Edition 3 Overheard

Ok, folks, post away! Share the wild and wacky things you hear. Thanks to Julia for the suggestion of using the blog for this.

Week 10: The end of October CLOSED

1. Helmet Safety Unchanged: A solid piece from the NYTimes about helmets and head safety. Lots of data is used. This is a good time to look at how newspapers and courses use date to support their claims. What are your thoughts on the data provided? Be specific as you answer the following: does the use of data bolster the validity of the claims?

2. Coaches stress helmet safety: A similar piece to the one mentioned above, but a smaller audience, a more local focus. Compare this article to the one above. Does it cover the material as well? Go as in-depth? Convey the same message?

3. Death of a Fulton Fish Market Fixture: A great feature piece on a mysterious woman. In death, her mystery was revealed. This is just a great example of clean and concise writing that tells not only a story of a woman but also an institution in New York City. What do you think?

Thursday's class

1. Take the news quiz. Kick yourself for not knowing more. Congratulate yourself for being awesome.

2. Get to work on the InDesign tutorial. Annie and Alex have finished the tutorial, so they can help. Please know you should be finished with this by the end of class. While I think helping each other solidifies your skill set, you should be able to complete most of this work alone. You need to make sure you save this document so we can review it at a later date.

3. If you finish the tutorial early, here are some work options: A. Complete this handout — here's where you can find the October edition of The Voice; B. Read the blog and comment on the October articles; C. add a few more article ideas to the blog.

Edition 3 Article ideas

Same rules as the last time. Publication date will either be November 29 or December 3. Please keep that in mind when coming up with ideas.

Please post 5-7 ideas for the second edition of the year. Be sure to read the other ideas BEFORE you post your own. You can elaborate on another person's post (with a citation, of course). Be specific and try to format each idea as such:

Article Idea:
Must interviews:
Why will people want to read this:

Week 9: Max maxes out the articles! CLOSED

Here's a regular forum from the NYT. Room for Debate is fabulous on-line discussion pertaining to a hot topic. This RFD is all about how college freshman have changed over the years. What are your thoughts? There are seven perspectives to read, so comment on three or four. They are short but quite interesting. I know I was most intrigued by Babcock's insights.

And some awesome reads from Max.
These are both from ESPN. Still, the first one--which is a Simmon's article--is very relevant in terms of how "reporting" is done nowadays with Twitter. Also, he's always an entertaining read. 

The second article is just very well written and a fascinating profile of a huge referring blunder.


This is another article like the last one, and it's pretty old, but I stumbled across it recently and it is one of the best pieces of sports writing that I've read.

Edition 2 headline ideas

Please post your article headlines here. Make it clear what your article is & what section it belongs in. Please post options ranging from 30-50 characters in length. Remember, spaces count as characters, and all headlines should have verbs!

Edition 2: Editor goals

Please post three goals you have for your section. Reflect on the last edition of last year, areas where you have the most to improve and areas where you're doing great work. These goals can be design related, deadline related, or anything else. BUT, make sure these are measurable, outcome goals.

Week 8: Olivia Opines! CLOSED

1. The first is from the New York Times about new google cars that can drive themselves. The writing isn't amazing, but I just thought it is a little scary, but at the same time incredible that we are now creating cars that drive themselves. People aren't going to need to use their brains anymore I swear. But maybe these cars are the way to go, there are some horrible drivers out there.

2. Here's an article on the legalization of pot. It's timely considering our center spread on the issue and it's funny. This is a good way to relate a current event to fun pop culture. and there's even a delayed lead too!

Week 7: Marshaling in some news CLOSED!

1. From CNN: A piece on Ochocino. And this is why we copy edit. And fact check.

2. Another from CNN: This is a great opinion piece about the suicide of the Rutgers student. I'd love to see this issue addressed in one of our editions. OK, hopefully not suicide, but the acceptance of members of the LGBTQQ community.