Thursday, July 18, 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Adam Kuban: Reflection on the Fourth of July assignment

SUSI participants on the Fourth of July were tasked with a news report on Independence Day and this is a reflection of my experience. One of the worst things anyone can do with their work is to underestimate it. It was a mistake I unintentionally made and it had affected quality of work. Though I knew what I wanted my story to be on, I had to change it at the very last minute because of circumstances. This would not have been a problem if I had prepared a Plan B and had another angle with a different variety of questions. It is also important to...
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Friday, July 12, 2013

Adam Kuban: "Independence Day: What does it mean to you?"

Muncie, IN - Residents gathered at the Minnetrista Cultural Center on the 4th of July to celebrate Independence Day with their family and friends. "Getting really to be together with family and friends and see the fireworks," said local Ryan McCune on why the day is so special to him. This holds true for many others as Minnetrista was packed...
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Adam Kuban: What will you do to sufficiently prepare for your story at Minnetrista on July 4th?

So far I have prepared for the story at Minnetrista by reading up on the Fourth of July. I feel it is important to understand what the day is about and why it is such an important day. It is also to prevent myself from asking obvious questions that may have answers easily accessible from the internet. I have also looked at older news reports on the event to have an idea of what goes on during the event. Since Independence Day is an annual event, there might be similar things that will happen. For example, the Hometown Band will be performing again...
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Monday, July 1, 2013

Second Harvest

A group of SUSI participants volunteered at Second Harvest on the 27th of June 2013. They were one of the two groups that had to do community service as part of their programme. President and CEO of Second Harvest, Tim Kean The nine participants got to meet the President and CEO of Second Harvest, Tim Kean. After the brief introduction by Kean,...
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