The word "news" is a relative new-comer to the English language. Before the word "news" came into popularity, people seeking information would inquire, "What tidings? Be they glad or ill?"
No doubt the English language has changed, and also to be certain, the way we receive our tidings nowadays is widely varied, including downloadable digital content on your phone.
Such glad tidings were indeed delivered to me last week the "old fashioned" way, a voice call to my cell phone from our son Grant. Grant tells us that he will accept a career offer for full-time employment with Newsy as a 'digital content producer'. He will summarize and encapsulate news stories in writing, weaving the perspective of several different sources to cover news stories and editing-in associated digital images among his written copy. His copy will then be read by one of the anchors or 'talking heads' at Newsy and distributed to various major news and entertainment organizations that use Grant's Newsy content on their websites [that's as best as I understand the process].
Since his graduation from the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri this past May, Grant had been working at Newsy on a part-time basis this summer after taking a journalism course from one of the Newsy executives. She stopped him after class near the end of term and asked about his summer plans, saying Newsy would be interested in having him work for them over the summer based on his good and more-than-competent work he had shown in class. His summer, part-time status only lasted about a month, before they made him an offer for a career position.
He very much likes the work, and tells us he enjoys the work environment and all his co-workers. He begins on Monday, July 20th (one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind). He will be working in Columbia, Missouri, a town he has grown to know well and a place he has become very comfortable. One of the reason that I liked his selection of Mizzou for his degree, is that we were told that J-School alum could count on the influence of the "Mizzou Mafia", it is said that Mizzou journalism graduates can be found in every place imaginable around the world, and (a wise word to a good fellow) it is good to be part of the Mizzou Mafia. I think they were telling us the truth. It doesn't hurt that his sweetheart will be finishing her senior year at Mizzou this coming year in Columbia too.
We understand this weekend, he is out selecting a new bed for his new apartment and perhaps some other furnishings. I say Blessed be these glad tidings indeed! - no matter on what platform, device or medium they are delivered.
No doubt the English language has changed, and also to be certain, the way we receive our tidings nowadays is widely varied, including downloadable digital content on your phone.
Such glad tidings were indeed delivered to me last week the "old fashioned" way, a voice call to my cell phone from our son Grant. Grant tells us that he will accept a career offer for full-time employment with Newsy as a 'digital content producer'. He will summarize and encapsulate news stories in writing, weaving the perspective of several different sources to cover news stories and editing-in associated digital images among his written copy. His copy will then be read by one of the anchors or 'talking heads' at Newsy and distributed to various major news and entertainment organizations that use Grant's Newsy content on their websites [that's as best as I understand the process].
Since his graduation from the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri this past May, Grant had been working at Newsy on a part-time basis this summer after taking a journalism course from one of the Newsy executives. She stopped him after class near the end of term and asked about his summer plans, saying Newsy would be interested in having him work for them over the summer based on his good and more-than-competent work he had shown in class. His summer, part-time status only lasted about a month, before they made him an offer for a career position.
He very much likes the work, and tells us he enjoys the work environment and all his co-workers. He begins on Monday, July 20th (one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind). He will be working in Columbia, Missouri, a town he has grown to know well and a place he has become very comfortable. One of the reason that I liked his selection of Mizzou for his degree, is that we were told that J-School alum could count on the influence of the "Mizzou Mafia", it is said that Mizzou journalism graduates can be found in every place imaginable around the world, and (a wise word to a good fellow) it is good to be part of the Mizzou Mafia. I think they were telling us the truth. It doesn't hurt that his sweetheart will be finishing her senior year at Mizzou this coming year in Columbia too.
We understand this weekend, he is out selecting a new bed for his new apartment and perhaps some other furnishings. I say Blessed be these glad tidings indeed! - no matter on what platform, device or medium they are delivered.
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