tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13745321445177426272024-03-14T09:24:42.517-07:00Tara GrimesTara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-30931673638559814772016-09-10T00:00:00.000-07:002016-09-10T01:16:27.586-07:00Dealing With The Deaths Of Those You Meet On The Job<span style="font-size: x-large;">J</span>ust the other day I was thinking about how I should start blogging again. Obviously this blog is about my journalistic experiences, which can be very difficult to write about because you must be careful with every word you write or it could be taken out of context. I think that’s why it’s been awhile. I get too paranoid about sharing how I feel. But today would be a good day for me to write. When I say that I mean, writing is healing to me, and I think I really need that right now.<br />
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Today has been draining to say the least. For those of you not living in this area, the biggest story of the day was the death of our local assemblyman Bill Nojay. Bill died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound at the cemetery this morning.<br />
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One of the biggest misconceptions I hear about journalists is we don’t care or we don’t feel. This is the furthest from the truth, at least for the journalists I know personally. In fact, the reason why my colleagues and I got into this career, is because we care so much and we want to make a difference. We want to share others’ stories and by doing so provide our viewers with a different perspective on life. You may think aspects of our job don’t bother us, like knocking on doors of those who just loved their loved ones or being on the scene of a gruesome crash, but whether we force ourselves not to feel it at the time, it does impact us in one way or another.<br />
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Understandably we are not able to share our feelings on stories. That is, of course, because our job is present facts, not feelings or opinions. I’m not a very opinionated person, so I suppose that’s why this job suits me so well.<br />
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However, this doesn’t mean we don’t make connections with the people we speak to while out covering stories. When I show up to an interview, I’m not just plopping down the camera and rigidly asking them the questions without getting to know the interviewee personally. I want to know how their day is going. I want to know what they are passionate about. I want to know how their family is. I’m not there just to ask a few questions. I’m there to learn more about those in my community on a deeper level. Because of this I feel like I have made friends in places far and wide.<br />
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Regardless of what lead Bill to take his life, he was still a person my colleagues and I got to know very well. I felt sick to my stomach when I found out what had happened. Every time I talked to Bill he was always upbeat and very nice to me. It’s hard to watch his friends and others in the community suffering from this.<br />
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His death has not only shaken me, but it’s made me think a lot. I have lost so many more people that I have met on the job than I ever could have imagined. The way I found out about each of their deaths still feels like yesterday.<br />
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I remember when Larry Glazer and his wife died when their plane went down off the coast of Jamaica. When my station told me they had learned the plane was registered to Buckingham Properties, but didn’t know yet what Rochester resident was on the plane, I just knew it was him. Larry and I had just spoken weeks before about his passion for flying while I interviewed him for an unrelated story. He had shared with me all the ideas he had gathered from places he flew to that he wanted to implement in Rochester. This tragedy left me in shock for days.<br />
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The first loss I experienced from someone I had met while writing a story was in high school. I became really close with <a href="http://www.ernierizzo.com/cases.html">private investigator</a> from our town who worked on major cases like OJ Simpson’s murder trial, Elian Gonzales’s immigration case, and Laci Peterson’s murder case. I spent hours with him learning about his life and he ended up becoming one of my driving forces to continue on with journalism. It wasn’t long after the article was published I learned he had passed. His death impacted me for years and I still think about how he changed my life, especially during a time when I needed it.<br />
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Since then I’ve found every death I’ve experienced from those I’ve met on the job has been difficult. The biggest reason why I think I feel this way is simple: these people let me into their lives and trusted me to share their story. They spent the time opening up to me and sharing some of their most personal thoughts. And it doesn’t just end there. In turn, I spend hours shooting, writing, and editing their story. Sometimes at the end of the day, all of this makes me feel like I’ve known them forever.
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Now, I want to dedicate this blog post in memory of those who have passed that I got to know while working.
To Bill, Larry and Ernie. To Gurnal Jones, who allowed me into his home to learn about his extremely rare sickness that ultimately took his life. To Cascade County Sheriff Deputy Joe Dunn, who was killed in the line of duty, but whom I got to know while covering courts. To Rodger McConnell, who allowed me to share his story as he fought tirelessly for homeless veterans in Great Falls. To my really good friend Sam Muratore, who I also met while doing a story and passed last year from natural causes. To Ange Vohs, who gave me and KRTV so much love and support, but passed away in a car accident this past February.<br />
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With the thousands of people I have met through my job, it’s hard to imagine there are many more I don’t know about that have passed… but for now I’d like to say thank you all for letting me share your stories. I feel honored to know I was a part of your lives.<br />
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Rest in peace my friends.Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-10086193099882358992011-05-27T10:13:00.001-07:002011-05-31T13:08:36.152-07:00Joplin Tornado: An Outsider's Perspective<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZZlUFWCy2aqRU9mqeyfAgJRA_kPJt_4qdLCXYIgUGKKtC6uhgL-ow09jRb6SNqhyOs8_XqBAafHoR3D8gX6FPWpucf0bwf0-o5474NlR35zRpDwcVrOqkIdFdGCWDatROhPpzPU8NNg/s1600/248166_10150204190598881_505783880_7216670_370523_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZZlUFWCy2aqRU9mqeyfAgJRA_kPJt_4qdLCXYIgUGKKtC6uhgL-ow09jRb6SNqhyOs8_XqBAafHoR3D8gX6FPWpucf0bwf0-o5474NlR35zRpDwcVrOqkIdFdGCWDatROhPpzPU8NNg/s320/248166_10150204190598881_505783880_7216670_370523_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612629534522214914" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">I</span>t's an indescribable sight: homes leveled, large amounts of debris scattered about including cars twisted in in abnormal shapes, tree's stripped down to the stumps...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Just last week I was standing right in the middle of it all, trying to figure out where I should start taping for my story while also trying to take it in. Turning to the left, I spotted a baby's toy on the edge of the curb. I sat and stared for at least two minutes. Where was this baby now? Where was the family? Did they all get out safe? I took my camera and focused in on it.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Next I turned slightly more to my left and noticed a tricycle wedged between a broken home and the stump of a tree. What had that home looked like before the single deadliest tornado since 1950 tore through this small town of about 50,000 people? Everywhere lied bits of people's life, torn apart and in a pile of shambles.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I've been trying to write this blog post since I got back, but where do I start? How do you explain how it feels to stand in the middle of a place where hundreds of lives have been destroyed? How do you explain the empty pit you get in your stomach the second you see it? It's not easy, but here it is. This is an outsider's perspective.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabpY92GwIazpaiyCgc0_3OEuuotI3GIJyyhHMVJN2YpnVOhWL9mjVJTQpOgw8i3HzUjqyRMZaZOBr4S9m9hH7hqQSu8Rp2gFYO6SeMnJ_dN8OfS96ln6-j6EeN0FgYPv3cpUAkMOZ_0E/s1600/247289_10150204155513881_505783880_7216056_7633507_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabpY92GwIazpaiyCgc0_3OEuuotI3GIJyyhHMVJN2YpnVOhWL9mjVJTQpOgw8i3HzUjqyRMZaZOBr4S9m9hH7hqQSu8Rp2gFYO6SeMnJ_dN8OfS96ln6-j6EeN0FgYPv3cpUAkMOZ_0E/s320/247289_10150204155513881_505783880_7216056_7633507_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612629655472319010" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">When I first arrived in Joplin, I began to get nervous and braced myself by taking a few deep breaths. I had heard about the horror, I had seen the pictures, but I knew it was going to be different when I saw it myself. I was right. It's one thing to see the pictures, another to see it first-hand, and a completely another to live it. I can't explain how it is to live it - because I didn't, but I can describe what I saw.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">My first day there I didn't get much of a chance to talk to residents, but I did visit a site where volunteers were handing out necessities. It was clear these people were reaching out for any sort of help they could get. Thousands had visited throughout the day to get things like toothbrushes, toilet paper, and water. Next door the only good source of communication the town had, the radio station, was broadcasting pleas from people asking if anyone had seen friends and family.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiEX8AVRIZh_h7v9KIRt27VdyOpe1YOs0i2-KR5N0XpnKSJk3LbZ1jBc6GtEIs_4mUG0qKqx1uBOcxBFTSAfBT-ZVt5LQ6LeOF-XK5swyEXyJEOlyEiTL8YpTuq8-8exfnPl23piaw78/s1600/250410_10100257810058530_15909249_51363511_4383810_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiEX8AVRIZh_h7v9KIRt27VdyOpe1YOs0i2-KR5N0XpnKSJk3LbZ1jBc6GtEIs_4mUG0qKqx1uBOcxBFTSAfBT-ZVt5LQ6LeOF-XK5swyEXyJEOlyEiTL8YpTuq8-8exfnPl23piaw78/s320/250410_10100257810058530_15909249_51363511_4383810_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612630008683815378" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">After the 9 p.m. liveshot it started lightening pretty bad, so we packed up. Curfew had started at 9 anyway. As soon as we got everything back in the sat truck, the tornado sirens started going off. My two friends and I jumped into our car and raced to a friend's house. On our way there we almost collided with another car in a hurry. As we tried to turn they stuck their heads out of the window and started yelling and swearing at us, asking us what we were thinking and asking us to move. I don't blame them for their actions, not after what they had been through a few days before.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">At my friends house we took cover in her bathroom:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgal9kioQmLvwVe1N9DeqiX2j3l1a9T5AaS6AkT7Sr9tSkbu1hRpOarFod_EjZpASaQ5_s-uQabkKYDi0w4xaIDMvMmqdb0qDhKKm9N6AbL7CF2LZmGRJYvDjwGNLaIKw7iEVBACCKJRf8/s1600/240515_2113264832809_1281300016_32652912_3579482_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgal9kioQmLvwVe1N9DeqiX2j3l1a9T5AaS6AkT7Sr9tSkbu1hRpOarFod_EjZpASaQ5_s-uQabkKYDi0w4xaIDMvMmqdb0qDhKKm9N6AbL7CF2LZmGRJYvDjwGNLaIKw7iEVBACCKJRf8/s320/240515_2113264832809_1281300016_32652912_3579482_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612618271744516018" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Thankfully the stormed passed. During the sirens though, I thought about how I would never think lightly of a tornado warning again. After seeing the devastation that day, I was terrified. I noticed however, how those at my friend's house were laughing and making jokes. One friend was staying over because he had lost his home. I kept asking them how they were so calm, and the guy who lost his home replied, "I've lost everything I have, I have nothing more to lose than my life."<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">After a few zzz's, it was time for the morning show. We headed back to our live location at 3:30 a.m.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrE_WjdkuG4w0rxfQfT91ptfaferw31qfw-PAM4qU4WUWVkejDayMc1-AFd5KtMS3oTmd0Bg2hKE1uMgEcYs6MFe61KJVMnSVAbiQM3Nbkq9HJyiW8ADFtAzfoD7k8DFQXsV-6OWuRXh4/s1600/252558_10150205689243881_505783880_7228443_5976085_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrE_WjdkuG4w0rxfQfT91ptfaferw31qfw-PAM4qU4WUWVkejDayMc1-AFd5KtMS3oTmd0Bg2hKE1uMgEcYs6MFe61KJVMnSVAbiQM3Nbkq9HJyiW8ADFtAzfoD7k8DFQXsV-6OWuRXh4/s320/252558_10150205689243881_505783880_7228443_5976085_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612630388841817890" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">During the morning show, I decided to take a walk around by myself. I peered into what was what left of buildings, staring down at the ground to see what things I might see. It felt odd to be looking into open buildings and homes, as if I were invading people's private lives. What irked me is, while there were belongings that had been tossed thousands of feet from where they had once been, there were several things that sat in the same place they had been before the storm. One in particular I remember is a binder. Our live shot was located next to the Stained Glass Theatre. On the night of the storm, a production had just closed it curtains. Two people were killed in the theatre. Beside some exterior walls, the theater itself had practically been demolished. On top of it sat a car. Inside, where I suspect the basement had been, was a binder sitting on a wooden shelf. It looked virtually untouched. You wonder how things like that happen... The storm can throw a truck against a tree and bend the metal so the front of the truck is touching the back, but a binder didn't move one inch.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">After the morning show, the two I had come down with left back to Columbia and I went with the sat truck operator back to his hotel to wait for the next to two reporters coming down.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie25Fam7qAAxask7XBBnLijzmcv_LuYIoDmAVzl01SXnq2QhvA7qGJAqGfRPtDoUVYvmnRb36XpA4156agtZkn8icLSL4-gIBl3SJUuFRneJgG3F2fQ9n107zLp53TEvh0H3NSx86jPq4/s1600/248288_10150205685193881_505783880_7228375_2186063_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie25Fam7qAAxask7XBBnLijzmcv_LuYIoDmAVzl01SXnq2QhvA7qGJAqGfRPtDoUVYvmnRb36XpA4156agtZkn8icLSL4-gIBl3SJUuFRneJgG3F2fQ9n107zLp53TEvh0H3NSx86jPq4/s320/248288_10150205685193881_505783880_7228375_2186063_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612630649805813346" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">While sitting in the hotel lobby an sweet elderly man sitting at the table next to me smiled and said hello to me. His eyes were barely open, glued shut by a lack of sleep and I'm assuming lots of crying. I explained to him who I was and asked if it'd be okay if I sat next to him. From there we talked for a good 45 minutes. He told me about how he and his wife had lost his home and how he was thankful to be alive. He told me how he was taking it okay, but his wife wasn't. He said she was finally getting sleep for the first time since the tornado. He couldn't sleep though. He seemed in good spirits for someone who had been through such a tragic event. It wasn't until I asked him if he saw the support coming in from surrounding communities that he started crying. He explained how some boys from Kansas City came to help him, people he didn't even know. Throughout my trip in Joplin, I met several people who didn't cry when telling me their story... only when they started explaining how volunteers who randomly showed up to help them did they cry. It gave me a sense this was a strong community, one that just needed help from the outside to rebuild itself.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Once the two reporters got there we headed out to where officials were handing out permits for families to get back into the devastated areas for the first time... except they had run out of permits and were now allowing people into the areas with photo identifications such as driver's licenses. The problem they were having is many people had lost everything including their driver's license. Finally they just started letting everybody in. I spoke with a police officer who said they had hoped to stop looting in the areas, but it wasn't almost impossible to tell who had lived in the area and who hadn't. Many had lost their identifications in the tornado and many others were family members wanting to help. I didn't see any looting, but I sure hope there wasn't any. I know there was when the tornado first hit. There were plenty of "gawkers" driving through that day though.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">After this, I headed back to the devastated area where I had been the past few days. It took awhile, but I finally gathered up the courage to talk with a couple digging through their grandfather's home. I heisted at first because I heard some swearing and thought they might be too upset to talk. Turns out they were more than glad to see the media out there. "People need to know what's going on here," they told me. It goes to show though how many stories can be missed if you don't bother to politely ask if you can talk to them. If feel it's never good to say you understand what they are going through, but it is okay to comfort them and tell them you are sorry... even if they don't want to talk with you. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The man, Dustin Orange, explained to me how he ran many blocks to his grandfather's home after the tornado, jumping power lines, trees, and dodging through traffic. As soon as he got to the home he began digging where he thought his grandfather might be. A neighbor came by to say he had gotten his uncle and grandfather out from under a van and got them help. </span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/news/joplin-couple-shares-story-as-they-salvage-belongings/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Read his entire story in his own words here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">. Watch my story below watch as he and his wife dig through the home to see what they could salvage:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24322506?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I next talked to a couple digging through their own home. Adam, the husband, told me about he and his wife Maggie were Hurricane Katrina victims and how they had only been in Joplin for 10 months. Adam told me the amazing story of how he had searched for his puppy Saint after the tornado hit, but couldn't find him. The next day he and Maggie came back and dug through the rubble to find Saint's cage. Once they caught a glimpse of it, they called his name, but didn't hear anything. Finally his wife stuck her finger through the cage and felt Saint's licking her fingers. A Tulsa photographer was there to capture the moment they pulled Saint out of the rubble. It's photo that has been splashed on the front cover of many big name newspapers, giving other Joplin resident's hope:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFTldYz2d27t13ulmpWAopL5wYzAv3oW_SdfjK2hJCd5Cdy7uYBz4ng39UHPXzohUtveQO9s1rZy1mU1au-yRzeudcWS68hWnBcokbggdsWgzm-XPknBzX7yGGooLEEi2uhBlnsNUuZY/s1600/4827811.bin.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFTldYz2d27t13ulmpWAopL5wYzAv3oW_SdfjK2hJCd5Cdy7uYBz4ng39UHPXzohUtveQO9s1rZy1mU1au-yRzeudcWS68hWnBcokbggdsWgzm-XPknBzX7yGGooLEEi2uhBlnsNUuZY/s320/4827811.bin.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612623790325706434" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The day I met them they were going through their home picking out any personal item they could save. About 30 volunteers, ranging from kids to adults from nearby ministries, had come to help Adam, Maggie, and other residents sift through the rubble. Adam and Maggie had garbage bags full of what they had saved. Adam said it would not have been possible to find everything they had without the help of those volunteers. Now, he and his wife plan to move to Texas where they have family.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Halfway through the second day I was already exhausted. I was tired of seeing faces filled with pain. Tired of seeing broken trees and tangled cars everywhere. The town itself had an eerie feeling hanging over it, even in the parts that hadn't been touched by the tornado. The few naps I took in the car definitely helped take it all in, but even time I woke up, I still felt like I was in a dream.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS6z2xroUod_fs1K6xeaNGagUa_a_RTp6LJpeQOTgsv-NISrJUf-hjcHpPutlbCHye_Wn3ALOZhOGdNzQPBN5Wg4qY-MvpqJ-jzrEgeyrjkCtx6fxPk_Myk0tQQFcTGKa8shu0IEBSDE/s1600/250078_10100257807568520_15909249_51363442_165599_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS6z2xroUod_fs1K6xeaNGagUa_a_RTp6LJpeQOTgsv-NISrJUf-hjcHpPutlbCHye_Wn3ALOZhOGdNzQPBN5Wg4qY-MvpqJ-jzrEgeyrjkCtx6fxPk_Myk0tQQFcTGKa8shu0IEBSDE/s320/250078_10100257807568520_15909249_51363442_165599_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612630917471500370" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Coming home I had many mixed emotions. The hardest part for me was going to bed the morning I got home. My favorite part of my day is always climbing into my warm bed after a long day, but here I was feeling terribly guilty. These people no longer have beds to climb into, no place but stiff cots to rest their tired bodies. I can't even imagine what it feels like to have the comfort of your own home completely stripped from you. I can't imagine not having a quiet place to go to pray that family and friends will come home safely. That morning I was slightly afraid to fall asleep, I was afraid I would dream of the horror stories I had heard. The story of the 18-year-old boy who was traveling home with his father after his high school graduation when the tornado sucked him out out of the car's sunroof. The story of several people being sucked out of the hospital's windows. The stories I can't even share on here. But I did fall asleep and that evening I woke up, still feeling like all I had witnessed the past few days was just a dream...I just wish I could say it was.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">A few links I felt were worth sharing: </span></span><a href="http://www.meteorologynews.com/2011/05/26/before-after-stunning-street-views-of-joplin-tornado-damage/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Before and after street views, as well as an overhead aerial view, in the devastated areas. </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://framework.latimes.com/2011/05/22/tornado-hit-joplin-mo/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">LA Times compilation of photos.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389737/Joplin-MO-tornado-At-89-dead-twister-cuts-4-mile-swathe-Missouri-town.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Daily Mail's before and after shots, aerial shots, and incredible photos from after the tornado.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">My own Flickr slideshow coming soon!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">UPDATE: With the help of KOMU and United Way, mid-Missouri has raised over a million dollars for Joplin. I can't express how proud of my community I am!!!</span></span></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-48496372653137474492011-05-22T18:35:00.000-07:002011-05-31T14:47:04.814-07:00Bon Jovi Set Up Takes More Than A Prayer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">G</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ot some Bon Jovi lovin'? I spent yesterday learning how a concert on the tour is set up. Boy, it was quite the experience and a fun story to tell! The entire crew was extremely friendly and helpful!<br /><br />Take a look at my story and the photos I took:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24141295?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br /></span></span><object height="300" width="400"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkomunews%2Fsets%2F72157626793280966%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkomunews%2Fsets%2F72157626793280966%2F&set_id=72157626793280966&jump_to="> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkomunews%2Fsets%2F72157626793280966%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkomunews%2Fsets%2F72157626793280966%2F&set_id=72157626793280966&jump_to=" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/news/bon-jovi-set-up-takes-more-than-a-prayer/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read the online story by clicking here. </span></span></a>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-27591655490450660882011-04-25T13:10:00.000-07:002011-05-31T14:33:45.273-07:00St. Louis Community Banding Together After Tornado Destruction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu3ZrKQQxIy9BsT0hHE6GXW89YrC4d8mZQV1Jxgq3I30xpgM8_KHmDFmmEL6W1P74yGFKlBiQnxEJnjCDQfwE7w7fFr-Vap_EL6DXuyx-M72CydAMTlnJESoSt2lVQbNDqao6QOZkebI/s1600/airport.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu3ZrKQQxIy9BsT0hHE6GXW89YrC4d8mZQV1Jxgq3I30xpgM8_KHmDFmmEL6W1P74yGFKlBiQnxEJnjCDQfwE7w7fFr-Vap_EL6DXuyx-M72CydAMTlnJESoSt2lVQbNDqao6QOZkebI/s320/airport.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612991387456257730" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">A</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">s soon as the news hit and the photos surfaced, I sat shocked. The Lambert - St. Louis International Airport I had been to just a week before had been hit by a strong tornado and now looked like a war zone. Pieces of broken glass lay scattered about, a MO-X bus teetered off the side of a parking garage, and people inside the terminals were still reeling from what they had just witnessed. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The moment it hit I knew I wanted and needed to go out to St. Louis to cover it. Since this was the first time I was going to cover a tornado, I didn't know exactly what to expect. At first I thought I actually thought the entire process of finding a story might be easy, but the stories emotionally draining. Well, I was right on the second part, wrong on the first. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My trip started off late and I didn't get down to St. Louis and working on my story until 2 p.m. Considering I had a 2.5 hr long trip back to Columbia to get my package done for the 9 p.m. show I had to work quickly. I started looking for the towns hit by the tornado, but oddly enough it was much harder than I anticipated. I decided to head to a nearby community center where Red Cross had set up a shelter to see if they could help. I spoke with the shelter manager who talked with me about what they were doing, </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm0T7Ql7-fN8bNRNnNwPOE29xaob8ry_h_EZgymDCyKdcPawDm1DO9RF54hR-C8CHIvKOIJUI94w2aguDkfAaCdzx4idZtKMxGhmv-qXX0fzKjlPReniY3JjCjRkOxuVSyVSwuml8rvY/s1600/cots.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm0T7Ql7-fN8bNRNnNwPOE29xaob8ry_h_EZgymDCyKdcPawDm1DO9RF54hR-C8CHIvKOIJUI94w2aguDkfAaCdzx4idZtKMxGhmv-qXX0fzKjlPReniY3JjCjRkOxuVSyVSwuml8rvY/s320/cots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612991654774802562" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Next the Red Cross Volunteers introduced me to a brave family of seven whose home had completely been destroyed. I spoke with the owner of the home (the mother), and the uncle and his son on camera. The mother was still in church when the tornado hit. The other six were home at the time and just reached the bottom of the basement stairs when the tornado tore through the home. They were all extremely happy to be alive and astonished not even the toddler was hurt. In fact, the thing I'm most thankful for is there were no deaths in this tornado. Just incredible. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiK_EnfdbkS_xvIOTDwuUW2D5MFL9XJ6lQ4VTwLT5dEwFhI9BjnwIRrjjjWrIL-MblfwzSqcG8tdD0jAPmSRMwDIb6NBA3DxlPWhRye44rc_7Iro1xkTmOKdyzo3Y7Xwc-iOiG-Pg8_M/s1600/nine.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiK_EnfdbkS_xvIOTDwuUW2D5MFL9XJ6lQ4VTwLT5dEwFhI9BjnwIRrjjjWrIL-MblfwzSqcG8tdD0jAPmSRMwDIb6NBA3DxlPWhRye44rc_7Iro1xkTmOKdyzo3Y7Xwc-iOiG-Pg8_M/s320/nine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612992121278701234" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After having them show me where in the shelter they were sleeping now, I headed out to their community. I ran into a few workers doing estimations on homes and spoke with them about how long rebuilding the place would take. About a year they told me. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I continued on to look for the more devastated areas. Time was running thin and I began to worry since I hadn't even seen much tornado damage yet, except along the highway. Finally I saw a group of police cars, along with some black SUV's driving into a neighborhood. I followed them deep into the subdivision and found out this is where most of the damage took place. I talked with workers, the church providing food and water to those still in their homes, and I talked with residents who shared their stories. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVw85jefekqyP5mZjde6E5T1KEWuN9PX1474ik6d-9kvLr7f7soRBDSOBF-6DIDAV9Jp6sVqGJUb-WmF_0AfJoxyTinCXqcYS3vWKpmAa-ic1mT3VBD1Y5orc4jq1WUIZG7VefipWoXQ/s1600/fourtynine.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVw85jefekqyP5mZjde6E5T1KEWuN9PX1474ik6d-9kvLr7f7soRBDSOBF-6DIDAV9Jp6sVqGJUb-WmF_0AfJoxyTinCXqcYS3vWKpmAa-ic1mT3VBD1Y5orc4jq1WUIZG7VefipWoXQ/s320/fourtynine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612992535118617730" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Since our station had already covered the aspect of what people thought when the tornado hit (and it was a day and a half after the tornado hit), I decided to focus it on how the town was coming together to help each other out. Overall it was a very touching experience and I hope someday I'll be able to go back and see the small town of Berkeley (as well as the rest of the St. Louis area) rebuilt.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22825571?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-81292251454790374472011-04-10T15:00:00.001-07:002011-05-31T14:48:38.271-07:00When Dull Turns Into Interesting...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">rom plane rides to gas leaks, and a contest to spread awareness about a rare form of cancer, I've had an interesting month at KOMU.<br /><br />Since I live report on Fridays, my stories can be pretty dull, but I try to find a way to make them newsworthy and interesting. I did have an exciting Friday last week when a man involved in a Jefferson City murder was caught. Then right before my 6 p.m. liveshot, the JC PIO pulled up to tell me they had caught a second man involved. </span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/news/two-jefferson-city-men-charged-in-shooting1/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Click here to read the full story.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here are a few other stories I've done/worked on in the past few weeks at KOMU and Newsy:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Gas Leak:<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22208052?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br />Missouri River Relief:<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22208103?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/video-of-bully-beatdown-raises-questions/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Video of Bully Beatdown Raises Questions</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5372/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5372/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-top: 5px; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- text-align: center; width: 480px; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Multisource </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! 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important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/Entertainment/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">entertainment news</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> analysis by Newsy.com</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/census-data-motown-becomes-no-town/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Census Data: Motown Becomes 'No Town'</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5402/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5402/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-top: 5px; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- text-align: center; width: 480px; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Multisource </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">political news,</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/World/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">world news,</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/Entertainment/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">entertainment news</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> analysis by Newsy.com</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/did-texas-violate-lethal-drug-procedural-laws/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Did Texas Violate Lethal Drug Procedural Laws?</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5558/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5558/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-top: 5px; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- text-align: center; width: 480px; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Multisource </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">political news,</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/World/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">world news,</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/Entertainment/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">entertainment news</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> analysis by Newsy.com</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/foundation-gives-bristol-palin-more-money-than-its-own-cause/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Foundation Gives Bristol Palin More Money Than Its Own Cause</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5591/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5591/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-top: 5px; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- text-align: center; width: 480px; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Multisource </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">political news,</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/World/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">world news,</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span></span><a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/Entertainment/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">entertainment news</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> analysis by Newsy.com</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-76741180817909494602011-03-31T14:18:00.000-07:002011-05-04T21:18:39.997-07:00Multiple Sources, The Real Story<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;">A</span>s you may have noticed... Newsy stories have appeared on </span></span><a href="http://www.aolnews.com/category/video/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">AOL News Videos</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> in the past few weeks. Reproduced as "AOL News Now," Newsy videos are now available from one of the top news providers in the world.</span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Here are a few of my favorite Newsy stories I've done in the past few weeks... click on the title to read the transcript or watch the video:</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/victim-blaming-in-child-gang-rape-story/">Victim-Blaming In Child Gang Rape Story?</a><br /><br /><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5205/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5205/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><br /><p style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-top: 5px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; text-align: center; width: 480px;">Multisource <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed">political news,</a> <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/World/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed">world news,</a> and <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/Entertainment/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed">entertainment news</a> analysis by Newsy.com</p><br /><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/does-nessie-have-an-english-cousin/">Does Nessie Have An English Cousin?</a><br /><br /><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5009/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/5009/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><br /><p style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-top: 5px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; text-align: center; width: 480px;">Multisource <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! 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He was once a warrior and now he is an angel. His name is Zac Talley and he was 7-years-old when a rare form of cancer that only affects 200 children in the US a year took his life. But he was not just a child suffering from cancer, he was also a child that loved horses, Uno, and cracking jokes. Family says he was wise beyond his age.<br /><br />I met his amazing family and friends this week and I want to tell you all about them.<br /><br />Chrystal Terrell is his mother. She is sweet, kind, caring, and among one of the strongest people I have met. She has taken this tragedy and turned it into something good. When talking about Zac she smiles and laughs at the memories, and when she cries she says she shouldn't because Zac would be mad at her during those moments. In Zac's memory she created the Zac Attack Foundation. She hopes to spread awareness about diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, the cancer Zac had. She hopes enough awareness will lead to a cure.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmxggPjZ2PctqnOhDgJTaOcKStYD-0tNdG6T3kCFOqNPsZfsOYCzwAZQyG_YAFOlQWixxEtIctZ0Gv7qhgMb7M5Irq3rLDWsv9CUbeLmjBRz5ZdrntGHLm-gOJOf0-QMtpL3FShwoXT0/s1600/l.PtWlkThwIbxZxuQd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmxggPjZ2PctqnOhDgJTaOcKStYD-0tNdG6T3kCFOqNPsZfsOYCzwAZQyG_YAFOlQWixxEtIctZ0Gv7qhgMb7M5Irq3rLDWsv9CUbeLmjBRz5ZdrntGHLm-gOJOf0-QMtpL3FShwoXT0/s320/l.PtWlkThwIbxZxuQd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612648366502294658" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Tyler is Zac's best friend and twin. Nothing could separate the two. They did practically everything together. Tyler loves looking back at the time that Zac put underwear on his head and pretended to be Captain Underpants. He and Zac played a lot of baseball together, as well as many other sports. He and Zac shared that twin connection you always hear about. He doesn't go anywhere now without wearing a Zac Attack shirt in Zac's memory.<br /><br />Brandon is Zac's older brother. He's a bit shy, but isn't tepid at all when it comes to talking about his brother. Brandon says he remembers Zac's smile and says life would be much easier if Zac were here now. He misses shooting hoops with Zac.<br /><br />Megan is Zac's sister. She says because of Zac's love for horses she is inspired to become a veterinarian. She remembers reading the bible next to Zac's bedside when he was in a coma and he couldn't make it to church. A sparkle seems to twinkle in her eye when she talks about Zac.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIoP-lxlIHmVkljMdWkvvAVf5_aBG0MU-gE8o-UjdnzyYYOuZ0rVree6hfCfxJLteIK1xC5NnAAgXpNRCHsylAptjk2RYsIp9vACWb-TBHlgua8zqUnheaqShVT7cFxz_PIVXA3x26uM/s1600/DSCF4689.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIoP-lxlIHmVkljMdWkvvAVf5_aBG0MU-gE8o-UjdnzyYYOuZ0rVree6hfCfxJLteIK1xC5NnAAgXpNRCHsylAptjk2RYsIp9vACWb-TBHlgua8zqUnheaqShVT7cFxz_PIVXA3x26uM/s320/DSCF4689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612648570680057506" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Zac also has other brother and sisters and there was no question he loved them too. Terrell said one of the family's favorite memories is when Zac decided to take his family on a vacation to Tennessee through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Terrell said Zac had the choice of going to Disney World, but instead choose Tennessee so he could bring along his five brothers, sister, mom, and step-dad.<br /><br />Finally there is Kristina Maddox. She is a family friend keeping Zac's spirit alive in a way so big no one could ever imagine. Kristina decided to enter the Toyota Racing Sponsafy Your Ride contest to create a car in memory of Zac and to raise awareness about DIPG. Now she's asking for the community's help to win this contest. Maddox is an interactive digital media major at North West University in Maryville. She created the car green with baseballs on it because Talley played for the North Callaway little league team. It reads "DIPG Warriors" and "Zac Attack" on the car. With the eighth car out of more than 40,000 cars, she may get that wish. The top 10 cars will be featured on TV during the Nascar Sprint All-Star race. The winning design will be applied to a real race car. People can vote once a day until March 21. Kristina says he grew up with Zac and hopes this contest will bring DIPG awareness to a national platform.<br /><br />Everyday we hear of people dying. But behind each of those deaths is a family mourning and grieving. To hear those families share those memories feels as if that person has come back alive. I will never forget the Talley's and Maddox's.<br /><br />Zac seemed like an incredible little boy and I wish I had the chance to meet him. I hope he continues to inspire people like me in the years to come.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGBrFfDJNN5TPSOeCtQh5D6yPcocXo2NixJv-v7Qfwiu1oK9E4FsL7p3AThOZNeHS4n_JAnihykB8Ke_G38w-71imuXznNdglIGY-NPOF3xI4pt8Ae75Fu52Ps1DW3hc1JP4H5WkkKA4/s1600/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGBrFfDJNN5TPSOeCtQh5D6yPcocXo2NixJv-v7Qfwiu1oK9E4FsL7p3AThOZNeHS4n_JAnihykB8Ke_G38w-71imuXznNdglIGY-NPOF3xI4pt8Ae75Fu52Ps1DW3hc1JP4H5WkkKA4/s320/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612648824545709506" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">From A Reporter's Viewpoint</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br />As a reporter, there was one story that stuck out to me. Before interviewing Megan, I asked if she had ever been interviewed before. She told me once right after her brother passed away she was walking away from her softball game when a reporter ran up to her and thrust a microphone in her face asking "are you the girl whose brother died?" I was stunned when she told me this. It's something she will never forget... It saddens me when reporters don't take in consideration a person's feelings, especially a young girl like Megan. They may argue that they need a story, but my response is good luck getting a good story that way or rather good luck getting a story at all.<br /><br />It was a struggle writing this story because I wanted to share everything, I wanted to include everyone, but unfortunately I didn't have time. Even the stories above I wrote above are only a quarter of what I learned about the family. I've also been trying to do different things with my stories and I really don't think the intro worked... but you can watch for yourself!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21773881?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.komu.com/news/contest-to-raise-awareness-about-rare-cancer-that-took-auxvasse-boy-s-life1/">To read more of their story click here.<br /></a><br />UPDATE as of April 25: </span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/news/auxvasse-resident-becomes-finalist-in-national-contest/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Kristina has become a finalist in the contest!</span></span></a></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-80906600573259338862011-03-06T12:56:00.001-08:002011-03-06T13:09:27.342-08:00An Array Of Stories From The Past Few Weeks<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">S</span>ince life has been so busy, I haven't gotten a chance to update you all on my happenings. Below is a few stories I've worked on in the past couple of weeks!!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Packages:</b></span><br />Union Supporters, Tea Party Groups Rally At Capitol<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20446752?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">VO's/VOSOT's:</span></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Man Shot At Gas Station:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20449166?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Anti-Abortion Prayer Vigil:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20531351?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Live:</span></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Columbia Superintendent Wants To Get Rid Of Mobile Classrooms</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20531395?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Onsets:</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">City Manager Chooses Replacement For Transition</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20531252?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-51735224719902036102011-02-17T12:19:00.000-08:002011-03-06T13:01:00.496-08:00National Salute to Veteran Patients Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtJHf7m-RCH3qvzuyht7BXNx4t4Zw7k4oSRbMMIgrVCWeXf9YDKq1p16UjMzfxOkHc6Z4wneWj66UGX-KaP0WD4DuQI6W-Er2nUuyd4yBaoamJpBvvdXUzOqMQrCvI2_s43Az5l7XnIs/s1600/joe-satko-83-salutes-american-flag-juneau-ak.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtJHf7m-RCH3qvzuyht7BXNx4t4Zw7k4oSRbMMIgrVCWeXf9YDKq1p16UjMzfxOkHc6Z4wneWj66UGX-KaP0WD4DuQI6W-Er2nUuyd4yBaoamJpBvvdXUzOqMQrCvI2_s43Az5l7XnIs/s320/joe-satko-83-salutes-american-flag-juneau-ak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581074851025232178" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">he only way I could describe my visit to the VA Hospital for "National Salute to Veteran Patients Week" is unforgettable.<br /><br />This week, a few of us from KOMU visited the VA Hospital here in Columbia to thank all those there for their service. We also handed out Valentine's Day cards that kids all over the country had made for them. I loved hearing these people's stories and experiences while serving overseas.<br /><br />During our visit, we also went up to the care center. We weren't allowed to visit each room separately because there was a virus going around, but as I walked past the veteran's rooms I saw them sitting alone, doing crossword puzzles and watching TV. I really wanted to go up to them and give them a giant hug. It really made my heart break to see them sitting in their rooms all alone...Also visiting with some who could barely speak, much less walk, made me really appreciate my life and what they had done for us.<br /><br />There was one veteran up there who our anchor/reporter had remembered from one of her many stories on the "Honor Flight." This anchor started raising enough money to do Honor Flights here in Columbia a few years ago. A Honor Flight takes a planeload of WWII veterans to Washington D.C. to see their memorial. For many WWII veterans, before they pass away, many will never even get to see their own memorial. The Honor Flight is a valuable experience for those who go. For this one man, our anchor asked if he could remember his visit there. As he started his story, we weren't sure if he really did remember it, since we didn't have a clue where the story was going. Slowly, but surely, he told us the story of how he remembered getting off the plane and this little 4-year-old girl running up to him and hugging him. She thanked him for his service. He told us this is something he will never forget. Pretty sure most of us in that room were near tears.<br /><br />I now hold all those stories very close to my heart. It was great to see some of them out and about though interacting with others. Many told us this was the best VA Hospital in the country and the care they've received has been phenomenal. This made me proud of our community.<br /><br />Being able to do these types of things for my community, makes me value my job as a journalist even more. I loved seeing these people's faces light up and having them know that their service didn't go unnoticed. Because I'm so young I had a few tell me they thought in a town full of college students nobody would care about what they did for their country, but they were so glad to see at least one. It really made my heart melt.<br /><br />By the end of the visit we made a few friends:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigThbv4uDk1Y7k-c4dZIK2oTznWN0A1QPUrl_9LihiRG2z1WgtliVuIhyDslYBDaWzWYBdPhDQDzMmfnTPM2O_jFX55CMHE1a15cadvf0LfqRoXj4ZKzC4FVsDKcGQOPRZ0niHAFDvgAM/s1600/180181_1764804553423_1038392802_2043897_3250437_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigThbv4uDk1Y7k-c4dZIK2oTznWN0A1QPUrl_9LihiRG2z1WgtliVuIhyDslYBDaWzWYBdPhDQDzMmfnTPM2O_jFX55CMHE1a15cadvf0LfqRoXj4ZKzC4FVsDKcGQOPRZ0niHAFDvgAM/s400/180181_1764804553423_1038392802_2043897_3250437_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581073007297319090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9j2kTtOpJZW-zHOzZQ7E7MnkredUPXQXMyebSr2nvnPRh0BPSzDenHfpEo7ZtxAbEvMsk6PDLa9aZrLeZvb5hd48kvyrRjIkRUuJxT45uw8SXnbBH7q77vgdN1D6WyV-4xfIn3FZznfE/s1600/182288_1764786712977_1038392802_2043880_6495833_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6eEajAmvQlUYvkXFFc5lQLa_K0ZFhnwl1nSJrrOwgM8t8EvjiVVPZv2LKRKSnM_UQ1feB5sQ8lfTIskiV2IJH0GX42gTRs17D1Ms3q59QqAz-QbFgwbQDkmWK1vezk4IPJu9dIGHjx4/s400/DSC_0575.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581072994339273634" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">*First picture courtesy of Flagsbay.com</span></span></span>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-18659224995854570102011-02-15T06:43:00.000-08:002011-02-15T09:52:32.939-08:00(Life And) Death Through The Eyes Of A Journalist<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMDkNhjnX1sBJ7Kfx5yKqjmooodpLjyHtaeo0Q19trAsIbQb7nBAJmDd_9gyFW4ReytlEaVRWWliV_DGtvhB2rC8ikm7adLwXyTJjHPJcV-uBigUMvKoLPXhBsfwwA0yr4uMSVIOE_O8/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMDkNhjnX1sBJ7Kfx5yKqjmooodpLjyHtaeo0Q19trAsIbQb7nBAJmDd_9gyFW4ReytlEaVRWWliV_DGtvhB2rC8ikm7adLwXyTJjHPJcV-uBigUMvKoLPXhBsfwwA0yr4uMSVIOE_O8/s320/20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573932214516578546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> was sitting on my bed last night when I heard the fire engine sirens outside my window. I tried to drone out the piercing noise with my music, but I couldn’t. It was then the images came flowing back to me.<br /><br />I saw my first dead body on Saturday. That’s something I don’t think any journalist ever forgets.<br /><br />A little after 5:30 on Saturday night news of a structure fire came over the scanner. Police were saying it was on a road near the station. A producer ran outside and sure enough he could see the smoke. I clambered for my camera, jumped in the station car and rushed across the street.<br /><br />I was one of the first on the scene, even before most of the firefighters. I remember standing on the roadway staring at the gray smoke swirling up into the sky from the mobile home. I saw the flames flying up out of the door; the burning orange inside captivated me. As I stood there for a couple of minutes, I remember thinking “wow this is not good,” but not once did I think someone was still in there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWmItmHXpkVUkKC6QyCHzvBdt1iWWUlc0pmvOzRQM_24BU9MhZ-LdxTos28KOpC3ZUvq47-4D7Q_Dh7VU24TdqgxHs3-yTzes_ooK1B7VDkNsJNOO4TYq6mWHctozP6SyIPmgJU05aQs/s1600/eight.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWmItmHXpkVUkKC6QyCHzvBdt1iWWUlc0pmvOzRQM_24BU9MhZ-LdxTos28KOpC3ZUvq47-4D7Q_Dh7VU24TdqgxHs3-yTzes_ooK1B7VDkNsJNOO4TYq6mWHctozP6SyIPmgJU05aQs/s320/eight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573932214466413250" /></a>It wasn’t long before a rush of firefighters came running in. Police cars and personal cars of volunteer firefighters began lining up and down the road near our station. I decided I needed to get closer for better video and climbed up the hill in the deep snow. As soon as I got up the hill I heard a voice behind me. “My son, my son!” I turned around a saw a lady in a blue sweater frantically running towards the home. “My son! That’s my son’s house!” she screamed out. Her distraught face was filled with fear. She stumbled a couple of times trying to get up the hill. A police officer came running towards her and grabbed her by the hand. But she didn’t want to hold his hand; she just wanted to see if her son was all right. Trembling, she kept trying to run towards the house, but the police officer held her back. “Ma'am” he told her. “Ma'am I can’t let you go over there.” “But it’s my son’s house,” she cried out again. She tried bolting for the home again, but she tripped and fell in the snow. But, she didn’t seem to care and began crawling in the snow towards the house. The officer helped her up, grabbed her shoe that had gotten stuck in the snow, and led her over to spot away from the home.<br /><br />I looked away from the woman and focused back on the camera, trying to get some shots of the firefighters forging their way into the burning home. I had the camera pointed towards the door of the home and that’s when I heard more screams.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgJc-dWiPAamspsWZrtDqgLomt_elup42jINrsb-fR2mUL8Rmc5QaFYNcOWn92BZFluLFTCEk5jQuk09iQa-3aQ8uWwuqZqxzeQmyk_adWk7NYzqMD8I0Q78f2YtKAz_LjEKI7btrDrM/s1600/19.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgJc-dWiPAamspsWZrtDqgLomt_elup42jINrsb-fR2mUL8Rmc5QaFYNcOWn92BZFluLFTCEk5jQuk09iQa-3aQ8uWwuqZqxzeQmyk_adWk7NYzqMD8I0Q78f2YtKAz_LjEKI7btrDrM/s320/19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573932210187521570" /></a> “Over here! Over here!” firefighters inside the home yelled out. I zoomed in with my camera and fixated it on the firefighters. I saw a couple of them struggling with something, but because there were so many of them I couldn’t figure out what it was. I kept my camera on them and my eyes staring at the display. When they were a few steps out the door and I looked up from the camera, that’s when I saw it. Two legs dangled from the firefighters’ arms. Black, burnt and limp.<br /><br />The firefighters placed the man on the ground and surrounded him to see if there was anything they could do. It didn’t take long before they got up and reached for the blue tarp. It was too late. He was gone before they had even gotten inside the home.<br /><br />I decided to swing the camera around and put the lens on the mother. I watched through the screen as the police officer held the woman’s hand and told her there was nothing they could do. I watched through the viewfinder of the camera as this woman’s whole life came crumbling down. It’s something I know as a journalist I will watch many more times.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Kk2eWKkuw9P1viMipO6nJNh9ONJxTpjLqk6f5rwL9hFcBpVG10w07XKNpd4B-lA5SriGy6-uwmZX24ew2qCSB66VGEHW2PZHVrREm25s6fXYFGycDdhs4ZA4CdUo-vVY-e6F4TaHuGs/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Kk2eWKkuw9P1viMipO6nJNh9ONJxTpjLqk6f5rwL9hFcBpVG10w07XKNpd4B-lA5SriGy6-uwmZX24ew2qCSB66VGEHW2PZHVrREm25s6fXYFGycDdhs4ZA4CdUo-vVY-e6F4TaHuGs/s320/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573932933385363778" /></a>I decided to turn the camera back to the house where the firefighters continued to battle the fire. While I was doing this, a police officer came over and told me to try and keep from taping the body. He also told me he would have the fire chief talk with me when he could. Soon other reporters started showing up and I spread the word. No one else had seen the body, but they saw the tarp sitting on the group and they knew.<br /><br />The body lay there that whole night. Firefighters held up the tarp and surrounded it when they had to have an official look at it…when they had to have the mother identify the body. Finally at the end of the night they wrapped the body up into a brown blanket, put it on the stretcher and carried it off.<br /><br />After the interview with the fire chief, I had to go back to the station and watch the video over and over. If I had known what the firefighters were pulling out the home I probably wouldn’t have taped it. But I didn’t know, and I had to relive that moment over and over at the station when putting together my VOSOT.<br /><br />----<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQCUvie2p7b07fmp88UBQ9_g30NTB4qNgL2aBxODgyhXJwMrfTPYpwQf7ls6eZAUBO912UMwPTTzOEufiFBwxy7bTpppIaHe7AB1bc47pEt4ODMjwcC7uWC16NLtWCxYTwbxZEaoehhA/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQCUvie2p7b07fmp88UBQ9_g30NTB4qNgL2aBxODgyhXJwMrfTPYpwQf7ls6eZAUBO912UMwPTTzOEufiFBwxy7bTpppIaHe7AB1bc47pEt4ODMjwcC7uWC16NLtWCxYTwbxZEaoehhA/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573932934424410322" /></a> I’ve seen fires before (take a look at my <a href="http://tara-grimes.blogspot.com/2010/07/art-of-detaching-yourself-from-stories.html">"The Art Of Detaching Yourself From A Story" </a>entry) and I’ve seen car wrecks bad enough for somebody to have died. But, besides funerals, I’ve never seen a dead body. It makes you wonder how firefighters, police officers, military officers do their jobs. Do they become numb to it? Do they feel guilty if they lose someone or do they know they did the best they could? They really are courageous people.<br /><br />It makes me think of journalists how have to work through crises like Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina. They really are courageous people as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsWqMFzkvhgcbO6-6-26fAtbp8sxk0CbE9zjzD_e-Us6EgaNHiyWXOrKC3JSAt2iu2pDAcBkb3E5EJXFiUladdTil7iz2ZpyiR4PJwaSl_xtqdxmjo01ruy667ZjOEC8KfuEVfx-A13Y/s1600/five.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsWqMFzkvhgcbO6-6-26fAtbp8sxk0CbE9zjzD_e-Us6EgaNHiyWXOrKC3JSAt2iu2pDAcBkb3E5EJXFiUladdTil7iz2ZpyiR4PJwaSl_xtqdxmjo01ruy667ZjOEC8KfuEVfx-A13Y/s320/five.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573932939110116802" /></a>I’ve lost plenty of loved ones. I even lost a friend in preschool from a fire. But nothing really compares to seeing a dead body being carried away and not knowing what that person was like in life. You only get a glance of them in death.<br /><br />If I didn’t say it hurt to see the legs just dangling there limp, I’d be lying.<br /><br />If I didn’t say it made me sick to my stomach watching the video over and over of the firefighters carrying the man, I’d be lying. I just wish I could have put a face and a personality with the name.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If I didn’t say it hurt to see the woman falling in the snow yelling “that’s my son”, I’d be lying.<br /><br />No journalist wants to meet a person for the first time on the worst day of their life, but it happens. It’s just part of the job.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ywx-HtoqxuRYbTQVr1dcLYQiZ1ss83TMOevnOqMkW7FC3O60c2YCmNAbrnA7ZbnAoxJsYRyRHuID0jSqNp64gBK1SEF8QUx9E7gugCKaaeFUugUqC1Zf9gm8xx-eKtQ0wcHJOqw0rnE/s1600/one.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ywx-HtoqxuRYbTQVr1dcLYQiZ1ss83TMOevnOqMkW7FC3O60c2YCmNAbrnA7ZbnAoxJsYRyRHuID0jSqNp64gBK1SEF8QUx9E7gugCKaaeFUugUqC1Zf9gm8xx-eKtQ0wcHJOqw0rnE/s320/one.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573933392169969666" /></a>When covering these stories, we have to "put on our reporter face," and watch death through the eyes of journalist; that means holding in our feelings and focusing on the story at hand. That means getting up the next morning after stories like this one and moving onto the next one. I’ve heard people say journalists are heartless people, but trust me, most of us may look like we move on from stories from this… but we don’t, it will always be embedded in our minds.<br /><br />The night of the fire, I found out his name was Jerry, but his friends called him Gerald. Now that I know his name, I hope someday, before I leave Columbia, I will run into someone who can tell me something about Gerald’s life. This way I will have memories of not just his death, but of his life. </span></span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19971420?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-30938123705707660172011-02-06T16:31:00.001-08:002011-02-06T17:14:07.156-08:00Breaking News Galore... Well Almost<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">his past week has been a crazy one, and not just because of the snow! Check out some of my recent work below.<br /><br />After spending all day in Jefferson City (about a 30 minute drive from the station), I went back to the station to write my script and cut my video. Just before the 5 p.m. newscast I began driving back to Jefferson City for my liveshot. Unfortunately, about halfway there the live truck operator called to me he couldn't get a signal. So back to the station I went to do an onset. After my onset, the live truck operator and master control was able to get a signal, so I raced back to Jefferson City to do my live shot for the 6 p.m. I really want to practice going live, so I was extremely happy about this. It also really made me appreciate the work our live truck operators do. Just another day in the life of a reporter!<br /><br />Two State Buildings Evacuate In Fear The Roof Could Collapse:<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19637197?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br />On the way home from the liveshot I passed what looked like a really bad accident. Although I wasn't able to get any info on it (highway patrol was supposed to post a press release and didn't) we still aired it as a VO because it did effect traffic.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19637355?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br />I anchored the Saturday newscast as well as visited a car mechanic that day to see if business had increased or not due to the large ice storm. They said since people were still digging their cars out business hadn't increased, but they expected it to this week. Click here to read </span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/KOMU/d7e2017e-80ce-18b5-00fa-0004d8d229cb/f856ad1a-80ce-18b5-00d0-90550fa52fb5.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Car Mechanics Gear Up to Deal With Storm Aftermath" </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or look for it in my anchoring segments below!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19639249?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe></span></span>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-16728254898294554712011-02-03T11:29:00.001-08:002011-02-03T11:35:47.788-08:00Planned Parenthood Video Sparks Debate Over Federal Funding<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">D</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ue to the large snowstorm, I was able to work for Newsy from home yesterday! </span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/planned-parenthood-video-sparks-debate-over-funding/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Click here to read </span></span></a><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/planned-parenthood-video-sparks-debate-over-funding/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Planned Parenthood Video Sparks Debate Over Funding" </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">or watch the video below.</span></span><br /><br /><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/4721/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/4721/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><br /><p style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-top: 5px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; text-align: center; width: 480px;">Multisource <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed">political news,</a> <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/World/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed">world news,</a> and <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none ! important; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(153, 153, 153) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; height: 13px; color: rgb(87, 153, 219) ! important;" href="http://www.newsy.com/categories/Entertainment/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=vid&utm_campaign=vid_embed">entertainment news</a> analysis by Newsy.com</p>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-84261601849605808172011-02-02T16:09:00.000-08:002011-02-06T16:25:56.400-08:00Attack Of The Snowpocalypse!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAySfmfAg6POossepEXJFkNN-tgwqS7trWWVCgoP8Oi_lqUnVHQxr1HE6hB6iK6BIzkZnYWrwlTBF0nsu2OVVVJZuel_pCWH6kSqaNGJH4d8WPSfM-PH1Kp0-HLW2z65mXL0hWtTroGck/s1600/DSC_0501.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAySfmfAg6POossepEXJFkNN-tgwqS7trWWVCgoP8Oi_lqUnVHQxr1HE6hB6iK6BIzkZnYWrwlTBF0nsu2OVVVJZuel_pCWH6kSqaNGJH4d8WPSfM-PH1Kp0-HLW2z65mXL0hWtTroGck/s320/DSC_0501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569292692608700226" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">f snowpocalypse isn't a real word, well then it should be after this week's snowstorm. Most people I know seemed to think it was the end of the world.... If you've been living under a rock, then you may have seen it through a small peephole, but probably haven't heard.... Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures hit 2000 miles of the Midwest and part of the Northeast this week. Two-thirds of the nation faced down power lines, several deaths were reported and thousands of airports made cancellations.<br /><br />Here in Columbia, we also had a large interstate shut completely down after we received about 18 inches of snow. I experienced driving in my first (complete) white-out conditions, and that's saying a lot because I'm a Chicagoian. On my way home from the station yesterday, I had to remember from memory where the roads were. I drove only about 10 miles per hour the entire way and I'm pretty sure I hurt my car trying to get up a hill covered in at least 6 inches of snow.<br /><br />Before this took place however... let me take you back to the beginning.<br /><br />Tuesday morning I was prepared to go out and cover the beginning of the storm for our morning show, but then around 1 a.m. an apartment fire broke out in Columbia. So I ran out with a camera to get some footage and all the details... Thankfully it wasn't that cold out, and it hadn't started snowing yet. In my first few liveshots my hair wasn't blowing widely around just yet. Watch the video below:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19636943?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />The snow was starting to come down really hard and the wind started to pick up a little before 7 a.m. During my last hit I mixed the apartment fire details with a little bit of weather news. As you can see, the wind I was talking about earlier, blew my hair to one side of my head. This next live hit wasn't done very well, but you do get to see some of the video I took from the fire!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19504286?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br />Finally at 7 a.m., just when the live truck operator and I thought we could start packing up and heading back, we received news the crew back at the station extended the morning show and wanted us to stay. This time I would be talking about weather. I asked the live truck operator to move the camera so viewers could see the road. Not only could the viewers see the road, but the wind was blowing towards my back and not my face. This also came in exceptionally handy when the producer and director had us stand out there for more than 30 minutes to figure out audio problems. I was definitely covered in snow by then!<br /><br />Below is my liveshot and also a glance at how the entire KOMU crew came out to help when the snowstorm began to move in. When I got back to the station people were flooding in with their sleeping bags and food, ready to spend the night at the station.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19504901?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br />To say the least, I had a great deal of fun helping to cover the snowstorm this week. Our newscasts provided a ton of interaction with the audience and I feel it improved the newscasts a lot when we showed people's pictures and videos they had tweeted. It really got our audience excited and involved. Weather is only fun to cover if you make it fun.<br /><br />Also this past week I wrote a story on Newsy about how underage sex rings spike during the Super Bowl. Click here to read </span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/super-bowl-a-magnet-for-sex-trafficking/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Super Bowl A Magnet For Sex Trafficking"</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> or watch my story below.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/4700/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/4700/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-7642465453330987532011-01-30T14:07:00.000-08:002011-01-30T21:32:13.494-08:00You Know You're A Reporter When...<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">F</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">riday's are my only day to sleep in (if you call 9 a.m. sleeping in!). So normally I'd be happy to wake up, nice and rested, ready for a day of live reporting. But not this Friday.<br /><br />This Friday I woke up to a voicemail left at 7:30 a.m.<br /><br />"Hey Tara, the verdict for the Wright trial is supposed to be announced today. The trial resumes at 9 a.m. and so if you can cover it today call me back in the next 20 minutes or we're going to have to call the next reporter."<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8LmncUAmENTKGaOQl4OR7ORUEFnlHVptJRT0oZUdjzacRyOEQYIjqAFEpaPjlbix4PoMYkAYaWlcJE-Xwc02VFefbmSmGxkVNgA6IqGNELIVBeDKW1h7_mdeqjN28mWwlr1uuBT10Q0/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8LmncUAmENTKGaOQl4OR7ORUEFnlHVptJRT0oZUdjzacRyOEQYIjqAFEpaPjlbix4PoMYkAYaWlcJE-Xwc02VFefbmSmGxkVNgA6IqGNELIVBeDKW1h7_mdeqjN28mWwlr1uuBT10Q0/s200/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568120699749539090" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It has always been my dream to cover a trial and this trial wasn't just your normal trial. It was trial in a 35-year-old murder case. So waking up to the message at 9 a.m. pretty much devastated me. How could I have been so stupid as to leave my phone on silent? I called the assignment desk to make sure they had gotten someone, and sure enough they had. It took me the whole day to get over. I guess you know you're a true reporter when you're beating yourself over the head because you missed a story. You win some, you lose some though and one day I will get the chance. I'm just happy for my friend who got to cover it because I know he likes trials as well.<br /><br />After this internal debacle, I pitched the tuition story that I had worked on Tuesday morning, but another reporter was already on it. Finally I was given a story about the National Winston Churchill Museum in Fulton being selected this past week to showcase a Smithsonian exhibit next year. I guess it's a good thing I don't mind a nice soft news story every once in a while. It's fun to be able to get creative with and easy to bring out your personality on camera. Those at the museum were extremely nice as well and I had great time learning a thing or two about Winston Churchill while I was there.<br /><br />Click here to read </span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/KOMU/d7e2017e-80ce-18b5-00fa-0004d8d229cb/ce174d94-80ce-18b5-0114-039d01f14671.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Churchill Museum Will Showcase Smithsonian Exhibit"</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> or watch the video below. I included both liveshots since they are each unique in their own ways. Different sots, different intros.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19367104?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="498" height="324" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />After my shift I stuck around the newsroom to help out. I was going to head over to the courthouse to help the live reporter, but the trial was pretty much over so I went to the other station in town to pick up the pool tape. I cut the VO of the trial video when I got back. Once again, even if I didn't get to cover the story, it feels nice just to help out!<br /><br />The next day, before my anchoring shift, I was supposed to pick up a vosot. It was an EXTREMELY slow news day. Finally I decided to settle on an email we received about a school in town holding a rummage sale. Expecting to get there and find a small amount of people milling around, I encountered something completely different.<br /><br />Come to find out, a group of five students were holding the sale to raise money so they can travel to India in July to build a school for disabled children. There were a ton of people there and apparently there had been a long line out the door that morning. I was able to speak with a parent whose child is going, his daughter, another student going, and a teacher also going. I called my producer and asked him if I could do a package on it. Pretty cool story if you ask me! It was a rushed package with only an hour and 45 minutes to do it, but it was good enough for the producer to run in the 6 pm and 9 pm. A vosotvo ran in the 10 pm.<br /><br />Click here to read </span></span><span class="style13"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Students Hold Rummage Sale To Raise Funds For Trip" or watch the video below!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19363670?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br />Along with the package, I also co-anchored the 6 p.m. newscast. Watch a few clips below!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19366098?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe></span></span>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-79648184040306499842011-01-27T18:48:00.001-08:002011-01-27T23:02:09.118-08:00Busy Break, But Now It's Back To Work!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">H</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ello friends! It's been way too long...<br /><br />I've been wanting to update my blogs (</span></span><a href="http://healthcrimeinthenews.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Psychology of Crime </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">included... I've been working on two entries that still haven't finished yet!), but I just haven't had the time. Over break I visited family in New York, took a trip to Washington DC, and had the chance to tour the<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/"> Chicago Tribune</a> and <a href="http://www.wgntv.com/">WGN-TV</a>. In Washington DC, I spent the day at the <a href="http://www.newseum.org/?gclid=CMawkJ2q3KYCFUHt7Qod0FcJ0A">Newseum</a> and absolutely loved it! It's definitely a journalist's haven. I hope to post pictures soon of the tours in Chicago and the Newseum!<br /><br />Currently I've been busy with KOMU and Newsy.com. Last week I had a weather liveshot which is always a blast. Missouri was hit hard with 8 inches of snow and a few days later when I was scheduled to report, we were expecting another inch. </span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/KOMU/d7e2017e-80ce-18b5-00fa-0004d8d229cb/aa7768ec-80ce-18b5-00e3-a280096d6e99.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Click here to read "More Snow Expected Around Rush Hour" on KOMU.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> or watch below!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19126601?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br /><br />I also had a liveshot for the morning show a few days later. The UM System Board of Curators is planning to raise tuition for next year's students. Click here to read</span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/KOMU/d7e2017e-80ce-18b5-00fa-0004d8d229cb/bd08a33c-80ce-18b5-01ac-8e4547bac4b4.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="style13"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"UM System Board Of Curators Decide Tuition Increase Fate Friday"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> on KOMU.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> or watch the video below.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19280617?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="324" width="498"></iframe><br /><br />I also started working at Newsy.com last week. As I explained on my </span></span><a href="http://www.taragrimes.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">website</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, Newsy is a</span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/about/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> "multi-source online video news site that monitors, analyzes, and presents the world's news coverage."</span></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As a reporter for Newsy I am expected to research and dissect a news story from a variety of news outlets. I pull sources from many platforms including print and broadcast. From there I use these stories to write a well thought out piece on how the media is portraying this story in different ways. Essentially I'm sharing how the media feels about a story. This story is shared on multiple multimedia platforms such as the iPad, iPhone, and iTouch through the Newsy application. While writing the story I must also grab the multimedia to put together the story. This includes pictures and video for the broadcast story. This requires me to use programs such as Snapz, Shadowtv, and Photoshop. Finally I am required to input the story into a content management system. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br />My first story was about how the number of law enforcement deaths have been rising. Click here to read "</span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/two-florida-officers-killed-in-gunfire"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Two Florida Officers Killed In Gunfire" </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or watch the video below!<br /><br /></span></span><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/4601/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/4601/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /><br />I also wrote another story yesterday. A New York State Senator is pushing to pass a ban on pedestrians using electronic device while crossing streets in New York. He first tried to pass the ban in 2007, but the bill was shot down. You may have seen the video that stirred up the conversation once again... </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPpzj4PjNjU"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It's the video of the lady in Pennsylvania falling into a mall fountain while texting. </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Click here to read </span></span><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/new-york-considering-fines-for-distracted-pedestrians/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"New York Considering Fines For Distracted Pedestrians</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" or watch my story below!<br /><br /></span></span><object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/4633/&video_name="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" allowfullscreen="true"><embed src="http://www.newsy.com/videos/player.swf?related=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-featured-videos/10/&file=http://www.newsy.com/api/get-video/4633/&video_name=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="480"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br />Thanks for reading, watching, and clicking! Until next time, ciao!</span></span>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-6005251955372803752010-12-21T11:55:00.000-08:002010-12-21T12:43:35.485-08:00Using Unique Methods And Different Platforms To Tell A Powerful Story<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRZ2UVUL8M0ndJZDjhtjcfI8f2yBFSFVRhm7bhTC09uHpolBnnmqkvVWNrfJTmi1kZ1gDOeHISptp6YOblR1Uq7e7jcb22RYKjQ79_fnpDFQpXk3MJBto-wVl0COf8sn9NOB6S0FjbEA/s1600/40.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRZ2UVUL8M0ndJZDjhtjcfI8f2yBFSFVRhm7bhTC09uHpolBnnmqkvVWNrfJTmi1kZ1gDOeHISptp6YOblR1Uq7e7jcb22RYKjQ79_fnpDFQpXk3MJBto-wVl0COf8sn9NOB6S0FjbEA/s200/40.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553238759724334354" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">W</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">hen a journalist is asked what makes a powerful story they may reply with an answer that includes a well written script, visually appealing, unique characters with a different perspective, and plenty of natural sound. But there are so many ways to make a story powerful. Sometimes just finding a different way to tell a story can make it powerful. Below is a few examples.<br /><br />Full nat sound stories can be quite powerful if done correctly. Well, this story I'm going to share with you isn't exactly a nat sound story, but it doesn't have any voice overs either. It's a sad story about a teen who has ALS disease. After being told she only has a few months to live she decides what she wants to do with those last few months.<br /></span></span><a href="http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=23572716"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Click here to see "Dying Teen's Chance On Love."</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br />Also... wonder how powerful facebook statues can be? This next story is a heartbreaking story told through facebook posts. It's a story of a mother who shares her joys and heartbreaks of motherhood, with an unexpected twist at the end.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/metro/facebook-story-mothers-joy-familys-sorrow.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span>Click here to read "A Mother's Joy and a Family's Sorrow."</a></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe5B0O2sAq3b1NsnISysQulHCZbOYUYOzlnD1hriMEjG68vwqock9O0nVPwPmTyoaBGYc-WyjZRcygYzb2R-TAhGeHt87m0vzuOsfO_MlCBipEdOP7Nj_5sSghHNtmc5N01bHRs-KnQs/s1600/67.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe5B0O2sAq3b1NsnISysQulHCZbOYUYOzlnD1hriMEjG68vwqock9O0nVPwPmTyoaBGYc-WyjZRcygYzb2R-TAhGeHt87m0vzuOsfO_MlCBipEdOP7Nj_5sSghHNtmc5N01bHRs-KnQs/s200/67.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553238880074380274" /></a></span></div><div><div><div><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">I've always had a love for photography. The way one can </span>manipulate the color, angle, and perspective of an object in a photo to let the viewer feel an emotion has always fascinated me. Just a single photo or a series of photos can also make for a powerful statement or</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"> story.</span></div><div><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.noupe.com/photography/35-powerful-photos-that-each-tells-a-story.html">Click here to see "35 Powerful Photos That Tell A Story."</a></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />And of course this entry wouldn't be complete if I didn't include the site Media Storm. The entire site is composed of powerful stories told in unique ways through multimedia story telling. </span></span><a href="http://www.mediastorm.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Click here to visit "Media Storm."</span></span></a></div></div></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-82887875294767927642010-12-20T13:36:00.000-08:002010-12-20T13:52:28.383-08:00City Council, Post Office Working Out Mail Delivery Issues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbmDcl-U1hkzdsvDKD-2hv5M900MFnsZ8n1U3ziE0r-RmpGjZ6RDVNw2I93FwG6uwowaaZ4rRO54caVulXIb9Fm629Rh_lL7_picWNInmpzglCGQ9_LSaIxj7U83T5ssTBXsS7YSuoM4/s1600/mail.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbmDcl-U1hkzdsvDKD-2hv5M900MFnsZ8n1U3ziE0r-RmpGjZ6RDVNw2I93FwG6uwowaaZ4rRO54caVulXIb9Fm629Rh_lL7_picWNInmpzglCGQ9_LSaIxj7U83T5ssTBXsS7YSuoM4/s320/mail.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552884893013097474" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> couple weeks ago at the Columbia City Council meeting, residents complained they weren't getting mail because of cars parking in front of their mailboxes. These cars were parked by a neighbor or someone they didn't know. On Wednesday, I went around investigating these complaints and found out what the post office and the city council's ideas were to fixing this problem. I spoke with Columbia postmaster Cindy Bolles, a resident, and a mail carrier.<br /><br />I feel this story had a lot to do with luck. I was really hoping to ride along with a mail carrier, but the post office said this was not possible. So Bolles gave me the subdivisions where most of the complaints came from and I traveled there in hopes of finding someone who had a strong opinion on the issue.<br /><br />After knocking on about 20 doors and speaking with numerous residents, I found most did have a problem with cars parking in front of their mailboxes. While in the subdivision, I also got really lucky and saw the mail carrier drive by. I ran up to her and let her know what I was working on and asked if she wouldn't mind me following her. I also asked her opinion. Without the resident and the mail carrier, I don't feel this story would have much value to it. I also tried to add as much nat sound as I could in the minute and ten seconds I had. Watch the story below.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17946503?title=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.komu.com/KOMU/d7e2017e-80ce-18b5-00fa-0004d8d229cb/ec8f5272-80ce-18b5-0100-2a895cfb00d9.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Click here to read </span></span></a><noscript> </noscript><span class="style13"><a href="http://www.komu.com/KOMU/d7e2017e-80ce-18b5-00fa-0004d8d229cb/ec8f5272-80ce-18b5-0100-2a895cfb00d9.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"City Council, Post Office Working Out Mail Delivery Issues" on KOMU.com.</span></span></a><br /></span>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-18292780959721763312010-12-19T13:05:00.000-08:002010-12-20T13:36:16.888-08:00Icy Conditions Cause Semi To Overturn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRYwLAKPWI8a13RD5Y8ElOIOQVtPX7tTjk64G8V0JURrDu4WDf0_IXLQpFJATVPBHyPJVH2cBGqem54bcGSfi5wikmOSjvVaAs35WPg_kuDLwsLn6xiJ19wc7b3dZs4f9Hyuton6wKfg/s1600/semi.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRYwLAKPWI8a13RD5Y8ElOIOQVtPX7tTjk64G8V0JURrDu4WDf0_IXLQpFJATVPBHyPJVH2cBGqem54bcGSfi5wikmOSjvVaAs35WPg_kuDLwsLn6xiJ19wc7b3dZs4f9Hyuton6wKfg/s320/semi.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552878958493651010" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">'</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">v</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">e always been a very cautious driver, but this past Wednesday night no matter how cautious some drivers were they weren't able to stay on the road. The freezing rain and icy conditions made the roads extremely slippery. On my way to my liveshot, I saw a few cars off the road. Salt trucks were out, but it didn't really help until the morning. When I got to my liveshot location I discovered a tractor-trailer overturned. It had been carrying new cars and many were scattered about the road. Police, ambulances, and firetrucks were at the scene attempting to clean up some of the mess while the rain continued to come down.<br /><br />Before the 9 show, I had a few minutes to prepare and go live for the first time. It was just as exciting as I've always imagined it. Although I did learn a valuable lesson: always speak clearly with producers to let them know what you're going to do. I wanted to explain where I was, what had happened behind me (the overturned truck) and then explain road closings. Since there wasn't much time the communication between the producers and I, the graphics about the road closings were up when I was explaining what was going on behind me. Another thing I've learned is always be prepared. My hair tends to curl up in the rain, in a very unpleasant way, and I couldn't find my hair tie. I also should have brought boots along so my feet didn't freeze. I was in such a rush because the liveshot was a last minute thing that I didn't really think about these things. Next semester my main focus is liveshots. I hope to continue to learn more ways to improve them then.<br /><br />Afterwards, while waiting warmly in the livetruck before the 10 hit, a woman came by asking us if we had any tools to get her vehicle unstuck after she had slipped off the road. About an hour later we saw a tow truck drive by carrying another different vehicle. There was also a large backup near the exit our liveshot was set up. Unfortunately it cleared before the 10 hit. So instead we tried to find a different angle of the overturned semi. Since the liveshot didn't really show much because we couldn't get near the scene, I included the VO I wrote, shot, and edited for the morning show below. I also included a slideshow I put together for KOMU.com.<br /><br />Liveshot:<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18020939?title=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />VO for the morning show:<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18019261?title=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Slideshow of the overturned semi:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><object height="300" width="400"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkomunews%2Fsets%2F72157625609073402%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkomunews%2Fsets%2F72157625609073402%2F&set_id=72157625609073402&jump_to="> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkomunews%2Fsets%2F72157625609073402%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkomunews%2Fsets%2F72157625609073402%2F&set_id=72157625609073402&jump_to=" height="300" width="400"></embed></object>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-63701436093203219542010-12-12T13:36:00.000-08:002010-12-12T13:53:26.505-08:00Future of Television News: The Reality Of Social Media Moving In And Those Who Need To Move Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme_Ekjejc385TLWxTEvr8nLvq2cFVkeE0gVLghXvEGm49-XfG_j4TqKhsXbbavyZ9m2W4u8MeBRAHCyxOEhKY48JE1T1w2l8_CHX0ZehA4eEmTWv7gxWZgfJHqSA4ZrMpXP_9sAx3h-s/s1600/webtv.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme_Ekjejc385TLWxTEvr8nLvq2cFVkeE0gVLghXvEGm49-XfG_j4TqKhsXbbavyZ9m2W4u8MeBRAHCyxOEhKY48JE1T1w2l8_CHX0ZehA4eEmTWv7gxWZgfJHqSA4ZrMpXP_9sAx3h-s/s320/webtv.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549915016105215362" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">his past April the Audit Bureau of Circulations, an independent firm that checks the average circulation of print periodicals, reported the drop of newspaper circulation nationwide was 8.7 percent. They also restated what everybody’s been saying for years, “newspapers are dying.” This has been the prediction by many, but what has actually happened? Some newspapers found ways to adapt to the changing culture of a society obsessed with the Internet. Those that did survive found a new wave of readers by putting their articles online. Now, as it comes time for local television news to “die off”, I believe we are already finding many ways to adapt to a changing culture as well.<br /><br />To find ways to adapt to this changing culture, we must examine what is currently wrong with local television and why it does not work. There are a few smaller things that are wrong and can be changed, and there are also larger aspects that could be introduced to local television news to make it better. An example of something simple is the way we cover the news. An example of a larger aspect could be how local television stations use social media. Below is a list of problems with local television news and the approaches we can take to fix them.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Problem: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">From my own personal experience, I have noticed older generations claiming, “social media tools are the wave of the future.” The big problem with that statement: social media tools are already here! I don’t believe local television stations use social media to its full potential.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Solution: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Social media is a very powerful tool and by using it correctly television stations can increase interaction with viewers, as well as gain viewers. Twitter is a perfect example. Many stations run its twitter accounts like RSS feeds. By doing this, it really isn’t meaningful to the viewers. They can go to a station’s website to find the story if they wanted (although even then station websites are usually not user-friendly). If reporters were to post bits of information throughout the day, viewers would feel as if they were along for the ride. This not only provides them with useful knowledge, but it encourages them to tune in and see the final product during the newscast. Providing immediate facts to viewers isn’t the only thing social media tools are useful for. They can also be great outlets for interacting with viewers at all times of the day, including during newscasts. This can build a strong, loyal group of viewers, another way to get story ideas and sources, and can be an outlet for viewers to talk about important community issues to each other. Not to mention the Internet has unlimited space, which means stations can provide boundless amounts of information to the public, perhaps even creating micro niche websites for really in-depth stories. Social media tools include blogs, Facebook, event calendars, forums, photo sharing sites such as Flickr and Photobucket, tags and book marking tools such as digg, delicious, and reddit, and video sharing sites like Vimeo and Youtube. Currently local television stations have fallen behind in the social media world and it’s hindering newsrooms.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Problem:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> I don’t believe people are ever going to completely lose interest in watching their news on a regular television, but the way they do it could change. I think there are a few ways television stations could increase the quality of their newscasts as well as keep up with the times.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Solution: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">There are simple things that could change the number of viewers that watch the news. If stations were to change these things about their news, perhaps viewership would increase: </span></span><ul style="font-family:georgia;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">• Less crime/violence stories </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">• More local news</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">• More in-depth pieces that affect a majority of the viewers</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">• Not beating the same story to death, but adding more follow-ups to the web stories</span></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> It’s not only what we cover though, but how we present the news. As technology advances, I think it would be neat to make the news on television interactive. As soon as a story is done, if we are able to get it on television or online, viewers could essentially create their own newscasts by stacking their own show with the stories they want to see. This way a viewer doesn't have to click around online and watch each story separately. People with busy lifestyles could just watch their newscasts whenever they wanted. In the age of TiVo’s and DVR’s, people love to record shows and have what they want when they want it. Interactive newscasts would give them these options. Advertisements would also be linked to the newscasts, so stations would not lose ad revenue.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Problem:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> I have also heard about many internal problems within newsrooms. News directors and managers who don’t embrace social media can be a huge setback to a newsroom. They are set in their old ways and don’t really grasp where the future of news is headed.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Solution:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> Reality is harsh, but I believe by keeping those news directors and managers a station suffers. I believe newsrooms need the experience of those long-standing workers, but if they’re not willing to learn ways to advance the news than they’re holding the newsroom back from improving. Perhaps the station could find them a more useful in different positions if they aren’t willing to embrace current trends. It’s not always the ND’s and managers however. Some of the problems start at the top of the ladder with the CEO’s and heads of the companies. If they are not willing to give money to hire an Internet sales person and web editors, then it’s impossible to get the station up to speed. This can only be fixed by persuasion or other ways that don’t involve the newsroom staff.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Problem: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Another internal problem within the newsrooms seem to be the quality of our news. I understand management needs to make cutbacks so they have relied more on one-man-bands, but the quality of news is lost when one reporter is frantically trying to do the job of many throughout the day. One of these jobs includes posting their stories online. Is there a way to bring in money to stop the cuts?<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Solution: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Since the future of news is more geared towards online, companies should look at finding ways to make money online. If this happens companies will see more revenue and perhaps this can help reduce staff cuts. There is money to be made online, but television stations just haven’t figured out how yet. This is mostly because stations haven’t even gotten up to speed with what the Internet can do for them. Some stations don’t even have a web person or sales person dedicated to the web!<br /><br />If newsrooms aren’t willing to drop the one-man-band mentality (I'm not totally against it, I love to shoot, write, and edit my stories!), then they need to lower the amount of work a reporter does so the story quality can be better. In fact some newsrooms have decided to have their reporter/photographer teams put together packages, while making their one-man-bands cover only vo-sots.<br /><br />With these solutions in place, I believe local television stations could be well on their way to catching up with the current times. When research shows local television viewership declining, they are referring to the loss of viewers mostly from the younger generation. This is because the younger generation is a need-it-now type and they don’t want to wait until the 5 p.m. newscast. With the help of social media tools, interactive newscasts, and increasing the quality of the news I believe local television can thrive once again.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">What are your thoughts?<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://googletvbox.net/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*Thanks to Google TV Box for the above image!</span></a></span></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-87175059996966314182010-12-11T12:00:00.000-08:002010-12-11T12:25:43.981-08:007 Going On 70 - Life With Progeria<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> wanted to share this story with you because it was one that really touched me. The life and joy these girls have while facing such a terrible disease is tremendous. This was a very well done story by ABC News about three little girls who have progeria - a disease that causes rapid aging starting in childhood. A disease where the life span is only about 13-years-old. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> I found myself laughing and almost crying at the same time as these little girls spoke. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">They're so funny and endearing, yet you know their time here isn't much longer. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><object width="512" height="288"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/GwaVrO92n6LXyCArvmOObA"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/GwaVrO92n6LXyCArvmOObA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="512" height="288" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-80747737245659507822010-12-10T22:49:00.000-08:002010-12-10T22:55:49.316-08:00Help Columbia Develop Solar Energy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This blog entry was originally written for </span></span><a href="https://8goesgreen.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8 Goes Green</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17667616?title=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" width="480" height="270" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his past week I decided to venture out to see how Columbian’s can help the city go green. Two years Columbia Water & Light started planning the Solar One program. It’s a program that’s dedicated to developing solar power.<br /><br />The way the project works is local businesses make proposals to Water & Light. Water & Light goes through the proposals and finds the best deals. It then installs the solar panels on the businesses rooftops. The solar energy from the panels goes directly into the grid and then everyone in Columbia benefits from the energy.<br /><br />Water & Light spokeswoman Connie Kacprowicz told me Columbia is perfect for developing solar energy because Columbia has some tall buildings with large rooftops. This is great for solar exposure. She also said businesses can receive tax incentives from having these solar panels installed. Solar energy is already being developed in Columbia at Quaker Oats, Bright City Lights (see my story above) and from solar systems on Bernadette Drive.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1ZnRXVW9BL84CnI8wRIL0K5p9JETz3eJXVVHUBHwyTF7j15MjkN0hBAxvWrzm7g2qtqIhU_AW5PFQCmLXy_pfi_JBD54pVCur82l9_qjGIT_SbDEENSIGmrpnjOemfO6Hm-BJJxxizo/s1600/c94de2c3-80ce-18b5-01b6-5ca277914801.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1ZnRXVW9BL84CnI8wRIL0K5p9JETz3eJXVVHUBHwyTF7j15MjkN0hBAxvWrzm7g2qtqIhU_AW5PFQCmLXy_pfi_JBD54pVCur82l9_qjGIT_SbDEENSIGmrpnjOemfO6Hm-BJJxxizo/s400/c94de2c3-80ce-18b5-01b6-5ca277914801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549314590877409394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The coolest thing, however, is now residents can take part in helping to pay for the solar energy. Residents in Columbia who are electric customers of Water & Light can be subscribers. These subscribers help pay the extra cost of the energy. This is in addition to their utility bills each month.<br /><br />Since the cost of the new solar projects went down, so did the price for residents wanting to contribute to pay for the solar energy. The city council approved lowering the cost of Solar One blocks of energy. It went down from $4 to $3.35 for a 100 kilowatt hour block of energy. Subscribers can purchase up to nine blocks of Solar One energy.<br /><br />Wondering why you might want to contribute? Here’s a little history lesson for you:<br /><br />You may not know it, but solar energy has a fascinating history. Contrary to popular belief, the use of solar power wasn’t just discovered less than a century ago. It actually dates as far back as </span></span><a href="http://historyofsolarpower.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">400BC when the Greek and Native Americans first began to use it.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Both built their houses into the side of hills to store the heat from the day and use that heat during the night.<br /><br />In 1776, Horace de Saussare created the first solar collector. According to </span></span><a href="http://historyofsolarpower.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">History Of Solar Power</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, is collector was cone shaped and would boil ammonia that would then perform like refrigeration and locomotion.<br /><br />To put that in perspective, 1776 was also the year: Thomas Paine published </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Common Sense</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the American Revolution continued, and Rhode Island became the first American colony to the first American colony to renounce its loyalty to King George III of Great Britain. As you can see… dating way for back people realized the usefulness of solar energy. The supply of solar power is virtually endless and since no fuels are required to produce it, it doesn’t harm the environment in any way.<br /><br />Now you can become part of that history right here in Columbia and help our community go green!<br /><br />You can sign up to purchase Solar One energy blocks by </span></span><a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/Forms/solarsignup.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">clicking here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. You can also learn more about the Solar One program by </span></span><a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/Electric/SolarOne.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">clicking here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-87480527772117716492010-12-05T16:52:00.000-08:002010-12-20T13:56:40.938-08:00Photoshop versus Illustrator<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">F</span>or those new to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, I always hear the common question... what's the difference between the two?<br /><br />Here are a few basic differences:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2hgqqYziIDLN-h7tB6r_sXtHPsDlyKmrBKc4j4qYwE8xTgjbqvdEmP5ssxoT5f83u8wWQKe6jL7rBBSeemPIM8JDfhlMXpJYKwUKSZLP1AJKxf9GIBjzvTIrcO-HkJvpteze8WxpVCo/s400/adobe-photoshop-cs3-icone-6927-128.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547376582447437634" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Adobe Photoshop:</b></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photoshop is excellent for manipulating photographic images. You can add borders, apply filters, fix any sort of blemishes in a photo, cut out images from the photographs, change the color of a photograph, and do an array of other things to your existing photographs.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Photoshop brings in the digital files as a fixed image meaning it brings in the images as pixels in a bitmap form. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You can manipulate each colored pixel within the bitmap form.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Overall: Photoshop is good for changing existing images in bitmap form.</span></span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV07ZJXoHa7yBo_IytE6YGSDyJ7aBipthtUiTXrkdwpUsmR_QfeORq2QZVGsn80FSnpg__jXjKsQ1hBWaVDGZELsa4BiVp0Xog3NxIMt_8tunGM3bHaKx4cGhvp_UhkPC0pS2ILvFIBRE/s400/adobe-illustrator-cs3-icone-8824-128.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547376704632611154" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Adobe Illustrator:</b></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Illustrator generates "vector images". Photoshop can make vector images, but once you rasterize them, they become a bitmap image. Compared to Photoshop, many would call Illustrator a "true vector application," meaning you can do more advanced complex vector graphics than you can do on Photoshop.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm about to use Wikipedia as a source because it defines the term "vector graphics" better than I can. </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_images"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">According to Wikipedia</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, a vector graphic is: the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygons, which are all based on mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphic</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">s." Basically just imagine a very detailed drawing. It is composed of gradients, curves, lines, and shapes. That would be something Illustrator could create. You can manipulate shapes in Illustrator, changing their curves and lines with anchor points.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Overall: Illustrator is good for creating new graphics and artwork with vector graphics. The images can be used on line, in print, and even on your cell phone. </span></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br />Personally I prefer Photoshop, only because I like to shoot photos and I can't really draw. It really depends on what you're working on though. But what's the greatest thing about Adobe products? They were created to all work together.<br /><br />The image below was made using a combination of photoshop and illustrator. I created it to hopefully use as my Crime In The News blog banner. It was a simple graphic created from scratch. I used Illustrator to create the pencil and photoshop to create the background and crime scene tape. Click on the graphic below to go to my blog (where I have yet to put the graphic up! haha):</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://healthcrimeinthenews.wordpress.com/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8vWs6bFrOKWiYVKkQCTvRelWmVCPp9u0MB9r_Hy1j6NCPRHbZrEf0uFkgjdCzkPgFbwsJmP7jlJIynF_ApdmOmX6JkDypYalY3g6WWf1TIAXawfa9HTlnnmUbdF3-QQsoY7MHUGNzIg/s400/newcrimescenecropped.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547378252771142226" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*</span><a href="http://icones.pro/en/adobe-illustrator-cs3-png-image.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Thanks to Icones.pro for the above two icons for Photoshop and Illustrator.</span></a></span></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-21136931177697042762010-12-05T14:01:00.000-08:002010-12-05T14:36:26.854-08:00Thinking Outside The Box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-DwSak0X6O1UUzSn2ruhYIcrLdYTaDH-KSZFc8dOvkj7uCxizZYCTsNczPyc4jL1KY9t6Us2oS4xxrwZOeSoJcmq4TzScCaUmO6XUz7LsdwnC6ahIXNxGV2COebQd_Lu7z9Bc3ulLBg/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-DwSak0X6O1UUzSn2ruhYIcrLdYTaDH-KSZFc8dOvkj7uCxizZYCTsNczPyc4jL1KY9t6Us2oS4xxrwZOeSoJcmq4TzScCaUmO6XUz7LsdwnC6ahIXNxGV2COebQd_Lu7z9Bc3ulLBg/s320/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547330460355633506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>'ll admit it: I'm a perfectionist. But, as I spend more time reporting I realize things aren't always going to go your way. Example: this past week. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Before going out on a story, I imagine how I want it to play out; I think about the questions I want to ask, the people I want to talk to, and who the perfect CCC would be. I think about the shots I want, how I'm going to write the package, and how the sequence of shots are going to be laid out. Although this doesn't always work out, I'm always willing to adapt to my surroundings and story.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This week I pitched a story about the Central Missouri Community Action's funds for energy aid running out. The funds help low income families, the elderly and disabled, and those in danger of having their utility services disconnected with their energy bills. The funds are in danger of running out by next year if the federal government does not provide the center with extra money. The funds the center received this year are only half of what they received last year. For my story, I hoped to talk to the woman in charge of energy assistance and then someone who would be extremely affected by the funds running out.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">When I couldn't reach the center I headed there. I spoke with the community service supervisor who was gracious enough to explain how the funding works. After the interview, I wanted to grab a CCC: someone who would be affected. However, many of the people who had appointments with the center had left. I tried getting the few people in the waiting room to talk to me, but they didn't want to go on camera. I did talk to someone off camera and used her as a source, but by the time the center closed I didn't have my "perfect" CCC to make people really care about the story. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This happens a lot in journalism, and the only thing that determines how your story turns out is how you handle the situation. Learning to always think outside the box is key. When the center was empty and time was running short, I hoped for a CCC to walk through the doors, but I also thought about ways I could write the package without them. I started shooting the empty chairs and thought about how I could start my package. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">To see how I went about my story, watch it below:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17500566?title=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" width="480" height="270" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.komu.com/KOMU/d7e2017e-80ce-18b5-00fa-0004d8d229cb/a37b4059-80ce-18b5-00f6-4d072afb8203.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Click here to view my story on KOMU.com.</span></span></a></div>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-9968108136429178412010-12-05T12:28:00.000-08:002010-12-05T13:08:22.277-08:00Ten Commandments To Using Social Media<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdT8vNwPpYd_hR3QR9qLa29ijHIO_xV-Flb7t9UJ6EXwkDWk9jqaPeYQHjW4ktSJpzCdHK55eIWB7LkLDNOlq60UM8eI_DneGo09VapdWYOb2ESEnECbGf2iNPFrM2_QwdWl7BANY95c/s1600/grungy-social-media-icons1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdT8vNwPpYd_hR3QR9qLa29ijHIO_xV-Flb7t9UJ6EXwkDWk9jqaPeYQHjW4ktSJpzCdHK55eIWB7LkLDNOlq60UM8eI_DneGo09VapdWYOb2ESEnECbGf2iNPFrM2_QwdWl7BANY95c/s320/grungy-social-media-icons1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547305652587988162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>s social media tools become more prominent in today's world of journalism, it is important to use these tools with a sense of professionalism. However, while journalists do need to use professionalism in social media, adding a personal touch in their posts are a great way to connect with audiences. So where is the divide between professional and personal posts? H</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">ow should journalists determine how to use social media tools and what should the ethical guidelines be? </span></span><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />After speaking with numerous media outlets, three colleagues and I put together a list of 10 rules we feel all outlets should follow when using social media. View these rules below or watch the slideshow and let me know what you think:<br /><br />The Ten Commandments To Using Social Media</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Social Media Mission Statement: to harbor and create dialogue about what is happening in the community. Therefore, it is our responsibility as journalists to continue and stimulate the dialogue, with that, we have created the following ethical guidelines for social media use: </span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Unbiased: Journalists must remain objective whenever generating content through social media. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Attribution: Journalists must provide accurate attribution for any facts they post.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Truth: Journalists must be truthful in every post.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">4.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Timeliness: Journalists must provide breaking, urgent facts to news consumers as soon as accuracy can be fully obtained. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">5.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Professionalism: Journalists must maintain a professional demeanor so as not to taint their personal or professional brand or that of their newsroom. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">6.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Accessibility: Journalists are masters of the content they generate therefore, they must remain open and accountable to challenges and questions news consumers may have about their content. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">7.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Privacy: Journalists must remain open to the public through social media in order to be adequately accessible, and therefore should not expect full privacy while posting.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">8.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Moderation: Journalists are not obligated to endure senseless abuse from news consumers, and are therefore entitled to moderate personal social media outlets this includes but is not limited to: blocking users and deleting comments. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">9.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Service: Journalists must work as an extended arm of the public; therefore they should utilize social media to gather questions from news consumers to ensure adequate coverage of issues. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .75in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">10.</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Mindful: Journalists must bear in mind that videos, pictures, and other forms of media posted online remain under the same journalistic scrutiny as written content. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> The above guidelines were written with the understanding that a journalist is an extension of his/her newsroom regardless of physical location. Journalists are encouraged to live by the Journalists Creed introduced by Walter Williams. Therefore, these guidelines subscribe to the general common sense as should be understood by all journalists. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">View the slideshow below:</span></span></p><div style="width:425px" id="__ss_6039245"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/taraeg/ten-commandments-to-using-social-media" title="Ten Commandments To Using Social Media"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Ten Commandments To Using Social Media</span></span></a></strong><object id="__sse6039245" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=10commandmentstousingsm-101205141645-phpapp02&stripped_title=ten-commandments-to-using-social-media&userName=taraeg"><param name="allowFullScreen" 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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">taraeg</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Sources:</span></span><p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland</span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.10tv.com/live/content/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">WBNS-TV, Columbus, Ohio</span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.wsiltv.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">WSIL-TV, Carterville, Illinois</span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri</span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.newsnet5.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Ohio</span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://dailymail.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, West Virginia</span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.wtvr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">WTVR-TV, Richmond Virginia</span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.king5.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">KING-TV, Seattle, Washington</span></span></a></div><script src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js?c1=7&c2=7400849&c3=1&c4=&c5=&c6="></script></div><script src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js?c1=7&c2=7400849&c3=1&c4=&c5=&c6="></script></div><script src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js?c1=7&c2=7400849&c3=1&c4=&c5=&c6="></script></div><script src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js?c1=7&c2=7400849&c3=1&c4=&c5=&c6="></script><script src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js?c1=7&c2=7400849&c3=1&c4=&c5=&c6="></script><script src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js?c1=7&c2=7400849&c3=1&c4=&c5=&c6="></script><script src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js?c1=7&c2=7400849&c3=1&c4=&c5=&c6="></script><script src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js?c1=7&c2=7400849&c3=1&c4=&c5=&c6="></script>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374532144517742627.post-1437721326572613452010-12-02T21:00:00.000-08:002010-12-05T14:46:44.481-08:00First Nation Reports<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> bring to you another two First Nation Reports:</span></span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17500188?title=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" width="480" height="270" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17086502?title=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" width="480" height="270" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tara Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197373317093979249noreply@blogger.com0