Assignments

Using winthrop.edu, mytjnow.com and heraldonline.com, create a series of web briefs with headlines, italicized blurbs and a two-sentence lead-in with a link to the full story. Write your own headlines, blurbs and leads. Do at least five of these. (Hint: headlines and blurbs are not complete sentences; your two-sentence lead-in should include an embedded link.) Include at least one photo. See if you can embed a video as well.

Example:

Winthrop students to honor King
Community service, vigil to highlight activities for slain leader


A candlelight vigil to honor civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held Monday  at Winthrop University's community concourse. The 7 p.m. vigil is one of several activities being planned for student participation to celebrate King's life. 





Next example:

Gingrich uses Rock Hill appearance to blast Romney

Presidential contender decries 'crony capitalism'


Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich turned up his criticism of rival Mitt Romney, calling the former Massachusetts governor a weak opponent for President Obama. Gingrich also told a crowd at Rock Hill's Magnolia Room that the South Carolina Republican presidential primary is the most important in modern politics.