#Tip: Writing and reporting advice from some masters of the craft

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Roy Peter Clark has been teaching the art or writing and reporting for more than 30 years, authoring numerous books and appearing on television to talk about his craft.

He recently taught at a conference hosted by the Washington Post and posted this article on Poynter after hearing David Finkel, Bob Woodward, DeNeen L. Brown and Ezra Klein detail what they believe makes the difference in modern writing.

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#Podcast: The rise of microvideo in online news

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The rising tide of microvideo apps for smartphones is an increasing feature in online and mobile news reporting. This podcast looks at what is driving this change, some of the different platforms being used and what this could potentially mean for how news is received and reported in online and mobile forms in the future.

We speak to:

• Michael Downing, founder and CEO, Tout
• Jim Brady, editor-in-chief, Digital First Media
• Neha Manaktala, chief operations officer, Vizibee
• Marc Settle, trainer in mobile journalism, BBC College of Journalism
• Michael Anastasi, vice president and executive editor, Los Angeles Newspaper Group

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We will have more on Journalism.co.uk next week from the podcast interviewees on this subject.

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#Podcast – Career advice for aspiring sports journalists

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This week’s podcast looks at sports journalism and gets expert advice on how to succeed.

Recommendations include the value of experience, getting the right training and other potential in-roads to this popular and competitive sector.

• Sean Ingle, sports editor, Guardian.co.uk
• Nick Powell, sports editor, Sky News
• James Toney, managing editor, Sportsbeat
• Keith Elliott, head of careers, Sports Journalists’ Association
• Jonny Lally, media officer, Leicester City FC

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#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – questions to ask before reporting

This ‘how to’ post on Poynter suggests a series of questions journalists should consider before reporting on a story, in a bid to find a better focus. Author of the post Tom Huang recommends editors get involved in this conversation to limit the revisions a story will need further down the line. Tipster: Rachel McAthy.

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Newsless: On providing news and context

“We don’t just cover the news for the sake of telling people what happened; we cover the news to help our communities understand themselves better, so they can improve (…) the trail of a story doesn’t end with the passage of a bill or the resignation of an official. It doesn’t end at all. It merely connects with more and more dots that form an ever-clearer picture of a better society,” writes Newsless.

via News as a hook for context at Newsless.org.

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