[Journalists] Journalists Digest, Vol 20, Issue 7

Tue Jan 29 20:42:31 CST 2008

Hi to all, 
  I would like to thank everyone who responded.  I need all the knowledge I can retain.   During the next day or so I will be fine tuning my interview questions, at wich point I'd like to contact all of you for a phone interview.  Please keep in mind I have never conducted an actual interview at this point, so it  will be a good learning experience. I am truly greatful for this oppurtunity.
   Sincerely
    Ben 

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1. Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists (Ben Hoff)
2. Re: Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
(Graham Downie)
3. Re: Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists (Cheryl Wade)
4. Re: Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
(LoriStay at aol.com)
5. Re: Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
(Gary ODonoghue)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:11:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Ben Hoff 
Subject: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
To: journalists at nfbnet.org
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Greetings From Phoenix!
My name is Ben Hoff. I am a 23 year old aspireing journalist Currently enrolling at Phoenix college. Ever since middle school, I have had a passionate interest in writing and reporting. Now, as an adult I can invision nothing else as a career.
I was born with Glaucoma, and as a child had vary little sight. By age 15 I was total.
Following the progress of this forum over the passed 3 months has been most interesting and informative. I was rather excited to learn that such a forum exists. 
I've been attempting to locate active blind Journalists to interview for a crucial labor market research study I am conducting.
Like many of you, I have obtained the assistance of vocational Rehabilatation to fund my education and technology. Prior to providing funding, however, I am required to produce a report demonstrating how a blind individual can maintain this occupation. I intend to proove that not only can a blind individual report with accuracy and integrety, but do it successfully.
EXAMPLE?
An average journalist on the city desk of a local daily can expect to perform three basic tasks. 
1. Taking police reports
2. Interviewing witnesses
3. Writing a comprehensive senopsis.
These are all duties I feel a competent visually impaired Journalist can perform
What are the main challenges facing today's blind reporters?. 
I would love to interview Cheryl Wade and other visually impaired folks currently employed at a local daily. 
Any knowledge and wisdom you wish to share will be invaluable.
Looking forward to becoming an active partisapent in this group.
Thanks, 
Yours Truly
Ben Hoff

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Greetings From Phoenix!
My name is Ben Hoff. I am a 23 year old aspireing journalist Currently enrolling at Phoenix college.? Ever since middle school, I have had a passionate interest in writing and reporting.? Now, as an adult I can invision nothing else as a career.
?I was?born with Glaucoma, and as a child had vary little sight.? By age 15 I was total.
Following the progress of this forum over the passed 3 months has been most interesting?and informative.? I was rather excited to learn that such a forum exists.?
?I've been attempting to locate active blind Journalists to interview for a crucial labor market research study I am conducting.
? Like many of you, I have obtained the assistance of vocational Rehabilatation to fund my education and technology.? Prior to providing funding, however, I am required to produce a report demonstrating how a blind individual can maintain this occupation.? I intend to proove that not only can a blind individual report with accuracy and integrety,? but do it successfully.
? EXAMPLE?
?An average journalist on the city desk of a local daily can expect to perform three basic tasks.?
1.? Taking police reports
2.? Interviewing witnesses
3.? Writing a comprehensive senopsis.
?These are all duties I feel a competent visually impaired Journalist can perform
?What are the main challenges facing? today's?blind reporters?. ?
?I would love to interview Cheryl Wade and other visually impaired folks currently employed at a local daily.?
?Any knowledge and wisdom you wish to share will be invaluable.
?Looking forward to becoming an active partisapent in this group.
?Thanks,
Yours Truly
? Ben Hoff
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:42:20 +1100
From: "Graham Downie" 
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind
journalists
To: "Blind Professional Journalists List" 
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Ben,

I am a journalist with The Canberra Times. Effectively, I have no sight. I 
have worked for the paper for more than 35 years.

Happy to chat.

You could telephone, allowing for the time difference. I also have Skype at 
home.

Best wishes

Graham Downie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Hoff" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:11 AM
Subject: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists

> Greetings From Phoenix!
> My name is Ben Hoff. I am a 23 year old aspireing journalist Currently 
> enrolling at Phoenix college. Ever since middle school, I have had a 
> passionate interest in writing and reporting. Now, as an adult I can 
> invision nothing else as a career.
> I was born with Glaucoma, and as a child had vary little sight. By age 
> 15 I was total.
> Following the progress of this forum over the passed 3 months has been 
> most interesting and informative. I was rather excited to learn that such 
> a forum exists.
> I've been attempting to locate active blind Journalists to interview for 
> a crucial labor market research study I am conducting.
> Like many of you, I have obtained the assistance of vocational 
> Rehabilatation to fund my education and technology. Prior to providing 
> funding, however, I am required to produce a report demonstrating how a 
> blind individual can maintain this occupation. I intend to proove that 
> not only can a blind individual report with accuracy and integrety, but 
> do it successfully.
> EXAMPLE?
> An average journalist on the city desk of a local daily can expect to 
> perform three basic tasks.
> 1. Taking police reports
> 2. Interviewing witnesses
> 3. Writing a comprehensive senopsis.
> These are all duties I feel a competent visually impaired Journalist can 
> perform
> What are the main challenges facing today's blind reporters?.
> I would love to interview Cheryl Wade and other visually impaired folks 
> currently employed at a local daily.
> Any knowledge and wisdom you wish to share will be invaluable.
> Looking forward to becoming an active partisapent in this group.
> Thanks,
> Yours Truly
> Ben Hoff
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:00:37 -0500
From: Cheryl Wade 
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind
journalists
To: Blind Professional Journalists List 
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Hi, Ben,

I was one of those young people who developed such a passion for 
writing, only mine came in high school, I clicked at about age 16.

Feel free to call me whenever you like - except for 8 a.m. to around 
10:30 a.m. Eastern. (Oh, you'd still be sleeping by then!)

My work number is (989) 839-4272, home (989) 835-9572.

One thing that would be a challenge, I know, is to go to the police 
station and read through the reports they throw at you. I don't do 
it, because I'd really need to take someone with me evry time. So I 
have offered to help more often by contacting out-county (outside the 
county) police calls. Copying down routine court sentencings, too, 
would be nearly impossible without someone who can read print 
accompanying you, because you have to go in and read through all 
these files and write down the relevant information. Even if you had 
a portable scanner, it would be really, really time consuming. But 
.... there are so, so many other things you can do.

Cheryl Wade
Business writer
Midland Daily News
Midland, MI

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:52:45 EST
From: LoriStay at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind
journalists
To: journalists at nfbnet.org
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Are any of the police and courts going to computer? That would certainly 
make it easier. Judging from t.v. programs, Quite a bit of information is 
available on computer.
Lori S.

In a message dated 1/29/08 9:12:35 AM, cwade at mdn.net writes:

> Copying down routine court sentencings, too,
> would be nearly impossible without someone who can read print
> accompanying you, because you have to go in and read through all
> these files and write down the relevant information. Even if you had
> a portable scanner, it would be really, really time consuming.
> 

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-------------- next part --------------
Are any of the police and courts going to computer?  That would certainly make it easier.  Judging from t.v. programs, Quite a bit of information is available on computer.
Lori S.
In a message dated 1/29/08 9:12:35 AM, cwade at mdn.net writes:
Copying down routine court sentencings, too,
would be nearly impossible without someone who can read print
accompanying you, because you have to go in and read through all
these files and write down the relevant information. Even if you had
a portable scanner, it would be really, really time consuming.
**************
Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.
http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:53:15 -0000
From: "Gary ODonoghue" 
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind
journalists
To: "Blind Professional Journalists List" 
Message-ID:
<56578C7FD531E844ABD627DEABED2EBE03210706 at bbcxues14.national.core.bbc.co.uk>

Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hi ben,

Would be glad to help if I can.

I have been a reporter with the BBC for 15 years, and for the past four
years as one of its political correspondents, reporting across radio,
television and online.

I am totally blind.

Regards 

Gary 

Gary O'Donoghue
BBC Political Correspondent 
Tel: +44-207-9736057
Mob: +44-7802-232212

-----Original Message-----
From: journalists-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:journalists-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ben Hoff
Sent: 28 January 2008 21:11
To: journalists at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists

Greetings From Phoenix!
My name is Ben Hoff. I am a 23 year old aspireing journalist Currently
enrolling at Phoenix college. Ever since middle school, I have had a
passionate interest in writing and reporting. Now, as an adult I can
invision nothing else as a career.
I was born with Glaucoma, and as a child had vary little sight. By
age 15 I was total.
Following the progress of this forum over the passed 3 months has been
most interesting and informative. I was rather excited to learn that
such a forum exists. 
I've been attempting to locate active blind Journalists to interview
for a crucial labor market research study I am conducting.
Like many of you, I have obtained the assistance of vocational
Rehabilatation to fund my education and technology. Prior to providing
funding, however, I am required to produce a report demonstrating how a
blind individual can maintain this occupation. I intend to proove that
not only can a blind individual report with accuracy and integrety, but
do it successfully.
EXAMPLE?
An average journalist on the city desk of a local daily can expect to
perform three basic tasks. 
1. Taking police reports
2. Interviewing witnesses
3. Writing a comprehensive senopsis.
These are all duties I feel a competent visually impaired Journalist
can perform
What are the main challenges facing today's blind reporters?. 
I would love to interview Cheryl Wade and other visually impaired
folks currently employed at a local daily. 
Any knowledge and wisdom you wish to share will be invaluable.
Looking forward to becoming an active partisapent in this group.
Thanks,
Yours Truly
Ben Hoff

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Hi to all,
I would like to thank everyone who responded.  I need all the knowledge I can retain.   During the next day or so I will be fine tuning my interview questions, at wich point I'd like to contact all of you for a phone interview.  Please keep in mind I have never conducted an actual interview at this point, so it  will be a good learning experience. I am truly greatful for this oppurtunity.
 Sincerely
  Ben 
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Today's Topics:
1. Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists (Ben Hoff)
2. Re: Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
(Graham Downie)
3. Re: Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists (Cheryl Wade)
4. Re: Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
(LoriStay at aol.com)
5. Re: Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
(Gary ODonoghue)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:11:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Ben Hoff
Subject: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
To: journalists at nfbnet.org
Message-ID: <106457.86237.qm at web45110.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Greetings From Phoenix!
My name is Ben Hoff. I am a 23 year old aspireing journalist Currently enrolling at Phoenix college. Ever since middle school, I have had a passionate interest in writing and reporting. Now, as an adult I can invision nothing else as a career.
I was born with Glaucoma, and as a child had vary little sight. By age 15 I was total.
Following the progress of this forum over the passed 3 months has been most interesting and informative. I was rather excited to learn that such a forum exists.
I've been attempting to locate active blind Journalists to interview for a crucial labor market research study I am conducting.
Like many of you, I have obtained the assistance of vocational Rehabilatation to fund my education and technology. Prior to providing funding, however, I am required to produce a report demonstrating how a blind individual can maintain this occupation. I intend to proove that not only can a blind individual report with accuracy and integrety, but do it successfully.
EXAMPLE?
An average journalist on the city desk of a local daily can expect to perform three basic tasks.
1. Taking police reports
2. Interviewing witnesses
3. Writing a comprehensive senopsis.
These are all duties I feel a competent visually impaired Journalist can perform
What are the main challenges facing today's blind reporters?.
I would love to interview Cheryl Wade and other visually impaired folks currently employed at a local daily.
Any knowledge and wisdom you wish to share will be invaluable.
Looking forward to becoming an active partisapent in this group.
Thanks,
Yours Truly
Ben Hoff
---------------------------------
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
-------------- next part --------------
Greetings From Phoenix!
My name is Ben Hoff. I am a 23 year old aspireing journalist Currently enrolling at Phoenix college.? Ever since middle school, I have had a passionate interest in writing and reporting.? Now, as an adult I can invision nothing else as a career.
?I was?born with Glaucoma, and as a child had vary little sight.? By age 15 I was total.
Following the progress of this forum over the passed 3 months has been most interesting?and informative.? I was rather excited to learn that such a forum exists.?
?I've been attempting to locate active blind Journalists to interview for a crucial labor market research study I am conducting.
? Like many of you, I have obtained the assistance of vocational Rehabilatation to fund my education and technology.? Prior to providing funding, however, I am required to produce a report demonstrating how a blind individual can maintain this occupation.? I intend to proove that not only can a blind individual report with accuracy and integrety,? but do it successfully.
? EXAMPLE?
?An average journalist on the city desk of a local daily can expect to perform three basic tasks.?
1.? Taking police reports
2.? Interviewing witnesses
3.? Writing a comprehensive senopsis.
?These are all duties I feel a competent visually impaired Journalist can perform
?What are the main challenges facing? today's?blind reporters?. ?
?I would love to interview Cheryl Wade and other visually impaired folks currently employed at a local daily.?
?Any knowledge and wisdom you wish to share will be invaluable.
?Looking forward to becoming an active partisapent in this group.
?Thanks,
Yours Truly
? Ben Hoff
Never miss a thing. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Make Yahoo your homepage.
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:42:20 +1100
From: "Graham Downie"
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind
journalists
To: "Blind Professional Journalists List"
Message-ID: <003201c8624a$7b029d50$0101a8c0 at HP32319307152>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Ben,
I am a journalist with The Canberra Times. Effectively, I have no sight. I
have worked for the paper for more than 35 years.
Happy to chat.
You could telephone, allowing for the time difference. I also have Skype at
home.
Best wishes
Graham Downie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Hoff"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:11 AM
Subject: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
> Greetings From Phoenix!
> My name is Ben Hoff. I am a 23 year old aspireing journalist Currently
> enrolling at Phoenix college. Ever since middle school, I have had a
> passionate interest in writing and reporting. Now, as an adult I can
> invision nothing else as a career.
> I was born with Glaucoma, and as a child had vary little sight. By age
> 15 I was total.
> Following the progress of this forum over the passed 3 months has been
> most interesting and informative. I was rather excited to learn that such
> a forum exists.
> I've been attempting to locate active blind Journalists to interview for
> a crucial labor market research study I am conducting.
> Like many of you, I have obtained the assistance of vocational
> Rehabilatation to fund my education and technology. Prior to providing
> funding, however, I am required to produce a report demonstrating how a
> blind individual can maintain this occupation. I intend to proove that
> not only can a blind individual report with accuracy and integrety, but
> do it successfully.
> EXAMPLE?
> An average journalist on the city desk of a local daily can expect to
> perform three basic tasks.
> 1. Taking police reports
> 2. Interviewing witnesses
> 3. Writing a comprehensive senopsis.
> These are all duties I feel a competent visually impaired Journalist can
> perform
> What are the main challenges facing today's blind reporters?.
> I would love to interview Cheryl Wade and other visually impaired folks
> currently employed at a local daily.
> Any knowledge and wisdom you wish to share will be invaluable.
> Looking forward to becoming an active partisapent in this group.
> Thanks,
> Yours Truly
> Ben Hoff
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:00:37 -0500
From: Cheryl Wade
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind
journalists
To: Blind Professional Journalists List
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
Hi, Ben,
I was one of those young people who developed such a passion for
writing, only mine came in high school, I clicked at about age 16.
Feel free to call me whenever you like - except for 8 a.m. to around
10:30 a.m. Eastern. (Oh, you'd still be sleeping by then!)
My work number is (989) 839-4272, home (989) 835-9572.
One thing that would be a challenge, I know, is to go to the police
station and read through the reports they throw at you. I don't do
it, because I'd really need to take someone with me evry time. So I
have offered to help more often by contacting out-county (outside the
county) police calls. Copying down routine court sentencings, too,
would be nearly impossible without someone who can read print
accompanying you, because you have to go in and read through all
these files and write down the relevant information. Even if you had
a portable scanner, it would be really, really time consuming. But
... there are so, so many other things you can do.
Cheryl Wade
Business writer
Midland Daily News
Midland, MI
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:52:45 EST
From: LoriStay at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind
journalists
To: journalists at nfbnet.org
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Are any of the police and courts going to computer? That would certainly
make it easier. Judging from t.v. programs, Quite a bit of information is
available on computer.
Lori S.
In a message dated 1/29/08 9:12:35 AM, cwade at mdn.net writes:
> Copying down routine court sentencings, too,
> would be nearly impossible without someone who can read print
> accompanying you, because you have to go in and read through all
> these files and write down the relevant information. Even if you had
> a portable scanner, it would be really, really time consuming.
>
**************
Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.
http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
-------------- next part --------------
Are any of the police and courts going to computer?  That would certainly make it easier.  Judging from t.v. programs, Quite a bit of information is available on computer.
Lori S.
In a message dated 1/29/08 9:12:35 AM, cwade at mdn.net writes:
Copying down routine court sentencings, too,
would be nearly impossible without someone who can read print
accompanying you, because you have to go in and read through all
these files and write down the relevant information. Even if you had
a portable scanner, it would be really, really time consuming.
**************
Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.
http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:53:15 -0000
From: "Gary ODonoghue"
Subject: Re: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind
journalists
To: "Blind Professional Journalists List"
Message-ID:
<56578C7FD531E844ABD627DEABED2EBE03210706 at bbcxues14.national.core.bbc.co.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi ben,
Would be glad to help if I can.
I have been a reporter with the BBC for 15 years, and for the past four
years as one of its political correspondents, reporting across radio,
television and online.
I am totally blind.
Regards
Gary
Gary O'Donoghue
BBC Political Correspondent
Tel: +44-207-9736057
Mob: +44-7802-232212
-----Original Message-----
From: journalists-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:journalists-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ben Hoff
Sent: 28 January 2008 21:11
To: journalists at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Journalists] Introduction/challenge facing blind journalists
Greetings From Phoenix!
My name is Ben Hoff. I am a 23 year old aspireing journalist Currently
enrolling at Phoenix college. Ever since middle school, I have had a
passionate interest in writing and reporting. Now, as an adult I can
invision nothing else as a career.
I was born with Glaucoma, and as a child had vary little sight. By
age 15 I was total.
Following the progress of this forum over the passed 3 months has been
most interesting and informative. I was rather excited to learn that
such a forum exists.
I've been attempting to locate active blind Journalists to interview
for a crucial labor market research study I am conducting.
Like many of you, I have obtained the assistance of vocational
Rehabilatation to fund my education and technology. Prior to providing
funding, however, I am required to produce a report demonstrating how a
blind individual can maintain this occupation. I intend to proove that
not only can a blind individual report with accuracy and integrety, but
do it successfully.
EXAMPLE?
An average journalist on the city desk of a local daily can expect to
perform three basic tasks.
1. Taking police reports
2. Interviewing witnesses
3. Writing a comprehensive senopsis.
These are all duties I feel a competent visually impaired Journalist
can perform
What are the main challenges facing today's blind reporters?.
I would love to interview Cheryl Wade and other visually impaired
folks currently employed at a local daily.
Any knowledge and wisdom you wish to share will be invaluable.
Looking forward to becoming an active partisapent in this group.
Thanks,
Yours Truly
Ben Hoff
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