Posts Tagged ‘project’
Last night I sent a draft of my research project to my committee. I had revised it a few times since I sent the first rough draft to my chair April 3. Final page count: 214. On Saturday I fly back to Columbia. On Monday I’ll give an open presentation about my project. On Tuesday [...]
I have interviewed 10 journalists at the paper: editors, front-line reporters, reporters who joined staff post-Katrina. Each interview lasted an average of one hour and 15 minutes, time that flew by too quickly. These people tell stories for a living. Telling their own stories is something they rarely have an opportunity to do. Each has [...]
The word research strikes either fear, mystery or disinterest into non academics who hear it. Aware of this, I avoid using it or slur through an explanation of what the word means for my project. Watered down for mass consumption, my research project can be described: I’m interviewing reporters and editors at the paper about [...]
I went to the Times-Picayune building today to meet with Lynn Cunningham, the assistant to the editor, about my project. The large newsroom was cluttered and lively, people moving about and talking loudly in the aisles. My meeting with Lynn offered a starkly silent contrast. I pitched my project and how she could help me [...]
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