Why is it that I find local news so freaking boring? The Gainesville Sun's own business editor wrote a story on a local independent bookstore, and I found myself yawning into my arm. The quotes were basically the same, "We're sad to see the bookstore go" or "Why can't Gainesville support a place like this". Yawn, yawn, yawn!
Why not, "I remember the first book I ever bought here, Howl. It changed my life! I will forever be indebted to the bookstore!". Wow, that would be a great quote.
Those are the questions I always want to ask. Those are the questions that people want to hear. Everyone gets mopey when a local business closes, why would we want to read what we already know?
The Story
Oh, and what's with that black dot at the bottom-left of the picture. I think the photo editor was scared to crop out the purse a little bit, but I think the picture would have still looked fine. The focus is the empty bookshelf, not the student.
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What is supposed to be (and is) a news journal for my Introduction to Journalism class, will turn into a collection of emotions toward the media. A good thing.
About Me
- Melissa Kaye
- Exploring the realms of the study-monger. Seeking sanctuary in libraries and coffee shops. Caffeinated. Hungry. A silhouette of a generation starved of its potential using internet television and video games.
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