Thursday, September 11, 2008
Journalism Problems
I had some trouble with my "stranger" story. I didn't realize we had to interview someone local and did a phone interview instead. While it was very interesting and Ever and I spoke to each other in both English and Spanish, I understand the need to conduct an in-person interview. Also, I had trouble with my secondary source. I asked a professor that I know well to answer some questions for me, but she never got back to me. She still hasn't. I am disappointed with how my story turned out. I think it could have been a lot better, but I have learned from my mistakes this time and hope that my next story will be more organized and interesting.
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Megan,
sorry you had some trouble with that story. But as you say, the important thing is that you learn from your mistakes. One tip I would give you is to always start early. I think I might've mentioned this in class, but you can't expect a source to drop all their daily business and be available for an interview the minute you call. So always call ahead of time and try to have a back up plan, so that if source A never answers back, you can rely on source B.
Anyways, I hope you have a better experience with our next story assignment.
Thanks!
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