Reviewing Twittter posts of MCOM257 Students

Based on definitions given by “All the News”, written by Professor Thomas Lieb, writing a lede and a short report in journalism may seem similar, yet they are very different.

Practicing good journalism means the writer must know the difference between the two techniques, and how to practice 1-2-3 filing.
MCOM257 students practice these skills to master them for future careers in new media/ journalism.

When writing a lede, a one sentence paragraph that begins a story in thirty words or less, Cara Flynn stands out among the class with a 50 character lede about Towson’s football lost. She also includes a url that takes us directly to the story, writes in active voice and follows up with a short report, a 2-3 sentence bulletin that expands on the lede.

Matt Lund, student journalist, also practices correct news writing in his lede and short report about Towson’s GO Green campaign. He did not restate the lede within the short report and wrote his short report in active voice. His tweet also clarifies what the “RecyAll” policy includes.

Another tweet worth reviewing is Emily Peuchel’s lede and short report on Towson’s lost football game. Emily states a catchy, 5o character lead, and offers more detailed content in a 140 character short report. The lede reads, “Tigers defeated by Spiders!?, with a url to the site. Yes, the url is included in the 50 words or less. That’s amazing!

Hats off to those MCOM257 students who followed guidelines by writing in active voice, 50 characters or less for the lede, 140 characters or less for the short report, and no more than 1-3 sentences for the short report.