Thursday, March 13, 2008

Stand By Your Man or Let Him Fly Solo?





So as you probably know, Governor (now ex-governor) Elliot Spitzer was found guilty of soliciting from an escort service. He was known simply as "client #9." The "escort" that he paid for services went under the alias "Kristen." The NY TIMES broke the story in releasing "Kristen's" real name. Her name is Ashley Alexandra Dupre and she is a 22 year old aspiring singer living in New York City.

Anyhow, the new spin that the media is giving it is looking at Spitzer's wife, Silda. The question that has been posed is should she stay there and why would she stay although her husband has obviously cheated on their relationship. According to reports, this is woman who had her own career as a lawyer and left it in order to support her husband. In my opinion, now I do not have children and have never been married, however from my point of view I think she should leave him and take her girls. I don't, however, think that the media needed to have given this angle so much focus. Slow news day, I guess...

YourHub.com -- UPDATE!

As I mentioned in a previous blog, I submitted a story in hopes that it would get some good reviews. I recently received an email from a staffer stating that my story was chosen to be printed! You can pick it up on newsstands on March 13.

Although this is a small publication, I am very proud of the fact that one of my stories was given such great compliments. I am especially happy that the woman who I profiled was pleased because I was accurate with the information that she so graciously shared. Journalists should not print or broadcast pieces simply for the approval of other, but rather with honesty, balance and accuracy. That is what I strived for with this story.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

YourHub.com

In an attempt to contribute my articles to other outlets, I tried uploading to yourhub.com. It was surprisingly easy. I simply set up an account, clicked on stories and then simply uploaded my article onto the website. Soon after, I received a notice that my article was being reviewed and if approved it would be posted on the from page of yourhub.com. In the meantime, you can find my story at:

http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Stories/Faces-of/Story~438064.aspx

I'll keep you posted...