Name Selena Stafford
Sample | yours |
HEADLINE: New York City Unplugged | HEADLINE:Teenage caretaker |
SUMMARY: In this city dubbed Silicon Alley, there must be a whole counter culture community determined to stay low-tech and old school. I want to dig out the people who use typewriters, the antique camera collectors and photographers who frequent the darkroom rather than Photoshop. They may be hard to find, I might have to return to old school journalism—getting out and knocking on doors rather than typing up emails or searching for contacts online—and that could become part of the story.
| SUMMARY: After school everyday I take care of my little brother. I clean after him, I do homework with him and sometimes i’ll take him to the park. Most teens have siblings that are younger than them and have to take care of them. To some people its a responsibility and sometimes they’re forced to. I want to find out how many people think its a responsibility or something they don’t want to do. |
I would check out dark rooms: http://photo.net/large-format-photography-forum/005qzG The Latent Image Workshop Inc 135 West 26 New York, NY 10001 212-242-0215 Voice: 212-255-7486 processing color wise- for the best B&W lab in the city- run by former RIT professor Jim Megargee- www.mvlabs.com. Hong color on 20th street | |
INTERVIEWS: Name: james driscoll Occupation/expertise: photographer, posted on a blog directing photographers to dark rooms in the city Website: http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=643897 Name: Waldorf School in NYC Occupation/expertise: Sort of naturalist private schools. One in California bans high-tech equipment until 8th grade Website: http://www.steiner.edu/ Name: Thrift stores, people who buy tapes. Occupation/expertise: Website: | INTERVIEWS: Name: someone who takes care of their younger siblings Occupation is it hard to take care of them ? how old is your younger sibling? how do you feel when you take care of your younger sibling? *Questions i’d ask my mom* How many kids do you have? Did you have any siblings that you had to take care of? Do you like that we help you take care of jason (Baby Brother) ? INTERVIEWS: Name: my younger sibling Occupation Is it hard doing homework with me? Am i mean? Do we have fun ? INTERVIEWS: Name: Occupation Website: |
Name: Thrift stores, people who buy tapes. Occupation/expertise: Website: | website: INTERVIEWS: Name: Occupation Website: |
Questions to ask yourself when coming up with a pitch:
would there be good questions to ask? |
Who will this affect? Who will care about this news?
Teenagers that are about to become a big brother or sister |
What is the larger issue here?
What are the different opinions about this issue—diversity of opinion?
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Which experts can I contact about this?
Which individuals will have a personal story connected to this (that I can interview)?
My older brother, My mom, My step brother, & Friends etc.. |