I cannot believe how quickly time is going by! I am just
starting my final week at the Herald-Times. My previous week spent there was with
the Features department. I think I have finally found my niche! Although I know
I am only taking on a sliver of the full responsibilities of a reporter in the
features department, what I am doing seems to fit well. I have continued to
layout pages (with less supervision than before) and edit copy. I have also
started working on the paper’s Hotline section. Hotline provides readers an opportunity
to write the Herald-Times and ask questions like ‘Who are some of the famous people born in
Indiana?” and “What do I need to worry about if I find a tick on my body?”
While working on Hotline it dawned on me that having students work on something
similar to Hotline in our school newspaper might be a good first assignment. It will get them out talking to people, but it is not quite as
intense as an interview. Plus, Hotline questions are not time sensitive, so we
can stock pile them for times when we are short on material.
Well, I am off to my last few days at the HT!
