K-State rules

A multimedia tale from Kansas State
You could do something similar here.

Psst! Let's keep this anonymous

This New York Times story, which uses anonymous sources, is causing quite a stir.

A story from the Associated Press about "rendition flights."

Another AP story that appeared in the International Herald Tribune.

A Texas television station gets in on the act with "analysts say..."

CSM cites "analysts" but identifies them later in the story.

Where are you going for Winter Break?

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In-class Interactive Map Project

We will split into our teams and construct maps providing data about places in the Northeast Kingdom.

1. Using Google maps, select five of the following places:
Newport City
Barton
Island Pond (Brighton)
Lyndon
St. Johnsbury
Derby Line
Irasburg
Glover
Brownington
North Troy
East Burke
Craftsbury
Westmore

2. Using the Census Bureau's FactFinder service, find the following demographic data for each of the places you selected:
Population
Median age
Median household income

3. Go to the class server: smb://share1/eng3710
Select photos for each of your places and add them to your map. If you cannot find an exact photo match, just wing it.

4. Write a brief text story giving readers a reason to visit the places you selected. Imagine you are writing for the travel section of a newspaper.

Interactive map samples

New York Times
tbo.com has a Community News feature accessible through a map.
Another idea:
Calendar of events?

Map thoughts

A couple of ideas that use interactive maps to tell a story:

Winter Break:
Find 10 LSC students and ask each where he or she is going for winter break.
Take a headshot of the student.
Create pushpins for each on a U.S. map (or bigger), along with the headshot and a quote.
The "text" story becomes a story about hot Winter Break destinations.
Extra: Ask each one to e-mail you a vacation photo; update the feature when we return from Winter Break.

Dorm demographics:
What can you find out about each of the dorms on campus.
How many residents in each?
Male/female ratios?
Ages? Year in school?
Complaints to Public Safety?


Restaurant reviews:
Eat in pairs at restaurants likely to attract LSC students.
Assemble the reviews as a map along with directory info about the restaurants
address, phone number, days and hours of operation.

Restaurants and health:
Same group of restaurants as above, but list the health department scores.
Add Stevens Dining Hall and the Hornets' Nest.
Ask students: Would you eat at a B restaurant?

Thinking About the Future

A Wall Street Journal writer gazes into the crystal ball and tells us how we might get our news in the future.