Issue 4 Editors Meeting

After our midterms hiatus, Issue 4 is under way!

Editors Meeting- Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7am

New Date for Features Section Meeting

Features editor Linda Zhong was unable to come to her sectional meeting this morning due to Bus problems. We apologize for any inconvenience. She will be contacting writers who wrote features for Issue 3 sometime tonight/tomorrow. If you do not hear from her, be sure to contact her for more information.

She has rescheduled her meeting to after school Tomorrow, Dec. 22 in the Media Center. Please try to make it if she is the editor for your article.

Also, we are aware that this morning, there were many writers who came to their sectional meetings on time but their editors did not show or came too late. If you did come to your sectional meeting but missed your editor or your editor did not show up, please email Katherine so that you won't get a strike. Thanks!

Important: Final Issue 3 Information

UPDATED January Article Assignments -Please read and make sure it is absolutely correct. If something is wrong on this list or you still want to sign up for an article, email the DA gmail account.

Important Dates & Deadlines for Issue 3:
12/17 -All rough drafts due to SECTION EDITORS via email
12/17-12/21 -Sectional Meetings with Appropriate Section Editor (see schedule below or in document linked above)
12/22 -All final drafts due to SECTIONAL EDITORS via email
12/24 -All section articles due from sectional editors to COPY EDITORS via DA gmail acccount
12/30 -All final articles due to Mrs. Kupiec and layout for approval
Week of 1/18- Issue 3 is released!

Sectional Meeting Schedule:
-Thursday, 12/17-
Entertainment, 2:30PM in the Atrium

-Friday, 12/18-
Opinions, 7:00AM in Rm. 214

-Monday, 12/21-
Features, 7:00AM in the Media Center
Non-School News, 7:00AM in the Media Center
School News, 7:00AM in Rm. 214
Sports, 7:05AM in the Media Center

Tentative Article List: Please check!

Below is the link to the article topics for our third issue. Please ensure that all the information is correct.

If you did not sign up for an article topic yet, please email the DA gmail account by tomorrow, Wednesday, December 9th with the topic you wish to write about.

A new, updated version of this list, as well as a list of deadlines will be posted on Thursday after final article assignments have been received. We have MANY sections that need contributors -so feel free to sign up for more if you fee motivated.

January Article List (I tried to update the link so everyone has access to it...)

Remember that all rough drafts are due to section editors Thursday, December 17!!

Full Staff Meeting Next Monday

Next Monday, Dec. 7, we will have a full staff meeting to assign article topics for the next issue which will come out mid-January. Please note, we will only be meeting in the morning, at 7AM. There will be no meeting in the afternoon. This meeting is mandatory: all editors and staff members MUST attend.

The meeting will be held in Rm. 214. Deadlines and other details for the upcoming issue will follow. Keep checking the blog for updates.

Great Journalism Programs to Consider

Student Journalism and Publications is a huge field, and The Devil's Advocate is just a small part of it. Here, we have compiled a few great journalism summer programs that you might want to consider to expand and explore your interests. Most of these were either recommended by former/current Ridge teachers or students. Although summer is far off, many of these programs require teacher recommendations and other paperwork to fill out -so Thanksgiving Break is a great time to start looking through these and consider applying if you are interested.

Why consider participating in a journalism summer program?

• Looks great on your resume -colleges ask about summer experiences!
• Gives hands on, comprehensive experience that is unique to the normal school newspaper
• Experience a bit of college life, living in dorms and on a college campus
• Work with real journalists and college professors -this involves possible networking for jobs, college recommendation letters, etc.

Here are some we recommend:

Asian American Journalists Association -A six-day intensive program in Los Angeles

Northwestern Cherubs -A month-long program at Northwestern University

NYU's Urban Journalism Workshop -A two-week long program reporting in NYC.

A list to other programs

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Programs

Note that although not all of these are local, some are free of charge or supply a generous amount of financial aid (both AAJA and Northwestern's programs do).

Issue 2 Topics and Sectional Meeting Schedule

Here is the link to the topic list for this week's issue. Please read it through to ensure accuracy. If you see any wrong information, please email the DA gmail account:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Af7ty3V4_vJWZGZ6eGZzcnBfNWhrcHFxdGY3&hl=en

Sectional Meetings:

Friday, Nov. 13:
School News, 7AM in Rm. 214
Opinions, 7:05AM in Rm. 214
Sports, 7:05AM in the Media Center
Non-School News, 2:30PM in the Media Center

Tuesday, Nov. 17:
Features, 7:10AM in Rm. 214
Entertainment, 2:30PM in the Atrium

All final drafts will be due to section editors on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

Also, please do not forget about workshop week! All writers are required to attend two workshops. See blog post below for more details!