Journalism Resources

Design

• The Designer's Dozen - Gary Lundgren, ILPC Spring 2021
• On the Spot Color - Jeff Moffitt, ILPC Spring 2021
• Typography 101, 201, 301 - Jeff Moffitt, ILPC Spring 2021
• Beginning InDesign - Hal Schmidt, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Intermediate/Advanced InDesign Tips - Hal Schmidt, ILPC TAJE 2020-2021

Journalism (general)

• KEYNOTE - Scott Pelley: There is no Democracy without Journalism, ILPC Spring 2021
• KEYNOTE - The Capitol Insurrection - Victor Blue, ILPC Spring 2021
• The Javier Ambler Story - Tony Plohetski, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Crisis Communication - Andrea Miller, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Question Authority - Bobby Hawthorne and Scott Winter, ILPC 2020
• Nothing Beats a Good Story Idea - Corey Hale, ILPC 2020
• News Values Lesson - Karla Romero
• Ethics and Media Law Lesson - Karla Romero
• Choosing a Medium Lesson - Karla Romero
• History of American Journalism Lesson - Karla Romero

Multimedia and Online Journalism

• Digital Reporting - Margie Raper and Grant Johnson, ILPC Spring 2021
• Use Your Powers for Good: Tips for Creating Good Video Content - Michelle Coro, ILPC Spring 2021
• Where you Want to Wake Up Tomorrow? - Scott Winter, ILPC Spring 2021
• Stand Up! (Broadcasting Stand Ups) - Grant Johnson, ILPC Spring 2021
• Ten Ways to Improve Online Newspapers and Your Social Media Presence - Leland Mallett, ILPC 2020
• Slideshow: Ten Ways to Improve Online Newspapers and Your Social Media Presence
• Slideshow: Live Stream on a Budget - Stacy Short

Photojournalism

• John Moore, Getty photojournalist, in Ukraine, ILPC Spring Convention 2022
• Cell Phone Photography 101 and Other Photo Tips - Mitchell Franz and Mark Murray, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Tips for Beginning Photoshop - Hal Schmidt, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Tips for Intermediate/Advanced Photoshop - Hal Schmidt, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• John Moore's Coverage of the Pandemic, ILPC 2020
• Sports Photography - Getting that Great Image - Michael Reeves, ILPC 2020
• Slideshow: Sports Photography - Getting that Great Image - Michael Reeves
• Not Your Momma's Photo Editing - Alyssa Boehringer and Liz Chan, ILPC 2020

Reporting

• Great Gathering Comes First - David Knight, ILPC Spring 2021
• Anonymous Sources - Kate Mitchell, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• The Basics of Interviewing - Jeanne Acton, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Is It a Story? - Kevin Robbins, ILPC 2020
• Investigative Reporting - Jenny Dial Creech, ILPC 2020
• Slideshow: Reporting for Duty - Bobby Hawthorne
• Slideshow: Sights and Sounds - Bobby Hawthorne
• Slideshow: Sports Etiquette - Stacy Short
• Ten Key Steps to Improving Editorial Content

UIL Contests

• UIL Feature Writing - Jeanne Acton
• UIL Editorial Writing
• UIL Headline Writing
• 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
• District 1 2013 Feature Prompt
• Writing the Middle and End to a Feature Story for UIL (Part II) - Jeanne Acton
• LQTQ: A checklist for News and Feature Format

Writing

• It's the Little Things (Editing) - David Knight, ILPC Spring 2021
• Features Feature People (Session #1 - Christian Had a Big Heart) - Bobby Hawthorne, ILPC Spring 2021
• Two Stories (Session #2 - Her Nickname was Sunshine and The Awful Grace of God) - Bobby Hawthorne, ILPC Spring 2021
• Compelled to Write (Session #3 - Sarah Saw it Coming. I Didn't Believe Her) - Bobby Hawthorne, ILPC Spring 2021
• Writing Booster Shot - Roy Peter Clark, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Column Writing - David Knight, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• A Discussion with Bobby Hawthorne about The Radical Write, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Feature Leads - David Knight, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Go from Average to Great with your Stories - Jeanne Acton, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Hunting for the Nut Graph - Kathleen McElroy, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Hunting for the Nut Graph Slideshow
• Sports Writing Like the Pros - Jenny Dial Creech, ILPC 2020
• Power Revision (writing tips from Ms. O) - Lori Oglesbee, ILPC 2020
• Slideshow: Building a Story - Bobby Hawthorne
• Slideshow: Descriptive Writing - Bobby Hawthorne
• Slideshow: Diction - Bobby Hawthorne
• Slideshow: Do the Write Thing - Bobby Hawthorne
• Slideshow: Leads - Bobby Hawthorne
• Slideshow: Literary Tools - Bobby Hawthorne
• Slideshow: Using Quotes - Bobby Hawthorne
• Checklist for Leads
• Checklist for News Stories
• Different Kinds of Feature Stories
• Exercises for Compressing Statements and Editing Unnecessary Words
• Feature Leads
• Grammatical Leads
• News Questions and Leads
• Rules to Write Good
• Structure of the Feature Story
• Style and Common Rules of Use

Yearbook

• Writing Theme Copy - Cindy Todd, ILPC Spring 2021
• Yearbook Content-Driven Design - Mike Taylor, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021
• Get Better Quotes, Write Better Stories - Charla Harris, ILPC/TAJE 2020-2021

Other

• What about College? - Scott Winter, ILPC Spring 2021
• Building Staff Manuals - Margie Raper, ILPC 2020
• Slideshow: Making Money - Stacy Short
• Journalism Staff Rating Scale
• Ethics and Motivation Checklist