4th Story

Story on Peoples at Olympic Trials in Oregon for shot-put: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2012/06/28/missouri-thrower-2012-olympic-track-and-field-trials/

3rd Article

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2012/06/28/au-revoir-dibenigno/

4th to come on Kearsten Peoples!! Tonight/Tomorrow

June 28th

Alright:
So I got pitched this awesome story, but so far it's difficult....AKA I am having my first experience with a difficult to obtain source, but of course it's the one I really want to talk to. Hopefully luck will hold out and I will get my contact!

Second, I have started  an idea for a story regarding Title IX, look for it an a month or so.

FINALLY,
I am going bowfishing next week for Nate's and I's multimedia project. Hello awesome new experience and great story!!

SECOND ARTICLE

Here is my second article, a piece on MU swimmer Sam Tierney. And, thanks to his awesome dad there are pictures as well!! :)Sam Tierney at Olympic Trials Article

June 27th--Quiet or not?

Alrighty!! Second official day in the newsroom! Somehow, and I really have no clue how, I have started to no longer care that my hours spent by the pool have been replaced by hours spent writing and typing in a cold, shadowy newsroom.....

First story was a success this morning appearing both online and in the print edition of The Columbia Missourian sports section. It ran as the only piece in sports by a Missourian writer (all others were Associated Press). At the budget meeting this morning the article got lots of praise, and I was very heartened to have Elizabeth Brixey come up to me this afternoon and make sure I knew that it was my article getting praise this morning. Needless to say Grant was happy as well when Brixey informed of the response the article generated this morning.

Have two more stories coming out tonight or tomorrow about two other MU swimmers, and hopefully by Friday a story about an MU thrower who is also trying to qualify for the Olympics.

Best moment of the day: Greg telling me Grant had some stories to throw my way & Grant later throwing stories my way!! Feeling honored and excited!

First Article--June 26th

FIRST ARTICLE

Article above about MU sophomore and swimmer Connor Nolan and his challenges over the past year and overcoming them to get to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.

June 26th--oh the wonders of technology

Alright, so today was the second day of reporting (official first day of class). I almost missed class due to zoning out on a story in the newsroom--at least my heart was in the right place right? Anyways, a couple tips I picked up today and have learned already:

• don't be afraid to use one source to get other ideas; expand your story to get new stories
• the best stories aren't usually the ones you originally plan on doing--get your subject to just talk to you because they usually reveal something more interesting than what you had originally planned
• it is Subject said NOT said Subject--this is important
• not everything needs to go in a story, work on conciseness

Otherwise so far I love this class and my beat. Grant H. has been amazing already in helping me get organized in thought and ideas for structure and helping teach me editing. I have a story already getting published tomorrow/tonight and two more on the way that will appear later this week.  Hope you guys like the Olympics!!!!

June 25th--First Day of Reporting

Alright, so today has been long. Up early in the morning for work, I honestly was dreading an all day orientation with class in the middle. But, orientation and the subsequent sports meeting turned out to be just what my day needed. Yes, it is essentially past midnight, but I am wide awake. Why you ask? Because at the meeting this afternoon it became evidently clear that there would be very little hand holding and it was up to us to find stories to do. Well guess what? I found my first story, and the original idea I had, while decent, transformed into a personal, deep sports piece about a talented young athlete. The article should be up tomorrow, and I must say as I coined the idea, did the research, conducted the interview and wrote the story all on the first day I would say I am feeling pretty peachy-keen about reporting so far. Now...to find my next story!