Journalistic Chronicle Writing

Writing journalistic chronicle

“We have reached the end of the course! Thank you very much for joining me. I hope that my lessons and advice will help you continue exploring the world of literary journalism and writing your chronicles. Remember that each project is unique and that the techniques we saw in this course are a base that you can use with your own style. Below, I have briefly summarized the most important steps to follow to complete the course project: Choose a topic Choose a topic and what type of chronicle you want to write. Find a topic that interests you and on which you can do extensive research.

Research and plan interviews Do all the research on the topic you chose to plan the interviews. You can search the internet or consult maps, photos or archived videos: everything within your reach to have as much information as possible. Do interviews Find and contact at least two sources to conduct interviews. For your interviews to be successful, I recommend that you always carry a recorder or cell phone and a list of questions so that you don't forget anything important. Write First, you must make some aesthetic decisions: describe the characters, write the beginning of the text to define the tone and identify the time, the scenes and some dialogues if you see it necessary. Your chronicle can be divided into chapters or can flow without pauses; It is not necessary that you do it exactly like the example we worked on throughout the course. Review Finally, analyze your chronicle to finish your project. To do this, I recommend reading it several times, checking that you have all the necessary information and making sure you have used the right words. Don't forget to share your finished chronicle in the forum so we can read it, comment on it and learn from each other. To do this, simply click on the "Create your project" button. Finally, I want to encourage you to participate in the forum. Comment on the work of others, contribute ideas and share your progress and doubts. I will also be there as often as possible to give you advice and answer your questions. See you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Thank you for enrolling in this course. It's wonderful to see your progress at this point. For your final project. the first step is recognizing which type of chronicle you will write. Find a topic that interests you and about which you can conduct extensive research. This is the base for your future text. When researching your chosen topic. you should definitely use the internet Explore maps. photos. or archival videos—utilize any resources available to collect comprehensive for your research. For interviews. i recommend selecting two individuals. More is fine. but having fewer isn't ideal...”

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Course summary for: Journalistic Chronicle Writing

• Level: Beginner
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• 1588 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (1h 48m)
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• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing