First steps: structuring a story

Women in World War II. Photo: The U.S. National Archives/CC/Flickr

TOPIC: Structuring a story.

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What makes news news?

Mindblowing news. Photo: juhho/deviantart/CC

TOPIC: Understanding news and newsworthiness.

Useful links: Media releases

• NSW Police Media 
• Australian Federal Police
• City of Sydney (council) media
• NSW State Government news
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
• The CSIRO
• Greenpeace
• the RSPCA
• Barnardo’s Australia
• The Australian Medical Association
• The Australian Human Rights Commission
• The Australian Government: Latest Media Releases
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Department of Defence
• Screen Australia
• Sydney Mardi Gras Media Releases
• Art Gallery of NSW
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• National Gallery of Australia
• National Portrait Gallery
• Apple press info
• Australian Institute of Sport
• AFL media releases
• NRL Media
• Australian Cricket

Pretty as a picture

Border collie and frisbee. Photo: Ksuksa Raykova/deviantART

TOPIC: How to find photos and illustrations for your blog

Copyright on the Internet

Copyright is for losers … not! Photo: 917press/flickr; some rights reserved.

Observing the copyright of other writers, photographers, video makers, and illustrators is very, very important when you’re putting together your multimedia project. You may not use just any old photo or illustration you find using Google Image search.