March 2008
5 posts
my experience
At first I was a little intimidated by this assignment. I was nervous about coming up with a story on my idea and taking a picture. As I contacted my sources and they responded, I began to feel better. Once I had conducted all my interviews and gathered the information I needed, I had trouble tying it all together. It was as if I hit a “writer’s block”. My sources...
ideas
My idea for my environmental/health/science story came from a press release. The press release was about a study conducted by a professor at UF dealing with young adults and smoking. Apparently, some health officials tried to help smokers quit by advertising smokeless tobacco more, and encouraging smokers to switch as they quit. This release surprised and intrigued me, mainly because I...
complications
My biggest complications when writing my story was mainly personal obstacles. I can be talkative and enjoy talking to new people, but I don’t always enjoy walking up to people I don’t know. This created a problem when I was trying to take pictures for my story. It seems like everyday as I walk to class, I end up walking behind someone who is smoking. I am not fond of cigarette smoke, and...
Smoking Success
Before writing my story, I was worried I would have trouble with sources. I was a little nervous about calling people and being perceived as an annoying journalism student. However, I was really surprised that I had pretty good luck. All of my sources got back to me. The professional source even talked to me while sitting in the airport and another source talked to me while traveling in...
