Thursday, November 13th marks the day that member reporters attended training in the beautiful city of Oakland. Among those in attendance were: Sherry Liddell, Brenda Blannon, Roland Alsup, Mao Ling Sieu, Yuan Mei Jiang, Ouyang Kelian and Francisco Daza.
English, Spanish and Chinese speakers were able to come together in an effort to enhance their reporting skills. Member reporters learned about the various types of news leads, and practiced writing the opening paragraph to a story using different methods that were taught. Brenda Blannon executed her writing with skill as she wrote a contrast lead, which was given as an assignment. Brenda also volunteered to read her contrast lead out loud to everyone in attendance at the training.
Photo training was also given along with tips on how to take notes. The member reporters were very excited, and eager to go out on assignment. They will be able to attend events, take photos, write stories and get paid for their contributions. Ronald Alsup, a member reporter from Oakland said, “My favorite part about being a member reporter is being able to take photos at events because I really enjoy taking pictures!”
If you’re interested in becoming a member reporter, contact Nicole Reed at (213) 985-0385 or (213) 393-7623, or nicoler@seiu-ultcw.org
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Member Reporter Administrator on 11/25/2008 at 3:28:00 PM