If you smell a news feature series, we can do that, too. The goal is good journalism, not standard operating procedure. You should write all off your stories for specific publications and submit them. Stories from this class have appeared in publications ranging from the Campus Press to page one of the Denver Post. Don t be bashful, and remember that journalists usually are the harshest critics of their own work.
Editors often see publishable stories where humble reporters see junk.
We will use some class time for postmortems of your stories. We are all here to learn, so please be prepared for public criticism. And the next time, we all may marvel at a splendid turn of phrase in your work. Going to college isn t the most important thing you will do in your journalism training. And reading is how you will continue to grow professionally when you leave these hollowed halls.