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CDT: Picturing a better vision
There is something about a well-done documentary that moves us like few other forms of communication. About a month ago, I covered the seventh annual True/False Film Festival in Columbia. I always left the venues shaking my head at how little I knew about some things.
For example, check out this story about Laura Poitras, the director of “The Oath.”
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03 2010
CDT: School band, with a twist
Sometimes, in my job, I get to do really cool stuff, like listen to a rock n’ roll band, talk to people about the band and then write about the band. Tough work, I know. Every now and then, it’s fun to cover a featurey or fun story – one not about budget cuts or about a police brief about a robbery. Fun features also allow you the freedom to do whatever you want with the story.
I cherish this freedom. It’s a different type of story, so I try a new technique with my writing in almost every story as well. Plus, the band rocked.
CDT: School band, with a twist
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11 2009
Trying to make an art show an interesting read
Don Shrubshell photo
One of the best things about being a journalist is you get to do so many things you would never do if you weren’t covering it. Prime example, the Boone County Art Show in Columbia a few weekends ago. For some reason, I had never attended the fantastic art show. Then my editor asked me to do a short story the day before it started.
I loved it. It was a challenging story, though, because I easily could have tried to add no life to it. Here’s how I started it:
People entering Boone County National Bank downtown yesterday signed in at the customer service desk, viewed a naked woman with a child on her lap near the mortgage loan office and glanced at a panoramic painting of the Hitt Street parking garage under the “Tellers” sign.
The 50th annual Boone County Art Show has again transformed a place of deposits and loans into a venue for displaying paintings and sculptures.
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10 2009
CDT: Young artist beats the odds
It’s fun to cover good news. I mean like real good news, such as a person who works hard and receives an award because of his or her diligence. Last week, I got to write about one such occasion. I love these stories that give you the freedom to try new things in your writing while sharing the good news.
Columbia Daily Tribune: Young artist beats the odds
Nick King photo