This document provides information about media writing and journalism. It lists several local newspapers, notes that passive voice and buzzwords should be avoided in writing, and too-long leads can be a crime. It also includes tips on content marketing and contact information for the document author and a church.

1. MEDIA WRITING
St. Ambrose University

2.  “After nourishment, shelter and companionship,
stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ―
Philip Pullman

3. JOURNALISM
Daily Iowan
Racine
Journal-
Times
Waterloo-
Cedar Falls
Courier
Des Moines
Register
Quad-City
Times

4. JOURNALISM
Daily Iowan
Racine
Journal-
Times
Waterloo-
Cedar Falls
Courier
Des Moines
Register
Quad-City
Times

7. *check out @fakeapstylebook on Twitter

8. BLAH!!!!!!!
 Passive voice sucks the life
from your story.
 Mark always answers the
students’ questions.
 The students’ questions are
always answered by Mark.
 Buzzwords stink, too.
 Analysis and validation of
support strategies for
customer satisfaction
parameters
 Too-long leads should be a
crime.
 Strong concerns that
terrorist teams in Europe
have selected their targets,
completed their
surveillance, eluded
capture and are now ready
to strike at airports and
tourist attractions have
prompted the State
Department to ready a
highly unusual travel
advisory for Europe,
multiple law enforcement
and intelligence sources tell
ABC News.

10. Traditional marketing and advertising is telling the
world you’re a rock star. Content Marketing is
showing the world that you are one. – Robert Rose

12. COMMUNICATIONS
Nehlsen
Communications
Girl Scouts
St. Paul Lutheran

16. CONTACT
Me
Twitter: @annmcglynn
LinkedIn: annmcglynn
Flickr: annmcglynn
St. Paul Lutheran
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