There are many options for this story. I would prefer you cover stories within China, Xi'an, or XISU, however you could also cover an international story from a local angle. Keep in mind the international story should have some bearing, impact or illicit responses and opinion (positive or negative) from students or faculty. You must always consider exploring "the local angle."
Beat story #4: Minimum 400 words; minimum two human sources; minimum two quotes.
Beat story #5: Minimum 450 words; minimum three human sources; minimum three quotes.
1. Politics - Cover any recent political events or upcoming ones by interviewing students about the event, their expectations etc.
2. Business - Any recent vehicle/product recalls - interview students, teachers, or other staff impacted by this
3. Environment - Xi'an weather, PM 2.5 update, pollution
4. Job recruitment events at XISU or in Xi'an
5. Global Times recruitment; Teaching Assistantships in XISU
6. Upcoming school-wide activities
7. XISU's Translation Association
8. Semester wrap-up
9. Local angle of an international news story that students may care, be impacted by, or have an emotional interest in (that's a human interest element)
10. Politics - get students, teachers, or staffs' opinions on a recent political event in China, Xi'an, or at XISU
11. MTI students or any other department- interview MTI students
12. Tech - China loves the Internet, largest number of smartphone users - again get opinions
13. Tech - opinions on any tech story that affects students or faculty
14. Other Tech stories - China, Xi'an, XISU
15. Travel - Xi'an food (3)
16. Travel - Xi'an culture (3)
17. Travel - Xi'an history (3)
18. Travel - Xi'an museums (3)
19. Shaanxi news in any realm that may have a tangible or intangible impact on students
20. Lifestyle - MTI students daily life (must interview other MTI students)
21. XISU - Staff (administration, student leader, teacher etc.) profile
22. Arts & Entertainment story - China, Xi'an, XISU
23. Lifestyle story - China, Xi'an, XISU
24. Education story - China, Xi'an, XISU
25. Sports - China, Xi'an, XISU
26. Business - China, Xi'an, XISU
27. Crime - Fraud, thermos stealing, theft etc. in XISU
28. Other Crime stories - Xi'an or XISU
29. Student clubs' events, activities, performances, elections, or profiles
30. Lifestyle - MTI or a specific major, department, group of students and their daily life
31. Features - China, Xi'an, XISU
32. Enterprise people-based story - China, Xi'an, XISU
33. XISU - a recently scheduled event in which you attended
34. Personality Profile - China, Xi'an, XISU
35. Human-Interest story - China, Xi'an, XISU
36. Speeches - China, Xi'an, XISU
37. Newsworthy fires, accidents, or disasters - China, Xi'an, XISU
38. Trend story - China, Xi'an, XISU
39. Reaction piece - China, Xi'an, XISU
40. Backgrounder - China, Xi'an, XISU
41. Enterprise issues-based story - China, Xi'an, XISU
42. Investigative story - China, Xi'an, XISU
43. Interview soon-to-be graduates, undergrad or grad, for a reaction piece or backgrounder about the slowing economy, the job market, their plans etc.
44. Students flocking about campus in their caps and gowns coverage
45. Have there been any recently enacted, retracted, or adjusted campus policies that affect students or faculty or both?
46. Lectures/Guest speakers - department, campus or in Xi'an
47. What percentage of grad students are part-time/full-time? If a fair number of part-time students exists, interview and find out what challenges they face, why they are part-time etc....could be done from a departmental-level or the grad school as a whole.
48. What percentage of grad students have kids/ are married? If a fair number of these types of students exists, interview and find out what challenges they face, a day in their life etc....could be done from a departmental-level or the grad school as a whole.
49. Any new student clubs or organizations? Why not profile the club or organization?
50. Alibaba's IPO - reactions
51. Guangzhou train station knife attack - reactions
52. Take a walk around campus for your story idea. I always see a number of posters displayed about events, activities, lectures and the like.
53. In a similar fashion to the previous idea, ask around. Friends, colleagues (if you also work), classmates, roommates, hall-mates, STS students and other undergraduates can all clue you in to events, activities, clubs, organizations and more beyond the scope of the department, MTI, and the graduate program. Furthermore, you may also consult students you know attending other universities in Xi'an and throughout China as a starting point for issues and concerns that may have universal impact or affect/effect on/for all students.
54. WeChat's rise - how are students using WeChat etc.
55. China's housing bubble bursting and what this means for students or how students interpret this or do students even care
56. French authorities invite Chinese police to help control tourists: Link, get student's reactions, especially those who have traveled abroad or visited Paris
57. A "softer" angle of a hard news story written in a feature style
58. Injustices on campus
59. Trends on campus
60. How-to story
61. Flashback - China, Xi'an, XISU
62. Food delivery on campus
63. Students and dieting
63. Food safety on campus - taking a larger societal issue and focusing on it through a smaller lens
64. Feature story about terrorism, with reactions from students, instructors, and the general populous (citizens)
65. Bomb detonated in Urumqi - again, get reactions as well as report it as a backgrounder or the beginnings of an enterprise story about the larger issue or societal concern
66. Rise in Autism children in China - again as an enterprise story where you use one newsworthy individual, family , or group dealing with autism
67. Microsoft Windows 8 banned for government use in China as either a tech or reaction piece
68. Heightened security in and around transportation hubs in Xi'an - research to find out if because of Urumqi and other terrorism-related incidents
69. Police start carrying guns, more people getting shot. Are police in Xi'an carrying? CCTV looks at the spate of recent police shootings, lots of discussion online about this - reactions
70. Five cult members from the Church of Almighty God detained for a murder in a Shandong McDonald's - reactions
71. China's Huading Film Awards held its 12th ceremony in Hollywood with the show streamed live and broadcasted across China, signaling a growing entanglement between the world's largest and second-largest movie markets.
72. Profile a graduating MTI or STS student
73. Gaokao coverage - as a flashback of current XISU students reflecting on sitting the Gaokao
74. Gaokao will no longer have an English section - student's reactions, what impact this may have, if any, on job opportunities (i.e. will this lessen the need for Chinese students who speak English)
75. International student profile
76. Feature story about lifestyles similarities and differences of international students and Chinese students - either focusing on undergrad or Master's student
77. MTI/STS student who has returned from abroad, or any other student for that matter
78. Cultural exchange programs at XISU
79. Graduating students reflecting on their experiences inside and outside of the classroom at XISU
Beat story #4: Minimum 400 words; minimum two human sources; minimum two quotes.
Beat story #5: Minimum 450 words; minimum three human sources; minimum three quotes.
- Must be two different beats
- Submit as one entry; make sure I can clearly differentiate one idea from the next (i.e. use numersals, bullet points etc.)
1. Politics - Cover any recent political events or upcoming ones by interviewing students about the event, their expectations etc.
2. Business - Any recent vehicle/product recalls - interview students, teachers, or other staff impacted by this
3. Environment - Xi'an weather, PM 2.5 update, pollution
4. Job recruitment events at XISU or in Xi'an
5. Global Times recruitment; Teaching Assistantships in XISU
6. Upcoming school-wide activities
7. XISU's Translation Association
8. Semester wrap-up
9. Local angle of an international news story that students may care, be impacted by, or have an emotional interest in (that's a human interest element)
10. Politics - get students, teachers, or staffs' opinions on a recent political event in China, Xi'an, or at XISU
11. MTI students or any other department- interview MTI students
12. Tech - China loves the Internet, largest number of smartphone users - again get opinions
13. Tech - opinions on any tech story that affects students or faculty
14. Other Tech stories - China, Xi'an, XISU
15. Travel - Xi'an food (3)
16. Travel - Xi'an culture (3)
17. Travel - Xi'an history (3)
18. Travel - Xi'an museums (3)
19. Shaanxi news in any realm that may have a tangible or intangible impact on students
20. Lifestyle - MTI students daily life (must interview other MTI students)
21. XISU - Staff (administration, student leader, teacher etc.) profile
22. Arts & Entertainment story - China, Xi'an, XISU
23. Lifestyle story - China, Xi'an, XISU
24. Education story - China, Xi'an, XISU
25. Sports - China, Xi'an, XISU
26. Business - China, Xi'an, XISU
27. Crime - Fraud, thermos stealing, theft etc. in XISU
28. Other Crime stories - Xi'an or XISU
29. Student clubs' events, activities, performances, elections, or profiles
30. Lifestyle - MTI or a specific major, department, group of students and their daily life
31. Features - China, Xi'an, XISU
32. Enterprise people-based story - China, Xi'an, XISU
33. XISU - a recently scheduled event in which you attended
34. Personality Profile - China, Xi'an, XISU
35. Human-Interest story - China, Xi'an, XISU
36. Speeches - China, Xi'an, XISU
37. Newsworthy fires, accidents, or disasters - China, Xi'an, XISU
38. Trend story - China, Xi'an, XISU
39. Reaction piece - China, Xi'an, XISU
40. Backgrounder - China, Xi'an, XISU
41. Enterprise issues-based story - China, Xi'an, XISU
42. Investigative story - China, Xi'an, XISU
43. Interview soon-to-be graduates, undergrad or grad, for a reaction piece or backgrounder about the slowing economy, the job market, their plans etc.
44. Students flocking about campus in their caps and gowns coverage
45. Have there been any recently enacted, retracted, or adjusted campus policies that affect students or faculty or both?
46. Lectures/Guest speakers - department, campus or in Xi'an
47. What percentage of grad students are part-time/full-time? If a fair number of part-time students exists, interview and find out what challenges they face, why they are part-time etc....could be done from a departmental-level or the grad school as a whole.
48. What percentage of grad students have kids/ are married? If a fair number of these types of students exists, interview and find out what challenges they face, a day in their life etc....could be done from a departmental-level or the grad school as a whole.
49. Any new student clubs or organizations? Why not profile the club or organization?
50. Alibaba's IPO - reactions
51. Guangzhou train station knife attack - reactions
52. Take a walk around campus for your story idea. I always see a number of posters displayed about events, activities, lectures and the like.
53. In a similar fashion to the previous idea, ask around. Friends, colleagues (if you also work), classmates, roommates, hall-mates, STS students and other undergraduates can all clue you in to events, activities, clubs, organizations and more beyond the scope of the department, MTI, and the graduate program. Furthermore, you may also consult students you know attending other universities in Xi'an and throughout China as a starting point for issues and concerns that may have universal impact or affect/effect on/for all students.
54. WeChat's rise - how are students using WeChat etc.
55. China's housing bubble bursting and what this means for students or how students interpret this or do students even care
56. French authorities invite Chinese police to help control tourists: Link, get student's reactions, especially those who have traveled abroad or visited Paris
57. A "softer" angle of a hard news story written in a feature style
58. Injustices on campus
59. Trends on campus
60. How-to story
61. Flashback - China, Xi'an, XISU
62. Food delivery on campus
63. Students and dieting
63. Food safety on campus - taking a larger societal issue and focusing on it through a smaller lens
64. Feature story about terrorism, with reactions from students, instructors, and the general populous (citizens)
65. Bomb detonated in Urumqi - again, get reactions as well as report it as a backgrounder or the beginnings of an enterprise story about the larger issue or societal concern
66. Rise in Autism children in China - again as an enterprise story where you use one newsworthy individual, family , or group dealing with autism
67. Microsoft Windows 8 banned for government use in China as either a tech or reaction piece
68. Heightened security in and around transportation hubs in Xi'an - research to find out if because of Urumqi and other terrorism-related incidents
69. Police start carrying guns, more people getting shot. Are police in Xi'an carrying? CCTV looks at the spate of recent police shootings, lots of discussion online about this - reactions
70. Five cult members from the Church of Almighty God detained for a murder in a Shandong McDonald's - reactions
71. China's Huading Film Awards held its 12th ceremony in Hollywood with the show streamed live and broadcasted across China, signaling a growing entanglement between the world's largest and second-largest movie markets.
72. Profile a graduating MTI or STS student
73. Gaokao coverage - as a flashback of current XISU students reflecting on sitting the Gaokao
74. Gaokao will no longer have an English section - student's reactions, what impact this may have, if any, on job opportunities (i.e. will this lessen the need for Chinese students who speak English)
75. International student profile
76. Feature story about lifestyles similarities and differences of international students and Chinese students - either focusing on undergrad or Master's student
77. MTI/STS student who has returned from abroad, or any other student for that matter
78. Cultural exchange programs at XISU
79. Graduating students reflecting on their experiences inside and outside of the classroom at XISU