Brown bag, part 5
Our fifth (Really -- Fifth already?!?) brown bag was on writing. That was the title. Writing.
Now, this very easily could have become the most boring brown bag, because for the most part, the interns hired were hired because they could write. But leave it to the team of Kevin Sherrington, Dianne Solis and (Neighbor to Matthew, Mike and my desk) Dave Tarrant to keep things really interesting and engaging. The veteran reporters around here all seem to generally love what they do, and share some of the tricks they've picked up with us. And I'm not just saying that because of the threats of violence.
What? I'm not!
My favorite tip on the handouts we were given?
When competing with a TV crew for a story, a good technique is to stand behind the cameraman, wait for a key question, then yell "GET OFF MY FREAKIN FOOT!"
Ahh, the cameraderie of journalists. Now, I'm going to wait for FrontBurner to call me a suckup.
Comments
That was our fifth?? Somehow I've only been to two of them...
Posted by: Matthew Haag | June 27, 2007 2:50 PM
what's with the Dora the Explorer picture?
Posted by: Trish | June 27, 2007 2:52 PM
One, I wanted to see if anyone would call me on it, so Mike could mock them appropriately for seeming young.
Two, it's a lunchbag. What's not to get?
Posted by: Josh Davis | June 27, 2007 2:56 PM
Nice picture Josh you should bring your lunch box to the brown bag next time instead of just taking a picture of it.
Posted by: Brent | June 27, 2007 3:06 PM
Hoo-boy, that beats even my "Simpsons" lunch box (which I've stopped bringing not because of criticism, but because of inconvenience)! And Brent, where have you been all this time? Your sarcasm will fit in perfectly here!
Posted by: Kip | June 27, 2007 4:31 PM