UWW310Spring2012JournalismCommunication

This post is for keeping those quick-firing ideas safe and sound. Save your ideas, things you like, things you hear, and things you see. Evernote works with nearly every computer, phone and mobile device out there. Search by keyword, tag or even printed and handwritten text inside images.

Fiona - you have posted some really cool sites. Question - how how you organizing all your websites and web tools - any ideas for me?

Hi Amy! By "organizing" do you mean how do I find my sites and tools and keep track of them? Let me know what you mean so I can help!! I'm a voracious reader and I look up EVERYTHING! If I see a site recommended in something I read, I always look it up.

I posted this because it is a great writer's site. The site itself includes even more links for writer's: see site description: This is a full purpose writers site with resources on markets, agents, writers groups, writer conferences and forums for discussing the writing life and workshops where writers can have their works critiqued

Great on-line (free!) tool for brainstorming articles, projects, assignments, etc.

If you're writing for a newspaper, the majority of them are fussy about following the AP stylebook. It makes sense from their perspective. They have a deadline and don't want to worry about details. Like this example from my hardcopy version of The AP Stylebook "Initials … T.S. Eliot (No space between T. and S. to prevent them from being placed on two lines of type." (P 363) I bet the online version is easier to search and the auto updates would be nice.

I posted this as a tool to help fellow writers organize and plan their writing. Storyist is a great way to begin planting the seeds of a novel, short story or screenplay. Sometimes getting your ideas organized is the hardest part of writing. This software can help. Do you have a story to tell? Storyist helps you track your plot, characters, and locations and keeps all of your writing organized and accessible so you can focus on your story.

I shared this because I thought classmates who love writing might be interested in seeing the different types of writing contests that Fish sponsors each year. The resulting Anthology is a treat for readers and writers! The 2011 Fish Anthology was launched by Brian Turner on 6th July, in Bantry, Co Cork, Ireland, during the West Cork Literary Festival Fish is an open door that's inviting writers to walk through it.It has to be encouraged, celebrated, congratulated.

EazyPaper APA format software saves you time, money, and grades in writing your research paper. 100% formatting accuracy. Includes advanced research tools, like Zotero integration. Pays for itself in one or two papers.

This website has saved me so many times!!!

That's funny!!! I was just going to post this website!!! You beat me to it! Well you know what they say about great minds!!! :)

Yes! I use it ALL the time and thought it would be great for "our library"! The site is a great way to check on how to do things correctly or to remind yourself if you are doing something right. It is a great resource to use again and again for researching formatting,etc.

I shared this because it's a writer's community forum. Not only does it provide alot of information for writers, but it is a place to share work, thoughts and ideas. Share your poetry, short stories and novels. Join writing groups. Enter writing contests. Search publishers, literary agents and literary magazines.

A cool software tool for classmates interested in screenwriting. Will anyone be joining me this year for the UMass course in screenwriting?? Scribner has a great introductory tool which is free for 30 days of actual use. You can then transfer your work right into Final Draft.

"Journalism is changing in front of our very eyes and social media is responsible for a large part of that change and most people within the industry see it as a bad thing as print media and traditional advertising models come under pressure." [simplyzesty.com]

This is a great site for help with one of the hardest parts of getting started, the intro. MIT offers great help with introduction strategies that I found very useful.

Helps with finding stats and facts...

Today, both fashion and glamour photographers are employing more photojournalistic styles, producing images that stand strong and often make statements. Ive been fortunate enough to have almost thirty years of photojournalism experience that often kicks in when Im photographing glamour models.

This has quickly became one of my favorite travel writing resources. It is a social networking, inspirational, and instructional site all in one. You can also sign up for email updates based on your interests.

Journalism helps to explain the events that impact our lives and is developed in a number of forms and styles. Each journalistic form and style uses different techniques and writes for different purposes and audiences. There are five principal types of journalism: investigative, news, reviews, columns and feature writing.

So you purchased an Android rather than an iPhone. Be proud of your purchase, because Android apps for writers and journalists are numerous and growing. The following list of 40 awesome Android apps for writers contains writing and reference tools, inspiration and event five great poetry apps for those folks who celebrate April with their words.

The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation's most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.

This website is more for the media/communications person. I found it to be interesting and could be very helpful in many areas. Enjoy! MediaCollege.com is a free educational website for all forms of electronic media. We have hundreds of exclusive tutorials covering video & television production, audio work, photography, graphics, web design and more. You'll also find utilities, reference material (e.g. user manuals), industry news and a helpful forum.

This site looked interesting to me and has some tips on how to write more clearly. It is to help the government write clearly enough for the average Joe to understand.