More Chapters

Today in class we covered more chapters, and talked about videography reporting and editing.  Met one of the players today on campus randomly and told him about the doc.  He seemed excited.

Questions

I visited the Athletic Department today to find out what I need to do for the doc.  I have clearance as long as I forward all questions to Ronnie Johnson

Self-Study Paper

Today we were assigned our self-study paper. Also we covered the preliminary chapters of the book.  I think I will use the rest of today to think up some questions for Clemon Johnson's first interview.

Got The One I Wanted

Professor Jones has selected the Hard Knocks topic as the subject of my documentary. I am overjoyed at the news, and plan to immediately start to brainstorm ideas for how I want the story to be written. Though it isn't due until December, it is important to get started on it now.

Topic Pitch

Today I pitched the three topics discussed previously. I think I did a pretty good job (as did the rest of the class) in presenting our topics. Hopefully everyone will get to report on their first choice.

Topic

Professor Jones has tasked us with creating three story ideas to choose from for this class. My first idea (and the one I want to do the most) is Hard Knocks: FAMU Men's Basketball 2011. The next is a story about women's flag football in the area and the gender roles associated with the sport. My last topic (and least favorite) I tried to go away from sports and do a piece on politicians in the area and their personal lives. Many people don't know the people making decisions for them so I thought it would be interesting to cover these people.