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***This page is intended to familiarize WNIJ student workers with policies and procedures for generating news content based on WNIJ newsroom practices.

Guidelines for WNIJ Professional Conduct

  • Dress: Business casual (Google it!)
  • Be punctual
  • Bring your own SD card and batteries to each shift
  • Bring at least one story idea with suggestions for interview sources for each shift
  • Be respectful with cell phone use
  • Don’t let your food pile up in the break room, label items
  • Edits are not punishments
  • Respect your editor and work on solutions together

Story Structure and Terminology

Helpful Links:

Fundamentals of Field Recording

Tiers of News Coverage

Judith Smelser: Scribbles and Scruples

How Not To Write For Radio