From the Desk of the Editor - As noted in the news story-style opening post, we're looking for contributors. News reports and editorials are both welcome; we simply ask that editorial content be marked with the word "Editorial" before the title, i.e. "Editorial: Why Jack Thompson is wrong," or similar.
We prefer to keep a light and occasionally humorous tone, though serious reporting is certainly allowed, if that's to our contributors' tastes. Subjects of stories and editorials should be of interest to those widely considered "nerds;" gaming, computers, technology, Internet topics, conventions, and so forth. The scope of stories can range from the international scale all the way down to local events or small websites.
I will not exercise much in the way of editorial control, though one word of caution: Plagiarism is taken very seriously. If I find that an article has been ripped from a news source, blog, or otherwise does not belong to the contributor who submitted it, the article will be removed and the contributor will have to either explain himself or face revocation of posting privileges.
Each contributor will have his or her own handle to post from. With the current setup, simply get a Google account (this is as easy as signing up for Gmail) or use your current one if you have one, contact me at thenerdreport@gmail.com, and ask to be added to the staff. I ask for a writing sample or two; it doesn't have to be anything fancy, but I at least want to know you know how to spell and construct coherent sentences. We also accept video reporting, though I ask that videos intended for use at The Nerd Report be done in something at least approaching newscast style. The Nerd Report has its own channel on YouTube, http://youtube.com/thenerdreport, for videos to be uploaded to. I will arrange for contributors who wish to do video reporting to transfer the video files to me so that they can be uploaded to the channel; trusted contributors may be given the password to remove the inconvenience of this step, but I don't hand out account passwords to just anyone who asks.
So if you wish to become part of this blog, please contact me. If not, just sit back and enjoy.
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Friday, May 2, 2008
The Nerd Report opens
Friday, May 2, 2008
The Internet (TNR) - The new nerd news agency, "The Nerd Report," opened today, with a mission of bringing news of interest to nerds together in one place, with a mildly humorous bent.
"This agency is starting out small, but we hope to become a part of many nerds' and geeks' daily news fix," said the Editor-In-Chief in a statement. "We are currently looking for writers and editors, willing to write and post articles for the site. We also hope to eventually open a video newscast division."
Subjects that The Nerd Report will cover include gaming, technology, Internet news, and sundry other geeky topics.
Asked about the intended tone of the agency's reporting, the Editor-In-Chief responded: "We don't want to just report dry facts; I personally would like to inject some humor into this. That's not to say we'll be like The Onion; while we have great respect for America's Finest News Source, we're looking to report actual facts here, not just make stuff up. We'll leave that to the professionals," he said with a smile.
Applicants for open positions on The Nerd Report's staff may contact the Editor-In-Chief. "Anyone with an interest in writing news stories of interest to geeks and nerds is welcome to apply. Contact information is listed on the Nerd Report's website, http://thenerdreport.blogspot.com/."
The Internet (TNR) - The new nerd news agency, "The Nerd Report," opened today, with a mission of bringing news of interest to nerds together in one place, with a mildly humorous bent.
"This agency is starting out small, but we hope to become a part of many nerds' and geeks' daily news fix," said the Editor-In-Chief in a statement. "We are currently looking for writers and editors, willing to write and post articles for the site. We also hope to eventually open a video newscast division."
Subjects that The Nerd Report will cover include gaming, technology, Internet news, and sundry other geeky topics.
Asked about the intended tone of the agency's reporting, the Editor-In-Chief responded: "We don't want to just report dry facts; I personally would like to inject some humor into this. That's not to say we'll be like The Onion; while we have great respect for America's Finest News Source, we're looking to report actual facts here, not just make stuff up. We'll leave that to the professionals," he said with a smile.
Applicants for open positions on The Nerd Report's staff may contact the Editor-In-Chief. "Anyone with an interest in writing news stories of interest to geeks and nerds is welcome to apply. Contact information is listed on the Nerd Report's website, http://thenerdreport.blogspot.com/."
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