Here's some infor about Bob Herbert, and a link (below) to one of his column's, "The Great Shame," which focuses on the continuing problem of sexual assault against women in the US military.
Bob Herbert joined The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in 1993. His twice a week column comments on politics, urban affairs and social trends.
Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Herbert was a national correspondent for NBC from 1991 to 1993, reporting regularly on "The Today Show" and "NBC Nightly News." He had worked as a reporter and editor at The Daily News from 1976 until 1985, when he became a columnist and member of its editorial board.
Click to read his March 21 column, "The Great Shame." Notice how Herbert writes in first person, but sparingly uses "I" in this column. Also, see how he makes use of quotes and facts to back up his assertions about sexual assault in the military.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Links to columns, editorials
This week I'll post links to good examples of columns and editorials for you to read. Remember to pay attention to the leads, as well as the structure of these pieces. Also, pay attention to what is fact, and what is opinion, and especially how facts are used to strengthen and support the opinions.
First, a column by Leonard Pitts that appeared in the Sunday (March 21) St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Pitts, a nationally-syndicated columnist with the Miami Herald, warns of the damage to society if newspapers disappear. Click on the headline below to read Pitts' column:
"Without a local paper, the next Blagojevich gets away with it"
First, a column by Leonard Pitts that appeared in the Sunday (March 21) St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Pitts, a nationally-syndicated columnist with the Miami Herald, warns of the damage to society if newspapers disappear. Click on the headline below to read Pitts' column:
"Without a local paper, the next Blagojevich gets away with it"
Monday, March 2, 2009
Story of the Day
Editor's Note: This is the story Danielle Deeke turned in for Writing Assignment #2. Her story on the Campus Activities Board meeting has a good lead, and good use of quotes and attribution.
by Danielle Deeke
by Danielle Deeke
Southern Illinois University’s Campus Activities Board is looking for a fresh new group of students to take over the committee starting fall semester of 2009. The board met Thursday, Feb. 19 to discuss actions to take in order to get the word out to the students.
“It’s been really difficult this year,” said Veronica Steele, entertainment chair of CAB. “Since there are open positions (in CAB) some people have had to do double the work by taking on two jobs instead of just their own.” Since the majority of the members are seniors this year, it is vital to find interested students, and inform them to turn in CAB applications by Feb. 25, 2009.
The 45 minute long meeting consisted of an overview of the qualifications needed in order to join CAB. “Undergraduate students only have to be full time students and keep a 2.5 grade point average,” said Brittany Tounsel, president of CAB. “And graduate students must earn a 3.0 grade point average.”
CAB contains six executive board positions, and ten programming committee positions. And the group is hoping to fill all openings for the upcoming fall semester. “We have CAB at the university to provide programs for students to help them get involved with campus life,” Tounsel said. “We have cultural programs like Black Heritage month, and recreational events like Springfest and Family Weekend. It’s our job to plan the events and make it all work.”
CAB offers many advantages to its members. “So many of the positions apply to people’s majors,” Steele said. “I am in mass communications, and being in CAB lets me practice a lot of advertising skills and plan entertainment events.” CAB is also a way to meet new people and have fun. Members go to all the university’s events for free, and can meet entertainers and work with different kinds of people. “Being on CAB puts you in a leadership position, and it looks really good on resumes,” said Jamie Wuestenfeld, special events chair. “Plus you get a lot of free stuff and it’s a lot of fun.”
The roughly twenty members looked enthused to help find replacements for CAB positions, and gladly came up with ideas to motivate students to be a part of the board and apply for spots. Activity Fairs have been held to raise awareness of the upcoming application deadline, and there are numerous flyers and signs throughout campus and Morris University Center explaining the crisis of needing new members. There are brochures in the Morris University Center further explaining what CAB is, and what the members of the group are required to do throughout the semester.
“I probably put in at the most five hours a week doing advertising and planning events, and there is a weekly meeting every Thursday that lasts about an hour,” Steele said. “We talk about upcoming events and ways to advertise to the students. It’s definitely worth joining.” Applications can be found online at www.siue.edu/CAB, or students can contact them at CAB@siue.edu for more information.
“It’s been really difficult this year,” said Veronica Steele, entertainment chair of CAB. “Since there are open positions (in CAB) some people have had to do double the work by taking on two jobs instead of just their own.” Since the majority of the members are seniors this year, it is vital to find interested students, and inform them to turn in CAB applications by Feb. 25, 2009.
The 45 minute long meeting consisted of an overview of the qualifications needed in order to join CAB. “Undergraduate students only have to be full time students and keep a 2.5 grade point average,” said Brittany Tounsel, president of CAB. “And graduate students must earn a 3.0 grade point average.”
CAB contains six executive board positions, and ten programming committee positions. And the group is hoping to fill all openings for the upcoming fall semester. “We have CAB at the university to provide programs for students to help them get involved with campus life,” Tounsel said. “We have cultural programs like Black Heritage month, and recreational events like Springfest and Family Weekend. It’s our job to plan the events and make it all work.”
CAB offers many advantages to its members. “So many of the positions apply to people’s majors,” Steele said. “I am in mass communications, and being in CAB lets me practice a lot of advertising skills and plan entertainment events.” CAB is also a way to meet new people and have fun. Members go to all the university’s events for free, and can meet entertainers and work with different kinds of people. “Being on CAB puts you in a leadership position, and it looks really good on resumes,” said Jamie Wuestenfeld, special events chair. “Plus you get a lot of free stuff and it’s a lot of fun.”
The roughly twenty members looked enthused to help find replacements for CAB positions, and gladly came up with ideas to motivate students to be a part of the board and apply for spots. Activity Fairs have been held to raise awareness of the upcoming application deadline, and there are numerous flyers and signs throughout campus and Morris University Center explaining the crisis of needing new members. There are brochures in the Morris University Center further explaining what CAB is, and what the members of the group are required to do throughout the semester.
“I probably put in at the most five hours a week doing advertising and planning events, and there is a weekly meeting every Thursday that lasts about an hour,” Steele said. “We talk about upcoming events and ways to advertise to the students. It’s definitely worth joining.” Applications can be found online at www.siue.edu/CAB, or students can contact them at CAB@siue.edu for more information.
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