Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Despite technology
Here we are, week 2. We have survived crazy rain storms that shut down the district. We have overcome the lack of available computers over the last week and a half. We have started Issue #1!
Today, we have almost finished story assignments for the first issue. Due to my absent-mindedness (also known as pregnancy brain), we are a little behind in the story assignment process. Actually, we were behind originally because of school being canceled due to the storm. But the staff was catching up for that. No, I forgot to email the editors in chief last night, so they had to scramble to get the story ideas list updated and then try to assign the stories all today. They did an awesome job. Next issue will be much better because we will be used to the system.
The story ideas for this issue are great. The staff has done a great job of getting ideas from people not on staff (the requirement to do this might be helping that!), and that has led to some really cool ideas.
The first story deadline is tomorrow. This is the first deadline on the new system. I've got high hopes!
Another win for Spokesman, I have already graded the story ideas for issue 1 and have put them into the gradebook. I'm feeling accomplished.
So now it's on to the hard work - reporting, photographing, writing the news and deciding on a T-shirt idea. I think the staff is up to it.
Today, we have almost finished story assignments for the first issue. Due to my absent-mindedness (also known as pregnancy brain), we are a little behind in the story assignment process. Actually, we were behind originally because of school being canceled due to the storm. But the staff was catching up for that. No, I forgot to email the editors in chief last night, so they had to scramble to get the story ideas list updated and then try to assign the stories all today. They did an awesome job. Next issue will be much better because we will be used to the system.
The story ideas for this issue are great. The staff has done a great job of getting ideas from people not on staff (the requirement to do this might be helping that!), and that has led to some really cool ideas.
The first story deadline is tomorrow. This is the first deadline on the new system. I've got high hopes!
Another win for Spokesman, I have already graded the story ideas for issue 1 and have put them into the gradebook. I'm feeling accomplished.
So now it's on to the hard work - reporting, photographing, writing the news and deciding on a T-shirt idea. I think the staff is up to it.
