Originally published by the Daily Titan on April 24, 2013 here. Photos and text by Tim Worden. University Police Officer Hollyfield, callsign “307,” gets a call at 11:07 a.m. “307, there’s a girl in the library, she’s passed out,” the police dispatcher says. Hollyfield, at University Police’s parking lot north of the Titan Student Union, […]
And 7 tips to become a better reporter _____________________ I have been a serious journalist for nearly a year now, beginning as a staff writer last spring then moving up to a copy editor this fall for my school newspaper at Cal State Fullerton. Editing has given me an acute sense of how journalism works […]
Social media mingles with war in the 21st century, and social media and war are just beginning to realize just how bizarre that is. This is an account of the 8-day conflict between Israel and Palestine in November 2012 that saw more than 150 casualties. It is the first Social War, a war centered on […]
Fire! We started playing word of the day at the newspaper. Basically we have a word and try to cram it into the newspaper somewhere. For those unfamiliar, I’m a copy editor at the Daily Titan in and the copy desk edits and proofreads the entire newspaper. We started the game Sunday when our teaser […]
Wells Fargo Orange County President Ben Alvarado presents a new car to a Cal State Fullerton student who won a contest. Here’s how I covered the story. Photos by Tim Worden. Traditionally, creative leads are shunned from hard news stories. Those are for features, we think. Absolutely not. Creative leads can be used in news […]
You know the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld? Yeah, this isn’t about him, except I was thinking of him since I now work as a Grammar Nazi. I am a Copy Editor at Cal State Fullerton’s newspaper, The Daily Titan, where I ensure that the newspaper has proper facts, grammar and style. Journalists are a passionate […]
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