Comments by Manuel Melo Most recent public comments by Manuel Melo https://nowcomment.com/users/18763 The copyboy will be the next reporter. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525713 Fri, 20 May 2016 23:46:37 -0400 I think this was a finished story and not a draft. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525711 Fri, 20 May 2016 23:39:01 -0400 So he needs to focus on other people's part of the story, what if it is a profile of them? https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525704 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525704 Fri, 20 May 2016 22:57:19 -0400 Seems like the copyboy is picking up where the reporter left off, and will now become the same type of reporter. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525572 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525572 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:24:34 -0400 The copyboy picked up the pieces and put them back together. I think that is symbolism for him picking up that style of reporting. He never discarded of it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525569 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525569 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:23:47 -0400 I think more than anyone the copyboy actually appreciated the story. Does not seem like he is the one that discarded it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525568 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525568 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:22:49 -0400 The beginning of literature might mean that this is the beginning of a new type of reporter. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525566 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525566 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:21:53 -0400 It is interesting to notice that he said "not only news" so he did acknowledge it as news, but just that the editor would not appreciate it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525563 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525563 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:20:30 -0400 That is exactly what he was warned against, right? https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525560 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=525560 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:18:30 -0400 Aren't they chasing the same thing, but in a different manner. I think the editor is being like this because he wants more articles as opposed to more detailed articles. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=525149 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=525149 Fri, 20 May 2016 00:22:28 -0400 The editor in a different section says how he wants th reporter to cover more than one viewpoints, be it with twins/triplets/regimes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525138 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525138 Fri, 20 May 2016 00:09:46 -0400 Hurt as in the illumination of deep secrets will be hurtful to him? https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525137 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525137 Fri, 20 May 2016 00:07:42 -0400 The struggle in this scene is that the editor is attempting to make the reporter illuminate more than one section. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525136 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525136 Fri, 20 May 2016 00:06:06 -0400 The light is only illuminating the reporter, so I think it only applies to him and not the editor. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525117 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=525117 Thu, 19 May 2016 23:52:03 -0400 Lets not forget that newspapers are also a business, and some of them just try to sell instead of spread meaningful news. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=525108 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=525108 Thu, 19 May 2016 23:30:47 -0400 I think the less exciting part of it is the division between the top tier newspapers and the "colored" newspapers. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=525085 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=525085 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:53:55 -0400 A sensational? like a magazine about pop culture? https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=525066 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=525066 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:40:13 -0400 Kind of like the onion? making something seem interesting sounds like a farce. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=525064 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=525064 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:39:38 -0400 It is good to build a relationship, and I don't think that is what they're warning against. On the contrary, they're telling him there is just certain details that are too personal, but the rest is fair game. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525033 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525033 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:18:11 -0400 It is interesting to see how subtly he is told this, as the group of people are usually rather blunt. Could it be that they don't really mean it? https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525024 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525024 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:08:22 -0400 Because the reporter is already so intertwined in their lives it's ok for him to find out of their personal lives? I disagree even with the surrounding context. If anything when they stole his money it made it seem even more like he was being alienated. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525021 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525021 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:05:38 -0400 "that ain't news" also reinforces this point. They're telling him that he should be minding his professional business instead of their personal lives. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525020 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525020 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:03:19 -0400 Oh man! This is great, so the build up is the stalling. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525018 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525018 Thu, 19 May 2016 21:53:15 -0400 Paragraph 1 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525008 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=525008 I agree that the buildup refers to the gathering of information, but what about the other bodily functions being mentioned? The "build up" is mentioned before vomiting. I think that the accumulation of alcohol is being used to refer to the gathering of information, and the vomiting out information is what will follow. Fri, 20 May 2016 17:43:31 -0400 I'll go even further and say that the newspaper itself is not targeting an audience that reads long elaborate stories. The editors reprimands make it seem like this is a paper for the cut and dry reader. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524993 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524993 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:58:37 -0400 I think the editor also thinks of this job as part of his life, however, he is trying to make a decision that will benefit the paper. Decisions like those are often mistaken as emotionless. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524988 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524988 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:49:21 -0400 This point is especially interesting when compared to how the editor reacts when he meets these people. He has a friendly interaction, and it shows that the editor does not feel attached for the reason you stated. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524987 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524987 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:47:23 -0400 I took the twin/triplet/regiment statement at face value, but it is interesting to see how you interpret this. My thought is that he wants to have multiple perspectives of the event, and not just the reporter's viewpoint. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524986 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524986 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:39:50 -0400 I think its more like the reporter is focusing far too much on a small amount of individual accounts. Instead the editor wants the reporter to give a 360 description of what happened. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524970 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:10:32 -0400 As said above, anyone can go and give an account. Are you trying to say that it has to do more with the writing. The events will be the same regardless of what happens, but how you tell them is what matters? https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524969 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=524969 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:06:00 -0400 I agree with the feeling of sorrow, but I think the light is used to show those feelings on the reporter. Think of it like a microscope. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524965 Thu, 19 May 2016 19:50:40 -0400 The reporter is a sociable person, and is described as someone that will approach someone to make a story happen. I think he is just stressed, and this scene puts an emphasis on that with the use of the light. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524958 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524958 Thu, 19 May 2016 19:39:03 -0400 Inefficiency is part of the problem, but the larger issue is that he does not the knack for finding interesting details. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524950 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524950 Thu, 19 May 2016 19:27:47 -0400 I do agree with you that the light gives the sense of a reporter illuminating a dark scene, however, the light is illuminating the reporter. Maybe it's a way to show that the reporter still has secrets? https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524948 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524948 Thu, 19 May 2016 19:25:58 -0400 Maybe he is defeated by the expectations he never reaches. These expectations being his writing, and reporting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524945 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524945 Thu, 19 May 2016 19:14:31 -0400 I'd argue that there is no reason a dark place would not inspire positivity. Maybe it just creates a mood? https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524943 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=524943 Thu, 19 May 2016 19:06:34 -0400 I think the reporter finds details that people care about, but he doesn't find details that necessarily bring a new light to the story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524940 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524940 Thu, 19 May 2016 19:01:58 -0400 Is it a news story if the reporter manufactures it, or a fabrication? I doubt the reporter would mention that he went out and got the gun. If he doesn't, which he wouldn't, then he would be omitting details. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524938 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524938 Fri, 20 May 2016 23:43:24 -0400 I don't know about that, a reporter's job is to get information after the fact, or sometimes during. It seems odd to say that a reporter can become a part https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524935 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524935 Thu, 19 May 2016 18:42:59 -0400 So instead of being an observer, he also has a role in the events? At that point wouldn't he stop being a reporter, and start being more of a director. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524932 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524932 Thu, 19 May 2016 18:39:13 -0400 I don't think it is so much as entertain, but maybe ensure that something interesting happens? Entertain seems a bit less cynical than what is being described. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524927 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524927 Thu, 19 May 2016 18:36:52 -0400 I'd take this a step further and add that the reporter does a great job of finding the story, but he finds the generic details about it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524926 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=524926 Thu, 19 May 2016 18:34:40 -0400 It's "almost kindly" maybe he is trying to sympathize with the reporter in order to make him write like everyone else in the paper. If he spoke rudely the reporter would probably not pay attention. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=524921 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=524921 Thu, 19 May 2016 18:29:51 -0400 I believe that the editor believes that the reporter has a good sense for a story, but struggles in delivering the facts without adding too much unnecessary information. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=524897 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=524897 Thu, 19 May 2016 18:03:43 -0400 While I agree that it has to do with the factual vs. the fiction, I believe that your first point hits it right on the money. There is no room for literature because the readers of newspapers want to quickly skim through a paper, and know what's happening https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=524896 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=524896 Thu, 19 May 2016 18:00:29 -0400 So you're saying because it says that he spoke patiently, then the editor understands the frustration the reporter feels? https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=524895 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=524895 Thu, 19 May 2016 17:58:22 -0400