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[Spirited Away]

Fellow cBers,

James (MarchHare2UrAlice), Ruth (Suddenly She), Basick, and I are going to start a sort of cB newspaper. At the moment, we have only simple plans, such as interviewing members and writing cB related articles, but we hope to expand the project with your help.

This is a way for you to become more involved with cB in a positive way, other members will surely appreciate your contribution, and you'll be getting extra writing practice. (I'm not very good at persuading people... maybe James, Ruth, or Basick can help me out here)... It'll be FUN~~~~~~

The "paper" will be posted in the Writing forum. As you all know, the Writing forum is often overlooked and this is one of the ways we hope to bring more attention to it. I know we have many talented writers in cB and I hope you all will consider joining our team!

This is only for fun and you will not be an official moderator or anything of the like. Please do not confuse this is a cB hiring thread.

If you're interested, please fill out this application and post it in this thread.

Createblog Newspaper Staff Application
All required fields are bolded. If it’s not… we’re probably just curious.
Name:
Age:
Mark Position Interested In:
If more than one, please rank from 1 (most interested) to 3 (least interested).
_Editor: Looks over submitted articles for accuracy, spelling, grammar, and appropriateness.
_Reporter: Finds topics and writes articles. Will occasionally find graphics in order to add visuals to a story. Must give credit for graphics.
_Runner: Finds photos and humorous writings. Will write captions when necessary. Must give credit.
Indicate experience – if any, please specify. Remember, your application does not depend upon experience.

Letter of Intent
Why are you interested in becoming a staff member? What makes you deserve this position? What can you bring to the team? If you are considering more than one position, please write a separate letter for each one and specify.

Editor Applicant’s “Audition” Are you really editor material? Accept or reject these topics:
Find the flaws and correct them.
Be supportive of the writer/author
Contribute ideas instead of just throwing out criticism
Help the author develop content that will appeal to the audience
Oversee the layout of each "paper"
Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work

Reporter Applicant’s “Audition” Are you really reporter material? Write a short (quarter page to half page OR 6-8 sentences) story on a topic of your choice. If necessary, find a graphic to go along with the story. Include a title. Give credit for optional graphic.

Runner Applicant’s “Audition” Are you really runner material? Find at least two intriguing/inspiring photos (NOT from funnysomething.com) and at least two humorous quotes/jokes. They need not match. Write a caption if necessary. Give credit.

Example of humorous bit:
Mortified doesn’t describe how Jane’s parents felt after meeting her boyfriend. He sported vile tattoos, swore, and just had a hostile air about him.
After he left, the mother said, “Dear, he doesn’t seem like a very nice person.”
“Mom,” Jane said, “if he wasn’t very nice, why would he be doing 500 hours of community service?” American Legion Magazine

You can make anything your write on the application cB related for now.

[inthemudhole]

Name: Brie.
Age: 13, but I'll be 14 in July.
Mark Position Interested In:
If more than one, please rank from 1 (most interested) to 3 (least interested).
_Editor: Looks over submitted articles for accuracy, spelling, grammar, and appropriateness.

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Indicate experience – if any, please specify. Remember, your application does not depend upon experience.

Well, as for experience... I've submitted a few articles to our school newspaper. Not that that really has to do much with editing, but I've had some experience with newspapers. I've also done work with this Latin club newsletter that comes out every month. I'm going to be taking Journalism next year and I am interested in writing and editing. Hm... Also, I always like to do extra credit writings in English class and such. I just love to write and read and things like that.. I always have.

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Why are you interested in becoming a staff member? -- This sounds really exciting. I've never seen anything like this on any other message board. A very unique idea and I would love to be involved! I'm a big fan of writing and editing, so I really would enjoy this. I'm on here quite a bit, so I could get a lot done. This just sounds really exciting and interesting.

What makes you deserve this position? -- Well, I have had some experience and I will be taking a Journalism class next year, which is a direct link to my school's newspaper, so I'll be experiencing even more in my ninth grade year. Also, I'm enthusiastic about it. I think this sounds really neat, and I'd love to be part of it.

What can you bring to the team? -- I'm a hard-working person. I like to try and get things done right the first time. So I can bring a hard-working and fairly accurate person to the team. Don't forget enthusiastic. :]

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Editor Applicant’s “Audition” Are you really editor material? Accept or reject these topics:

Find the flaws and correct them. -- I do that a lot. Even in my everyday life, I try to fix problems/flaws, whether they deal with grammar, spelling, or just any other everyday problem. I don't like seeing things that are considered complete go by when they actually should have been edited.

Be supportive of the writer/author -- Of course!

Contribute ideas instead of just throwing out criticism -- Yes, I prefer to give ideas rather than criticising. Maybe I'll deal out a little constructive criticism in-between the ideas, but I don't just flat-out criticise people.

Help the author develop content that will appeal to the audience -- Yep! I like to try and see what I can do to make writing as appealing as possible, but still with the original meanings, ideas, messages, etc.

Oversee the layout of each "paper" -- Of course! I'm obsessed with organization. It must be organized and readable. So, I say yes.

Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work -- DEFINITELY! I always do that. Sometimes my friends ask me to re-read their essays and stories and such for class, and I always end up going back and helping them edit things to improve how readable and organized their paper is. I always try and get things as close to perfect as possible.

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Thanks for taking the time to read my application!
This sounds so fun.