The capabilities I have demonstrated through my work in New Media Lab

I can write well-developed and supported articles for a general audience. I can conduct interviews to gather and create relevant information for writing. I can contact strangers and successfully gain their cooperation as interview subjects. I can generate interesting and relevant writing ideas that can find an audience and contribute significantly to topics of contemporary interest. For both articles I was able to contact people I have never talked to in the past and interview them. I was also able to contact the owner of a major company to receive permission to use their image for a cover image.[GPU article]

I can use a variety of online tools such as email, online word processors, social media, search engines and content management systems to communicate, research, write, and publish my work using online conventions such as hyperlinking to sources. I can embed media to publish multimedia articles. I can find and select images that convey the topic and tone of my writing in a way that understands and respects copyright and fair use. [both articles]

I can act as a leader in the classroom, assisting my classmates and helping direct our collective project. I can use my understanding of the English language, written nonfiction genres and the needs of the audience to help develop and polish other writer’s work. I can understand the needs of the brand and help maintain the integrity of our publishing project.