Monday: I finished the paint story, went on rounds and went to court with Denise to see how sentencings work.
Tuesday: I made more Heelys calls, worked on the traffic story, talked to a guy from Wendy's for the traffic story, called the Wendy but never got to talk to her, and then went to the opening event for the summer reading program at the library. A children's book writer and song writer was the main attraction.
Wednesday: Made traffic phone calls and talked to McDonalds.
Thursday: I had a really good traffic interview, we had an entire staff meeting with pizza, and then I went kayaking for a story about the kayak program at the park. Then I came back to the newsroom with a soaked notebook and wrote my story.
Friday: I added the information from the previous day's traffic interview to my story. It was what I had needed and was really glad to have had that interview. Then I went out to Boardman Park to talk to average joe's about the traffic. I didn't have any problems talking to these people because they all hate the crazy traffic in the area. With those interviews, the traffic story is nearing completion. Finally.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
week six
I'm late posting, like always. This, though, is the most behind I've been.
Sunday: I covered Boardman High School's commencement ceremony. I attended the event, wrote the article and then wrote cutlines for all the photos tha appeared on B1 and B2.
Monday: I went on rounds, worked on my cemetery story and wrote a brief about the damages at Mill Creek Park from Friday's storm.
Tuesday: I went to an event in the afternoon called Underwater Undercovered at one of the libraries. The Mahoning County's Dive Team did the presentation. Then Leslie and I headed out to the craziest cemetery we've ever seen. It is more or less situated in a Wendy's parking lot. It was old, but not as old as Oak Hill.
Wednesday: I went out to YSU to interview the guy who gave us the tip about the 90-year-old paint store owner. I also worked on the traffic story and a story about Heelys, which will probably die because I haven't been able to find doctors who have had patients with injuries from the shoes.
Thursday: I interviewed the paint guy and then spent the rest of the day writing the piece. He told so many stories it took a really long time to sort through everything.
and I was off Friday since I worked Sunday.
Sunday: I covered Boardman High School's commencement ceremony. I attended the event, wrote the article and then wrote cutlines for all the photos tha appeared on B1 and B2.
Monday: I went on rounds, worked on my cemetery story and wrote a brief about the damages at Mill Creek Park from Friday's storm.
Tuesday: I went to an event in the afternoon called Underwater Undercovered at one of the libraries. The Mahoning County's Dive Team did the presentation. Then Leslie and I headed out to the craziest cemetery we've ever seen. It is more or less situated in a Wendy's parking lot. It was old, but not as old as Oak Hill.
Wednesday: I went out to YSU to interview the guy who gave us the tip about the 90-year-old paint store owner. I also worked on the traffic story and a story about Heelys, which will probably die because I haven't been able to find doctors who have had patients with injuries from the shoes.
Thursday: I interviewed the paint guy and then spent the rest of the day writing the piece. He told so many stories it took a really long time to sort through everything.
and I was off Friday since I worked Sunday.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
week five
Monday: I went to the Boardman YMCA for a tour and to pick up their summer schedule of events for story fodder. Then I headed out to Poland for a tour through the forest following the wildflower spotter list created by a local woman. I wrote up the wildflower story afterward.
Tuesday: I worked on the wildflower story some more. I think this was a really slow day.
Wednesday: I did a story about the library's Baby Brilliant program, which promotes early literacy skills in children ages 0-3. I went to a program at the Boardman library. Then I went on rounds for Denise. While at the Boardman police station, my car window decided to break, which led to my driver side door not being openable. Fun crawling over the console. I wrote the literacy story after rounds.
Thursday: I went on rounds. Made lots of cemetery phone calls and traffic phone calls. Began viewing traffic maps of Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
Friday: Composed the list of the top ten busiest sections of roads in Trumbull and Mahoning counties and then cleared the list with the company who makes the counts for a traffic story. Then I began work on a cemetery story about interesting people and headstones and stories. I went to Oak Hill where all the people with old money are buried. Then I headed out to Calvary, which is predominately Catholic and houses some local mob families and other personalities. Then I continued on to the Mahoning County Historical Society for some cemetery information. While there, the huge storm hit, the tornado siren went off and I spent a half hour or so in the basement of the building.
Tuesday: I worked on the wildflower story some more. I think this was a really slow day.
Wednesday: I did a story about the library's Baby Brilliant program, which promotes early literacy skills in children ages 0-3. I went to a program at the Boardman library. Then I went on rounds for Denise. While at the Boardman police station, my car window decided to break, which led to my driver side door not being openable. Fun crawling over the console. I wrote the literacy story after rounds.
Thursday: I went on rounds. Made lots of cemetery phone calls and traffic phone calls. Began viewing traffic maps of Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
Friday: Composed the list of the top ten busiest sections of roads in Trumbull and Mahoning counties and then cleared the list with the company who makes the counts for a traffic story. Then I began work on a cemetery story about interesting people and headstones and stories. I went to Oak Hill where all the people with old money are buried. Then I headed out to Calvary, which is predominately Catholic and houses some local mob families and other personalities. Then I continued on to the Mahoning County Historical Society for some cemetery information. While there, the huge storm hit, the tornado siren went off and I spent a half hour or so in the basement of the building.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
week four. one-third of the way done
Monday: a holiday. yay!
Tuesday: I went to Austintown Fitch to do a story about art students there who painted a mural as part of a project for their student teacher. I also called Poland's Streetscapes to hear about their summer plans.
Wednesday: Got the art story written and worked on a brief about a charity football event.
Thursday: I went to a yoga class at Mill Creek Park, which was amazing. I spent the rest of the day working on the story. My factboxes were as long as the story, but they turned out really sweet.
Friday: off because of Ted Scripps Leadership Institute in Indianapolis.
Tuesday: I went to Austintown Fitch to do a story about art students there who painted a mural as part of a project for their student teacher. I also called Poland's Streetscapes to hear about their summer plans.
Wednesday: Got the art story written and worked on a brief about a charity football event.
Thursday: I went to a yoga class at Mill Creek Park, which was amazing. I spent the rest of the day working on the story. My factboxes were as long as the story, but they turned out really sweet.
Friday: off because of Ted Scripps Leadership Institute in Indianapolis.
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