Tag: San Benito News

CONSIDER THIS: Why you should invest in the San Benito News

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The June 26 mid-week edition of the San Benito News contained 32 items of local content in 14 pages divided in two sections – one consisted of the hard-hitting stories you’ve come to crave along with the community tidbits that spotlight all that’s beautiful about our hometown, and the …

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CONSIDER THIS: How I Sniff Out the News

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com When I first walked into the San Benito News, I became intoxicated by the smell of ink. There was just something about that musky odor that I associated with professionalism and serious journalism. Of course, at 23 years old and lacking experience, I was anything but professional or serious. …

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First Graders’ Field Trip

Carlos Gonzales’ first grade class from Rangerville Elementary is seen Monday at the San Benito News office, where students were treated to a tour of the facility and learned about the publication’s operations. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez)

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Easter Coloring Contest Winners

Three-year-old Kaylee D. Lozoya of San Benito is seen with her winning San Benito News Easter Coloring Contest entry and her Easter basket prize. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez)

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Career Day at Landrum Elementary

Landrum Elementary School pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade students are seen participating in the campus’ Career Day festivities on Friday. San Benito News Managing Editor Michael Rodriguez made a presentation at Career Day informing students about the inner workings of modern day journalism as well as the production and distribution of the newspaper. (Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez)

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CONSIDER THIS: We don’t need no miseducation

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com In recent weeks, I’ve been inundated with phone calls, emails and text messages from loyal readers who were offended by comments certain people made about the local media, yours truly included. Since a few of these cases involve minors who were subjected to such comments as a captive audience, …

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CONSIDER THIS: What we have here is failure to communicate

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s not uncommon for people to feel a little intimidated, even downright threatened by the media. This apprehension usually leads to miscommunication. Simply put, all too often have relatively harmless questions posed to interviewees by reporters elicited reactions that adversely affected the tone of an article. Case in point: …

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SCATTERBRAINED: A Day in the Life …

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I am not a man of constant sorrow, though some people may disagree. It seems like not a day goes by in which somebody doesn’t ask me what’s wrong, or if I am alright. It is safe to say that I am constantly lost in a thick forest …

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