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{{ OBX team |[[User:ThePerturbator|ThePerturbator]], [[User:dsutera|Dan Sutera]]}}
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== Description & Goals ==
Report allows students to write newspaper articles, insert photos, and load them to a blog.


[[Image:xotimes_sample.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Sample XOTimes.org Report]]
== Technical Notes ==


The Report activity is designed for students to learn and actively participate in journalism.
Rajesh Ramakrishnan at Columbia University provided a few technical notes:


The activity provides:
- This works for build 595
# A tutorial for outlining a news article
- The wordpress module is =in the ./wordpress directory and needs to be setup through ./wordpress/setup.py install
# A free writing mode
- The install script works as per expectation: ./setup.py dev
# The ability to include a photograph (later video)
- The blog feature works to some extent, but it currently only grabs the text [The AbiWord module needs to be modified to somehow spit out data in a better format]
# The ability to publish to an online blog (xotimes.org)
- No implementation work has been done on the plan tab.
It is our goal that the software will be included as a core activity.
- The username and password to the blog have been hardcoded to post to http://olpcjam.wordpress.com


The larger goal is to provide children a voice in world events.
== Guide ==


''See [http://hcs.harvard.edu/~sjklein/Report-guide.rtf] for the original rtf.''


== Visual Design ==
== What's This?...Tutorial/Example ==


=== Source Files ===


{|border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="border: 1px #666666 solid; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9;"
!style="background:#cccccc;"|Document!!style="background:#cccccc;"|Description
|-
|[[Media:Report_UI.zip|Activity Mockup (400KB)]] [[:image:Report_UI.zip| <font color='gray'>history</font>]]||Zip file containing Adobe Fireworks mockups
|}


<br clear='all'>
Topic


===Screenshots===
A topic is what the news article is about. Think of something that happened that you want to share with other people. What do you want to write about?


{|style="border: solid 1px gray; margin: 1em auto 1em; auto"
Examples: There was a new road built.
|- valign="top"
| [[Image:screenshot_plan.jpg|250px|thumb|none|Plan Tab]]
| [[Image:screenshot_write.jpg|250px|thumb|center|Write Tab]]
| [[Image:screenshot_publish.jpg|250px|thumb|center|Publish Tab]]
|}


There was a holiday celebration or someone got married.


== Development ==


===Status===


- This works for build 595
- The wordpress module is =in the ./wordpress directory and needs to be setup through ./wordpress/setup.py install
- The install script works as per expectation: ./setup.py dev
- The blog feature works to some extent, but it currently only grabs the text
[The AbiWord module needs to be modified to somehow spit out data in a better format]
- No implementation work has been done on the plan tab.
- The username and password to the blog have been hardcoded to post to http://olpcjam.wordpress.com
- There may be a beginner and advanced mode on the plan tab (TBD)
- The launch date for v1.0 is November 30, 2007


===Source Code===
Headline


http://hcs.harvard.edu/~sjklein/Report.tar
A headline is the title of your story. It is short and tells the reader what the story is about. It is the first thing readers see, so try to catch their attention.


Examples: Lots of Fun at the Wedding


== Tutorial ==
Big Storm Causes Damage


Journalists are currently working on the tutorial content of the activity.<br>
The content will be completed October 10, 2007.<br>
{|border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="border: 1px #666666 solid; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9;"
!style="background:#cccccc;"|Document!!style="background:#cccccc;"|Description
|-
|[[Media:tutorial.rtf|Current Tutorial (8KB)]] [[:image:tutorial.rtf| <font color='gray'>history</font>]]|| RTF Tutorial on writing a news article
|}




== XOTimes.org ==


We intend to create a blog/news web site where the news articles will be published (a la CNN or Digg).
Sub-head


The site is up at http://www.xotimes.org, however it is currently hardcoded to a single blog.
The sub-head describes your story in one or two sentences. It is under the headline and before the actual article. It makes readers interested in your topic.


Hopefully some of the more popular articles will get picked up by the mainstream press.
Examples: A new road now connects our village to the neighboring town


Some features we would like to have:
Many houses and trees fell down due to bad weather
* Private Group Blogs
* Digging (voting) best articles
* RSS
* Podcasting




== Grant ==


We have applied for a grant with the Knight Foundation.
You can read our grant proposal below.


Lead


{|border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="border: 1px #666666 solid; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9;"
The lead is how you start your article. The first sentence should make readers want to read more.
!style="background:#cccccc;"|Document!!style="background:#cccccc;"|Description
|-
|[[Media:grant.rtf|Grant Proposal (8KB)]] || Grant Proposal
|}


Examples: It was the best wedding ever.


More information can be found at http://www.newschallenge.org.
The storm was terrifying.


== Team ==


* [[User:dsutera|Dan Sutera]], NYU
** dansutera at yahoo.com
** General / Grant / UI (Contact Person)
* [[User:ThePerturbator|Rajesh Ramakrishnan]], Columbia
** rr2318 at columbia.edu
** Development
* Dan Lee, Columbia
** dtl2103 at columbia.edu
** Development
* Emmanuelle Collet, Journalist
** emmanuelle.collet at gmail.com
** Tutorial / Grant
* Andrew Ott
** andrewott1 at gmail.com
** Grant / PR
* Bob Stepno, aka [[Robby]] in xoLand, Radford University
** hoping to be helpful
** grant?
** teaching writing & reporting?
** rstepno at radfordDOTedu
* Owen Williams
** owen at ywwg.com
** Reader integration
* Lisa Williams
** lisa at cadence90.com
* SJ Klein, OLPC
* Lauren Klein, OLPC
* Brendan Ballou, Columbia
** Grant
* Nick Racuente, Swarthmore
** Coding
* James Levy, Northwestern
** Journalism


* IRC Chat
** irc.freenode.net at #fcolpc


== Schedule ==
Byline


November 30:
The byline tells the reader your name and other information you want to include about yourself.
* Functioning Report v1.0
* Functioning Website v1.0


== History ==
Example: Mary John, age 8


More background on this project can be found at:
John Mary from New York


[[Journalism Jam New York/Results]]




[[Category:Software]]

[[Category:Developers]]
Description of Event
[[Category:Sugar]]

[[Category:Journalism]]
How do you tell readers what happened? To help tell the story, answer these questions.
{{Activity page

|genre=Documents (Read, Write, and Share)
Who is involved?
|short description=The Report activity is designed for students to learn and actively participate in journalism.

|contact person=Unknwon
What happened?
|activity source=http://hcs.harvard.edu/~sjklein/Report.tar

}}
Where did it happen?
[[File:[Example.jpg][http://www.example.com link title]]]

When did it happen?

Why did it happen?

How did it happen?




Quotes

People like to read what other people said about the topic or event.

Example: “I am so happy that I am married,” said the bride.




Numbers

Numbers are important because they can help you prove something.

Example: One hundred trees fell down because of the storm.




Context

Every story is more complicated than it seems. The context is why the event happened the way it did. Exploring the context makes the story more interesting. Here are some questions to help you write about the context.

Has anything like this happened before?

Example: There were five big storms last year.

What are the causes for the event?

Example: People were unhappy about the old road and had been complaining for years.




Effects

Effects include reactions and consequences. What happened as a result of the event? Here are some questions to help you write about the effects.

How did people react?

Example: Everyone was happy that the couple got married. The mother cried in joy.

Did the event lead to more events?

Example: A nearby village wants a road now too.

What will happen next?

Example: The government might give money to rebuild houses.




Conclusion

The conclusion is the ending of the article. It should close your story.




Ethics

When you write a news article, you report on an event. Reporting means that you tell readers what truly happened. Readers will usually believe what you write, so you have a responsability to write true and fair articles. To do so, follow these guidelines:

- Check your facts. For example, if you are reporting on a storm that caused damage, and you think that two trees fell down, check whether this is true before writing it down. Readers trust you and expect to read correct information.

- Write correct quotes and indicate who said them. Imagine, for example, that you said: "my friend annoys me sometimes", but that the journalist wrote that you said "I hate my friend". You wouldn't like that. It is important not to transform what people say.

- Show the different sides of the story by talking to different people. For example, imagine that your toy is broken. You say that your sister broke it, but she says that you did it. If a journalist spoke to your sister only, the readers would only learn her side of the story. If the journalist speaks to both of you, then readers know both sides of the story. When you write a story, remember that it is fair to present different opinions.


AND MORE TO COME ON:

Writing an article
- structure
- link words

What an outline is and why it is useful

What to do once the outline is completed

What is a news article

== UI ==
Dan Sutera at Columbia University has made some mock-ups of how a UI could integrate this content
with the existing software (see the gallery below).

<gallery>
</gallery>

== History ==
More background can be found at [[Journalism Jam New York/Results]].

[[category:activity]]
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 29 August 2010

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In development. v0.1
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see more templates or propose new

Description & Goals

Sample XOTimes.org Report

The Report activity is designed for students to learn and actively participate in journalism.

The activity provides:

  1. A tutorial for outlining a news article
  2. A free writing mode
  3. The ability to include a photograph (later video)
  4. The ability to publish to an online blog (xotimes.org)

It is our goal that the software will be included as a core activity.

The larger goal is to provide children a voice in world events.


Visual Design

Source Files

Document Description
Activity Mockup (400KB) history Zip file containing Adobe Fireworks mockups


Screenshots

Plan Tab
Write Tab
Publish Tab


Development

Status

- This works for build 595
- The wordpress module is =in the ./wordpress directory and needs to be setup through ./wordpress/setup.py install
- The install script works as per expectation: ./setup.py dev
- The blog feature works to some extent, but it currently only grabs the text 
  [The AbiWord module needs to be modified to somehow spit out data in a better format]
- No implementation work has been done on the plan tab.
- The username and password to the blog have been hardcoded to post to http://olpcjam.wordpress.com
- There may be a beginner and advanced mode on the plan tab (TBD)
- The launch date for v1.0 is November 30, 2007

Source Code

http://hcs.harvard.edu/~sjklein/Report.tar


Tutorial

Journalists are currently working on the tutorial content of the activity.
The content will be completed October 10, 2007.

Document Description
Current Tutorial (8KB) history RTF Tutorial on writing a news article


XOTimes.org

We intend to create a blog/news web site where the news articles will be published (a la CNN or Digg).

The site is up at http://www.xotimes.org, however it is currently hardcoded to a single blog.

Hopefully some of the more popular articles will get picked up by the mainstream press.

Some features we would like to have:

  • Private Group Blogs
  • Digging (voting) best articles
  • RSS
  • Podcasting


Grant

We have applied for a grant with the Knight Foundation. You can read our grant proposal below.


Document Description
Grant Proposal (8KB) Grant Proposal


More information can be found at http://www.newschallenge.org.

Team

  • Dan Sutera, NYU
    • dansutera at yahoo.com
    • General / Grant / UI (Contact Person)
  • Rajesh Ramakrishnan, Columbia
    • rr2318 at columbia.edu
    • Development
  • Dan Lee, Columbia
    • dtl2103 at columbia.edu
    • Development
  • Emmanuelle Collet, Journalist
    • emmanuelle.collet at gmail.com
    • Tutorial / Grant
  • Andrew Ott
    • andrewott1 at gmail.com
    • Grant / PR
  • Bob Stepno, aka Robby in xoLand, Radford University
    • hoping to be helpful
    • grant?
    • teaching writing & reporting?
    • rstepno at radfordDOTedu
  • Owen Williams
    • owen at ywwg.com
    • Reader integration
  • Lisa Williams
    • lisa at cadence90.com
  • SJ Klein, OLPC
  • Lauren Klein, OLPC
  • Brendan Ballou, Columbia
    • Grant
  • Nick Racuente, Swarthmore
    • Coding
  • James Levy, Northwestern
    • Journalism
  • IRC Chat
    • irc.freenode.net at #fcolpc

Schedule

November 30:

  • Functioning Report v1.0
  • Functioning Website v1.0

History

More background on this project can be found at:

Journalism Jam New York/Results

Activity Summary

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