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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1976
Page
5
A writer photographer recalls a year at Journal Page working on varied assignments. He describes meeting diverse people, some eager for the lens others camera shy, and notes an encounter with Madison High’s “cave man” Jim Blair as a standout moment.
Area high school students may still write to The Journal for applications to join next year’s Page group. The program is open to juniors next fall and targets students from Middletown Fenwick Lemon Monroe Madison Edgewood Franklin Carlisle Springboro Valley View Preble Shawnee Middletown tran and Lebanon.
The Page room holds four old folding funeral chairs from a local funeral home. Each week they stand in a fixed row in the middle of the floor, unused and blamed for causing drowsy lapses and awkward falls during writing and lectures. The mystery of their placement remains unsolved.
A year of Page staff training covers journalism essentials from the five W's and H to interviews and layout. Students gain experience in research, angles, deadlines, and real reporting under Rosemarie Ebbesmeyer, earning press cards and tackling stories big and small.
Linda Williams recalls a memorable year with the Page staff including the Saturday munchie table and real life perks of the job. Laurie Hoffman Ginger Williams and Rosemarie Ebbesmeyer shape the layout while senior writers look ahead to 1976 77 with hopeful pride.
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