Project
Final Project-Homeless in Seattle
I was able to conduct interviews with three homeless people that sell Real Change throughout the city. They were willing to have their photographs taken as well. Each person I interviewed had interesting perspective on life and the homeless situation in Seattle. I hope that there might be something enlightening in this project for anyone … Continue reading
Project Update
The project is coming along well. I have completed one interview with Brenda, a woman who has been selling real change for over one year, and made appointments with two other homeless people for next week. The photographs turned out decently, and I’m in the process of editing them. Next week, I will be heading … Continue reading
Peer Feedback
This assignment was very helpful. One person commented that it might be helpful to have a better gauge of success. I want to think about that and find a way that I can really tell if the project has been what I’d hoped it would be. The project ideas I reviewed helped me realize that … Continue reading
A more detailed description of my project
The goal of this journalism story package is to explore the effectiveness of the Real Change News program at fighting homelessness inSeattle. The project will be presented in an online package through a wordpress blog with a few pages detailing the company’s goals, possibly three individual stories of people that sell real change and how … Continue reading
Sources for research paper
I’ve included a few examples of projects that have a layout similar to the one I would like to use and a few sources that may be useful to my project.
Refined Project Idea: Homeless
During the economic crisis of 2008, I watched as my father’s career in construction in Las Vegas became nearly obsolete. A few months after losing his job, our mortgage went into foreclosure. My parents became homeless. They moved from city to city wherever there was the possibility of work and an empty room in a … Continue reading
Potential Project Idea
I am interested in doing a project that highlights the situation of homeless people living in Seattle using interviews, photography, and research on current Seattle policy in regard to homeless people.
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