Congratulations! You made it through J200. It was a pleasure to listen to your final presentations, especially knowing how much work - and how many revisions - went into many of those stories. Grilling Steve Kerr on China at Warriors practice What stood out most about this group was how you supported each other. The … Continue reading The Finish Line

Good seeing all. Plenty to cover... First, for Tuesday: Remember to bring your finished, revised draft, now squeaky clean from your line edit (if you didn't finish in class, do so tonight). Print it out and bring your laptop. Before class: Write up the feedback prompts you'd like in your peer edits, as discussed in … Continue reading Editing + Two-Week Stories

First off, congrats to Michaela and Clara on publishing stories. I've started a list, linked on the home page, to collect the class work. Got something you loved/are proud of and want it up there even if it doesn't get published? No problem: Edit, revise, and post on Medium. It will be a slicker version … Continue reading Next Week and Beyond

Good luck to all on finishing your profiles. I look forward to reading them. Remember to hit deadline, use Grammarly, read your story aloud, and take full advantage of all your excellent peer editors. On Monday we're fortunate to have Mark Schapiro visiting class. Mark is an author, magazine writer, and (as you know) teaches … Continue reading The Coming Week

We're fortunate to have Jenn Kahn visiting class on Monday. She's going to talk about profiles and anything else you want to know. (In the event of a power situation Monday, she'll come Tuesday from 2:30-4). Her bio and Ted talk are here. In advance, please read: This story about Jaron Lanier, the local tech … Continue reading For Monday and this Week

Here's what's coming down the pike: We've got our Warriors visit on Tuesday, filing for Thursday (complete info below)File revisions on your stories and push to pitch and publication (where applicable)Start thinking about profile subjects for next weekClass Friday is at 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM. I'll be available for office hours afterward, for as … Continue reading Warriors and Week Nine

Julie and Jesse are leading discussions Friday. Looking forward to both. Spot Features Your stories are due Sunday by 8 PM. Remember: Slug your story with a headline, dek, and dateline, as discussed in class.Write your story as if it will publish in your target publication (because it may). That means length, tone, etc. If … Continue reading Stories and Pitch Research

Monday is Indigenous Peoples' Day. If you have indigenous heritage and want to participate in a ceremony, let me know. The absence will be excused. For Monday We're now entering the second part of our three-part syllabus and will be diving into more advanced reporting and writing concepts. From here on out, every story should … Continue reading Monday and Week 8

Great discussion today. Good to see students weighing in and helping each other with ideas and sourcing. Hopefully everyone feels prepared for this week. If you're lucky, you'll feel that little jolt of adrenaline that comes with live deadline reporting. It can be addictive. For those covering PG&E, good luck. It's a big story. If … Continue reading For Friday

Libraries, croissant-eaters, Mark Twain statues, and procrastinating students. Quite the cross-section of campus observation today. Now let's turn those skills outward and combine them with hard reporting. For tomorrow: Come to class with your tick-tock story, ready to share. If you want to fiddle with it more tonight, go for it. Re-file to me as … Continue reading Tuesday + Live Events