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Cal State Fullerton Journalism Writing

Writing tip: Captivate readers with an interesting lead

Wells Fargo Orange County President Ben Alvarado presents a new car to a Cal State Fullerton student who won a contest. Here’s how I covered the story. Photos by Tim Worden. Traditionally, creative leads are shunned from hard news stories. Those are for features, we think. Absolutely not. Creative leads can be used in news […]

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Life Writing

Life goes faster than you think, so don’t blink

As fall progresses, my thoughts go out to what the future holds for me.

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” -Henry David Thoreau, Walden Being a senior in college is fun. […]