Category: Inside the Newsroom
FreepOUT: Campus editor’s playlist
Like Emily’s choice beats? Add the Campus playlist from our TheDailyFreePress Spotify account.
As much as I feel like putting a paper together is nonstop neuroticism, today I was left with some time to sit and stare at my computer in the office.
The result was this: a playlist of stuff I listened to while willing my faithful associates to edit faster.It’s a little bit all over the place because I have music ADD, but whatever, nobody’s perfect.
Please note: “Zombie By the Cranberries” by Andrew Jackson Jihad is my personal anthem about how many people ask me for cigarettes in Allston, and in front of Warren, and everywhere. Happy listening.
-Emily, your friendly neighborhood Campus Editor
**Look out for more editors’ playlists in the coming days and weeks. We have a lot of downtime waiting for the computer to open up/for our associates to edit stories.
FreepOUT: Five reasons why you should be on DFP staff
In honor of the Fall 2012 Staff Application going live (find it HERE), we combined our mind grapes to further persuade those perspective writers out there to join the best damn news team at 648 Beacon St.
-Rolls. Given our convenient location practically next to Bertucci’s, we editors are casually nursing a somewhat serious addiction to Bertucci’s rolls, and we may or may not be promising to bring them to the new writers workshop …
-Look popular. Not only will your phone blow up with text messages from our faithful associates to assign you stories, you’ll also be meeting and interviewing important people. You can also use these interviews as excuses to get out of things you don’t want to do. “sorryyyyy guys, I can’t go to that Nickleback concert, I’m on deadline. Next time!!!”
-Work. Then you can resist your parents’ nagging for you to get job by telling them you already have one! Don’t worry about getting a job as a hostess, you work in the newsroom now. And may or may not be paid in rolls.
-J-profs are obsessed with you. Real talk, this isn’t a drill. No joke. It exists. For realzies. Yeah.
-Chris Lisinski/the ladies of e-board. Enough said.
We hope you like what you see, because in’t no party like a FreeP party because a FreeP party is mandatory.
FreeP and blessings, E-board Fall 2012
Introducing, FreepOUT: The Editors’ Blog
Greetings!
Welcome to the inaugural post of The Daily Free Press editors’ blog. We come in peace. This is a way for you to get to know the folks behind the keyboards and computer screens. We’re the virtual red pen-wielders, and let’s face it, we want the world to know what we’re doing, and why.
We like to think we’re interesting people, and this blog will be our outlet of sorts.
This won’t be all fun and games (though there will be some of that). We’ll use this site to explain difficult editorial situations and insight into our inner workings, along with lots of posts about what we do in the office while waiting for the pinwheel of death to stop spinning on the office’s Mac.
Spoiler alert: lots and lots of Bertucci’s rolls and Nigel Thornberry YouTube videos.
The editors’ blog is our means of communication with you, the readers, so you get a feel for our quirks and, ultimately, who we are as an e-board. You’ll even occasionally see posts from our lil’ associates.
So, world, it’s nice to meet you.
FreeP and blessings,
The Daily Free Press E-board, Fall 2012
#FreepOUT
Awkward middle school/high school photos featuring Audrey Fain
By Lauren Dezenski, Features Associate Editor–Blog
Audrey Fain is one half of the Daily Free Press’ intrepid team of chief photographers, and lucky for us, her awkwardness has been captured by her medium! This Southern sweetheart gives the FreeP the sorority representation it needs, so everyone throw up your diamonds for our girl, Audrey!
Awks high school photos, featuring Sofiya Mahdi
By Lauren Dezenski, Features Associate Editor–Blog
Hailing from just across the pond, Sofiya is the FreeP’s resident foreigner. Though she doesn’t have an accent, making it super awkward when you see on her Facebook that she’s from England, but then she speaks like an American. Not that I’m speaking from experience or anything…
Saba Abroad: Camden Town
By Saba Hamedy, Former Daily Free Press Editor-in-Chief, Fall ’11
Home to the punk rockers, foodies and everyone in between, this London hub is probably one of my favorite places I’ve adventured in so far. From eating “Dutch dunkers” at the open market – which features stands of dishes from all over the world – to buying a 9 pound hand-crafted clay ring – the neighborhood isn’t a disappointment for anyone who visits, including me. Both during the day and at night, the area is filled with the most eclectic group of people and has something for everyone.
Then and now: Awks pictures featuring Campus News Editor Steph Solis
By Lauren Dezenski, Features Associate Editor–Blog
While Steph may or may not have actually wanted to participate in this post (for some reason the editorial board is now fearing these Awkward posts…) she’s being a good sport, so we’ll try not to embarrass her too much. Well, some of the embarrassment is inherent, given the natural awkwardness we all exuded back in the day.
Then and now: awks pictures featuring Sports Editor Meredith Perri
By Lauren Dezenski, Associate Features Editor–Blog
This week’s installment of “awks pictures” features the sweetheart of the Sports corner, Meredith Perri. Usually surrounded by the boys staffing the Daily Free Press sports section (and Kevin, who often has things on his head), Meredith is no stranger to the world of awkwardness, especially when sports are involved. Continue reading
Then and now: awks middle school pictures featuring Lauren Dezenski
By Lauren Dezenski, Features Associate Editor-Blog
Based off of last week’s incredible turnout by you, the readers, we here at the Daily Free Now have deemed the awks middle school pictures worthy of weekly posts. Because let’s face it, there’s more than enough awkward here at 648 Beacon Street to go around.
Then and now: awks middle school pics featuring DFN’er Kira Cole
By Lauren Dezenski, Features Associate–Blog
Let’s face it, for most of us, middle school was the pinnacle of awkwardness—and the time we decided to catalog our lives with the help of a camera. Dressed to the nines in our Aeropostale, Limited Too, Gap and American Eagle gear, we’d pose for self-taken mirror pictures or goofy group shots taken in the walkways of the local mall. Then, we thought we were totally cool. Now, all these photos are untagged on Facebook, if they even made it through the initial upload.
In an effort for you, the reader, to get to know us, the staff of the Daily Free Now, a bit better, we’ll be supplying you with weekly installments of various staffers’ awks middle school pics. You know you love it. Continue reading
