Daily everything under the Sun

"What doesn't kill us makes us strong" can be said with absolute certainty about working as a journalist on a tabloid daily.

The Ottawa Sun provided me the opportunity to experience virtually every facet of daily newspaper work, from covering news through advertising to design and layout.

I researched, interviewed for and wrote national, provincial, regional and local news stories. My work also involved writing election, hi-tech/Y2K, education, weather and other articles.

For Sun supplements, I did advertorials and public information pieces for regular and special sections, took photos, and edited and did the design and layout of business and advertising sections. As well, I filled in for the Sun's supplements editor for two months. The work included interviewing, writing information pieces and advertorials, editing, photography, and design and layout.

In addition, I created a potential new Sun section, "Successfully Single". The work involved recruiting columnists, writing articles and reviews, taking photographs, editing, and design and layout.

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