Eleanor Clift Questions

Questions to ask Eleanor Clift

What was it like to become the first woman to progress from being a secretary to a reporter? What was the male reaction?

What made you adopt your democratic party affliation?

What is the most challenging part of your career?

What would you recommend to students trying to get to where you are? As a senior in college?

What do you enjoy most about politics?

What were your original career plans before you got involved with journalism or was that something you always planned on doing?

What are your hobbies outside of your career?

How many hours a week do you work for your career? What's a typical day like for you?

If you didn't have a career in journalism, what would be the next best career in your opinion?

What is one thing you hope to do in your life, that you have not yet accomplished?

What is your favorite food?

Where is someplace you'd like to go that you've never been before, and why?

Journey up the Hudson River

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/08/29/nyregion/20090830-hudson-river-journey.html

A journalist's account of his journey he took up the Hudson River on the rivers 400th anniversary of its founding. He took the exact journey Henry Hudson took.

Five examples of good profiles

Muhammad Bahri

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/world/africa/22barry.html?scp=2&sq=profile&st=cse

Billy Joya

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/world/americas/08joya.html?scp=4&sq=the%20saturday%20profile&st=cse

Ryanair chief execute Michael O'Leary
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/world/europe/01oleary.html?scp=6&sq=the%20saturday%20profile&st=cse

Anne Hechehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/magazine/02heche-t.html?scp=22&sq=profile&st=cse


Freeman Dyson
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/magazine/29Dyson-t.html?scp=5&sq=Profile&st=cse

Kidnapped at 11, Woman Emerges After 18 Years

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/us/28abduct.html?_r=1&hp

Kidnapped at 11, Woman Emerges After 18 Years

A story about a woman who was kidnapped at 11 years old, was recently discovered in California living with her kidnapper at age 29.

First Press Conference

A potentially dangerous event has occurred right here on Wallaby College's campus in Wallaby, IL. John Smith addressed to Wallaby Community. A normal morning turned bad when it when a toxic spill was discovered in the college's body of water known as "the slough". The Slough runs from lower campus by the library, to upper campus housing known as "Naeseth". This body of water is a staple for Wallaby's campus as a site of Freshman pledging for the greek system, and, late in the year, a race between Wallaby administrators. Also, this body of water runs in a system which goes to Wallaby Residence Halls, and the neighboring Wallaby Community.

Preliminary reports show that there was a large percentage of chemicals known as, chlorine gas and potassium nitrous oxide. However, the perecentage of these chemicals are said to be large enough to cause harm to humans, but wildlife has been killed. Yet people are still encouraged not to use the slough path, until later reports are released at 2:30 pm.

Two men of Middle Eastern decent have been apprended by the Wallaby Police, in connection with the toxic waste. Translators have been called in to talk to the two gentlemen. Terrorism is not suspected in this case.