alright. i know i'm supposed to take the high road and be the good, responsible journalist, but i've been going nuts the past two weeks reading the echo.

i can't do much about it because of my defender affiliation, nor should i do anything about it, but i can blog about it and get out my frustrations.

first, the s.a. story. handing out candy and money with c.r. and matt's faces on them is ridiculous. it throws objective journalism out the window and should not be tolerated. the writer's opinion in a news story is a basic violation of journalism. they teach you that in intro to writing, for crying out loud.

the jared story. you should not publish the rumors that are going about campus. the point of journalism is to dispel or confirm the rumors. how does it make the situation any better to publish the rumors just for the sake of publishing them? it only adds fuel to the fire. second, the use of the quotes is good, but the structure of the rest of the story should have reflected that.

the arcadia "review". as a critic, i know what works and what doesn't. i've been trained in writing reviews, and this review sucked. if you don't like a show, fine, i can respect that. i've panned shows in reviews. but if there are serious problems with the way the review is written, how can the critic be taken seriously? and, by the way, collin's name is spelled with two l's, thank you.

as a journalist on this campus, i want all of the publications from our department to be strong. obviously it's a learning process (trust me, i know). but there are things that are getting out there that shouldn't see the light of day. i'm disappointed, to say the least.

in other news, i found a bunch of new music yesterday. gabe dixon band, god street wine, ari hest, jason mraz, stephen speaks, onelinedrawing...very excited about it! also finally got myself guster songs and more elliott. should have been working on my paper, but hey, at least i accomplished something, right?