Week 8 Blog Forum

1. Being a sports fan, I liked the story about the gym floor by Austin. His story tells the falling state of athletics at LBCC. Taking pride in your facility is one way that helps coaches recruit students to come to LBCC. Why wouldn't you want to play football for the Oregon Ducks? The facility there speaks volumes about the way you will be treated as a student/player.
   
   

   LBCC Athletic Department Seeks Improvement in Facilities

   
   
   
   
2. What do you think the reporter did well in reporting/writing the story?
   
   
   I think that Austin interviewed important people that certainly have an understanding of the condition of the gym floor. He was able to get good quotes from them.
   
   
3. If you were that reporter’s editor, how would you suggest improving the story? (Note: You can’t cop out here and say, “Nothing, it’s perfect!”)
   
   
   One thing that I would have written about would be the cost to redo the gym floor. Nowhere in the story did it mention that. I think that is a key part of the story. If LBCC is looking for donors, and one of them happens to click on his story, I would want to know how much it costs. Is it $200,000 or $2 million.
   
   
4. Tell what you would suggest as a follow-up to this story.
   
   
   A follow up story would be if any donors actually offered to fix up the floor.
   
   
5. Finally, post your comment in the “Comments” section of your classmate’s blog, right beneath the story.
   
   
   Done!!!