2008 Woodie Awards
Problems surfaced with Journal article
By: Arthur Stewart
Issue date: 5/3/07 Section: Letters to the Editor
Dear Webster Journal,
I would like to laud Nikole Brown's article about Surfacing in this last week's Journal. I just have a few questions. First, were there other plays besides the ones that took place right next to the reporter in the audience, "Brawny" ended the showcase, "Hilton Home" or featured the ever-popular Brady Koch in spandex in "Super-Ego?" I could have sworn there were a few other plays. In fact, I think I was in one. But I'm not sure. I'm more concerned about this nugget:
"After the show, the stage, built for Surfacing, was torn down as directors, actors and scriptwriters stood by and cheered."
If you're going to blatantly make something up, at least make it believable, or don't publish it in a paper that people sometimes glance at. Please. First, the stage wasn't built for Surfacing. It was used in a department-based production and we were allowed to use the stage if we agreed to strike it. Second, the directors, actors and scriptwriters didn't stand around and cheer, they worked their butts off taking down the set for hours after the show. I left after four and a half hours; I think a few of the uber-zealous were there until at least 10 p.m.
It's obvious you're not going to fact-check articles-any faithful reader of The Journal knows there's always letters to the editor getting the facts straight a week too late. It's obvious you're not interested in covering news - two huge pages dedicated to a love story has indicated that. So my question is this: why do you people pursue journalism degrees? And those who actually do their job on The Journal: you are aware your degree is worth just as much as the people who half-ass all the time, right?
Arthur Stewart
Senior
History Major
I would like to laud Nikole Brown's article about Surfacing in this last week's Journal. I just have a few questions. First, were there other plays besides the ones that took place right next to the reporter in the audience, "Brawny" ended the showcase, "Hilton Home" or featured the ever-popular Brady Koch in spandex in "Super-Ego?" I could have sworn there were a few other plays. In fact, I think I was in one. But I'm not sure. I'm more concerned about this nugget:
"After the show, the stage, built for Surfacing, was torn down as directors, actors and scriptwriters stood by and cheered."
If you're going to blatantly make something up, at least make it believable, or don't publish it in a paper that people sometimes glance at. Please. First, the stage wasn't built for Surfacing. It was used in a department-based production and we were allowed to use the stage if we agreed to strike it. Second, the directors, actors and scriptwriters didn't stand around and cheer, they worked their butts off taking down the set for hours after the show. I left after four and a half hours; I think a few of the uber-zealous were there until at least 10 p.m.
It's obvious you're not going to fact-check articles-any faithful reader of The Journal knows there's always letters to the editor getting the facts straight a week too late. It's obvious you're not interested in covering news - two huge pages dedicated to a love story has indicated that. So my question is this: why do you people pursue journalism degrees? And those who actually do their job on The Journal: you are aware your degree is worth just as much as the people who half-ass all the time, right?
Arthur Stewart
Senior
History Major
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Peter North
posted 5/02/07 @ 7:32 PM EST
Is poor Arthur upset that his play didn't get written up in a "paper that people sometimes glance at?"
Sorry, but you sound like a conceited crybaby. (Continued…)
Larry Furrer
posted 5/13/07 @ 10:58 AM EST
I highly commend Stephanie Kiszczak and Anna C. Forder for the excellent editorial in the May 3-9 issue of "The Journal", "Webster corporation trudges through yet another semester. (Continued…)
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