Since we can blog about anything, I decided to have a little bit of a rant here. Our second agriculture story is the toughest thing I have attempted all semester. Having to switch from the first topic that I had scheduled an interview for to another topic really threw me for a loop.
I was fine with switching stories, but my new focus has been giving me so much trouble. I had four people I needed to schedule interviews with. I manage to get times set up with three, and the fourth is out of town until Saturday. It looks like I’ll be writing the finishing touches Monday night before the story is due.
Everything seemed to be flowing along nicely until one of my interviewee's didn't show up. I have not been able to contact him via phone or e-mail, and now I'm starting to get a little stressed out. I am missing two interviews for my story, and cannot get in contact with either.
I guess this is one of the frustrating parts of being a news writer. You have to learn to work through last minute changes and deal with the fact that not everyone is going to keep their dates. No matter how much you plan and try to organize everything, you can never prevent things from going wrong; just try to minimize the effects.
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