User:Crtew/Contributions

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Noteworthy accomplishments

 * Teaching journalism through Wikinews as an online journalism lab.
 * Collaborating with others on stories and reporting projects.
 * Increasing the output of original reporting on Wikinews.
 * Reviving the Audio Wikinews Project with News briefs: March 17, 2012, and the second podcast was my 11th contribution to Wikinews and marked my graduation to cub reporter!

Audio Wikinews is also available as an RSS feed. News Brief RSS and on iTunes

Featured articles
Crtew RSS
 * Wikinews interviews Indiana State Senator Mike Delph March 29, 2014 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * Warhol's photo legacy spread by university exhibits, January 28, 2014 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world, Friday, January 13, 2012

Original reporting

 * Death of captive rhino halts propagation efforts in US April 4, 2014 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * Wikinews interviews Indiana State Senator Mike Delph March 29, 2014 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * Warhol's photo legacy spread by university exhibits, January 28, 2014 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * Wikimania 2012 tackles diversity issues, 14 July 2012 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * US fans turn out for 2012 Phoenix Comicon, 2 June 2012 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * News briefs: April 7, 2012, Saturday, April 8, 2012 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion, Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation, Friday, March 30, 2012 Wikinews-original-report.svg

Articles
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Topics challenge
I will write at least one article in each topic area, place the "Done" template when completed, and recommend one, two or possibly three articles credited to me. (See: Community standard for credit under the "Cub Reporter" graphic.) No article will be listed in multiple categories, and the chosen category should be immediately intuitive. Recommended articles are ordered from new to old. My "To Do" list is in boldface.
 * Crime and law ✅ US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation (law), California teacher arrested after photos indicated lewd acts on children (crime), Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world (crime and law)
 * Culture and entertainment ❌
 * Disasters and accidents ✅ Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion (disaster) / Accidents ❌
 * Economy and business ✅ Egypt struggles to recover tourism, investment (economy and business)
 * Education ❌
 * Environment ❌
 * Health ✅ Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's infertility (women's health)
 * Obituaries ✅ Last Ottoman dies, aged 91
 * Politics and conflicts ✅ Indiana Democrats block session to halt labor bill (politics), Two Syrian journalists killed around New Year's Day (conflicts)
 * Science and technology ✅ China ends retaliation on social media sites (technology) / Science ❌
 * Sports ❌
 * Wacky news ❌
 * Weather ✅ European cold spell kills hundreds

Regions challenge
Using similar guidelines in "Topics" above, I will write at least one article about each region of the world. All articles listed below must be outside of my native country, which is the United States of America.


 * Africa✅ Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion (The Republic of the Congo)
 * North America (outside of US) ✅ Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's infertility (Mexico)
 * South America ❌
 * Asia ✅ China ends retaliation on social media sites (China)
 * Europe ✅ European cold spell kills hundreds (European Continent)
 * Middle East ✅ Opposition calls for mass protests in Bahrain (Bahrain), Egypt struggles to recover tourism, investment (Egypt), Two Syrian journalists killed around New Year's Day (Syria)
 * Oceania ❌
 * World (several or more countries, poles, or oceans) ✅ Last Ottoman dies, aged 91 (Turkey, Egypt & France), Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world (Global) / Poles or oceans ❌

Media challenge
Similar to the above guidelines, but I will use a variety of tools to tell interesting stories and provide context and perspective to the facts. I will document my sources for each use below in my reporter's notes on the talk page of the article for transparency.

Note: Only temporarily double counting for purposes of examples until I get more articles under my belt.

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 * Conduct a Q & A interview ✅ News briefs: April 7, 2012
 * Interview one expert source and one affected person in a story ❌
 * Use primary source documents to tell a story and supplement with an interview ✅ Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion
 * Include human observation in a story where you have also conducted an interview ❌ Note: Your own observation is considered primary. Observations from others is sourced and called secondary. Both should be documented in your notes.
 * Photo story ❌ Note: You can either take the photos or you can retrieve them from a reliable source while strictly observing copyright.
 * Audio ✅ News briefs: April 7, 2012
 * Video ✅ China, UN rebuke North Korea for rocket launch (package), US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation (clips)
 * Create an infobox ❌
 * Create an infographic from sourced data ✅ Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion
 * Create a diagram ❌
 * Use a map ✅ Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion
 * Make a timeline ❌
 * Use a spreadsheet to analyze data from a primary source and supplement with an interview ❌
 * Apply your country's rules to access data from public institutions ❌

Students (Spring 2015)

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Students (Spring 2014)

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Students (Spring 2012)

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