Today is my last day here at the Free Press. Tomorrow I have to go back to Oxford for my final year at Ole Miss. I've been in the office today fact-checking and revising, and I've also been wondering around the rooms remembering what I've been doing here for the past three months. There's the classroom where the interns had our classes with Donna and is also headquarters of the CCU (Cold Case Unit to you - t-shirts are forthcoming!). There's the Fly room where I would bug Stephanie while she ... read on »
At the beginning of my internship with Jackson Free Press, I excitedly signed up to learn video and podcasting. There was a reason behind my eagerness: I’m horribly clumsy and inept with technology. Even after taking crash courses in multimedia from my more tech-savvy friends, I have the worst luck with the littlest tasks, like sending story attachments over I-Chat.
The video and podcasting didn’t work out for this summer but I still managed to become more efficient with technology.
The ... read on »
Last Thursday and Friday, three interns (including myself), one former intern and Donna took a field trip to South Mississippi for a story. Several stories, actually, but none of them are a part of this story, so never mind. We all split up into three cars, (Donna was with me, mostly, I suspect, because she wanted to road-trip in my Camaro - actually, I don't suspect it as much as I know it because she told me flat out).
Have you ever tried to walk up to strangers in a small ... read on »
This weekend the MS Hall of Fame inducted six new members: Will Clark, Jennifer Gillom, Coach Paul Covington, Reggie Collier, Hill Denson, and Coolidge Ball. In a time when athletes are constantly embroiled in one sort of controversy or another, it was refreshing to see a sports event where everything anyone had to say was complimentary and laudable. Just days after the MLB trade deadline's headlines about Manny Ramirez's trade as result of his refusal to play for his club, this weekend was ... read on »
I'm going to take a radical stance on the whole Brett Favre situation: just let him play.
After Packer president Mark Murphy flew down to Hattiesburg Tuesday night to offer Brett $20 million over 10 years to stay away from football, it has become more clear than ever the Packer brass doesn't understand Brett. Or maybe they just don't want to understand him. It is clear, even to me, an outsider by all means, that Brett Favre has plenty of money and that his reasoning for wanting to return ... read on »
Today, when I walked into the office of the Jackson Free Press, Sophie showed me the layout for the next issue of the JFP. When I saw all our (the interns) hard work for the past two months come to fruition with a quick perusal of the cover and the articles, my reaction was a mixture of joy, relief, and sorrow. At the beginning of my internship, I never thought that, as an intern, I would be assigned and entrusted with what Donna had described as one of our big summer issues. I was frightened ... read on »
After nearly two months on the job, I think I've finally decided what is my favorite part of being an editorial intern
Grammar patrol!
I love the English language. I love being a know-it-all. Therefore fixing typos and navigating the rather convoluted passageways of the Associated Press style of writing is basically one of the best parts of my day. Not that I'm the sheriff of the grammar police yet. Or even a deputy. I'm really more like a cadet trailing after the policemen (actually, ... read on »
We need your help! Leave a comment and let the JFP know what your favorite festival is from this list of local events. Your vote will be featured in the upcoming Jackpedia issue.
Festivals and Events of Interest:
CelticFest Mississippi
Crossroads Film Festival
Festival Latino
Jubilee! Jam
Mississippi State Fair
Mistletoe Marketplace
Mal St. Paddy's Day Parade
USA International Ballet Competition
OUToberfest
Chimneyville Crafts Festival
The other day, I was sitting down with my Macbook, writing my final reflection to turn in for my intern class at the University of Southern Mississippi. My topic: what have you learned from your internship and would you recommend your internship to future students?
My response? I have learned everything and I would absolutely encourage anyone to intern here.
But I didn’t do it without help.
When I first walked into the Jackson Free Press offices in early May, my first inclination was that ... read on »
When I first decided to intern at the JFP, I really had no idea what I was getting into. I knew I would be coming to the office three days a week and seven hours or so a week, but I didn’t know too much else about the kind of things I’d be doing. Now that I’ve started my eighth week here at the paper, I don’t know where those eight weeks have gone, in a good way. I think I expected to write a little, since Maggie and I discussed what I would like to write about in my first meeting with her. I ... read on »
Page 1 of 2 pages 1 2 >
|
:: jackblog recent comments
Aug 27, 2008Who Can Read This?
kudzuking: These days Agnew only writes something if he's opining on the falling star that was Frank Melton.
Aug 26, 2008
Who Can Read This?
Michael Harvill: 'When he walks around an auditorium (movement), noteless and untethered (yes, we get the idea), there are few people better on…
Aug 26, 2008
Fare thee well, mes amis
L.W.: Lauren, I truly enjoyed the honesty and wit in each of your blog entries.
In your honor,…
Aug 26, 2008
First black woman to serve as representative of Ohio dies
justjess: I have followed Stephanie's career for years. She was definitely a force in politics and someone…
Aug 25, 2008
Who Can Read This?
ladd: I just did a quick Google on "passive writing" and newspapers. This turned up on the Poynter site:
…
Aug 25, 2008
Who Can Read This?
ladd: Excellent Yoda analogy, Lori.
You're right about cadence and rhythm. Certainly not all my sentences are beautiful, but I…
Aug 25, 2008
Who Can Read This?
Lori G: It can be difficult, though, to teach the art of beautiful sentences.
Amen! I know most people at…
Aug 25, 2008
Who Can Read This?
ladd: You're probably right, Sophie. It can be difficult, though, to teach the art of beautiful sentences. (Or at least not-ugly ones.) I've…
Aug 25, 2008
Who Can Read This?
Sophie: I totally agree with you about the melange of long and short sentences. Maybe the answer to the problem is to teach…
Aug 25, 2008
Who Can Read This?
ladd: I wouldn't say "slow," eyerah; it was certainly a column about a relevant topic. No problem there; my issue is with a…