T M
- 19. Production Cycle Overview Tuesday Rough Layout Finalized Stories can no longer change in size Headlines and cutlines inserted in InCopy Photos edited All photos color corrected and sized Copy finalized Editors make final minor edits to text in InCopy Content Week Production Week Fr. Th. W T M Fr. Th. W T M
- 20. Production Cycle Overview Wednesday Layout finalized Typography perfected Photos placed Special graphic items finished and placed Final Copy Edits Copy edit intern proofs all text for grammar, usage, and AP style Content Week Production Week Fr. Th. W T M Fr. Th. W T M
- 21. Production Cycle Overview Thursday Files Finalized Layout checked for technical requirements Color Mode Fonts Graphic Links File types Files made into pdf and uploaded to printer Content Week Production Week Fr. Th. W T M Fr. Th. W T M
- 22. Production Cycle Overview Friday Photo / Web editor begins process of uploading content to web site. Content Week Production Week Fr. Th. W T M Fr. Th. W T M
- 23. Q:What can I do? A: Written content, Photos, Art
- 24. Written Content The big story - This is what you traditionally think of when you think of a newspaper story 250 words or more Based on SOLID (shoe leather) research Quote / fact based if objective Fact based if subjective Usually packaged w/ photo and graphics Has impact Short coverage - This is what you probably actually read in the newspaper Less than 100 words Based on SOLID (shoe leather) research Quote based if objective Fact based if subjective Can accompany big stories or stand alone Often part of a graphic element
- 25. Writing- The Big Story Research Form relationships with sources so they want to talk to you Be there Interview Research More Inform and inspire Celebrate the good Cast light on the bad Important changes in readers and communities start with big stories
- 26. Writing - short coverage
- 27. Photos Photojournalism - Event coverage Visually tell a story in a fraction of a second Fill in the story with a well written, fact-rich caption Get candid shots, fill the frame, capture action and emotion Photojournalism - Environmental Portraits If the story focuses on a person, we need a portrait of the person in their natural environment Can be candid or posed Capture the essence of the person Should have beautiful lighting Photo Illustrations Can be staged, altered, composite, or made into art Illustrate a concept Usually part of a package
- 29. Photojournalism - Environmental Portraits
- 30. Photojournalism - Photo Illustrations
- 31. Art Infographics - Information presented visually is almost always read Charts, maps, graphs, diagrams, lists, timelines etc. Should be VERY visually appealing and loaded with facts Illustrations - Accompany written content Can be in any medium Should illustrate, not decorate Stand alone content - Editorial cartoons, comics (single cell or strips)
- 32. Art -Infographics Present facts and numbers visually
- 33. Art - Illustrations Tell the story visually
- 34. Art - Stand alone content Use cartoons to make a point
- 35. What do I get for doing all this work? That warm, mushy feeling you get when you see someone picking up your work and enjoying / learning from it Training and experience Pieces for your portfolio A web presence A small “Thank You” payment each semester Activities Field trip to Statesman Coming Soon Free travel!
- 36. The portfolio based break check Once per semester, contributing staff members will meet with me to review their portfolios of published work. Two assignments published -$20.00 Three assignments published - $30.00 Four assignments published - $48.00 (20% bonus) Five assignments published - $60.00 Six assignments published - $90.00 (50% bonus) Plus - $5.00 / assignment raise per semester after the first semester .(The raise is retroactive provided you can show me work from previous semesters at the portfolio conference)
- 37. Join us in BIG D APRIL 8-11 TIPA Convention First 20 people who meet the first deadline and apply go free!
- 38. What now? Meet the editors Write an e-mail to the editor over the weekend You will be contacted on Monday Check the web site!
- 39. The assignment Email an editor. Give them a reason to remember you and give you work: Include all of your contact information Pitch a great idea for something you want to produce Include a plan for words and pictures Volunteer to shoot or create graphics as needed Include links to or examples of previous work Be professional but not boring Sarah Neve [email_address] edu -News coverage, column and opinion ideas, general coverage etc. David Rodriguez [email_address] -Feature, entertainment, arts etc. Jamie Carpenter [email_address] -Campus events and other issues Alma Hernandez [email_address] -Photo ideas and assignments Jana Lelek [email_address] -Art and design ideas