SUMMER 2013
MMER 2013
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A localized view
Breaking news coverage
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fter the bombings at the Boston Marathon, our local newspaper,
via their Facebook page, published the names of Northwest
Indiana residents who ran in the marathon and registered a finish
time. One of the runners, Monica Hall, is from our city. We found her
phone number online and contacted her. She was more than happy
to come in for an interview. Hall’s story and perspective provided the
students with a localized view of the tragedy.
Brandon Vickrey, editor-in-chief
& Nick
Blue, news writer
The Pow Wow
Portage HS
Portage, Ind.
M
y broadcast journalism students covered this
topic with a short video interview with our
cross country coach who ran the marathon and
missed the bombing by 15 minutes. Since it was
breaking news coverage, it’s shorter than our usual
90-second news stories with voice over and facts
(which usually take two to three weeks to produce).
In this case, the students produced this literally
overnight.
On our live show that aired the piece,
anchors introduced the package with
background facts about the bombing, which is
not included in this video. Johanna Warshaw is the reporter and Matt
Stern is the photographer. View the news story at: http://mustangmorningnews.
com/boston-marathon-bombing/
Melissa Deavers-Lowie,
adviser
melissa.deavers-lowie@
portage.k12.in.us
Michael Hernandez,
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
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www.mustangmorningnews.com
Mustang Morning News
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Mira Costa HS
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Sports healing role
Jonny Glazier
Ellen Austin,
Kathleen Neumeyer,adviser
The Chronicle
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, Calif
[email protected]
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his is the back page column of The Viking. It was written the day
after the Boston Marathon and published in print the following
week. It shows my take on how sports played such a key role in the
healing process. As the columnist for the first high school sports
magazine and as a former Boston resident, I take a unique view
on things. Being a Bruins fan and also having nearly 20 family
members in the greater Boston area, I took this event to heart and
the emotion is shown through the column.
, columnist
adviser
The Viking
[email protected]
Palo Alto HS
Palo Alto, Calif.
he bomb attack at the Boston Marathon occurred a week and a half before the publication
date of the April issue of the Harvard-Westlake Chronicle and on the other side of the
continent, but because we have so many recent graduates who attend college in the Boston
area, we had students who were affected by the event, including one former staff member who
rushed a few blocks from his dorm to the finish line to take photos. And then, on the Friday before
the paper came out, the citywide lockdown coincided with the New Student Welcome weekends
at Harvard, Boston College and Tufts, where some of our seniors were scheduled to tour
campuses, so we had students stranded at the airport, or on campuses where events occurred. It
turned out that we also had recent alumni who were among the news media covering the event.
The story was reported by telephone, email and Facebook by senior Michael Sugerman.
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