Category Archives: Writing Samples

Sample articles and press releases.

Menlo City Hall Mayhem ( For Journalism Class)

A meeting was held at Menlo Park City Hall yesterday afternoon. The title of the meeting was, “Are California’s voting systems accurate, reliable and secure? A critical look at the Federal testing and certification process.” The purpose of this meeting … Continue reading

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Oakdale Adult School Up in Flames (Journalism Class Assignment)

Jake Ritcher was finally on track. Now he stands, shaking his head and staring at the crime scene tape that is blocking him from the Oakdale Adult School that he has been attending since last spring. He never expected to … Continue reading

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Final Twitter Journalist Update

For the past couple of months I have been following Tim Rohan on Twitter. He is a New York Mets beat writer for The New York Times.  So far he has done a pretty good job at following the best … Continue reading

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Meet Rebecca Stahl

Being shy is not going to stop Rebecca Stahl, 19, a sophomore English and communications major, from achieving her goals. Stahl is “looking towards more of the communications side of her major.” I’ve always been interested in recording people a … Continue reading

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The Internet and News Litearcy

According to the PowerPoint News Literacy: Educating Better Citizens and Student Journalists, the internet has changed how people receive news information and now people have to take a more active role in becoming well informed and sharing accurate information. There … Continue reading

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