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Staff Q&As: Meet entertainment editor Pat Abdalla
To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet entertainment editor Pat Abdalla. He’s in charge of all things FlipSide-related, but he … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, Editor, Living, Staff Q&As
Tagged baseball, entertainment editor, flipside, Pat Abdalla, southpaw
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Teen Takeover a treasure at YDR
One night a month, I really love my job. Don’t get me wrong, I like what I do just about every day of the week (not many people can say their employer encourages them to check Facebook and Twitter often). … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, Blogs, Community engagement, Digital first, Living, Social media
Tagged Annie Kurz, Brady Achterberg, Digital first, Erin O'Neill, Facebook, Gabe Ryan, Madeleine Nesbitt, Olivia Purtell, Ray Cwiklinski, teen takeover, tumblr, Twitter, Usha Baublitz, Willow Pinkerton
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Staff Q&As: Meet multiplatform journalist Ashley May
To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet multiplatform journalist Ashley May. She’s only been with us a few months, but … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, Living, Smart, Staff Q&As
Tagged ashley may, copy editor, flipside, new freedom, Smart magazine, Twenty & Change
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Engaging with our book fans online
Since former books editor Gloria Fogal retired in January, I’ve been heading up Book Buzz, our books blog, and easing into the role of books editor. My co-worker Teresa Cook has been a tremendous resource for how things operate with … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, Blogs, Community engagement, Living
Tagged blogging, book blog, book buzz, books, engagement, feedback, Gloria Fogal, local authors, readers, sarah chain, serving the community, teresa cook
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Staff Q&As: Meet assistant features editor Matt Eyer
To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet assistant features editor Matt Eyer. You might have seen his book reviews on … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, Editor, Living, Staff Q&As
Tagged assistant features editor, book buzz, living section, matt eyer, staff Q&As
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Meet YDR features staff in this slideshow
Pop over here to see the slideshow I made of the features staff this morning using Kizoa. My staff is always trying new stuff and at our meeting Wednesday, Pat Abdalla, who blogs at FlipSide and Southpaw, showed us this … Continue reading
Features department looking for a digital innovator
Whenever there’s a job opening here at the Daily Record, it’s a chance to look at our positions on staff and think about how they might need to change. This takes on more importance in this digital age, as we … Continue reading
Staff Q&As: Meet entertainment reporter Erin McCracken
To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet entertainment reporter Erin McCracken. You’ve read her stories on the FlipSide blog and … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, Living, Staff Q&As
Tagged entertainment, erin mccracken, features, flipside, living, reporter, staff Q&As
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Where do we get our ideas anyway?
Sometimes ideas for stories or crafts just pop into my head. Take this one, for instance. I was changing the freshener in my car and thought, “How can I repurpose this, make something new out of something used?” Then I … Continue reading
Writing about family
Two years ago, I wrote a story around the holidays on how to cure annoying habits of family members (e.g. Uncle Tom’s snoring, niece Emily’s picking of her nose). It was a light, fun read, but I felt like it … Continue reading
