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[webdesigned]

[ username: beaker ]

( it's taken him awhile to build up the courage for this one. he wants to make this idea happen, yet a part of him wonders if he's the right guy for the job. without Clark he'd floundered a little, yet the need for a stable medium for sharing information remains, so here he is.

he waffled over voice, video, and text. in the end, he goes for text, because it makes him seem less nervous. maybe. though anyone that's texted him before might notice the difference — all the capital letters and punctuation, for example. lazy texting doesn't work when you're trying to convince people you want to put together a newspaper. )

Hey. Hello. I'm Peter, and I was thinking...

So back home, I worked at a newspaper. Not The New York Times or anything, but a paper, and it feels like we could use something like that here. Stories about what is going on in Olympia, or Thesa, or anywhere that people might need to know about. Classifieds, updates, tips for finding work and accommodations, sharing... anything and everything, really, because we're all starting over, here, and we've got to help each other.

I've got lots of ideas. Maybe you've got some, too. Either way, I can't do this by myself. If you have experience in journalism, or just writing, and you want to help out, then let me know.

I can't pay you. Gotta be upfront about that. But maybe that'll change? I dunno. Money or not, it'd help a lot of people. If that's worth it to you, then let me know if you're interested, and what you'd like to do. Questions, too, I guess, though I can't answer everything yet. It's kind of all up in the air until I know who I'm working with.

Yeah. That's it. Thanks for your time.

( ...okay, not a #nailedit, but... it could have been worse??? )

Comments

text, un: pnwsalex

[11calls]

You know I'll help.

[webdesigned]

i do, yeah.

so far it is just the two of us and your friend maybe... which is so not intimidating at all.

( THIS IS TOTALLY FINE. three people can run a paper for like 200, right? cue manic laughter )

text; un: flowerknight

[triplerose]

Newspaper?

[webdesigned]

( damn you, Loras...!!! making him remember not everyone is as modern as he is 2 times in a row, now. )

right, okay, its like
a book, kind of, or a letter to a lot of people
full of information about current events.

[triplerose]

Ah. Like a raven.

id: karad

[mayarah]

I used to work for a newspaper! I mean. I'm not a journalist. But I'd like to help.

[ this sounds like a good way of helping people. helping each other. ]

This is a really good idea.

[webdesigned]

you did? what did you do? are you a photographer too?

( let's take hipster photographs together Kara!!! or just... wishful thinking..... )

thanks... it wasnt all my idea but ive been thinking about it a lot. i think theres a lot of ways we could help each other if we share what we know, and this is the way i thought to do it.

[mayarah]

Oh, no. I know a really good photographer, but no. I was Miss Grant's assistant.
[ which... doesn't sound as glamorous or cool as photographer. ] So I guess I know a lot of what needs to happen in a paper?? If that would help?

[ but also — ] And I'd love to try other things. To help, you know.

Who else is in? If it wasn't just your idea?

text | un: TeaOnRice

[gekkajuu]

Hello Peter, my name is Atsushi. It's nice to meet you!

I don't think I could contribute a lot to a newspaper, but perhaps I could help spread it around? If that's something you need done, too!

[webdesigned]

nice to meet you too, atsushi

it might be... im not sure yet. to print it would be tricky and costly, it might have to start out electronically.

[gekkajuu]

You have a point.

I'm not sure what else I could contribute... The only thing I know anything about is local legends and fairy tales, and even then, I'm certainly not an expert.

But if there's anything you think a layman can do, please don't hesitate to ask!

text, id: hawkeye

[quivers]

Yeah but do you need a SUBJECT for your first front page piece?

I mean, I might know a super attractive and extremely heroic topic you can interview.

[ #free advertising ]

[webdesigned]

oh yeah? so you can set up an exclusive interview, no holds barred?

[quivers]

Maybe a little bribery is required.

un: KISS

[kissintime]

oh shit.

can we get a gossip column?

[webdesigned]

i was sort of hoping to get away from the bread and butter of The Daily Bugle, but ... i guess if there is gossip that might be good to know, sure.

[kissintime]

dude hate to tell ya, but nobody reads news for the news. the gossip column is where its at! and i bet there's a ton of juicy shit about refugees you could blast into the spotlight. all investigative like of course.

un: catalyst | voice

[badgerlock]

Does this mean you are also a journalist?

Minstrels. I'm surrounded by minstrels.

[webdesigned]

Okay, how are we getting from journalist to minstrel?

( THEY'RE DIFFERENT OKAY!!! )

I was a photographer, so I took pictures for the stories, I didn't write them.

text | un: fairchild

[obstinance]

so muppets really ARE your thing

[ a very helpful reply. ]

[webdesigned]

way to stay on task, fray

text / un: chocobro

[punshots]

hey! i think this sounds like a super great idea!
i'm definitely no journalist buuuut
i take a lot of pictures
so if you need someone snapping pics for headlines, just let me know?

[webdesigned]

if im doing the writing part this time around, yeah, maybe i will

youre a photographer, huh? thats awesome, me too, back home anyway. what kind of camera do you use?

( he may or may not judge you for your answer, Prompto. )

text; un: clarke

[romancekiller]

a newspaper? that sounds like a great idea.

i'm not sure what i could contribute but i can help if you need it.

[webdesigned]

haha are you kidding? more like what wont i need... i may or may not have no idea what im doing, but im gonna try

if youd like to help, clarke, thatd be great.

how are things with you?