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This week's conversation: Rising from the ashes
Today's New York Times has a story on a journalist from the late Rocky Mountain News who has risen from the ashes, pulled himself up by the bootstraps, and possibly conquered other hackneyed metaphors. He bought a newspaper.
After losing his job with the closing of the Rocky Mountain News in February 2009, former Washington correspondent M. E. Sprengelmeyer moved to New Mexico and is now the "owner, publisher, editor, primary writer and sometime ad salesman, photographer and deliverer of the weekly Guadalupe County Communicator, circulation about 2,000."
Apparently Sprengelmeyer has several part-time employees, and he has some of his former colleagues do freelance for the paper.
"It’s the Tom Sawyer business plan: I’m trying to convince all my friends how much fun it would be to help me," Mr. Sprengelmeyer told the Times.
For those about to stick with journalism even though your former paper folded (pun intended), we salute you.
After losing his job with the closing of the Rocky Mountain News in February 2009, former Washington correspondent M. E. Sprengelmeyer moved to New Mexico and is now the "owner, publisher, editor, primary writer and sometime ad salesman, photographer and deliverer of the weekly Guadalupe County Communicator, circulation about 2,000."
Apparently Sprengelmeyer has several part-time employees, and he has some of his former colleagues do freelance for the paper.
"It’s the Tom Sawyer business plan: I’m trying to convince all my friends how much fun it would be to help me," Mr. Sprengelmeyer told the Times.
For those about to stick with journalism even though your former paper folded (pun intended), we salute you.
Opening social recap
Thanks to all who came to the SPJ opening social last week! And thanks to all the folks who provided treats, as the lovely still life shot above displays. Things were a little thrown off due to a New York Internship orientation meeting scheduled at the same, but it worked out well anyway. Spencer showed us a few clips from the New York Times's One In 8 Million series, which profiles random New Yorkers with in a compelling audio/photo slideshow format. We had a nice discussion about how journalists are storytellers and how new media is actually pretty cool. :) Then I had to leave, so if anyone would like to comment and describe the awesomeness of the movie and Professor Campbell's lecture, feel free.
Just for fun: Auto-Tune the news
Wonder what it would be like if Katie Couric, Arianna Huffington, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, and Nancy Pelosi sang their commentary? This series of YouTube videos makes it clear: AWESOME. And kind of weird.
SPJ Opening Social
Join us for the opening social of BYU's Society of Professional Journalists!
Wednesday, Oct. 7 @ 270 BRMB
7 p.m. - Food, socializing, and a brief lecture on investigative reporting by Professor Campbell
7:30 p.m. - Film viewing of “State of Play”
Note: “State of Play” is rated PG-13 for some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content. This film viewing is compliant with copyright law.
Wednesday, Oct. 7 @ 270 BRMB
7 p.m. - Food, socializing, and a brief lecture on investigative reporting by Professor Campbell
7:30 p.m. - Film viewing of “State of Play”
Note: “State of Play” is rated PG-13 for some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content. This film viewing is compliant with copyright law.
Welcome to the new blog
Welcome to the official blog for the BYU Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Throughout the semester, we'll let you know about club activities (or any other journalism-related goings-on) and hopefully provide a useful resource for anyone wanting to keep up-to-date on the journalism scene.
Want to join us? You can subscribe to this blog's RSS, join our group on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or, if you're the old-fashioned type, talk to our faculty advisor, Professor Campbell.
Want to join us? You can subscribe to this blog's RSS, join our group on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or, if you're the old-fashioned type, talk to our faculty advisor, Professor Campbell.