Breaking (fake) news: Cubs attack Journal News offices
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- November
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It’s always exciting when a group of rambunctious 8-year-olds pay a visit to the office, all eager to learn about the biz. And with the advances in technology, it’s a particularly exciting time given print reporters now have the ability to post videos on the Web along with a slew of other multimedia options.
So yesterday, to get these cubs thinking about technology and how they can use their parents’ digital cameras to put a news story together (that is if their parents let them), I had the scouts act out a fake scenario. The scene: bears have attacked the county. The players: the bears, the reporter, the camera guys, the locals. The result? One Journal News conference room turned upside down with cubs growling, swiping their paws at our chairs.
I’ve posted the video below. Now this isn’t my best work … it’s terribly difficult to edit when a large number of 8-year-olds are crowding ’round you breathing down your neck.
These are the photos taken by the cubs’ den leader.
Pack 233 of Nanuet, New York
Bear Cub Scouts, Den 7
Dave Smith, Den Leader
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on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 at 5:30 pm by Christina Jeng.
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Hi Christina! Thanks so much for doing this. It's great! The bears are going to be so excited they made the paper.
Thanks!
Christine,
I had alot of fun at the Journal News.
We all learned alot about reporting the news.
Thank you and thank Bob for all the time you spent with us.
Have a wonderful day,
Daniel S.