The Journalism Writing Lab’s mission is to guide students as they report, write and produce meaningful stories, deepening their reporting abilities. Contact Prof. Lori Johnston, director of the Journalism Writing Lab, with questions.
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- Covering Poverty is a resource for journalists, devoted to helping community, regional and national journalists cover poverty within their beats and to provide guidelines on how to appropriately write about people and poverty-related matters. The Journalism Writing Lab partners with professional news organizations, at right, for the benefit of students and the industry.
Michael Giarrusso, deputy for global newsgathering at The Associated Press and a 1992 graduate of the College of Journalism and Mass Communication, meets in spring 2022 with students involved in Covering Poverty and other Cox Institute programs.
Reporting & Writing Resources from the Journalism Writing Lab
- Reporting and Writing Checklist
- How to Use the Online AP Stylebook
- Five Ways to Get In Touch with Sources
- Interviewing 101
- How to Write an Email to a Source
- Using Quotations
- Guide to Person on the Street Interviews
- Your Guide to Covering a Speech, Event or Meeting
- Tutorial Graphics on Various Journalism Writing Styles
- Using Social Media to Report and Promote Your Work
- 10 Major Writing Takeaways
- The Polishing Process
