As I write my last reflection post, I think about how much I’ve been able to learn about interactive editing within the past five weeks. I feel more confident in my ability to perform task on the ICE desk, from editing wire stories to writing headlines. This past Tuesday, a lot of my editing stemmed… Continue reading The diary of a copy editor part five
The diary of a copy editor part four
As we approach mid-June, it’s hard to believe I’ve been copy editing for nearly a month! As we earn more responsibilites and continue to read new and interesting stories, I’m enjoying the ICE desk more each week. On Tuesday, our design editors were looking to fill the 4A page. Earlier in the day, I mentioned… Continue reading The diary of a copy editor part four
The diary of a copy editor part three
It was going to be another normal budget meeting last Tuesday until we received word that Greitens was going to resign within the next 15 minutes. It was really cool being at the Missourian while there was breaking news! I looked at a lot of copy Tuesday evening. It may have been the most I’ve… Continue reading The diary of a copy editor part three
The diary of a copy editor part two
I learned a lot during my first week as a copy editor, but week two was also filled with new information. Tuesday marked my first time as wire editor. I spent an hour and 20 minutes looking for stories, uploading them to blox and posting them online. I’m hoping I can pick up a routine… Continue reading The diary of a copy editor part two
The diary of a copy editor
I never realized the inner workings of the ICE desk until I sat in front of a computer screen and read copy. My first shift was the first shift of the summer semester. Hannah and I read about Anne Frank’s dirty diary jokes and Missouri parents no longer being required to give their infants eye… Continue reading The diary of a copy editor
RJI Critique
I think the RJI team did a great job including videos, news and photos to add more material to the site. I really enjoyed watching the youtube videos they included, and I think more users will interact with the site more because of it. I picked a small task, which was to read about the Python… Continue reading RJI Critique
Week 11 Work
This week, I wrote a brief about an attempted robbery. Because I’m the night shift GA, I don’t receive much news throughout the late afternoon. I plan to come into the newsroom at 7 AM and just work through the night so I can have as many GA opportunities as possible! https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/man-attempts-to-rob-dash-liquor-on-sunday-night/article_f95e7e62-bd98-11e7-a7ce-833d47b17201.html
Week 11 Lecture
On Tuesday, David Herzog spoke to our class about data journalism and his computer-assisted reporting class. Herzog displayed a timeline of journalists’ use of data in the past, with the 1952 election being the root of it all. With the emergence of online news in 2010 and 2011, data journalism became an important platform for… Continue reading Week 11 Lecture
Week 10 Work
I started the week by publishing a story about an email correspondence between the Columbia Police Officers Association and the City Mayor. We received information about the emails on Sunday evening, where we wrote the story and waited until the next morning to publish it. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/columbia-police-officers-association-criticizes-city-official-for-testifying-in/article_43860068-b773-11e7-a7fc-6bb8998ede08.html Later in the week, I attended a public discussion… Continue reading Week 10 Work
Week 10 Lecture
This week in lecture, Katherine spoke about trauma and behavior. She gave us background about PTSD and how we can report accurately, compassionately and constructively. PTSD can cause heightened anxiety, panic attacks and numbing in victims of trauma. When interviewing survivors, carefully explaining our intentions and regulating physical movement (our body language toward individuals) are… Continue reading Week 10 Lecture
