But what I'm really excited about is an article coming out this weekend!
Lone Stranger, Sidekick revealed
Cuts will reduce oversight of nursing homes, assisted living facilities
I wish that as journalists we could educate the public about the news process. So many people don't realize that news articles are, as Brad Howard put it, the words that fill the space around ads. Reporters don't get very much say in how long an article will run, unless it's a special project and editors are given advanced notice. Our articles have to fit within the space leftover once the ads are placed. Along with that -- news articles are not advertisements and should not be treated or intended as such in my opinion.
Also, with the staff cuts at newsrooms across the nation, the manpower simply isn't there to cover every event, meeting, band performance etc. I got yelled at today over the phone by a woman because I wrote the story about the Lone Stranger being identified and not about the kiddie parade, which her daughter's band was in.
I'm getting used to writing two to three stories a day and am feeling much more confident about my work performance.
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