JTools: Finding Stories

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1. Set  the News to Come to You

a. Local News apps

Text alerts from local media

  • CNYCentral (Ch. 3, 5, 6)  text alert
  • LocalSyr (Ch. 9 WSYR-TV) text alert
  • Syracuse.com | Post Standard alerts — see settings on the app

Local morning newsletter:  Syracuse.com

b. SU Today via email

c. National Media 

d. Morning podcasts

The Daily

Up First

For morning background on the news get The Skimm newsletter

e. NCC News Email on exchange.syr.edu

  • get userid and password from your professor or see NCC NewsLinks
  • once on the site you can search by date, i.e. “Oct. 20” and remember AP Style for dates 

2. Listen to the Buzz online

Syracuse Twitter Wire

Twitter Advanced Search   See search parameters below

Twitter_seasrch

Print the list above here (from Twitter)

Follow social media trends such as Google Daily Search Trends

3. Look Ahead on the Calendar

Check dates in Syracuse Newspapers archive Search by date for events happening that day as they might have been referenced as a future date in a previous story. Remember AP Style, as in “Feb. 14″ . How-to handout is on NCCNewslinks.syr.edu under Manuals 

 

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