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25 Ways to Build an Award-Winning Newspaper Rachele Kanigel San Francisco State University [email_address]
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1. Train your staff  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
2. Network with the pros ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
3. When news breaks pull out all the stops ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
4. Use public records   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
An investigative story by  The Daily  at the University of Washington on the university president’s salary helped the newspaper win a Pacemaker in 2010
5. Teach your reporters to mine their sources. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
6. Beef up your online edition   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
After the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech the  Collegiate Times  published a police report on an earlier  incident involving the man who shot 32 people on campus.
7. Make use of new technology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
8. Think about a redesign   ,[object Object],[object Object]
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9. Take a stand  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
10. Look for the unusual ,[object Object]
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11.   Push projects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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12. Package stories well ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
13. Set up an investigative team ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
14. Encourage specialty reporting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
15. Develop your talent  ,[object Object],[object Object]
16. Dare to be different  ,[object Object]
16. Pay attention to ledes  ,[object Object],[object Object]
17. Sweat the small stuff  ,[object Object]
18. Be creative ,[object Object],[object Object]
The  Indiana Daily Student  won first place for Editorial/Opinion Page in the Best of Collegiate Design contest in 2009 for this opinion page.
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20. If you’ve got a good story, tell it ,[object Object]
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21. Tell important stories ,[object Object],[object Object]
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23. Put someone in charge of contests ,[object Object]
24. Hand out your own awards ,[object Object],[object Object]
25. Enter contests ,[object Object]

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Win awards

  • 1. 25 Ways to Build an Award-Winning Newspaper Rachele Kanigel San Francisco State University [email_address]
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