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BRADLEY WILSON
bradley_wilson@ncsu.edu
wilsonbrad@aol.com
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Alternative Copy A one-page handout with illustrations and dicussion of alternative copy. PDF. 388KB. |
How to Get the Figure You Want: |
Buying a Digital Camera What to look for what buying a digital camera. PDF. 584KB. |
Caption Writing An in-depth discussion of the importance of caption writing by Lori Oglesbee. Originally published in Communication: Journalism Education Today. PDF. 96KB. |
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Design with Flair A lengthy booklet on all aspects of publications design and typography. PDF. 2.7MB. |
Adobe Photoshop Teaching Outline A teaching outline for teaching Adobe Photoshop. Originally created for the Association of Texas Photography Instructors Summer Workshop for Instructors Only. PDF. 540KB. |
Type Was Originally Designed to be Read with Ease |
Caption Writing Exercise A one-page exercise designed to help teach caption writing for photographers. PDF. 104KB. |
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Real Editing Lessons Learn from some actual mistakes found in the daily paper. PDF. 44KB. |
Common errors Some common editing errors, an exercise. PDF. 40KB. |
Formatting Bulleted Lists What to looko for what buying a digital camera. PDF. 100KB. |
Modular Design A brief look at modular design and why it benefits the readers, along with an exercise. PDF. 1.4MB. |
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News Judgment An excerise to promote discussion on how to prioritize stories. PDF. 96KB. |
Passive Voice A two-page discussion of what passive voice is and how to avoid it along with an exercise. PDF. 76KB. |
The Photo Assignment A detailed description of what constitutes a photo assignment within the N.C. State Student Media. PDF. 56KB. |
Sexist Writing Avoiding sexist writing requires recognizing it in the first place. An exercise. PDF. 40KB. |
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The Dash and the Hyphen A brief look at the differences between a dash (—) and a hyphen (-). PDF. 48KB. |
Composition From the Rule of Thirds to framing and leading lines, a look at basic composition techniques. PDF. 464KB. |
Technique From f/stops to shutter speeds to equivalent exposures and lens focal length, a brief look at the basic techniques of photography. PDF. 480KB. |
Covering Accidents, Fires and Other Emergencies The key to success in covering emergencies is establishing a rapport with officials before the event. PDF. 180KB. |
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The Story Process This two-sided flyer details the process of writing a story, from brainstorming to editing to evaluating. PDF. 196KB. |
The Story Process This 11x17 poster details the process of writing a story, from brainstorming to editing to evaluating. PDF. 268KB. |
Student Media Style Guide This 40-page style guide details everything from when to capitalize things on campus to how to spell them. PDF. 728KB. |
Lessons Learned This 16-page booklet discusses the lessons learned by staff members from writing coach Bill Elsen who came to N.C. State for a week. PDF. 428KB. |
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You Decide A case study of a column in the Technician that generated considerable controversy. PDF. 1.2MB. |
Editorial Page A look at the components of an editorial page, everything from the staff editorial to columns to letters to the editor. PDF. 680KB. |
Editorial Page Poster A look at the components of an editorial page, everything from the staff editorial to columns to letters to the editor. PDF. 372KB. |
LPI DPI and PPI A look at how to properly size an image for reproduction in various publications. Includes two exercises. All in HTML. |
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WKNC 88.1 FM Training Manual With 50 pages of everything from staff job descriptions to the history of the radio station to the theory of radio, this is the "text" for all staff members. PDF. 668KB. |
Technician Staff Manual This manual, more than 60 pages, contains everything from law and ethics to newswriting to design. Some theory, some basics but many specifics for all Technician daily newspaper staff members. PDF. 3.1MB. |
Censorship? This case study examines the timeline of when a photographer was prevented from covering Orientation until fliers were put back into the 2006 New Student Orientation packets—with stickers. PDF. 1.6MB. |
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