TME yawa Flashcards
what are the qualities that a travel blog must have?
Be Flexible
Be Adaptable
Live Modestly.
Be Curious.
Be Tenacious
Be motivated and disciplined.
Have passion
Is a person who supervises and determines on the final content of a text, such as a newspaper or magazine.
An editor
is operationally described as not necessarily true or reliable, because the material Is based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.
Anecdotal or an anecdote
is operationally defined as referring to or describing goods, services, or interests that cater to a limited, specialized group of people
Niche
in the context of this course, is defined as a type of artistic, musical, or literary
composition that is distinguished by its style, shape, or material.
Genre
is described as a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something
Pitch
The very first step in writing a good travel story is finding the ______
right subject
As a writer, you want to choose a subject that will allow you to infuse your story with a sense of _______ and _________
connection and conviction
There are three kinds of trends you should monitor to find good story ideas and get to
know your market.
Objective Travel Trends
Subjective Travel Trends
Editorial travel trends
example of Objective Travel Trends
Active sports
example of Subjective Travel Trends
Experience
Example of Editorial travel trends
fashion??
are indicated by changes in the weight of coverage given to different regions or
types of travel.
Editorial travel trends
are anecdotal and often qualitative
Subjective Travel Trends
reflect traveler behavior:
Objective Travel Trends
elements on RESEARCHING YOUR STORY (George, 2017)
Pre-Trip Research
Researching on the road
Finding your focus
Interviewing and note-taking techniques
Taking notes
Interviewing people
in the context of literature, is described as a feature of narrative, which includes a diversity of simultaneous points of view and voices.
Polyphonic or polyphony,
in this lesson’s context, is the presence of two or more expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work
Heteroglossic
A ‘__________ ’ is described as a writing piece, in which the focal element is
devoted to an argument.
discursive point of view
______ is a mode of storytelling or a peripheral narrator in which a storyteller recounts events from their own point of view using the first person such as “I”, “us”, “our” and “ourselves”.
first-person voice
______ contextually refers to one who is an adherent of elitism: one whose attitudes and beliefs are biased in favor of a socially elite class of people.
Elitist
_______ refers to a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns.
Off-the-beaten-track
_______ is operationally defined as a link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.
Hyperlinks
_______ may be described as a narrative form of self-presentation
Blogs
often manifest in the use of a ________ in most texts concerned with narrating travel as opposed to tourism, imbues these texts with a sense of aloneness. This effect is also achieved by ‘writing out’ fellow travelers and tourists (Dann 1999).
First-person voice
Can be extremely demanding and requires a particular temperament and some harsh setting that limits your lifestyle
Characteristics of a travel writer
You have to be able to DROP EVERYTHING and take off for FAR FLUNG destination at a moment’s notice
BE FLEXIBLE
You need to have a closet full of suitable clothing and gear and a head full of SUITABLE ATTITUDES.
BE ADAPTABLE
You need TO BE ABLE TO LIVE ON A PRECARIOUS INCOME
LIVE MODESTLY
One of the PRIME CHARACTERISTICS common to all great travel writers
BE CURIOUS
You must find the courage to TALK WITH PEOPLE YOU HAVE NEVER MET.
BE TENACIOUS
You NEED TO BE DISCIPLINE to continually researching, interviewing, taking notes, and gathering information.
BE MOTIVATED AND DISCIPLNIE
YOU MUST HAVE PASSION, passion for people, passion for the world, passion for the whole business of traveling
HAVE PASSION
MICK JAGGER AND DREW BARRY MORE
TRAVEL WRITER
You need to be able to turn your hand to a variety of travel articles
BECOME A SPECIALIST
Become a genre in itself
WRITING ABOUT FOOD
Carry your readers deep into your soul
WRITING ABOUT CULTURE
To pitch your story
PRE-TIP RESEARCH
Stay alive to the world around you.
RESEARCHING ON THE ROAD
Focus on that story
FINDING FOCUS
The ability to take good notes and carry out efficient
INTERVIEWING AND NOTE TAKING TECHNIQUES
Taken on the spot provides reliable and vivid building blocks for the story
TAKING NOTES
is an art of a different kind
INTERVIEWING PEOPLE
investigate the past and present origins, creation, and actions of humans and their societies. They study people from all over the world’s cultures, languages, habits, archaeological remains, and physical characteristics.
Archaeologists
Are the custodians or keepers of a museum or other collection.
Curators
______ in certain tribes of northern Asia and North America, they are thought to have access to and control over the realm of good and evil spirits. Typically, such people perform divination and healing while in a trance state during a ritual.
Shamans
_______ in the course’s context, is the capacity to alter or be modified quickly in response to changing circumstances.
Flexibility
_______ is operationally known as the will to keep doing what you are doing
Tenacity
