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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.

[Rachel]

Createblog Newspaper Staff Application

Name: Rachel
Age: 17
Mark Position Interested In:

Editor: Looks over submitted articles for accuracy, spelling, grammar, and appropriateness.

Indicate experience

Well I am the official grammar nazi no matter WHAT Nicki says =]. I do believe most of my posts are correcting other people and their gross grammar.

Letter of Intent

Well in the future, I hope to be an editor of a real newspaper/magazine and I think this would be good practice. Also even tho I have left cB, I still care about it and wouldn't mind being involved. I also thrive on correcting peoples grammar and informing them of their mistakes. I think I would be a great editor because I am not afraid of telling people what they have to hear. I won't try to sugar coat it and I will try to make this paper great. Also, I am the grammar nazi, how much more do you need to know?

Editor Applicant’s “Audition” Are you really editor material? Accept or reject these topics:
Find the flaws and correct them: <3<3<3 Accept
Be supportive of the writer/author: Of course accept, unless they are wrong.
Contribute ideas instead of just throwing out criticism: Yes, that is the way things should work.
Help the author develop content that will appeal to the audience: Mmmhmm, we need to have an audience no?
Oversee the layout of each "paper": Yeah, that is always fun. It taps into my lovely creative side.
Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work: Yup, obviously. I mean isn't that what editors are supposed to do anyways?