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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Friday, July 09, 2004 ::
Pressing Issues
All right. For those former DM'ers in the audience, I need your help. The following is from an e-mail I got this morning from my friend Robert H. Smith, who wants insight on what made The DM work while we were there. I've posted my opinions below, but they're just that--my opinions. I'd love to hear your opinions, and any advice you'd have for RHS (which I'll pass on to him).
Just writing to let you know I need to pick your brain a little. It looks like I will be the faculty minder for The Delta Statement during the coming year. It will be my job to lead the newspaper workshop and teach basic standards. What I want to know is, based on your experience of a more structured, challenging student newspaper environment at the DM than I think DSU kids are used to, what you think are the best ways to motivate college journalists to do good work. I’m pretty sure I intend to make them keep journals in which they will keep records of their newspaper work habits and decisions. I don’t care so much what the decisions are as whether the kids can explain/defend the decisions. I think I’m going to make the journals due weekly, a day or so after the paper is put to bed. That way decisions are reviewed in a timely manner. What do you think (other than that it’s frightening to think I’m being trusted with the next generation)?