03 / WORDS / THE STORY PATCH

Stories take
root.

A soft heart. An open mind. A sharp pen.

Botanical illustration for The story patch

Every interest has a place to grow.

From around campus.

Since the beginning of tenth grade, I have written/edited 15+ campus news reports (10,000+ views) for the school media center.

THE PUBLISHED PAGES
SELECT A REPORT TO READ

Published report about the Let Hope Play VIII charity concert — 01 / Campus report — charity concert

Published campus football report — 02 / Campus report — football

The newsroom,
as a classroom.

I also organized and taught a news-writing workshop at the media center.

Justin leading a news-writing workshop — Sharing the craft / a news-writing workshop

Justin speaking with a microphone — The workshop

Students attending the news-writing workshop — Learning together

Workshop slide: a soft heart, an open mind, a sharp pen — From the slides / core qualities

Workshop slide about framing a news story — From the slides / framing

03 / A SHARED RESOURCE

Making room
for the next story.

Recently, I worked together with two other experienced news reporters to build a website that provides guidance on writing about campus events and a space for news reporters at the media center to communicate.

The news-writing guide is still taking shape.

KEEP EXPLORING

Next: My Erhu

A LEAF FROM THE STORY PATCH

Keep a little
of this garden.

Collect a leaf in your fieldbook,
then wander toward another plot.

Back to the garden paths ↗

Stories takeroot.

From around campus.

The newsroom,as a classroom.

Making roomfor the next story.

Keep a littleof this garden.

Stories take
root.

The newsroom,
as a classroom.

Making room
for the next story.

Keep a little
of this garden.