You second assignment will be a feature story—a profile of a campus newsmaker. It could be a professor, a staff administrator, a coach, a student leader, an alum or an intercollegiate student athlete. Start now to make arrangements to interview your source/subject.
The story should also include substantive quotes/comments from a second live source who knows your subject. That adds another dimension to the profile. As per journalistic ethics, do not profile friends or relatives.
Word count of 600 to 650. Use more of a “neck-of the-vase” approach as opposed to inverted pyramid. (We’ll discuss the format in class.) The news narrative or focus formats in Chapter 10 on pages 206-7 of the ebook are good models. Those models call for more color, such as scenes, anecdotes and telling details. The key to good storytelling is “showing” and not just “telling.”
Double space. Use good quotes from your sources and include contact info on them. You can put that at the end or on the back of the printout
Hi there! I wanted to share a profile of an exceptional political science professor(Joe R. Tafoya) with you. This true leader embodies all the qualities necessary for the role. Check out the details below for more information.
Quotes of professor
“ I chose political science versus any other career because you could ask questions the tough questions as a person of color” “ what are your thoughts on critical theory? “ the problem is it has became a modified political football.”
I interviewed a fellow student(Sergio Lopez,)who is also an organizer of the Palestine encampment at DePaul. They confirmed that the professor visited the encampment after class to understand student emotions. The professor showed solidarity by spending time with the students and even ran towards campus during the recent alerts to ensure our safety and rights
INFO ABOUT PROFESSOR.
Yo soy Joe R. Tafoya from East Los Angeles, California where I was raised by a community of immigrants.
My involvement in the student movement for immigrant rights in 2006 led me to be the first in my family to go to college. I earned a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin where I specialized in American politics, public policy, and research methods.
My research is organized around the dual outcomes of Latino population growth in the United States: Latino political empowerment and anti-immigrant/anti-Latino racism. Within growing Latino communities, opportunities for political engagement and representation in elected office are advancing community interests and improving quality of life. Simultaneously, Latino population growth is alarming conservatives who respond with opposition to immigrants and limiting the right to vote for people of color. My research unites these dual conditions to be able to say more about what it means to be American in an age of social transformation. How might Latinos challenge racist notions like the Great Replacement Theory? My research explores opportunities for Latino political engagement and attitudes towards immigrants by the American public.
My teaching is focused on the dignity of individuals, their relationship to complex institutional designs, and using evidence to identify opportunities for social progress. My course offerings organize my pedagogical approach into two streams:
