Soon, I'll post a link to my story on a day in the life of UNC basketball coach Tad Boyle. This was the first time I had written this type of story, so I'll share some of my experiences going through that process.
After spending the whole day with Boyle, it was somewhat difficult to choose the events of the day that were most significant and worth putting in the story. What did make it in was very interesting and I don't think anything too important was left out.
The easiest and most enjoyable part of the experience was the reporting itself. Spending a day with the basketball coach and reporting on it is exactly the type of thing I got into journalism to do.
That said, I did learn a lot about reporting over several hours and constructing a more complex story. A day in the life story isn’t all that easy to put together.
It was definitely a worthwhile experience and I’m glad I was able to do it, hopefully the resulting story is as interesting as the process of putting it together was.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Welcome to the blog
Hi everybody,
This blog serves several purposes. First and foremost it is to help practice blogging, which is something I haven't really done before. I've done plenty of writing and editing for newspapers, but I feel a little bit like Captain Kirk right now, on the edge of the final frontier that is blogging. This blog will also track my growth throughout the class. I also hope to come up with some posts on here that aren't class-related, but we'll see how that goes.
I've written for the University of Northern Colorado's student newspaper, The Mirror, for four years, and am currently the sports editor there. I'm also currently interning for Mile High Hoops and have done freelance work for The (Greeley) Tribune.
This blog will cover the Northern Colorado men's basketball team. The Bears are currently having (easily) their best year since moving to Division I, and maybe the best season in school history. They are currently 19-5, 8-3 in the Big Sky. I covered the beat for The Mirror the two seasons before this one, when home games drew about 1,000 fans and wins were nice, but not expected all that often. This season is different, the Bears expect to win every game and are averaging 2,500 fans at home games.
My biggest strength as a journalist is my writing ability, which is what makes the prospect of blogging so intriguing to me. I don't really have to do any interviews that I need to do for normal print stories. Don't get me wrong, I like talking to players and coaches and getting their perspective on things, but I still need to work on my interviewing skills. I'm better than when I started, but I'm nowhere near as good at conducting interviews as I am at writing.
Now is the point where I'm supposed to discuss my blogging experience; I'll keep this short and sweet: None, whatsoever.
That said, I am excited to give blogging a shot. It seems like something I should be good at, but after four years of research papers and print articles, it might be tough to write more casually. This can be fun, I hope I can use this blog as a place for in-depth analysis and get into some serious breaking down of stats that might not be suitable for something like The Mirror.
This blog serves several purposes. First and foremost it is to help practice blogging, which is something I haven't really done before. I've done plenty of writing and editing for newspapers, but I feel a little bit like Captain Kirk right now, on the edge of the final frontier that is blogging. This blog will also track my growth throughout the class. I also hope to come up with some posts on here that aren't class-related, but we'll see how that goes.
I've written for the University of Northern Colorado's student newspaper, The Mirror, for four years, and am currently the sports editor there. I'm also currently interning for Mile High Hoops and have done freelance work for The (Greeley) Tribune.
This blog will cover the Northern Colorado men's basketball team. The Bears are currently having (easily) their best year since moving to Division I, and maybe the best season in school history. They are currently 19-5, 8-3 in the Big Sky. I covered the beat for The Mirror the two seasons before this one, when home games drew about 1,000 fans and wins were nice, but not expected all that often. This season is different, the Bears expect to win every game and are averaging 2,500 fans at home games.
My biggest strength as a journalist is my writing ability, which is what makes the prospect of blogging so intriguing to me. I don't really have to do any interviews that I need to do for normal print stories. Don't get me wrong, I like talking to players and coaches and getting their perspective on things, but I still need to work on my interviewing skills. I'm better than when I started, but I'm nowhere near as good at conducting interviews as I am at writing.
Now is the point where I'm supposed to discuss my blogging experience; I'll keep this short and sweet: None, whatsoever.
That said, I am excited to give blogging a shot. It seems like something I should be good at, but after four years of research papers and print articles, it might be tough to write more casually. This can be fun, I hope I can use this blog as a place for in-depth analysis and get into some serious breaking down of stats that might not be suitable for something like The Mirror.
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