GROUP PROJECT #1: In-depth feature

It's a local feature/review (1000 words minimum - 3000 maximum). Due Sunday by midnight.

I cannot stress enough that before y0u begin reading you should read Inside Reporting's excellent primer on FEATURE WRITING pages 115-125 and INTERVIEWING Inside Reporting pages 74-82.

Remember, tell a story! If you want two examples of how to do it, you can read my feature on singer Justin Utley, my feature on drag performer Christeene or Israel Luna's Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives. (NOTE: My editor added an intro to the last two stories. My lead actually begins one or two paragraphs after his. Follow my lead, not his).

Here's the criteria:
- 1000 minimum-1500 words maximum
- On a local spot.
- minimum of 2 interviews (one of them cannot be a student)
- At least 3 links
- You must present 5 photos
- create one sidebar or infographic

MINI-GROUP PROJECT (due MONDAY): Use photoshop to personalize your blog with some visual flair with a nameplate, customized colors, and icons for each writer. Then using your blog's color scheme and nameplate fonts, design a flier promoting your blog in a style that conveys its intended tone/audience. Be sure to prominently mention the URL and what your blog is about.

Use the fliers and word of mouth to invite readers to take part! ("We wanna hear from you!" "Join the conversation!" "See what everyone's talking about!"). Bring a copy of the flier to the Monday presentation.