Here are some pictures that I took during our photography session on Thursday:
Check out these sweet leaves.
A helicopter flew into my shot as I was practicing the rule of thirds.
My attempt at framing a classmate taking a picture of a dead chipmunk.
1. Alaska
2. James Foley
3. Motorcycle accident
4. 20
5. Manning
Bonus:
1. New York
2. Syria
3.
4. Superintendent said teachers will be paid based on test scores and lack of supplies, textbooks, etc.
5. Guns
Bonus:
The D-Tix lottery has been effective in eliminating the long lines that came with the first-come, first-served system.
Constructing my first article proved to be more challenging than I had originally thought, but I am pretty satisfied with the outcome. It took me some time to come up with a story idea that I was happy with, but I eventually found a story on D-Tix that I felt would be interesting. I knew from the beginning that the hardest part of the process for me would be interviewing people, as I’m not typically an outgoing person and talking to strangers is often difficult for me. At first, I felt uncomfortable stopping people in the Union to talk to them, but when they were friendly, it helped me to relax. As far as the writing process, the most difficult part for me was figuring out what to include and what not to include in the article. Initially, I left out information about the D-Tix lottery system and how it worked, as I didn’t want the story to only be about that. I wanted the focus to be solely on student reaction to the new system and how it is working compared to the old way. However, after Nicole returned the edited article to me, she pointed out that it wasn’t clear what the story was about because it wasn’t unclear what the D-Tix lottery is. So the two main things I feel I need to focus on moving forward are knowing what information the reader wants and needs to know and becoming more comfortable with interviewing people.
The iPad was very helpful in putting together my story. Using Pages, I typed out all my interview questions, a story outline, and the story itself. The iPad is also much more mobile than a laptop, making it easier to take pictures and record audio. The only part of the process that the iPad made difficult was the actual writing of the story because the keyboard is hard to type on quickly. Once I got the bluetooth keyboard for the iPad, typing became much easier. Even though this is just my first story, I can already see that the iPad can be a useful tool for journalism.
1. Salmond
2. Sierra Leonne
3. Reynoldsburg
4. JetBlue
5. France
1. Odile
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Taylor Tower
4. David Haines
5. Enarson and
6. Roberts and Sotomayor
1. Navy
2. John Kerry
3. South Africa
4. Skull session
5. John Kasich and
1. Syria
2. Members of the Baltic region
3. They were all beaten to death
4. $1 million
Who: Matt Wilkes
What: Became a journalism student
Where: The Ohio State University
When: Spring 2014
Why: Enjoys sports and writing, and wanted to combine the two
How: Applied to the School of Communication and was accepted, beginning journalism coursework in Fall 2014