Story Ideas: Don't Leave Yourself at the Door

It's your world. Write about it. That's the goal of submitting weekly story ideas.

Spotting and developing a story is a skill. First, look at yourself. What music are you listening to? What are you reading and why? Do you belong to any campus clubs or groups? What's your major and why are you majoring in that subject? What makes you worry? What are your friends talking about? What makes them worry?

The answers to any of these questions make a good foundation for a story idea., and eventually, a great story for publication.

Every student in News Management & Production is required to submit a story idea every week. This isn't difficulty.

Just write one fat paragraph (3-4 sentences) on the story. Tell me the best way to tell this story (narrative, video, audio, even animation). If you want to tell the story in text, you also need to describe an image (photograph) that you would use to illustrate the story.

Share it with me in Google Docs, or email it to me.

Here's an example of a great New York Times story that I bet started with a story idea from a college intern.

The story is about harassment of females playing online video games.

In addition to being a great story, check out the embedded links to video and original sources.