- My biggest challenge doing my first news story was the interviewing.
- What I will do different on my next story is not wait as long to write it. I will put all the facts together faster and start a rough draft right away.
- My experience with interviewing was nerve racking. I learned that if you let the person interviewing just talk chances are, they'll answer all your questions before you ask them. Next time I will try to get the interview at least a week before the deadline.
Topic #2: Edna--Reading the 1st and second chapters in The Corpse Had a Familiar Face.
- The thing I found most interesting is that the cops love her, even though she was a pain in their ass, they respected her relentless pursuit of the truth. She never gave up. My favorite phrase of the beginning of the book was; "The face of Miami changes so quickly, but the dead stayed that way.I feel haunted by the restless souls of those whose killers walk free. Somebody owes them." This strikes me so, because I think this is probably her driving force. The reason she never stopped.
- The tip I picked up from Edna was to ask questions. She asked so many questions from who they were to what their cat's name was. She wanted to know everything about them, what really made them who they were in life. That way she could give them a proper send off. By asking endless questions you're bound to find the information you're looking for, this enables you to gather the facts that you need to write a well informed piece.
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