Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

Edited as of: Friday, March 23rd, 2012
1. What is most important to success in journalism?

2. What do you believe is the purpose/goal of journalism?

3. In your opinion, what does it take to be awarded the Pulitzer prize?

4. What has been the most difficult/stressful situation you have been in while "on the job"?

5. Which famous/well-known journalist in history do you admire and why?

6. What was the most vital piece of advice you have ever received as far as your career in journalism?

7. What is most satisfying about your work?

8. If you had done something differently when you started your career, what would it have been and why?

9. What is the most difficult aspect of production of a story and why? (e.g. editing, finding sources, research, etc.)

10. While starting out in the field of journalism, who was your mentor and what did they teach you?

11. Describe your first internship and the experience you gained.

12. What do you believe is a not well-known fact about journalism that should be exposed?

13. How important are sources to a journalist?

14. As a journalist, what would you change in the field of journalism today and why?

15. How important is news and journalism in today's society?

16. Do you believe that a journalist can "make it" even if they're not working in a large city such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Miami?

17. What is the most important duty/function of journalism?

18. While in college for journlaism, what was your favorite course you took and why?

19. What is the worst mistake a journalist can do?

20. To be a journalist, do you think that a degree in journalism is required?

Blog 16: Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.

For my independent study component, I plan on working on the I-Poly Yearbook, The Globe. I will be working on copy (print journalism) and photojournalism. I will provide the content that will go into spreads. Last semester I worked on approximately 5 spreads and so, I hope to achieve that same number this semester, as well. As Assistant Photo Editor, my work will include taking photos at school events, choosing photos for the yearbook, interviewing for possible stories, attending weekly editor meetings, etc.

2. Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours of work requirement.

Yearbook work takes a lot of time. I have yearbook elective twice a week for approximately 1.5 hours each time totaling into roughly 3 hours a week. In addition to that, I attend weekly editor meetings that are approximately 1.0 hour each week. In total, I will be working on yearbook for 4 hours per week. Since the due date for the Independent Component is until a few months, I will have the 30 hours of requirement done by that date, if not more than the required hours.

3. How does your independent study component relate to your EQ?

Since my essential question and senior project revolve around the topic of journalism, yearbook is the perfect fit. The answers to my essential are most likely going to be skills and qualities needed for success in journalism, so what better place to practice and perfect the skills I will gain from my senior project research than yearbook. Interviewing skills, accuracy, and other answers all follow with yearbook and journalism alike.

Blog 15: Independent Component 1

My Independent Component for the first semester was working on the iPoly Yearbook.

·     Log of hours on a calendar: My Independent Component 1 Log

·     Evidence of the 30 hours of work (e.g. transcript, essays, tests, art work, photographs)

 The Scare Faire Spread

 Main Photo taken by me

·     LIA

Literal

(a) “I,  Jocabehd Lobos, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.” 

(b) Explanation of what you completed.

For my Independent Component 1, I worked on the iPoly Yearbook, the Globe, throughout the semester. During the course of the semester, I worked as the Assistant Photo Editor, which duties included having photo meetings with photographers, taking photos for various stories/school events such as Pep Rallies, house competitions, etc. I also worked as a copy writer in which I worked with a partner to complete multiple spreads. The spreads took time in class as well as outside of class, as various interviews and photos were required. As part of my role as an editor, I am required to attend weekly editor meetings outside of regular class time.

Interpretive

My work with the yearbook demonstrated and was worth of over 70 hours of work over the course of the first semester. Working through a single spread took a matter of weeks to get done. The process of making a spread consisted of creating concepts for angles and blurbs, researching interviewees for the blurbs/mods, actually interviewing students, and taking photos. Over the course of the first semester, my work was exhibited in approximately 6-8 spreads. Some of this work was my photos and others it was some of my copy work. 

Applied

My Independent Component 1 helped me answer my EQ in the way that through my research about journalism and interviewing and my experience in yearbook, I found my first answer which is accuracy. In my yearbook experience, I have dealt with having misinterpreted information and on the yearbook, it can lead to moments of panic. For example, once I accidentally got my quotes mistaken with two interviewees for a story. Had the issue gone unseen, students would have been upset and the context could've been misinterpreted. This, along with my research, helped me obtain my first answer. Thus, this is how my work on the yearbook helped me answer my EQ. 

Blog 14: Presentation 2 Rough Draft

Here is my 20-Minute Presentation.

My 20-Minute Lesson Plan