TIPA and TMNT! Journalism and Media...
So the TIPA (Texas Intercollegiate Press Association) conference in San Antonio happened this weekend. The on-site competitions were so damned difficult -- I absolutely knew that I wasn't going to win any of them. We had to cut and paste old school style... Like we had to use scissors and glue to put together newspaper pages. It was sickening.
But even though I didn't place in either of the on-site competitions that I did, I still managed to pull in several other awards ranging from first to third place! It was insane! I don't remember exactly which ones they were because they were presented on a slide show, and our adviser kept the certificates... But I was blown away. Our paper did really well too. We had A LOT of prize winners -- AND we were judged Best in Show again, we received Sweepstakes, and even though we only got 2nd best overall newspaper, I still count it as a victory.
The University Star kicks ass.
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So last week, I was interviewed by the Associated Press about the TMNT movie. I had no idea that I was being dubbed a "super fan" and that I'd be featured along with the writer/director and producer of TMNT!
Also, I wrote a column about my love for the TMNT and created a brief timeline as well. So here are both stories. Note that the AP story is a podcast, and you'll have to download it.
Mikey featured in a story by the Associated Press!!
Check it out:
In this asap podcast, DERRIK J. LANG talks to "TMNT" writer-director Kevin Munore, producer Thomas Gray and Michael Perez, the 26-year-old superfan behind Mikey's TMNT Web site, about bringing the franchise back out of its shell.
PODCAST: http://asap.ap.org/stories/1321153.s
BLOG: http://asapblogs.typepad.com/theslug/2007/03/teenage_mutant_.html
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles find welcome return to the big screen
A column for The University Star (Texas State University - San Marcos) by Mikey!
Check it out:
Everyone has their little obsessions: fine wines, expensive shoes, social networking sites, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Wait. What? Seriously - Ninja Turtles? Well, you may have MySpace and Facebook, but I grew up with a different sort of addiction.
FULL STORY: http://star.txstate.edu/content/view/2983/180/
But even though I didn't place in either of the on-site competitions that I did, I still managed to pull in several other awards ranging from first to third place! It was insane! I don't remember exactly which ones they were because they were presented on a slide show, and our adviser kept the certificates... But I was blown away. Our paper did really well too. We had A LOT of prize winners -- AND we were judged Best in Show again, we received Sweepstakes, and even though we only got 2nd best overall newspaper, I still count it as a victory.
The University Star kicks ass.
..........
So last week, I was interviewed by the Associated Press about the TMNT movie. I had no idea that I was being dubbed a "super fan" and that I'd be featured along with the writer/director and producer of TMNT!
Also, I wrote a column about my love for the TMNT and created a brief timeline as well. So here are both stories. Note that the AP story is a podcast, and you'll have to download it.
Mikey featured in a story by the Associated Press!!
Check it out:
In this asap podcast, DERRIK J. LANG talks to "TMNT" writer-director Kevin Munore, producer Thomas Gray and Michael Perez, the 26-year-old superfan behind Mikey's TMNT Web site, about bringing the franchise back out of its shell.
PODCAST: http://asap.ap.org/stories/1321153.s
BLOG: http://asapblogs.typepad.com/theslug/2007/03/teenage_mutant_.html
..........
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles find welcome return to the big screen
A column for The University Star (Texas State University - San Marcos) by Mikey!
Check it out:
Everyone has their little obsessions: fine wines, expensive shoes, social networking sites, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Wait. What? Seriously - Ninja Turtles? Well, you may have MySpace and Facebook, but I grew up with a different sort of addiction.
FULL STORY: http://star.txstate.edu/content/view/2983/180/