Citizen Journalism Workshop II (in Mpls!)

Facilitator: Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, Neighborhoods Editor/Community Outreach at the Twin Cities Daily Planet
Address: 2600 E. Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406
E-mail: peterson.delacueva@gmail.com
Course description:
Journalism takes practice, and this introduction offers ways to get started writing and assignments that will put class lessons into practice. The four sessions will include:
1) a brief introduction to print and on-line journalism; identifying and surfacing story ideas and focusing stories; finding information and triangulating sources;
2) five Ws; basic story structures; hard and soft ledes; review of first story;
3) interviewing strategies; features, investigative reporting, enterprise stories; review of second story;
4) getting in print and on-line; op-ed, letter to the editor, blog post, community reporting; review of third story; plans for future.
We will use a class blog to publish and share stories generated during the class, and will explore other options for publishing participants' writing.
Dates: October 22, 29, November 5, 12.
Location: 2600 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis MN 55406
Class size: Minimum _____8__ Maximum ______16___
What experience do you bring to this class?
Lisa Peterson de la Cueva is the Neighborhoods Editor/Community Outreach at Twin Cities Daily Planet and a freelance writer. She has a Masters in Teaching and more than six years teaching experience at various levels