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Your Editor in Your Pocket

With thanks to Kanthan Pillay and Colin Howell

TargetUnder-resourced newsrooms

Problems- Overworked editor- No time for briefing- Staffed by junior journalists and unskilled volunteers

SolutionA mobile-based story checklist app to ensure all bases are covered

Choose a story type

Choose a Story Type

Accidents

Biography

Budget Adoption

Courts - Civil Action

Courts - Verdict Stories

Crime

Disaster

Feature

Fire

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Obituary

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Accidents

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Courts - Civil Action

Courts - Verdict Stories

Crime

Disaster

Feature

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Meeting

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Obituary

Political Speech

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Sport

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Edit your checklist

Service delivery protests

Political Speech

Why we are delivering

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200 people rowdy

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Increasing service delivery protests

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Political Speech


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Track progress across your active stories

My Stories

BY DATE BY TYPE BY HEADLINE

AUGUST 2013

Service delivery protests27.08.2013 / Political Speech

Upcoming ANC rally29.08.2013 / Political Speech

Councillors and their perks31.08.2013 / Investigation

SEPTEMBER 2013

Hackathon 201307.09.2013 / Tech Event

Progress in public transport in CT10.09.2013 / Investigation

Power blackouts in Worcester12.09.2013 / Ongoing Research

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Learn how to write better stories

Tips and Hints

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1. Use simple sentences

2. Write clearly and simply

3. Achieve rhythm by varying sentence and paragraph lengths

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7. Use quotes to strengthen your story – but ensure they are accurate

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Thank you

WEST CAPE NEWS

With thanks to Kanthan Pillay and Colin Howell

storycheck - editor in my pocket - #editorslab hackathon

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