ZONN takes a trip to the E.O.

Learning about items in a different way and exploring it more can always help you understand the subject better. Knowing this proves why taking a trip to the East Oregonian with my class was successful, and helped not just myself, but the rest of the students as well. We are now able to understand the proper ways articles should look, sound, and be presented in the newspaper.

While at the E.O., the tour guide covered topics in further detail than what we were used to. For example, we didn't just talk about how the papers were laid out, printed, and copied, but we were able to see the machines that did the actual work too. 
We also learned that you need to be able to take negative feedback and learn from your mistakes. When we questioned the reporters on what they do if they can not find an interesting picture, their answer was simply that they drive around until they see something that catches their attention. You need to be interested in what you’re writing about, and always want to learn more, even if it’s a sad or not an interesting subject.

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The writers taught us that having a picture to go along with your article not only helps the reader understand the article more, but it also catches the reader's attention. It is important for the picture to have good quality and be somewhat interesting. The photographer from the E.O. told us that when he takes pictures, he enjoys it so much because it’s as if he is just doing one of his favorite hobbies. It never feels like he is actually at work.

Going to the East Oregonian taught me that if I ever have a job like the people working there, I need to enjoy it and have fun while doing it. I would like to go back to the E.O. some day when I am older because I enjoyed it very much and I thought that I learned a lot.