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

Posted by: Bethany on: July 2, 2009

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

Posted by: Bethany on: June 7, 2009

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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 #23- Memorial Day and Best of the East Bay People

Posted by: Bethany on: June 7, 2009

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It was weird going back to Diablo Magazine after graduation weekend, but I was happy to have the opportunity. On Monday, it was Memorial Day and Ethan didn’t tell me if Diablo was open or not. Playing it safe, I woke up Monday morning and went to Diablo. (ended up taking a wrong turn because [...]

Tags: All by myself..., apparently e-mailing is easier than dialing a phone number, Best of the East Bay, East Bay Lowdown (I got the dirt), F for Failure, 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!, Just Do It, Life just gets in the way, Phone call after phone call after phone call

Week #22- Finals and Wineries

Posted by: Bethany on: June 3, 2009

In: Best of the East Bay | Called In | Diablo Interns | Fact Checks
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On Monday, I requested the day off. I had a major final for Tuesday afternoon and wanted the morning to rest up and relax before my final. (I planned to do some studying, but I did most of my studying on Tuesday instead). When I came in on Wednesday, I was handed some Best of [...]

Tags: Best of the East Bay, 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!, Just Do It, Life just gets in the way, Listings ruin my life, Phone call after phone call after phone call, Popular Happenings (basically I know where it's at!)

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 #20- Migraines, Fact Checks, and Best of the East Bay

Posted by: Bethany on: May 11, 2009

In: Called In | Diablo Arts | Fact Checks | Napa Sonoma
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I woke up on Monday, after a very long weekend, with a pounding headache right behind my eye. Since my track record with migraines has not been very good lately, I took an Advil and called in sick Monday morning. I hated doing it considering that I had done such a great job the week [...]

Tags: Best of the East Bay, Complete Exhaustion, East Bay Lowdown (I got the dirt), F for Failure, High End Living, Life just gets in the way, MY Story!, Phone call after phone call after phone call

Week #19-Cults and Garden Tours

Posted by: Bethany on: May 1, 2009

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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 #17- Fact checks all Alone-y on my Own-y

Posted by: Bethany on: April 27, 2009

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Since I went home to visit my family for Easter Sunday, I took Monday off so I could sleep in. It was much needed. It felt weird to come in on Wednesday when I hadn’t been there in a week. It also was weird because I came in to the office to realize that Ethan [...]

Tags: All by myself..., Complete Exhaustion, F for Failure, How to Fact Check, Just Do It, Life just gets in the way, Overcoming Fears

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