If you were in my 290 class in the Fall, then you know the drill as far as the blog goes. Otherwise, I want to use this blog so that students interested in editing and writing for The Tenth Avenue Guardian can keep in touch with each other, and with me, regardless of their abilities to show up on campus at the same time for meetings.
I'd like you all to volunteer to be editors of various sections based on your interests and abilities as follows:
1) News Editors-- Will be responsible for writing and editing stories about campus specifically, as well as straight news from throughout the city that's of interest to college students, faculty, and staff. 3 PAGES.
2) Opinion-- Will write and/or edit opinion pieces and columns, select letters to the editor, and help the cartoonist conceptualize editorial cartoons. 1 PAGE.
3) Features-- Obvious, right? Stories with less news value. The stuff that appeared further back in issue #1. 2 PAGES.
4) Entertainment-- Writing about film, music, TV, etc. Columns AND reported stories. 1 PAGE.
5) Sports-- We need this. It's self explanatory, hopefully. 1 PAGE.
6)* Layout/Production-- if anyone wants to learn the software and learn production that's open as well. You get to play with the new Mac. Otherwise, Dr. Harner'll do it for the time being.
7)* Photo-- takes SOME picture and assigns others.
The order above mirrors how the paper will look front to back. The page estimates are based on an 8 page layout. We can always expand if all goes well.
General guidelines for stories will be as follows:
-All stories must be 500-700 words.
-All stories must have art or photos (They won't all make it into the final layout. But art gives us more ways to make the paper look nice).
-All stories must include a list of sources and contact info. in case we need to verify them.
-All sources must include first and last names. Even if we run only the first name as in Kevin's sex story.
-All stories must be copy-edited by the author and by the editors before Dr. Harner sees them:)
Once we get editors decided on, we'll begin brainstorming story ideas by section, vote on what we'll cover as a group, and get to work. I'll also put editors in touch with other students interested in writing. Or with students who wrote appropriate stories last semester, but who couldn't meet the deadline for the first issue.
One more thing: If you have a question about ANYTHING regarding the paper, please post it here rather than emailing me, and get in the habit of checking the blog at least once daily. It may well be that someone else is thinking the same thing. And it may prove more reliable than your email accounts.
Thanks, DH
