Since there are so many middle school and high school teens on this site, I was just wondering if anyone is on the student journalism team @ their school. Me and highspeedquad are on our school's journalism crew (the Eagles Eye View or EEV) and since this is totally irrelevant, it goes well in the off-topic discussions!
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Journalism?
Started by Boeinglover, Feb 16 2005 08:44 PM
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Posted 16 February 2005 - 08:44 PM
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Posted 16 February 2005 - 09:07 PM
Here's an article I wrote on the iraq elections...
Iraq: The Next Chapter
Eight million cast ballots in the nation's first free elections in half a century.
Despite the threat of terrorist attacks, as many as eight million Iraqis vote in the country’s first democratic election in 50 years, offering a powerful endorsement of democracy nearly two years after the U.S. invasion of the country.
Nearly 60 per cent of those eligible to vote did so on January 30th, although that number is substantially higher in Shiite and Kurdish areas of the country. In the northern regions of the country where the majority of people are Sunni, the turnout was considerably lower; some religious leaders called for a boycott of the election. At the same time, election officials have said that voter turnout in the Sunni areas was higher than initial expectations, in some Sunni regions; it could be as high as 40 per cent.
Just getting to a polling station proved difficult. All private Vehicles were prohibited from driving on Election Day, in hopes that it would help prevent car bombings, and other attacks which involve vehicles. Despite this precaution, there was a fair amount of bloodshed; around 40 people were killed on Election Day as a result of insurgence attacks; still security officials note that that number would have been significantly higher if extra security measures had not been taken.
Despite explosions and increased security, the day was marked mostly with celebration, as in past elections voters were given a ballot with only one name on it: Saddam Hussein. This time they had a choice, a choice of 7,761 candidates from 111 different parties, all hoping to have a seat in Iraq’s National Assembly.
So what’s next for the country? The National Assembly will begin to draft a permanent constitution, after a draft is finalized; a national referendum will take place. If voters approve the constitution, elections for a permanent government will be held on December 15, 2005. If the constitution is not approved by the voters, the whole process will start all over again.
Iraq: The Next Chapter
Eight million cast ballots in the nation's first free elections in half a century.
Despite the threat of terrorist attacks, as many as eight million Iraqis vote in the country’s first democratic election in 50 years, offering a powerful endorsement of democracy nearly two years after the U.S. invasion of the country.
Nearly 60 per cent of those eligible to vote did so on January 30th, although that number is substantially higher in Shiite and Kurdish areas of the country. In the northern regions of the country where the majority of people are Sunni, the turnout was considerably lower; some religious leaders called for a boycott of the election. At the same time, election officials have said that voter turnout in the Sunni areas was higher than initial expectations, in some Sunni regions; it could be as high as 40 per cent.
Just getting to a polling station proved difficult. All private Vehicles were prohibited from driving on Election Day, in hopes that it would help prevent car bombings, and other attacks which involve vehicles. Despite this precaution, there was a fair amount of bloodshed; around 40 people were killed on Election Day as a result of insurgence attacks; still security officials note that that number would have been significantly higher if extra security measures had not been taken.
Despite explosions and increased security, the day was marked mostly with celebration, as in past elections voters were given a ballot with only one name on it: Saddam Hussein. This time they had a choice, a choice of 7,761 candidates from 111 different parties, all hoping to have a seat in Iraq’s National Assembly.
So what’s next for the country? The National Assembly will begin to draft a permanent constitution, after a draft is finalized; a national referendum will take place. If voters approve the constitution, elections for a permanent government will be held on December 15, 2005. If the constitution is not approved by the voters, the whole process will start all over again.
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Posted 16 February 2005 - 10:04 PM
I took a journalism class in college last year if that counts.
I've actually recieved comments about my writing and how it's so descriptive and well thought out, although I can spend hours on writing a 4 page paper. Because of things like that, I could never be a good journalist. But it does seem fun though.
I've actually recieved comments about my writing and how it's so descriptive and well thought out, although I can spend hours on writing a 4 page paper. Because of things like that, I could never be a good journalist. But it does seem fun though.
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Posted 17 February 2005 - 07:30 AM
Me and Boeinglover are currently in a Newspaper journalism class. There should be a video journalism thing in our last trimester.
My life or my chocolate: Give me a minute, I'm thinking.
Isn't it odd that "politics" is made up of the word "poli" meaning many, and "tics" meaning blood-sucking creatures?
Isn't it odd that "politics" is made up of the word "poli" meaning many, and "tics" meaning blood-sucking creatures?
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Posted 17 February 2005 - 08:01 AM
I'm now a writer and editor for a oilpatch magazine (I freelance too!), after getting an 18-month introduction to the industry as a weekly newpaper reporter. Ironically, besides a variety of writing courses I did not take any journalism classes, although I have fifteen years previous experience in electronic and print media analysis. So I guess you could say I sort of learned by osmosis.
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Posted 17 February 2005 - 04:25 PM
I'll maybe submit my article on our school's Math Counts program. (coming to a computer near you in 2 weeks!!!)
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Posted 17 February 2005 - 05:25 PM
So someone is a journalist professionally? That's interesting to know. I don't really want to be a journalist, but it could be fun. I've only written one article so far, so I'm just a starter.
My life or my chocolate: Give me a minute, I'm thinking.
Isn't it odd that "politics" is made up of the word "poli" meaning many, and "tics" meaning blood-sucking creatures?
Isn't it odd that "politics" is made up of the word "poli" meaning many, and "tics" meaning blood-sucking creatures?
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Posted 18 February 2005 - 07:15 AM
Highspeedquad may be a rookie but I'm a veteran. I've been taking this class all year and I would like to take it all 3 trimesters. I'm planning on doing it all 3 trimesters next year as well (I'm enjoying this class)
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To be or not to be, that is the question of life.
I am lucky! I won the heads and tails game 300 consecutive times! You see the rules are: heads I win, tails you lose
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Posted 18 February 2005 - 02:10 PM
You really have to like writing, because you'll be expected to produce a lot of it! And photography is an asset as well, expecially when most people start at a small weekly.
During my 18 month tenure with a small town weekly I covered civic and county politics, school board meetings, three elections (civic, provincial and federal), sports, entertainment and local events - you name it. Depending on where you work, the hours are sometimes brutal - 10-14 hours a day, with rarely a full weekend off.
On the plus side, if you've got a good editor, he'll be showing you all the ropes on layout (using either Quark Xpress or Adobe Indesign, I hope), which should set you up quite nicely for your next job - which you should always be on the lookout for unless you want to get stuck in a rut. And remember to try and freelance your stuff - you never know where that magazine, specialty publication or daily newpaper opportunity will come from.
During my 18 month tenure with a small town weekly I covered civic and county politics, school board meetings, three elections (civic, provincial and federal), sports, entertainment and local events - you name it. Depending on where you work, the hours are sometimes brutal - 10-14 hours a day, with rarely a full weekend off.
On the plus side, if you've got a good editor, he'll be showing you all the ropes on layout (using either Quark Xpress or Adobe Indesign, I hope), which should set you up quite nicely for your next job - which you should always be on the lookout for unless you want to get stuck in a rut. And remember to try and freelance your stuff - you never know where that magazine, specialty publication or daily newpaper opportunity will come from.
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Posted 18 February 2005 - 06:10 PM
I think that Journalism is a good hobby, but I doubt that I will ever consider a career in journalism. I want to do other things.
My life or my chocolate: Give me a minute, I'm thinking.
Isn't it odd that "politics" is made up of the word "poli" meaning many, and "tics" meaning blood-sucking creatures?
Isn't it odd that "politics" is made up of the word "poli" meaning many, and "tics" meaning blood-sucking creatures?
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Posted 19 February 2005 - 03:24 PM
It's been a great vocation for me, especially the past two years since I've become an editor. Two weeks of gathering information, doing interviews - mixed with a day or two of midweek skiing every week. Followed by about 10-12 days of work as the dreaded deadline doom approaches! I quit my old job to get a better balance in my life and this one has allowed me to do that. Of course, I had to climb a few rungs to get to this place but the effort was certainly worth it...
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