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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.

[ChasingLife87]

Createblog Newspaper Staff Application
All required fields are bolded. If it’s not… we’re probably just curious.
Name: Melanie
Age: 18
Mark Position Interested In:
If more than one, please rank from 1 (most interested) to 3 (least interested).
_1_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.

Journalism in school, writing for the local newspaper, honors english, yearbook staff (editor), head editor of school literary magazine, and now that I'm homeschooled I teach my sister (13 yrs old) English...

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.

I want to get more involved in cB's, I want to see the writing section grow to more than just freestyling (though that's cool too), and I've always gotten high marks in english and constantly am editing people's writing.

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

Find the flaws and correct them.  - most definitely, I'm a grammer/spelling freak, it drives people crazy sometimes!
Be supportive of the writer/author  - yes, I hate putting people down because people have always done it to me... I'll never just criticize
Contribute ideas instead of just throwing out criticism - ditto... I'm always thinking while reading of what could make this or that better, and I believe in constructive criticism, as you'll usually see in the pictures forum
Help the author develop content that will appeal to the audience  - I'll try my hardest on this one
Oversee the layout of each "paper" - yes, layout is important, I'm becoming an organization freak
Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work  -oh yes, this is often my favorite part, I'm ready to work with authors to help them improve their style as well
(I'm sick, I love this stuff)

Ohh, this would be awesome! Count me in!!!