Reflection
In doing this story I focused using a combination of my experience at the event and interviews I had with people who attended. After going to the 1834 event I felt like I had a decent amount to write about regarding the atmosphere and the scene. That being said, once I interviewed all the people who I wanted to talk to I felt like I had much more of a story. I conducted five different interviews with people who attended the event and people who organized the event. I conducted 3 of my interviews over FaceTime on my phone. I found this to be a very convenient method for doing the interview. I was able to get all the reactions and responses in real time, which I felt made it more authentic. It was also much easier to do it over FaceTime because I didn’t have to organize a meeting place with anybody, or deal with fitting our schedules together. For the other sources I wrote emails to people who could provide me with information about the event. This was not as convenient and more time consuming for my source, but still proved to be an effective way to gather information. I tried to base this story off of a mix between a slice of life piece and a feature about the 1834 Student Giving Campaign.
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