The WORD’s Blog

Feature writing class has been learning that this instructor’s course  — taught as an in-depth writing course — does not match the description of feature writing described by their basic reporting instructor of spring semester 2009 who told them that a feature story was “light” and that features didn’t use summary news leads. Uh oh!

And D:F/M’s journalism effort is back in the stone age. Should the students be told? Should prospective applicants be warned? Colleagues zonked on Zombie Juice? Uh Oh!

B-test, September 25, 2009, Friday. Result made known Monday, September 28, 2009.

Yep.

A former WORD writer is a Deputy Press Secretary for the Manhattan Borough President. She was introduced to politics via an advanced reporting class assignment several years ago when she was a student at Hunter and was required to contact her elected officials for her article. She was persistent about getting her phone calls returned and being treated with respect. She eventually visited the office of a New York State senator to accentuate her seriousness. It’s not easy being a serious student journalist.

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VIGIL-LA@freethehikers.org

Appealing for the quick release of Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd who are being unfairly held in Iran.

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“Right now, thousands of activists who have gathered in Pittsburgh to protest at the G20 summit have been met with what we have come to expect: Overreaction by authorities and illegal preventive tactics by law enforcement officials at all levels. A secret communications hub with “electronic eyes” has been established by the Secret Service …

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USA Today, AP Mislead on Honduran Coup - 9/24/09: This week, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned to Tegucigalpa – though not to office. Unfortunately, press accounts are still misreporting the story behind his ouster, relying on those who supported the coup to supply the explanation for their actions.

More here.

June 9-12, Washington, D.C.: “The goal of the conference is to provide a faculty perspective on critical issues in higher education presented in a format accessible to the general public.”

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[Haven't figured out yet how DeeVT fits into News Opinion Commentary Dialogue or any other category for the blog but will give it a trial run. Most likely will end up on RainyDay.]

On the way home from a physical therapy session. Stopped at Whole Foods across from the concourse of Union Square at 14th Street. Shopped. Sat on concourse steps for a quickie sushi (multigrain rice, avocado, salmon), observed the victor and the vanquished.

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September 18, 2009 – “The new semester is well underway at almost all the nation’s journalism schools. Students have received their syllabi, explaining exactly what the school expects from its students during their courses. But what should students expect from their schools?

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[Haven't figured out yet how DeeVT fits into News Opinion Commentary Dialogue but will give it a trial run. Most likely will end up on RainyDay.]

Some Jersey City Taxis Could Give a Hoot About the Law: Got a call from this taxi inspector about a week after this complaint [copy below] was sent to him. He had just gotten back from vacation and said he would be in touch as soon as he got back into the swing of things. There hasn’t been any followup from him so it’s not unreasonable posting a copy of the complaint two months after the letter was mailed.

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