I've seen the future this week and it is so full of hope and so very bright that I can't wait to get there.
l've been working with the most diverse and energetic group of young journalists ever. And a professional staff of journalists who all volunteered for this project. We worked long and hard hours.
About 30 of us came together last Saturday to produce four editions of a newspaper, a daily website and a daily blog for coverage of the annual American Society of Newspaper Editors convention. Most of us did not know each other but we quickly bonded and settled in to produce information acrossevery platform.
They wrote for the paper, they did audio clips, they blogged, they produced video and they wrote for the website. If you'd like to see their work, check out the ASNE Reporter at asne.org.
It has been awesome. The students who participated had a chance to build their portfolios to help them land professional jobs. And editors from across the country had a chance to check out prospective hires.
What does this have to do with breast cancer? Everything.
These are the students who will report on more breakthroughs to fight the disease, who will produce graphics that explain how a cure works or how a new treatment works, who will question why a study was done or why a study didn't include more women or African Americans or why hasn't a study looked more closely at how breast cancer impacts a certain segment of the population.
They'll tell the stories of the breast cancer survivors or of those that didn't survive. They'll take the pictures of the faces of those who have the disease or have been affected by the disease.
They are the ones who are going to make the difference.
Having the have the opportunity to work with them for this last week has been a blessing. I hope I've been able to encourage them to stay in our business and tell those stories and thousands of others in the future.
It looks awfully bright from here.
Comments (4)
Journalism does make a difference and thank you for making such a strong case for the work that journalists do. I'm very glad your recovery is going well, and I'll see you in a week.
Carl
Posted by Carl | April 1, 2007 5:16 PM
Posted on April 1, 2007 17:16
looking for girls who know
about BC
www.youngsurvivor.org
www.thecancerblog.com
my daughter Kristina Collins
will write for a magazine
called BEYOND all about
cancer comes out I think
2X a year. Also writes for the cancer blog.
All of the girls on the YSC
including my daughter are
under 40 when DX
Her name is kristina anastasi
on that site. Just had 7th
conference that is how new
it is
What you need to do is get the word out to doctors (like the
moron my daughter had)
to say women under 40 DO GET
BREAST CANCER. He told her to
walk out of his office she was
TOO YOUNG FOR BC (MORON)
Patti Anastasi
Posted by PATTI ANASTASI | April 2, 2007 12:52 PM
Posted on April 2, 2007 12:52
Sandra, I just found your blog and can't believe you were going through all of this at the same time your were "putting up" with all of us young journalists. My mother passed away 14 years ago from breast cancer and every time I hear of another surviver, I smile and am so grateful about the progress that has been made in fighting this disease. Your children couldn't be lucky! Best wishes for continued good health and happiness.
Best,
Stephanie
Posted by Stephanie Woodrow | August 1, 2007 10:10 AM
Posted on August 1, 2007 10:10
just caught a typo - i know - proofread! YOUR CHILDREN COULDN'T BE LUCKIER!
Posted by Anonymous | August 1, 2007 10:11 AM
Posted on August 1, 2007 10:11