Monday: I worked on a story about Dogster, trying to get permission to post on their message board and reading about the organization.
Tuesday: I went first to the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley for a story about Project Daymaker, which provides haircuts for free to homeless people. When I arrived, I was told the event was canceled. Then at 10 I went downtown for the official opening of the murals that I wrote about a few weeks ago. Upon returning from that, Todd, the e-i-c, took the interns downtown to the candy store and gave us a tour of the presses.
Wednesday: I went first to Canfield where Mill Creek Park's farm is. Every Wednesday kids work on their vegetable gardens there, and this week's special activity was making bread. So I covered this and wrote the story after I returned.
Thursday: I worked a later shift so that I could go to the Poland library for their Harry Potter party. It was really sweet. They turned one of the rooms into the Grand Hall at Hogwarts.
Friday: I worked an even later shift so that I could cover the midnight release of the book at Barnes & Noble. I stayed for a few hours, interviewing the teens who were first in line for the book. It was not as good as the event the night before. I wrote the story there and then came back to the office to write the cutlines for the photos.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
week ten
Monday: I spent a long time on the phone listening to people complain about my stories or stories that we haven't covered. I also wrote a story about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix tickets and their availability.
Tuesday: I wrote most of my HPOF story before heading out to the theater. I arrive at 8:30 with Leslie, the photographer. We interviewed, photographed and sat around and waited for people to show up. Enough did before our deadline, but if we had had more time, the story would have been lots better. But it did run front and center.
Wednesday: I went downtown for the mural opening, but it was canceled because of the rain. I also had a few phone calls that took up some of the day. I spent most of the afternoon reading two Web sites for a story I'm working on. They are MySpaces for cats and dogs.
Thursday: I spent some more time with the dog Web site, wrote a brief about a free haircutting service for homeless people and then started a story about a school that is having an August ground breaking ceremony.
Friday: I went to Mill Creek Park for a preschool ladybug event. It was adorable. I talked to the new school's superintendent for my story and finished that.
Tuesday: I wrote most of my HPOF story before heading out to the theater. I arrive at 8:30 with Leslie, the photographer. We interviewed, photographed and sat around and waited for people to show up. Enough did before our deadline, but if we had had more time, the story would have been lots better. But it did run front and center.
Wednesday: I went downtown for the mural opening, but it was canceled because of the rain. I also had a few phone calls that took up some of the day. I spent most of the afternoon reading two Web sites for a story I'm working on. They are MySpaces for cats and dogs.
Thursday: I spent some more time with the dog Web site, wrote a brief about a free haircutting service for homeless people and then started a story about a school that is having an August ground breaking ceremony.
Friday: I went to Mill Creek Park for a preschool ladybug event. It was adorable. I talked to the new school's superintendent for my story and finished that.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
week nine
Monday: I spent the day writing my upholsterer story and working on the traffic piece. I rewrote the intro to the traffic story, but it got changed again later.
Tuesday: I went to the Centennial Garden in Poland that the Gardeners Club refurbished. The opening for the gardens is a few weeks away, but because of vacationing club members, I got the interviews done early. Then I went on rounds, and nothing exciting was happening is the suburbs.
Wednesday: off because of holiday
Thursday: I finished up traffic and my Harry Potter preview. Both took obscene amounts of time and the HP article took so much research. I hadn't realized I was so out of the HP loop, but I was the only one on staff who was any type of HP knowledgeable. Todd and I worked together on the beginning of the traffic story for a while in the afternoon.
Friday: I gave the traffic piece one last read. Both traffic and HP were planned to run on A1 on Sunday. woot! I also walked downtown to one of the old theaters that is in disrepair and a YSU art professor is hanging murals/blown up photographs of theaters and Ytown on the walls. So I did a pretty sweet story on him.
Tuesday: I went to the Centennial Garden in Poland that the Gardeners Club refurbished. The opening for the gardens is a few weeks away, but because of vacationing club members, I got the interviews done early. Then I went on rounds, and nothing exciting was happening is the suburbs.
Wednesday: off because of holiday
Thursday: I finished up traffic and my Harry Potter preview. Both took obscene amounts of time and the HP article took so much research. I hadn't realized I was so out of the HP loop, but I was the only one on staff who was any type of HP knowledgeable. Todd and I worked together on the beginning of the traffic story for a while in the afternoon.
Friday: I gave the traffic piece one last read. Both traffic and HP were planned to run on A1 on Sunday. woot! I also walked downtown to one of the old theaters that is in disrepair and a YSU art professor is hanging murals/blown up photographs of theaters and Ytown on the walls. So I did a pretty sweet story on him.
Monday, July 2, 2007
week eight
Monday: I went on rounds, but took much longer at Poland than expected because they finally updated their police reports. So instead of heading to Boardman police, I went to Youngstown to interview an upholsterer. He's been in the business for 50-some years and learned from his father-in-law. (I've been named the old-man-still-in-the-business reporter.) I spent about an hour with him, and when I left, I received a call from the office, asking me to specifically get information about some fights at a church festival from Boardman police. While I was there, the three TV stations showed up, so I joined their press conference with the police chief. I interviewed him afterwards, then the cop who fought the juvenile with the gun. Then I went to the church where the fights happened and talked to them.
Tuesday: I spent most of the morning making lists of people to talk to for two stories I had been assigned - one about 7/7/07 being a big wedding day and the other about all the Harry Potter events going on here. I then started writing the Harry Potter story. After lunch, the interns had a "huddle" with the e-i-c and went through some stories in the paper and critiqued some of our own work. I shared my traffic story. With the group's suggestions, I worked on the traffic story the rest of the afternoon. I also wrote a brief about a Salvation Army collection.
Wednesday: I worked on the traffic story and Harry Potter story. I spent a while brushing up on Harry Potter facts and reading fan Web sites. I hadn't realized people liked HP so much. Then Todd, the e-i-c, went through my traffic story with me. I spent most of the afternoon working on that.
Thursday: I talked to Howland police for my traffic story, which was great. They do patrol a specific road different because of all the traffic on it. I worked on Harry Potter, and we put an advertisement on the Web site and in the paper for Harry Potter fans to contact me for the story. I also started writing the story about the upholsterer.
Friday: I made some calls to people that know the upholsterer for some added color for the story and talked to two people. I also started receiving calls and emails from HP fans. I made plans to meet a girl and her dad at Barnes and Noble and then to meet a family with four kids at their house. I went on rounds before my HP interviews and then straight to Barnes and Noble. The girl brought two of her friends, so that was even better. The four kids were funny - they were dressed up in their HP garb when I got to their house. When I returned I worked on the upholsterer story until it was time to go.
Tuesday: I spent most of the morning making lists of people to talk to for two stories I had been assigned - one about 7/7/07 being a big wedding day and the other about all the Harry Potter events going on here. I then started writing the Harry Potter story. After lunch, the interns had a "huddle" with the e-i-c and went through some stories in the paper and critiqued some of our own work. I shared my traffic story. With the group's suggestions, I worked on the traffic story the rest of the afternoon. I also wrote a brief about a Salvation Army collection.
Wednesday: I worked on the traffic story and Harry Potter story. I spent a while brushing up on Harry Potter facts and reading fan Web sites. I hadn't realized people liked HP so much. Then Todd, the e-i-c, went through my traffic story with me. I spent most of the afternoon working on that.
Thursday: I talked to Howland police for my traffic story, which was great. They do patrol a specific road different because of all the traffic on it. I worked on Harry Potter, and we put an advertisement on the Web site and in the paper for Harry Potter fans to contact me for the story. I also started writing the story about the upholsterer.
Friday: I made some calls to people that know the upholsterer for some added color for the story and talked to two people. I also started receiving calls and emails from HP fans. I made plans to meet a girl and her dad at Barnes and Noble and then to meet a family with four kids at their house. I went on rounds before my HP interviews and then straight to Barnes and Noble. The girl brought two of her friends, so that was even better. The four kids were funny - they were dressed up in their HP garb when I got to their house. When I returned I worked on the upholsterer story until it was time to go.
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