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USA TODAY is the nation’s most widely read newspaper, and there’s a reason for that. Incisive newsreporting, highly detailed and informative graphics, hard-hitting editorials and hard-to-resist features allrolled into one colorful, appealing package. What better way to teach journalism than to useUSA TODAY as a model of all that newspapers can offer readers?
Features:
USA TODAY is known for reporting that includes the perspectives of citizens from across thecountry. Look for these stories:News, Sports and Life Covers — Interviews, profiles and traditional newsreporting combined into one, comprehensive article.
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Hard news:
Students can analyze hard news stories in these standingfeatures from the News section:
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Washington Page — News from Capitol Hill.
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World Page — Coverage of critical issues in the international community.
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Nation Page — Articles on the issues and trends affecting cities, suburbs andrural areas.
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Nationline — Summaries of the most interesting or important stories fromacross the nation.
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Lead story and bottom strip — Breaking news and coverage of critical issues.
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Critiques:
USA TODAY offers reviews of technology, books, movies, cars, DVDs, travel destinations,television, personal finance options and sports games. Standing features include:The Sports Section — Daily coverage of events in high school, college andprofessional sports.
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Your Money with Sandra Block — Weekly personal finance advice, Money.
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Listen Up — Short, insightful music reviews, Life.
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Personal Technology with Ed Baig — Reviews of the latest, must-haveproducts, Money.
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Book Buzz — Reviews, author interviews and the Best Selling Books list, Life.
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Investing with John Waggoner — Tips and strategies for a complex market,Money.
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Test Drive — Columnist James Healey gives the pros and cons of newvehicles, Money.
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Destinations & Diversions — Reviews of food, wine and travel destinations,Life.
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Movie Reviews — Critiques of the latest films, Life.
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New on DVD— The low-down on recent DVD releases, Life.
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Editorials:
USA TODAY’s editorials and commentaries provide broad andoften controversial perspectives on current issues. Standing features include:
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The Forum — Guest columnists weigh in on the news of the day, News.
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Today’s Debate — USA TODAY’s editorial board debates a guestcolumnist over a current issue, News.
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Plain Talk with USA TODAY founder Al Neuharth — Neuharth gives hisviews on topics ranging from sports to politics to raising children, News.
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Keeping Score — Sports columnists comment on compelling events andathletes, Sports.
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On Religion — A Forum piece dealing with religion’s impact on politicsand society, News.
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Common Ground — Conservative Cal Thomas and liberal Bob Beckelfind common ground on a current issue, Forum page (biweekly), News.
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On Politics — A blog on all things political, USATODAY.com.
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The Oval — A blog tracking the Obama presidency.
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Layout and design:
USA TODAY defines design as the “unifying force that connects our observations and interpretations ofthe world to a wide range of readers. Design is the thread that runs through all we do, that connectsthe data or information we gather to readers from which they develop concepts and ultimately anunderstanding.” By studying the eye-catching page layouts that provide consistency and incorporatecolor, intricate graphics and compelling photos, journalism students can learn how design affects thereader’s experience.
Graphics reporting:
USA TODAY’s graphics have set the industrystandard for combining research and design.
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USA TODAY Snapshots® — Graphics in the bottom left-hand corner ofthe cover of every section. Snapshots combine research and reportingwith charts and graphs to give readers information on all aspects ofsociety. (There is no Life Snapshot on Fridays.)
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USA TODAY Weather Page — A comprehensive look at the nation’sweather, including world forecasts and explanations of weather events,News.
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USA TODAY Graphics — USA TODAY is well-known for its informativegraphics found in every section of the newspaper. From layouts of theInternational Space Station to Census information, graphics offer readersan easy-to-understand format for complex topics.
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Market Trends — A weekly look behind the USA’s stock marketmovements, Money.
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