by Kerry Richards
Although many people scoffed that the Pembroke Sentinel trip to New York was merely an excuse to go to New York, it turned out to be far more helpful to the paper then anyone could have anticipated. The classes offered seemed as though they could be pointless and a mere waste of time. However, the classes were all taught by people who were genuinely interested and knowledgeable about their topic. Despite the fact that some of the instructors were borderline insane, they all knew what they were doing. Most seemed passionate about the field of journalism and wanted to pass this on to their students.
This conference was not merely a conference about writing, we learned about all aspects of newspapers, from advertising to designing to having fun and being productive. We acquired the tools to transform the current paper into something so much better. We learned all the basic, stupid little mistakes we were making. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association taught us how to recruit people for our staff and how to keep our staff content. We learned the importance of standing heads and how to attract readers with a visually interesting design.
As you can notice from our blog, we have chosen to start to shift to an online format as well. Apparently, more people will read this and it will draw interest to the paper. We can post stories before they get stale. It will be a better way to make the paper more of an attraction to our school.
Many changes are coming to the Pembroke Sentinel as a result of this conference. Layout changes and level of writing quality are going to improve the paper and make it so much more.
Although many people scoffed that the Pembroke Sentinel trip to New York was merely an excuse to go to New York, it turned out to be far more helpful to the paper then anyone could have anticipated. The classes offered seemed as though they could be pointless and a mere waste of time. However, the classes were all taught by people who were genuinely interested and knowledgeable about their topic. Despite the fact that some of the instructors were borderline insane, they all knew what they were doing. Most seemed passionate about the field of journalism and wanted to pass this on to their students.
This conference was not merely a conference about writing, we learned about all aspects of newspapers, from advertising to designing to having fun and being productive. We acquired the tools to transform the current paper into something so much better. We learned all the basic, stupid little mistakes we were making. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association taught us how to recruit people for our staff and how to keep our staff content. We learned the importance of standing heads and how to attract readers with a visually interesting design.
As you can notice from our blog, we have chosen to start to shift to an online format as well. Apparently, more people will read this and it will draw interest to the paper. We can post stories before they get stale. It will be a better way to make the paper more of an attraction to our school.
Many changes are coming to the Pembroke Sentinel as a result of this conference. Layout changes and level of writing quality are going to improve the paper and make it so much more.
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