JSONS students:
You should not pay to attend any event which you are covering for JSONS. Always contact the event organizers as far ahead of the event possible and ask for press access. Talk to Professor Paraschos if you have problems getting access to events.
Carly Rose
We are authorized to use the AP photo datebase of the library–it’s called AP Images and can be found in the library’s “Articles and More” site section. The AP Images database is a bit slow, but has thousands of stock photos. Unless you take your own photos….USE IT.
Also, read your stories when they are posted and read other people’s stories for any typos, etc. If you see anything wrong, let me know ASAP.
I went to the State House to find out about the voting’s outcome of gay marriage today. There were many people carrying signs, either opposing or supporting gay marriage in front of the State House.
At the rally, there was a middle age man carrying an anti-gay marriage sign. The reason that I point him out is that the word marriage on his sign was spelled “marrige.” His opponents made fun of him and about the sign. I found it funny too, but sad that he was mocked at. He must have felt like hell. If I were him, I would dig a hole in the ground and hide myself in it. So he had to take the sign down and fixed it.
It’s a very good lesson for me and others as well that make sure you have everything correct before you put your work out there. Once it’s out, you have no control of it. People are not so nice and understanding. They always look for your mistakes and use them to make fun of you or destroy you.
My advice is: it’s better to be late than be first and laughed at.
PS
JSONS reporters Matt and Steve have just been assigned to cover the Gay Marriage debate at the State House this afternoon. Matt pointed out (correctly) that he is not dressed for the occasion–he is wearing cutoff shorts and flipflops. But he has his press pass and the right attitude. They’ll be fine. mp
Last weekend, when I was out to cover the Gay Pride Weekend at Faneuil Hall, I came across Filipinos celebrating their 109th Independece. The event looked colorful and interesting. So I decided to do a story about it.
I have learnt that as a reporter, you need to be ready all the time as you never know what will happen. There are times that many hours are spent brainstorming for story ideas. Then, out of blue, a good story can be found without agonizing or searching for it.
One of the interesting aspects of covering the story is that, the event did not get much attention from Bostonians. Most of them just walked by without stopping. It I were them, I would be very interested to learn about it. Millions of people spend so much money each year traveling overseas to experience other cultures. However, when culture is brought right to their door’s steps, they just ignore it. Interesting.
sp
