News & Feature Writing

5 things I like Humorous: my whole life, but especially during my college years, I have been told I’m funny. Advocate: the last four years I have made it a point to make sure people who don’t have access to their voice being heard are able to get their voice heard. Honest: honesty is one […]

The grapes are tough skinned with a cold smoothness. As it gets bitten into the juices flow out and suddenly I am reminded of bowling. The juice inside is sweet and consistent; the same flavor between each grape. The grapes are dark purple and oval. Strawberries have always been my favorite fruit. When offered one, […]

The following is a conversation between an employee and their therapist. All names have been blocked out. Growing up, the idea of having therapy online seemed futuristic. However, today a majority of my therapy is done online. Maybe not through artificial intelligence (AI), but through video calls on platforms like Zoom. In contrast, my younger […]

When given the assignment to give out some gummy candy for free to my peers, I figured it would be easy as pie to get rid of it and get some good quotes.  I was asked which kind of gummy I wanted to give out. We were given the options of Scooby-Doo, Marvel, and Pokémon. […]

Select an article from one of the story sites linked on Moodle (I will also include link to other story options). In a blog post, discuss its “characters,” narrative structure, and themes; What is it “about”? And considering Hersey: Do you believe the story is “true”? *I would like to preface this by saying that I […]

Pick one news story and make a list of five additional feature–ish stories that could come out of that same event/story. Which one would you most like to do? Why? Talk with Taylor or her team, ask how they’re doing now and how they feel about upcoming concerts Reach out to Austrian fans and ask […]

Take a moment to consider the question, “Why do we ‘need’ stories?” Define what a story is, then explain why we need them (or why we don’t). I feel like we need stories, point-blank period. To me, a story is an expression of oneself through means of vocal or visual. Visual storytelling has recently seen […]

Describe: a) the types of stories you most enjoy — to read and to write The stories I tend to gravitate towards are realistic and science fiction. Nonfiction stories never really have fully grasped my interest, but as I’ve gotten older I’ve recognized the impact nonfiction has on the world; because of this, I have […]

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