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The 5 C's of writing news for mobile audiences

By Linda Austin | Reynolds Journalism Institute
10 Lessons
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The 5 C's of writing news for mobile audiences Lessons

The full course includes

  1. Be conversational
  2. Be considerate: PYIRP tip 1
  3. Be considerate: PYIRP tips 2-3
  4. Be concise: PYIRP tips 4-5
  5. Quick review: Be considerate and Be concise
  6. Be contextual
  7. Be chunky
  8. Final review
  9. Test
  10. After-course survey

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Course author

Linda Austin is a rare hybrid of award-winning top editor and inspirational educator who is schooled in instructional design and experienced in developing e-learning, training and curriculum. She created this course as a Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow at the University of Missouri.


Mobile first training
Gamified experience
Editable content
Course overview

In five-minute lessons, learn how to be conversational, considerate, concise, contextual and chunky – even if you've never written for mobile before.

What you will learn
  • How to be conversational
  • Putting yourself in the readers place and shaping your writing to serve them
  • Providing context that makes readers feel smarter
  • Why and how to chunk text
The full course includes
  1. Be conversational
  2. Be considerate: PYIRP tip 1
  3. Be considerate: PYIRP tips 2-3
  4. Be concise: PYIRP tips 4-5
  5. Quick review: Be considerate and Be concise
  6. Be contextual
  7. Be chunky
  8. Final review
  9. Test
  10. After-course survey

Course Rating

The 5C's are not always applied. It contradicts samples which makes the tips doubtful, making identifying best titles in the exam hard as well. Good job for the design of the course, however.

Very informative

It enlightens and makes you want to engage more.

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