Journalism: Thursday, Period 4, Class 8

Mar 05, 2009 07:29

"This week's topic isn't on your syllabus," Jonah said. The bell rang to officially begin the class before anyone could point out that he never handed any syllabi out. "But it's important to journalism, so we're going with it ( Read more... )

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Sign In [Class 8] trustshisbarber March 5 2009, 13:30:32 UTC
Photogenically!

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Re: Sign In [Class 8] armybrat_lois March 5 2009, 13:37:37 UTC
Lois Lane

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Re: Sign In [Class 8] sonofmogh March 5 2009, 14:06:15 UTC
Worf

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Re: Sign In [Class 8] death_of_hope March 5 2009, 14:24:48 UTC
Anemone

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Take Notes [Class 8] trustshisbarber March 5 2009, 13:31:20 UTC
Pictures = Good.

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Re: Take Notes [Class 8] swipedthatfoot March 5 2009, 14:56:37 UTC
For once, Claire was eagerly taking notes, even though he wasn't saying much she didn't already know.

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Re: Take Notes [Class 8] minnesota_teen March 5 2009, 15:43:17 UTC
Amber was trying not to hack up a lung, but she was in class and as attentive as her doped up self would allow.

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Discussion [Class 8] trustshisbarber March 5 2009, 13:34:19 UTC
Figure out what story this photo tells. It doesn't necessarily have to be the story from the caption.

Feel free to ping off each other to flesh out a story.

[OOC: The caption, for posterity:

Two hostesses inspect the tea cup for Chinese President Hu Jintao at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China will no longer wine and dine visiting heads of state at sumptuous banquets, cutting back the fare to just one soup, three dishes and no liquor, a senior official said Wednesday.
(AFP/File/Liu Jin)]

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Re: Discussion [Class 8] sonofmogh March 5 2009, 14:07:53 UTC
Worf studied the picture and assessed the situation. Incorrectly of course.

"Staff members of the Chinese government verify their tea service has not been tampered with poison."

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Re: Discussion [Class 8] swipedthatfoot March 5 2009, 14:57:39 UTC
"Dunno," Claire said. "It looks like the one girl is checking to see where the pitcher-thingie was made and her friend is nervous about it."

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Re: Discussion [Class 8] minnesota_teen March 5 2009, 15:45:49 UTC
"Looks like they're trying to figure out the price of tea in China."

Yeah, it's all she had. She was sick, give her a break.

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Talk to Jonah [Class 8] trustshisbarber March 5 2009, 13:34:45 UTC
Because he really wants to talk to you.

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Talk to the TA [Class 8] trustshisbarber March 5 2009, 13:35:05 UTC
When she makes with the pinging.

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Re: Talk to the TA [Class 8] the_merriest March 6 2009, 00:46:28 UTC
She pinged! And she brought coffee. And she had questions.

"What kind of picture should it be?" she asked. "Or just any story will do?"

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Re: Talk to the TA [Class 8] trustshisbarber March 6 2009, 02:18:26 UTC
"Any story that could run in a family newspaper," Jonah answered.

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Re: Talk to the TA [Class 8] the_merriest March 6 2009, 02:56:01 UTC
"Awww, no porn?" Rikku teased. "Well, there go most of my ideas."

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