Joseph Akeley
1334 Burkette Dr.
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 393 - 5980
Objective
To obtain an internship as a sports writer, editor, producer
Highlights
Executive Editor of the Spartan Daily, San Jose State's daily newspaper, Spring 2010
Special Budget Issue awarded second best special issue by California College Media Association
Experience
Silicon Valley Metro, San Jose, CA
Sports Intern, Fall 2010
Weekly sports columnist, covering major teams in the South Bay, including the San Jose Sharks, San Jose Giants, San Jose Earthquakes and Stanford
Spartan Daily, San Jose State University
Copy Editor, Spring 2011
Edited all stories involving the newspaper
Executive Editor, Spring 2010
Managed editors and first-time reporters
Made final call for everything involving the newspaper
Sports Editor, Fall 2009
Designed the daily sports section while covering the football, basketball and soccer teams
Online Editor, Spring 2009
Instructed staff writers in editing audio slideshows and podcasts
Maintained the Spartan Daily’s website and blogs
Wrote, broadcasted and produced weekly sportscast for SJSU sports
Access Magazine, San Jose State University
Copy Editor, Fall 2011
Edited all stories involving the magazine
90.5 FM KSJS, San Jose State University
Disc Jockey, Spring 2011
Broadcasted four San Jose State baseball games
Co-hosted a one-hour weekly sports show for the entire semester
Education
B.S. degree in journalism at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Expected graduation date: December 2011 SJSU GPA: 3.6
Spartan Daily Clips:
1. Adrian Oliver Feature
http://bit.ly/sBU5bI
Metro Clips:
1. http://www.sanjose.com/news/2010/10/22/stanford_star_christen_press
2. http://www.sanjose.com/news/2010/11/22/sports_rounup_nov._22
Spartan Football Previews:
http://spartandailysports.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/spartan-football-preview-10-22-09/
http://spartandailysports.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/spartan-football-preview-11-12-09/
http://spartandailysports.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/spartan-football-preview-11-24-09/
http://spartandailysports.wordpress.com/page/3/
KSJS Broadcast Clips:
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Late Fish out of Water
My family has had multiple generations of college graduates. So, when I attended the First Generation Students Stress Management Workshop, I felt like a fish out of water.
Being the odd man out in the room made me feel a bit uncomfortable at first. But I quickly got used to it.
The lecturer began the workshop by asking the 35-person audience about the stresses they have faced as a first-generation college student. Their answers were similar to the stresses I've faced as well. they said they struggled with procrastination, adding classes and time management.
The lecturer then addresses those issues with a PowerPoint presentation. She encouraged students to make to-do lists, eat three meals a day, exercise more and consume less nicotine and caffeine.
I felt she had the attention of the room and that she knew what she was doing. But the class was shy to ask questions and to contribute to the conversation. Her teaching methods might have lacked a bit of charisma, but ultimately I believe it was the student's decision to be shy in class conversations.
Her last point of the workshop with six quick tips to release stress: deep breathing, muscle relaxation, visualization, warm bath or shower, massage and stretching.
She then ended the workshop with an 8-minute video that showed a muscle relaxation exercise. I felt the 8-minute video was the most effective part of her workshop. I felt very relaxed.
Ultimately, the workshop didn't focus specifically on how being a first generation student is more difficult than it is for multiple generation students. It focused on ways to help all students. And maybe I came to this conclusion because regardless of our backgrounds, most college students are stressed by similar things.
Being the odd man out in the room made me feel a bit uncomfortable at first. But I quickly got used to it.
The lecturer began the workshop by asking the 35-person audience about the stresses they have faced as a first-generation college student. Their answers were similar to the stresses I've faced as well. they said they struggled with procrastination, adding classes and time management.
The lecturer then addresses those issues with a PowerPoint presentation. She encouraged students to make to-do lists, eat three meals a day, exercise more and consume less nicotine and caffeine.
I felt she had the attention of the room and that she knew what she was doing. But the class was shy to ask questions and to contribute to the conversation. Her teaching methods might have lacked a bit of charisma, but ultimately I believe it was the student's decision to be shy in class conversations.
Her last point of the workshop with six quick tips to release stress: deep breathing, muscle relaxation, visualization, warm bath or shower, massage and stretching.
She then ended the workshop with an 8-minute video that showed a muscle relaxation exercise. I felt the 8-minute video was the most effective part of her workshop. I felt very relaxed.
Ultimately, the workshop didn't focus specifically on how being a first generation student is more difficult than it is for multiple generation students. It focused on ways to help all students. And maybe I came to this conclusion because regardless of our backgrounds, most college students are stressed by similar things.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
IMHO #2
Title: All internships should be paid by law
John Doe needs to complete an internship to graduate this summer. Knowing that the SJSU internship policy requires a 240-hour internship, he chooses to quit his job. Knowing that he was only going to find an unpaid internship, Doe saved up enough money to pay his rent for three months. Little did he know that he had to pay the school more than $1,000 to take the course...
This scenario has become a reality for many students at SJSU.
According to an article in the New York Times, 50 percent of college graduates had to do an internship to graduate, up from 17 percent in 1992.
Companies, especially during the current economic crisis, are taking advantage of the system by offering unpaid internships.
But the Labor Department is trying to save the day.
“If you’re a for-profit employer or you want to pursue an internship with a for-profit employer, there aren’t going to be many circumstances where you can have an internship and not be paid and still be in compliance with the law,” said Nancy J. Leppink, the acting director of the department’s wage and hour division, in the New York Times article.
Leppink's words aren't being taken seriously at SJSU. Most of my friends have done unpaid internships to graduate from SJSU. In fairness, internship adviser Bob Rucker did ask me if I was OK with working for free. He put the onus on me to make a decision if I wanted to fight the company, and I decided not to fight.
I shouldn't have to fight to get paid for doing work. The United States has long been known for improving its labor laws. But for some reason, this country has been slow to end the cycle of college students working like slaves.
According to the New York Times article, companies that made their unpaid interns do unskilled work in a non-academic environment are clearly against the law.
In other words, if all your employer made you do was do coffee runs for three months, you could try to sue the company if you were unpaid.
And even for those companies that do provide an academic environment to their interns, it's still anything but fair that they contribute to the success of your business and get no funds in return.
I realize that getting experience in your career field is often unmatched by any class or lab. Making college students do an internship before graduating makes sense in that regard.
But for many, the internship kicked out a potential employer so the company could have someone do the work for free.
Part of freedom is not being forced to do things for free. And having to pay to do an unpaid internship sounds a lot like slavery.
College students already go through enough hoops to pay for their education, and not getting paid for an internship shouldn't be one of them.
John Doe needs to complete an internship to graduate this summer. Knowing that the SJSU internship policy requires a 240-hour internship, he chooses to quit his job. Knowing that he was only going to find an unpaid internship, Doe saved up enough money to pay his rent for three months. Little did he know that he had to pay the school more than $1,000 to take the course...
This scenario has become a reality for many students at SJSU.
According to an article in the New York Times, 50 percent of college graduates had to do an internship to graduate, up from 17 percent in 1992.
Companies, especially during the current economic crisis, are taking advantage of the system by offering unpaid internships.
But the Labor Department is trying to save the day.
“If you’re a for-profit employer or you want to pursue an internship with a for-profit employer, there aren’t going to be many circumstances where you can have an internship and not be paid and still be in compliance with the law,” said Nancy J. Leppink, the acting director of the department’s wage and hour division, in the New York Times article.
Leppink's words aren't being taken seriously at SJSU. Most of my friends have done unpaid internships to graduate from SJSU. In fairness, internship adviser Bob Rucker did ask me if I was OK with working for free. He put the onus on me to make a decision if I wanted to fight the company, and I decided not to fight.
I shouldn't have to fight to get paid for doing work. The United States has long been known for improving its labor laws. But for some reason, this country has been slow to end the cycle of college students working like slaves.
According to the New York Times article, companies that made their unpaid interns do unskilled work in a non-academic environment are clearly against the law.
In other words, if all your employer made you do was do coffee runs for three months, you could try to sue the company if you were unpaid.
And even for those companies that do provide an academic environment to their interns, it's still anything but fair that they contribute to the success of your business and get no funds in return.
I realize that getting experience in your career field is often unmatched by any class or lab. Making college students do an internship before graduating makes sense in that regard.
But for many, the internship kicked out a potential employer so the company could have someone do the work for free.
Part of freedom is not being forced to do things for free. And having to pay to do an unpaid internship sounds a lot like slavery.
College students already go through enough hoops to pay for their education, and not getting paid for an internship shouldn't be one of them.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Target audience
In the Silicon Valley Metro, I found a full page ad from the company Planet Orange.
The target audience of this ad must be upper-middle class people of any gender. The picture of the house in the ad appeals to homeowners and the picture of the parents holding a child appeals to parents, mainly ages 25-50. The magazine likely supports the environment with an ad about saving energy and helping the environment.
The ad itself describes how Planet Orange Home Greening Services will save you money on your utilities. And the ad says you will receive a free home energy audit. Planet Orange is trying to appeal to an audience that is concerned about the environment.
Planet Orange also offers an in-home assessment. Clearly the company believes it can sell itself by offering its first services for no cost.
The company offers its phone number and website on the ad. The tag phrase, "living green can save you green," appeals to just about anyone. Just about everyone is looking to lower their energy expenses.
The company line, "Doing the right thing was never so easy," is almost an attack on people who don't save energy. This ad assumes that the audience's value is living a green lifestyle.
The target audience of this ad must be upper-middle class people of any gender. The picture of the house in the ad appeals to homeowners and the picture of the parents holding a child appeals to parents, mainly ages 25-50. The magazine likely supports the environment with an ad about saving energy and helping the environment.
The ad itself describes how Planet Orange Home Greening Services will save you money on your utilities. And the ad says you will receive a free home energy audit. Planet Orange is trying to appeal to an audience that is concerned about the environment.
Planet Orange also offers an in-home assessment. Clearly the company believes it can sell itself by offering its first services for no cost.
The company offers its phone number and website on the ad. The tag phrase, "living green can save you green," appeals to just about anyone. Just about everyone is looking to lower their energy expenses.
The company line, "Doing the right thing was never so easy," is almost an attack on people who don't save energy. This ad assumes that the audience's value is living a green lifestyle.
Word of the Week #10
litigious- inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.
Apple's iOS 4.2 Update Boosts iPhone 3G Perfomance
But will it be enough to quiet litigious iPhone owners unhappy with Apple's last update?
The lawyer was litigious in court.
Apple's iOS 4.2 Update Boosts iPhone 3G Perfomance
But will it be enough to quiet litigious iPhone owners unhappy with Apple's last update?
The lawyer was litigious in court.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Media Ethics symposium
At the third annual Spuler Media Ethics Symposium, four public relations speciliast stressed the importance of upholding your moral compass. Although I am a journalism major, I was able to apply much of what they said to my job.
Jonathan Hirshon brought up real examples of withholding information in a press release. He said, for example, if you know that one and a million people have a chance at getting cancer from a drug, and you withhold that information, then you aren't being ethical. I immediately thought about my journalism stories and how they need to be balanced. Presenting an unbalanced story is unethical in its own way, because readers may believe one side is true when in reality there is a huge opposing viewpoint that readers don't get.
The speakers also talked about the stakes being higher in today's market. "Google never forgets" was a line from one of the speakers. It was reference to the fact that if you do something unethical, it will never escape, whereas a few decades ago, that wasn't necessarily the case.
Ultimately, Hirshon said the moment you are considering if the ends just the means, you should stop yourself, because the day when you wake up and you can't look at yourself in the mirror is the day you've lost your ethical nature.
Jonathan Hirshon brought up real examples of withholding information in a press release. He said, for example, if you know that one and a million people have a chance at getting cancer from a drug, and you withhold that information, then you aren't being ethical. I immediately thought about my journalism stories and how they need to be balanced. Presenting an unbalanced story is unethical in its own way, because readers may believe one side is true when in reality there is a huge opposing viewpoint that readers don't get.
The speakers also talked about the stakes being higher in today's market. "Google never forgets" was a line from one of the speakers. It was reference to the fact that if you do something unethical, it will never escape, whereas a few decades ago, that wasn't necessarily the case.
Ultimately, Hirshon said the moment you are considering if the ends just the means, you should stop yourself, because the day when you wake up and you can't look at yourself in the mirror is the day you've lost your ethical nature.
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