Friday, November 7, 2008
if you read yesterday's paper...
If you read yesterday's Herald (including the article about the incident at The Grove), be looking out for a follow-up article. Several people who were in the crowd are indicating that the police reports, which were used as sources for the article, were not accurate. We will probably be running a follow-up story Monday with several of those people giving their side of the story.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
...democracy in action
Well, today is the day. After nearly two years of campaigning, it ends today. I just cast my vote about an hour ago, and it felt pretty good. I've been vocal about elections since I was a kid, but this was my very first time to cast my presidential vote. (In case you don't know, it went to McCain). I'm still hoping for the comeback King to pull through tonight!
By the way, has everyone picked up our election edition? They're on newstands all over campus. There are stories on student involvement in the campaigns, first-time voters, the candidates' stances on the economy and Iraq and the results from our campus-wide survey. I must admit; I think the paper turned out pretty well!
AND I just posted online an interview with presidential candidate Ralph Nadar. He answers 10 questions submitted by college newspapers.
Anyway, enjoy your election day, and if there's anyone out there who's still waffling,
VOTE MCCAIN :)
By the way, has everyone picked up our election edition? They're on newstands all over campus. There are stories on student involvement in the campaigns, first-time voters, the candidates' stances on the economy and Iraq and the results from our campus-wide survey. I must admit; I think the paper turned out pretty well!
AND I just posted online an interview with presidential candidate Ralph Nadar. He answers 10 questions submitted by college newspapers.
Anyway, enjoy your election day, and if there's anyone out there who's still waffling,
VOTE MCCAIN :)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Election Edition coming Monday!
Well, The Herald seems a little empty today. Lots of our staff members left yesterday for the National College Media Convention in Kansas City. I stuck around because I have a wedding to be in this weekend (not to mention, running the paper & a million other things).
I'm about to start working on Monday's paper, a special Election edition! It will include stories discussing the candidates' stances on various issues and ASU students and faculty members' opinions about them.
PLUS it will include the results of our campus-wide survey, which we conducted last week! Interested to see where your fellow students stand on the issues and who they're voting for? Pick up The Herald Monday afternoon.
I'm about to start working on Monday's paper, a special Election edition! It will include stories discussing the candidates' stances on various issues and ASU students and faculty members' opinions about them.
PLUS it will include the results of our campus-wide survey, which we conducted last week! Interested to see where your fellow students stand on the issues and who they're voting for? Pick up The Herald Monday afternoon.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Media & Politics
It's finally the weekend.
I'm pretty glad about that though it doesn't look like I'm gonna have much down time over the next two days. But that's ok. At least class won't be a part of it.
Yesterday ASU's student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted a panel on "Media & Politics." There we had Dr. Wang, chair of the Political Science Department, Kelly Kissel of the Associated Press, and Elizabeth Aymond of the Republican Party.
The discussion got a little heated as one lady in the audience kept insisting that the media is completely liberally biased. Kissel and Wang begged to differ. (I begged to agree) But anyway, the panel was interesting and went well.
This week we at The Herald took a survey among students about the presidential election. Stories telling the results will run Nov. 3 in The Herald. It's an issue you won't want to miss.
I'm pretty glad about that though it doesn't look like I'm gonna have much down time over the next two days. But that's ok. At least class won't be a part of it.
Yesterday ASU's student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted a panel on "Media & Politics." There we had Dr. Wang, chair of the Political Science Department, Kelly Kissel of the Associated Press, and Elizabeth Aymond of the Republican Party.
The discussion got a little heated as one lady in the audience kept insisting that the media is completely liberally biased. Kissel and Wang begged to differ. (I begged to agree) But anyway, the panel was interesting and went well.
This week we at The Herald took a survey among students about the presidential election. Stories telling the results will run Nov. 3 in The Herald. It's an issue you won't want to miss.
Monday, October 20, 2008
I'm moving on...
I am really tired. Just when I thought getting out of the office at 11:45 was too good to be true, I realized... it was. Last night was another 1:15er, but that's ok.
On a positive note, we FINALLY got our TV in The Herald working... all four channels.
Today's paper was out at an astounding 2:30! Pretty incredible I do say... If you're wondering, which you're probably not, why there hasn't been an issue in color yet, it's because the man in the print shop who knows how to print in color is MIA, and apparently no one else down there knows how to do it.It looks like I may never know what it's like as editor to put out a color paper.
On a different note... I typed up this long rant of a post the other day about how I was tossing CNN to the wind and going full Fox News, but then I ended up not posting it because I probably, unfortunately, will continue to watch CNN sometimes (like when Fox is on commercial). But really, I am getting really fed up with the liberals (disguised as journalists) at CNN. (Campbell Brown, for one). Oh & lo & behold, Glenn Beck, the only conservative on Headline News/CNN is moving to Fox! What a surprise... they just couldn't stand having one differing viewpoint with them any longer. I had always thought I couldn't get used to watching any other network because I had "grown up" with CNN, but I'm learning to be quite comfortable with those at Fox News. You should turn your TV to channel 53 as well; you just might feel the same.
On a positive note, we FINALLY got our TV in The Herald working... all four channels.
Today's paper was out at an astounding 2:30! Pretty incredible I do say... If you're wondering, which you're probably not, why there hasn't been an issue in color yet, it's because the man in the print shop who knows how to print in color is MIA, and apparently no one else down there knows how to do it.It looks like I may never know what it's like as editor to put out a color paper.
On a different note... I typed up this long rant of a post the other day about how I was tossing CNN to the wind and going full Fox News, but then I ended up not posting it because I probably, unfortunately, will continue to watch CNN sometimes (like when Fox is on commercial). But really, I am getting really fed up with the liberals (disguised as journalists) at CNN. (Campbell Brown, for one). Oh & lo & behold, Glenn Beck, the only conservative on Headline News/CNN is moving to Fox! What a surprise... they just couldn't stand having one differing viewpoint with them any longer. I had always thought I couldn't get used to watching any other network because I had "grown up" with CNN, but I'm learning to be quite comfortable with those at Fox News. You should turn your TV to channel 53 as well; you just might feel the same.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
debate night in america... and the production room
Howdy. Well production night is getting kicked off. Tomorrow's paper will include (I think)... SGA coverage, a story about the lack of dental schools around, a story about going green and more. Be sure and check it out!
Right now, I'm just getting started editing the stories and waiting for the Presidential debate to start. Maintenance STILL hasn't gotten our cable hooked up in here, so I am gonna try my hardest to find a place where I can watch the debate online. Every other time I've tried, this computer wouldn't download whatever I needed to watch live video. But Meghan said she found a Web site (hulu) that should work. Hopefully!
Well, I better get to work. Be sure and pick up a paper tomorow!
And post a comment and let me know what you think about tonight's debate!
Right now, I'm just getting started editing the stories and waiting for the Presidential debate to start. Maintenance STILL hasn't gotten our cable hooked up in here, so I am gonna try my hardest to find a place where I can watch the debate online. Every other time I've tried, this computer wouldn't download whatever I needed to watch live video. But Meghan said she found a Web site (hulu) that should work. Hopefully!
Well, I better get to work. Be sure and pick up a paper tomorow!
And post a comment and let me know what you think about tonight's debate!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Journalism alumni speakers series, speaker #3
Chris Bynum, a 1970 graduate of the Journalism Department, is on campus today speaking with journalism classes. She'll be speaking with our Herald staff at 5 p.m.
She is a former editor of The Herald and is a health and fitness writer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. She was part of the pulitzer prize-winning staff that covered Hurricane Katrina.
In my feature writing class at 2 p.m., she spoke and showed us a slideshow of images from Katrina. It was very interesting to hear someone who not only covered the disaster but lived it. Ms. Bynum lost her home and all her belongings in the flood. She told us how she had to balance living the storm with covering it.
She also told about her days as a fashion writer. She often covered big events like NYC's "Fashion Week." There, she attended Cher's Halloween/Birthday party, about which she wrote a piece "Desperately seeking Cher." (She never found her)
To read some of Ms. Bynum's work, click here
She is a former editor of The Herald and is a health and fitness writer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. She was part of the pulitzer prize-winning staff that covered Hurricane Katrina.
In my feature writing class at 2 p.m., she spoke and showed us a slideshow of images from Katrina. It was very interesting to hear someone who not only covered the disaster but lived it. Ms. Bynum lost her home and all her belongings in the flood. She told us how she had to balance living the storm with covering it.
She also told about her days as a fashion writer. She often covered big events like NYC's "Fashion Week." There, she attended Cher's Halloween/Birthday party, about which she wrote a piece "Desperately seeking Cher." (She never found her)
To read some of Ms. Bynum's work, click here
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