Posts Tagged ‘Creole’
The Creole town house story I wrote last month made it into the March issue of New Orleans Homes and Lifestyles. You can pick up copies at local Robert grocery stores or read it online here. Don’t miss the photos at the bottom of the page!
An interview and a history lesson
January 31, 2009 in Field Notes, Stories
Tags: Creole, Creole townhouse, homes, New Orleans, reporting, Stories
On Tuesday, I picked up an assignment to feature a restored 1830s Creole townhouse for the homes magazine, due next Friday. I met the owner, Mary, at her home Thursday morning. I rang the bell (an actual bell-shaped bell to the left of the door) and Mary opened the shutters and let me into the [...]
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I graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in May with a degree in print and digital news. I moved to New Orleans in January to complete my master's project researching objectivity as it applies to journalists in their everyday lives. I am living in New Orleans while I look for reporting jobs at newspapers and news Web sites. I am available for freelance work in and about the Greater New Orleans area. -- Jackie BorchardtThe blog
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