Typing Speed Test
On a typing speed test, I typed 74 words per minute with 100% accuracy. Journalism has helped me improve my typing by allowing me to practice every day.
Adobe PageMaker
I learned to use Adobe PageMaker this year to design page layouts for the features section of the newspaper. I learned how to create columns, bylines, boxes for pictures, and other formatting techniques. I created a system to make a consistent header on each page and make the headlines and bylines fit each article well.
Inverted Pyramid
This year in Journalism, I learned how to write articles using the inverted pyramid metaphor. It helped me focus on the main points of the article because I put them first. After summarizing and describing the most important information, I focused on other details that added to the reader's understanding of my article. Finally, in some of my articles, I had extra background information that was not required but gave the article a finishing touch.