Truth, Research, Report
By Matidra Erinle
Today we had a masterclass with Yahoo (cue in mid-2000 'Yahoooooooo' sound effect ) Sports News Editor Mark Lawford and Assistant News Editor Matilda Long; I have to say that the session turned out to be more fun than expected.
Instead of just a presentation, the session was interactive and I was presented with two energetic individuals that had an engaging aurea, needless to say I could not doze off.
These are the key points that I gathered from the session:
Verify your sources and offer a balanced view : litteraly it's as simple as it is , Get three different accounts of the situation and present factual evidence.
Research , verify and report QUICKLY : pretty self explanatory here.
Diplomacy is key - You often have to be careful when approaching topics as you may end up putting the subject's reputation in a bad light , this may result in Oops : getting sued
GIF from popsugar
Punctuation is the base : without the base you cannot put the sauce on it; you need good punctuation otherwise the article is not going to be taken seriously ( this is not an open invitation to correct me on my grammar and punctuation πππ)
Watch the tone : Again this relates back to how you write about other individuals and in what situations are you putting the subject in question . Is it accusatory ? Biased ? If so , you may need to review the article again and make changes .
Recognise where you stand in a company : if you do not appreciate the tone and the way a news company is asking you to report information , and is infringing your core values , you should carefully consider whether to continue.
Enjoy your job : I think enjoying your job is a point that can be transferable to other careers ; how can you live your best life , if you are doing something you hate.
This is it guys !!! see you onto the next blog post .
