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The value of reading journalism
This is particularly a message to younger journalists in college. Read. It was the one word that circulated throughout my journalism classes early on in my college career. Instructors always told their classes to read newspapers, magazines and blogs. Young journalists such as myself had it pounded into their heads with a hammer. Reading assignments were expected [...]
Continue reading...My initial thoughts on AnnArbor.com, the now-live online news organization
Friday, July 24, 2009
Late Thursday night, the party came early for AnnArbor.com. The site went live for the first time in replacement of The Ann Arbor News, which ended its long run the same day. Like I said in the previous entry, this is a big step for not just Ann Arbor, but for the journalism industry in general. [...]
Continue reading...5 feature/profile reporting tips for beginning journalists
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sometime last Spring, Central Michigan Life’s adviser, Neil Hopp, asked a coworker, Dan Monson, and I to spend some time working with some of the newer sports reporters on how to write extensive feature and/or profile stories. The request came after our Hearst wins – Monson placed 14th in Personality/Profile Writing for “Hidden pain” and [...]
Continue reading...“The shot that got away” – why, as primarily a writer, I now truly respect a photojournalist’s job
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Photography always has been an essential part of a newspaper. The main photo on a front page usually is the first thing you see when you pass a news stand. Photos give pages personality. They accent the reporting. But in working in newsrooms the last four years or so, I’ve learned that many times, the photo [...]
Continue reading...Who am I?
The future of news media has never been more exciting to me.
I am a multifaceted young journalist currently working as online sports producer at The Arizona Republic. I interned at The Grand Rapids Press over the summer, and previously served as 2009-10 editor in chief of Central Michigan Life, the award-winning student publication of Central Michigan University.
I was named 2009 College Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association, and graduated from CMU in May 2010 with a degree in journalism and media design. I spent the summer of 2009 at The Grand Rapids Press as a copy desk intern, and summer 2008 at The Saginaw News as a metro reporting intern.
Monday, September 28, 2009
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