Happy to see people in here are starting ot get their work published. At Spartan Edge, one of you got in a story on the rape culture at MSU. Another person is an author for their work on preparations for the Izzone campout this fall. And a third person's examination of study abroad programs at MSU is also the cat's meow.
Now, each of these people have at least one clip for their portfolio. (Yes, that means you need to print out a copy of your story to go with your resume.) And on your resume, you can put down that you were a contributing writer for the MSU student-run news Web site spartanedge.com for the fall of 2011.
And that's pretty important. Journalism is a field of demonstrated ability; that is, editors want to see what you've done, and not just what your grades indicate you may be able to do in the future. They want a sure thing, and there's nothing more sure than someone who has already demonstrated their ability in other media.
Don't forget: for me to count your published work as extra credit, you must send me an email making the extra credit request and including a link to your story.
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