The journalism trade is fascinating. Almost... ALMOST... makes me wish I were back in school. I learned some of the "ropes" from the other side of the stick--being the interviewee. I think it is much better being the interviewer.
I'm glad Jane recommended this site and the associated blogs! Not only is this (the students' blogs) a great teaching tool, but it is also a great way to engage the university with the larger Greeley community. Take care,
Another thing you can do is have the students write on the Greeley Tribune's blog system. It's easy and free, just like Blogger, Wordpress and Typepad. They could even do snippets of their pieces on the Tribune's site with a link back to their larger blog sites. Sometimes the Tribune will even publish those!
Also, for the students' sites, I would have their links open in a blank page (where it says target, click on the "blank" option) so that it doesn't navigate away from your main page in case people want to read more than just one of the student blogs. Just a suggestion.
I would recommend you keep your students as far away from the Tribune as humanly possible. They are in fact the same paper that was led at the helm by one Mr. Cobbler are they not? Also they lack in every aspect of the word “Credibility”. They are nowhere close to being journalists or journalistic and prove it every day. I mean honestly, what kind of Editor must one be to have multi grammar mistakes as well as spelling in every issue? I mean, [once again] to sound redundant isn’t that his job? To correct? Please do not encourage your student’s minds to be poisoned by such a well it is truly tainted. They censor for God sakes, and I’m talking everything. Ask Jane; this is her second go around on it.
Did you catch the commentary in the New York Times on Greeley's famed no-dispensary decision? I always find it fascinating how national, statewide, and local new items feed up the chain sometimes. I am not sure how that works behind the scenes exactly. Do the news staff get starts and ideas off the wire? Are they reading local reporter stories? Are there insider news macros that news offices subscribe to. How does a small Greeley political event, as compared to something like the "Balloon Boy" story, become a tidbit in a bigger piece so quickly.
Someone told me a NY Times reporter was at the City Council meeting last week. I love it. Did you ever notice that Greeley only makes the national news when something negative or stupid happens?
Interesting. Wonder if it was an assignment or a happenstance. Since when does the New York Times keep up on the agenda items for Greeley? I guess you could keep track with a macro on Google for items associated with dispensaries.
Jane, The NY Times probably picks it up in the same way that other national papers would - by reading the AP or UPI syndicates. It could also be that a reporter came by to get the local angle of Colorado's marijuana law implementation.
The NY Times was in Colorado to cover the election last year and Rolling Stone magazine did an article about Greeley and Marilyn Musgrave even.
Greeley may seem like a little town with minor news to add to the national scene, but really I think a lot of people look at this area's (the Colorado Front Range) news as harbingers of things to come nationally.
Mowdy, I think you might be a little harsh on the Tribune. They are trying like everyone else. Journalism is both a science and an art. It is made by people and people aren't perfect. Besides, it's what we have here, and I think getting some things written and published would be a good experience for journalism students. It would give them some articles for their portfolio when they are out looking for jobs as well as helping them to participate in the community media process even more directly.
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The journalism trade is fascinating. Almost... ALMOST... makes me wish I were back in school. I learned some of the "ropes" from the other side of the stick--being the interviewee. I think it is much better being the interviewer.
I'm glad Jane recommended this site and the associated blogs! Not only is this (the students' blogs) a great teaching tool, but it is also a great way to engage the university with the larger Greeley community.
Take care,
Cassie
LifeTransPlanet
Another thing you can do is have the students write on the Greeley Tribune's blog system. It's easy and free, just like Blogger, Wordpress and Typepad. They could even do snippets of their pieces on the Tribune's site with a link back to their larger blog sites. Sometimes the Tribune will even publish those!
Also, for the students' sites, I would have their links open in a blank page (where it says target, click on the "blank" option) so that it doesn't navigate away from your main page in case people want to read more than just one of the student blogs. Just a suggestion.
I would recommend you keep your students as far away from the Tribune as humanly possible. They are in fact the same paper that was led at the helm by one Mr. Cobbler are they not? Also they lack in every aspect of the word “Credibility”. They are nowhere close to being journalists or journalistic and prove it every day. I mean honestly, what kind of Editor must one be to have multi grammar mistakes as well as spelling in every issue? I mean, [once again] to sound redundant isn’t that his job? To correct? Please do not encourage your student’s minds to be poisoned by such a well it is truly tainted. They censor for God sakes, and I’m talking everything. Ask Jane; this is her second go around on it.
Did you catch the commentary in the New York Times on Greeley's famed no-dispensary decision? I always find it fascinating how national, statewide, and local new items feed up the chain sometimes. I am not sure how that works behind the scenes exactly. Do the news staff get starts and ideas off the wire? Are they reading local reporter stories? Are there insider news macros that news offices subscribe to. How does a small Greeley political event, as compared to something like the "Balloon Boy" story, become a tidbit in a bigger piece so quickly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/us/26marijuana.html
Someone told me a NY Times reporter was at the City Council meeting last week. I love it. Did you ever notice that Greeley only makes the national news when something negative or stupid happens?
Interesting. Wonder if it was an assignment or a happenstance. Since when does the New York Times keep up on the agenda items for Greeley? I guess you could keep track with a macro on Google for items associated with dispensaries.
Jane,
The NY Times probably picks it up in the same way that other national papers would - by reading the AP or UPI syndicates. It could also be that a reporter came by to get the local angle of Colorado's marijuana law implementation.
The NY Times was in Colorado to cover the election last year and Rolling Stone magazine did an article about Greeley and Marilyn Musgrave even.
Greeley may seem like a little town with minor news to add to the national scene, but really I think a lot of people look at this area's (the Colorado Front Range) news as harbingers of things to come nationally.
Mowdy, I think you might be a little harsh on the Tribune. They are trying like everyone else. Journalism is both a science and an art. It is made by people and people aren't perfect. Besides, it's what we have here, and I think getting some things written and published would be a good experience for journalism students. It would give them some articles for their portfolio when they are out looking for jobs as well as helping them to participate in the community media process even more directly.
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