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Week #27- Called in, International Fact Check, and Last Day

Posted by: Bethany on: July 2, 2009

In: Blog Writing | Called In | Diablo Arts | Fact Checks
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Ethan e-mailed me after my shift on Thursday to see when I what times I would be available. Since the new summer intern started, she took my time slot so there was no more time slots for me. Ethan politely suggested that I could stay on Monday afternoons from 1-5 (the only time slot available) [...]

Tags: apparently e-mailing is easier than dialing a phone number, Byline...in PRINT, East Bay Lowdown (I got the dirt), F for Failure, Food Blogs YUM!, I Love Blogging, Just Do It, Life just gets in the way, MY Story!, Online Byline woot!

Week #26-Google Analytics, Book Events, and Lists

Posted by: Bethany on: June 22, 2009

In: Best of the East Bay | Blog Writing | Diablo Interns | Editor Meeting | Fact Checks | Napa Sonoma
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Another Monday, another editorial meeting. The lady from marketing visited our meeting to talk about Google Analytics, which is the coolest thing ever. It’s what they use to monitor the web activity on Diablo’s website, including what people click on, how long they spend on the website, how often they visit, and anything else you [...]

Tags: Best of the East Bay, Boutique Blogs, Brain...leaking...out of ear, Complete Exhaustion, East Bay Lowdown (I got the dirt), High End Living, I know Best of the East Bay before everyone else does!, I Love Blogging, Just Do It, Listings ruin my life, Online Byline woot!, Popular Happenings (basically I know where it's at!)

Week #25-Flat Tire Woes and Blogging

Posted by: Bethany on: June 22, 2009

In: Blog Writing | Called In | Editor Meeting
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I ended up calling in Monday morning. I hadn’t slept very well the night before, and I had been driving on a low tire for four days going back and forth to Best Buy over the weekend. And since I had work that evening, I figured I should fix it before I did anymore driving [...]

Tags: Boutique Blogs, Brain...leaking...out of ear, Complete Exhaustion, F for Failure, High End Living, I Love Blogging, Just Do It, Life just gets in the way, Online Byline woot!, Popular Happenings (basically I know where it's at!)

Week #24- Shipping Week, Fact Checks, and (FINALLY) a Blog

Posted by: Bethany on: June 7, 2009

In: Best of the East Bay | Blog Writing | Diablo Interns | Editor Meeting | Fact Checks
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This week was shipping week. That means that by the end of the week the current issue being worked on is sent to the printers to print. That means articles all have to be fact checked, the art has to be turned in, and the layout completed. It is intense, so the office was in [...]

Tags: apparently e-mailing is easier than dialing a phone number, Best of the East Bay, E-mail correspondence miscommunication, Getting REALLY good fact checks actually makes me ecstatically happy...weird, I know Best of the East Bay before everyone else does!, I Love Blogging, Just Do It, Listings ruin my life, Newbie intern mistakes *tsk tsk*, Online Byline woot!, Phone call after phone call after phone call, Popular Happenings (basically I know where it's at!), Restaurant owners are hard to get a hold of, The phone was glued to my ear

Week #21-Best of the East Bay and Lafora

Posted by: Bethany on: May 25, 2009

In: Best of the East Bay | Blog Writing | Editor Meeting | Fact Checks | Napa Sonoma
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Of course, most of this week included Best of the East Bay fact checks. I found out about Zeppelin tours of the San Francisco Bay, which cost about $500 per person, per hour. I also tried to contact a cafe that only seems to be open during the evening. I’m not sure how they will [...]

Tags: Getting REALLY good fact checks actually makes me ecstatically happy...weird, High End Living, I know Best of the East Bay before everyone else does!, I Love Blogging, Just Do It, Overcoming Fears, Phone call after phone call after phone call, The phone was glued to my ear

Week #19-Cults and Garden Tours

Posted by: Bethany on: May 1, 2009

In: Blog Writing | Diablo Arts | Fact Checks
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I have to say that this was a good week for me as an intern. I currently have two blogs up that came out really well and worked on plenty of fact checks. I’m not sure why, but for some reason I was really on task this week. I hope I’m able to keep it [...]

Tags: All by myself..., East Bay Lowdown (I got the dirt), F for Failure, Food Blogs YUM!, Getting REALLY good fact checks actually makes me ecstatically happy...weird, High End Living, I Love Blogging, Just Do It, MY Story!, Online Byline woot!, Phone call after phone call after phone call, Popular Happenings (basically I know where it's at!)

Week #18- Concert Venues, Blogs, and Avoiding Restaurant Listings

Posted by: Bethany on: April 27, 2009

In: Blog Writing | Fact Checks | Restaurant Listings
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On Monday, I was happy to see Ethan back at the working place and subtly told him that I missed him not being there last week. It’s just not as fun. First, he had me work on e-mails for the people and sources in our May issue, so now I am very familiar with everything [...]

Tags: Getting REALLY good fact checks actually makes me ecstatically happy...weird, Just Do It, Kiss the Ring!, Listings ruin my life, Overcoming Fears, Popular Happenings (basically I know where it's at!), right?

Week #16- Back to Restaurant Listings…

Posted by: Bethany on: April 18, 2009

In: Blog Writing | Diablo Arts | Diablo Interns | Editor Meeting | Fact Checks | Restaurant Listings
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I take it back. When I said that I would rather do Restaurant Listings instead of Napa Somona, it was LIES. I forgot how much I loathed Restaurant Listings. My week started when I switched shifts on Monday with another intern. I normally come in 9AM-1PM. She comes in from 1PM-5PM. And she’s in my [...]

Tags: Byline...in PRINT, Complete Exhaustion, High End Living, I Love Blogging, Just Do It, Listings ruin my life, MY Story!, Online Byline woot!, Phone call after phone call after phone call, Restaurant owners are hard to get a hold of, The phone was glued to my ear

Week #15- Back to Good Ol’ Factchecks

Posted by: Bethany on: April 18, 2009

In: Blog Writing | Editor Meeting | Fact Checks
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(Sorry everyone. I’ve been fairly busy and didn’t have a chance to write up my weekly blogs, so I’m going to be doing a little catch up) After weeks of struggling with Napa Somona fact checks, crazy listings, and the blasted Map, I finally got my wish to go back to Diablo fact checks. YAY! [...]

Tags: Boutique Blogs, Brain...leaking...out of ear, East Bay Lowdown (I got the dirt), Fashionista, High End Living, I Love Blogging, Online Byline woot!, Someone who DOESN'T want to be in the magazine! {{gasp}}

Week #13- Listings, St. Patick’s Day, and MORE Listings

Posted by: Bethany on: March 21, 2009

In: Blog Writing | Fact Checks | Napa Sonoma
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My work for this week was all listings. A very long list of attractions, museums, historical areas of interest, and theaters all for the Napa Sonoma Magazine. I think he had intended the job for one of the other interns, who works for the magazine all day on Friday, but apparently she called in sick. [...]

Tags: Brain...leaking...out of ear, Complete Exhaustion, I Love Blogging, I must have been a cartographer in a previous life..., Life just gets in the way, Listings ruin my life, Online Byline woot!, Phone call after phone call after phone call, Popular Happenings (basically I know where it's at!), The phone was glued to my ear

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