At the risk of being accused of trying to curry favor with the instructor, I opened my morning paper yesterday and found this interesting article about ravens, by Jeremy.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/04/06/online-video-offers-hour-view-ravens-nesting-wellesley-college-campus/ypLK62s13IY0493pDq8zQN/story.html
I thought it had a great angle, linking a pair of nesting ravens to a live webcam at a local college. I told Jeremy that I had seen my first Boston area raven last fall while driving near my home in the suburbs. I was quite surprised as I had only seen ravens in more remote areas, like mountains and deserts. I contacted Mass Audubon and asked one of their ornithologists a few questions about ravens in Massachusetts, with the intent of pitching an article to the Globe. But, a busy schedule and the holidays put that plan on hold. And when I read Jeremy's article I realized that my angle would have been pretty weak compared to his -- I happened to see a raven and thought, wow, I've never seen one of those around here before, whereas he had a nesting pair being followed on a webcam. Much flashier!
Don, thanks for posting. I love Jeremy's articles and I'm not worried at all about saying that. Our instructors have savvy--they know what's good and what's not--no flattery will change that. I trust you read about the guy with AIDS too. Jeremy garnered trust to get that photo and story! I still need to read this one.
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ReplyDeleteMy sister is a junior at Wellesley - I sent her the link yesterday after I saw the article! I also thought the story was creative and it reminded me of pushing-the-editor's-envelope that Jeremy and David Filipov talked about last class.
ReplyDeleteHere is Jeremy's story mentioned by Diane: http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2014/03/23/bill-would-provide-treatment-mandate-for-disfiguring-side-effect-hiv-medications/pYHxCwpc89BgKwDmqTZpAJ/story.html
This story was touching, and, like Diane said ^, an amazing amount of trust must have been earned to access the story's subject.