Call or send e-mail directly. Messages relayed through another student will not be considered. Any telephone call must be followed up with a written note. You will be attending meetings, meeting with various public figures and professionals from other fields. Look as much like a professional as you possibly can and you will find people are more likely to cooperate.
Attendance is required .
You have full access to the Internet with high-speed connections. But best of all, you have the availability of your TA to get their recommendations on sources, get a free, no points off pre-grading of a draft of your story and get some comments and recommendations to your lead. Every Thursday, you are required to send your TA an e-mail detailing the status of the assignment you are working on. The budgets will be posted in your lab, so you will have an idea of what fellow students are working on. You must complete a minimum of 10 story assignments, two of which must be the profile and the in-depth assignments.