Writing biographical sketch introduces class to records.
The article presents an analysis of a public records project to help students and journalists form a biographical sketch of any person through the usage of available public records. The project makes it easy to find out a fair amount about many individuals without that individual being aware of what...
| Published in: | Journalism Educator Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 14 - 18 |
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Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
Oct79
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