Journalism Resources
2022 ILPC Spring Convention
2021 ILPC Spring Videos
- KEYNOTE - The Capitol Insurrection - Victor Blue
- It's the Little Things (Editing) - David Knight
- Great Gathering Comes First - David Knight
- Digital Reporting - Margie Raper and Grant Johnson
- Use Your Powers for Good: Tips for Creating Good Video Content - Michelle Coro
- KEYNOTE - Scott Pelley: There is no Democracy without Journalism
- The Designer's Dozen - Gary Lundgren
- What about College? - Scott Winter
- Where you Want to Wake Up Tomorrow? - Scott Winter
- Writing Theme Copy - Cindy Todd
- Typography 101, 201, 301 - Jeff Moffitt
- Features Feature People (Session #1 - Christian Had a Big Heart) - Bobby Hawthorne
- Two Stories (Session #2 - Her Nickname was Sunshine and The Awful Grace of God) - Bobby Hawthorne
- Compelled to Write (Session #3 - Sarah Saw it Coming. I Didn't Believe Her) - Bobby Hawthorne
- Stand Up! (Broadcasting Stand Ups) - Grant Johnson
- On the Spot Color - Jeff Moffitt
2020-21 ILPC/TAJE Videos
- The Javier Ambler Story - Tony Plohetski
- Cell Phone Photography 101 and Other Photo Tips - Mitchell Franz and Mark Murray
- Tips for Beginning Photoshop - Hal Schmidt
- Tips for Intermediate/Advanced Photoshop - Hal Schmidt
- Writing Booster Shot - Roy Peter Clark
- Yearbook Content-Driven Design - Mike Taylor
- Column Writing - David Knight
- Anonymous Sources - Kate Mitchell
- Beginning InDesign - Hal Schmidt
- Intermediate/Advanced InDesign Tips - Hal Schmidt
- A Discussion with Bobby Hawthorne about The Radical Write
- Crisis Communication - Andrea Miller
- Feature Leads - David Knight
- Go from Average to Great with your Stories - Jeanne Acton
- Get Better Quotes, Write Better Stories - Charla Harris
- Hunting for the Nut Graph - Kathleen McElroy
- Hunting for the Nut Graph Powerpoint
- The Basics of Interviewing - Jeanne Acton
2020 ILPC Presentations/Videos
- Question Authority - Bobby Hawthorne and Scott Winter
- Ten Ways to Improve Online Newspapers and Your Social Media Presence - Leland Mallett
- Powerpoint from Leland Mallett's presentation
- Building Staff Manuals - Margie Raper
- Nothing Beats a Good Story Idea - Corey Hale
- John Moore's Coverage of the Pandemic
- Is It a Story? - Kevin Robbins
- Sports Writing Like the Pros - Jenny Dial Creech
- Sports Photography - Getting that Great Image - Michael Reeves
- Powerpoint from Michael Reeve's presentation
- Not Your Momma's Photo Editing - Alyssa Boehringer and Liz Chan
- Power Revision (writing tips from Ms. O) - Lori Oglesbee
- Investigative Reporting - Jenny Dial
Videos for UIL Journalism Contests
- UIL Feature Writing - Jeanne Acton
- News Leads (Part I) - Jeanne Acton
- Invitational A 2020 News Writing Prompt
- Invitational B 2020 News Writing Prompt
- Invitational B 2020 News Writing Tip Sheet/Sample Story
- Direct Quotes and Transitions (Part II) - Jeanne Acton
- Putting the Pieces Together: News Writing (Part III) - Jeanne Acton
- Writing the Feature Lead for UIL Contests (Part I) - Jeanne Acton
- Feature Prompt for Feature Lead video
- Writing the Middle and End to a Feature Story for UIL (Part II) - Jeanne Acton
Lesson Plans
- News Value Lesson Plan/Activity
- Ethics and Media Law Lesson Plan/Activity
- Journalism Mediums Lesson Plan/Activity
- History of American Journalism Lesson Plan/Activity
PowerPoints
- Building a Story, Bobby Hawthorne
- Description, Bobby Hawthorne
- Diction, Bobby Hawthorne
- Do the Write Thing, Bobby Hawthorne
- Leads, Bobby Hawthorne
- Literary Tools, Bobby Hawthorne
- Reporting for Duty, Bobby Hawthorne
- Sights and Sounds, Bobby Hawthorne
- Using Quotes, Bobby Hawthorne
Tips and Tools to Improve Writing Techniques for Student Journalists
- Checklist for Leads
- Checklist for News Stories
- Different Kinds of Feature Stories
- Ethics and Motivation
- Exercises for Compressing Statements and Editing Unnecessary Words
- Feature Leads
- Grammatical Leads
- Journalism Staff Rating Scale
- News Questions and Leads
- Rules to Write Good
- Structure of the Feature Story
- Style and Common Rules of Use
- Ten Key Steps for Improving Editorial Content