Today was a long but exciting day at the Institute. Steve had an excellent lecture on writing leads which I intend to adapt for my journalism kids. I'm really enjoying his PowerPoints and the way he is able to nail all his points.
Nick's segmet on photography was fascinating. His passion for his work comes through both in his presentation and his work. He clearly loves what he does and he does it well. I was absorbed by his talk.
The chance to edit photographs was a little more challenging not so much for the software, but for using a Mac. I have nothing against Mac's; it's just that I am so inexperienced on them and that learning curve adds to the challenge. It was the same when writing the article. I felt like an idiot not knowing how to save my document or the picture or find which file to put it in... Took me back to my first days on computers, like learning to walk all over again. The people who have Macs rave about them, and I have no doubt they are an excellent product. But I'm not ready to make the change yet.
Doig's talk was very interesting, and he put a great perspective on journalism. The tools may hae changed, but not the kind of person a journalist needs to be. I was really caught up in his talk and found myself getting annoyed that I had to take pictures and notes. Not so sure I did him justice in my article.
I'm on a great team...Team 5. We connected, tossed out ideas, and worked well together. As tired as I was, I was rejuvenated and psyched about writing my story.
Good times tomorrow!
John Bradford
Creekview High School
Canton, GA
Nice summation of our day's work. Don't be discouraged by the Macs! I just got one on Friday and I am already making a transition after 10 years on a PC. I wish I could have listened to Steve Doig more, the stress of what to keep in and what to leave out was intense!
ReplyDeleteAs I sat down tonight to write about the day's events, I felt like they happened a week ago. It's hard to believe that we've been at this only two days.
ReplyDeleteI, too, enjoyed Nick Oza's presentation. It is easy to see why people open up to him. He has a gentle, disarming demeanor. I was especially amused at how he called on the audience by saying, "Yes, please."