Good Writing by Mike Mahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo Well written stories are great reads en-us 2018-01-23 17:49:55 UTC 2023-03-03 12:41:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Good example here of descriptive writing, use of the subject's voice (quotes) to move the story along. mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193235784 San Onofre swimmer explains how it feels to have a shark's teeth on her leg. ]]> 2017-10-02 23:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193235784 Here's a good read. Notice the question lead? Does it work well here? mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193235802 Her day in the sun]]> 2017-10-02 23:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193235802 BuzzFeed Features mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193236218 Take a look at how BuzzFeed writes a feature story. You'll notice flair, description as well as traditional.


]]> 2017-10-02 23:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193236218 Some Great Feature writing advice mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193236494 https://www.poynter.org/news/reviving-feature-story]]> 2017-10-02 23:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193236494 Selena Gomez`s best friend gave her a kidney this summer. mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193236863 ~
I like this story due to personal reasons. I have been in this situation in my personal life, I think it shows love and character about society and world we live in. For me this story really touches my heart in many ways. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/14/entertainment/selena-gomez-kidney-transplant/index.html
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]]> 2017-10-03 00:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/193236863 Sample of PR writing for a hospital w/ a call to action @ end. mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/223914227 Meet Dan Mabbott and His Team of Experts.]]> 2018-01-23 17:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/223914227 mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/224448559 Great storytelling, description and setup for a Q&A feature]]> 2018-01-24 21:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/224448559 The story about the shark grabbed my attention right away. Very descriptive and painted the scene very well. carlosduarte90 https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/224509582 2018-01-25 04:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/224509582 mckennabranham5 https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/225897390 All of the stories are very captivating. I especially liked the lead in "Her day in the sun". It made me stop and think for a second. ]]> 2018-01-29 23:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/225897390 Humor is Always Good mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/226357676 Sometimes it's fun to just have fun with writing. 

]]> 2018-01-30 22:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/226357676 Great Storytelling in long form mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/231337962 2018-02-14 00:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/231337962 Summary ledes mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/283175703 This a great article on how to keep ledes simple and straight to the point.

]]> 2018-09-18 21:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/283175703 Wrting Effective Ledes mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/283176425 Great examples of effective leads.]]> 2018-09-18 21:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/283176425 A Great Baseball Story mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/283179661 A good friend, mentor and journalist wrote this amazing fiction piece. Jay Berman is an excellent storyteller and I hope you enjoy this read as much as I did.

]]> 2018-09-18 21:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/283179661 Whow. That's some lead. mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289747631 The Loved Ones
This story, written by Tom Junod after the horror of Hurricane Katrina details the voices of nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano, as well as the voices of devestated adult children of the elderly victims left to fend for themselves.]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289747631 'I wasn't really planning on landing it...' mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289747858 Read LA Times writer (and CSUF alumnus) David Montero's story about a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport employee's wild ride after stealing a plane. (READ: the lead, suspense, active verbs, descriptive/visual sentences.) ]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289747858 A feature on the Clark County Coroner - one year after the mass shooting at the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Hotel. mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289747982 CSUF alumnus David Montero wrote this emotional piece for the LA Times. Interesting headline. Notice how the writer sets the scene at the beginning and circles back to the meditation near the end, when he wraps things up. Notice the transitions, the way the writer describes the people. Imagine the questions he must have asked people during the interviews for this story, in order to get those details. (David was patient and maintained good rapport to get this story on year later.)  ]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289747982 How to catch the eye of the reader.... mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289748088 An editor asks what you think of this format as a way to catch up on the latest headlines. ]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289748088 The future of journalism mimahi https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289748158 What Warren Buffett says...]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mimahi/khh0l7cj4nzo/wish/289748158