Yeah me! I made it through to Round 2, and the producer has asked for more writing samples.
Let me preface the next commentary with saying that 1. I love KPBS and 2. I welcome the opportunity to apply for the Citizen Voices project and 3. I have no idea how I would choose blogger/writers…
HOWEVER.
The email request has been weighing heavy on my brain for the last four days:
We’ve finished reviewing applicants and have narrowed it down to a very small group. You’re in that group and we’re requesting a bit more information to better understand everyone’s political leanings. In no more than one sentence for each issue, let us know where you stand:
War in Iraq:
Immigration:
Health care:
Education:
Taxation:
Gun control:
Same-sex marriage:
Abortion:
Separation of Church/State:
In addition, we’d like to see more of your writing. Please respond (in 300 words or less) to this question:
If the presidential election were tomorrow, who would you vote for and why?
eeeeegads! The last assignment– to sum up who you are, and your “unique perspective” in 500 words– all of the sudden seems easy!
Issues like those listed above are far more complex than one sentence. I admit I stretched some of those answers as far as I could while still maintaining one, creatively long sentence. Hopefully that kind of creativity will count in my favor.
Anyway when I know more, I’ll share.
On another note… through my blog, and my application for the Citizen Voices project I “met” Aaryn, writer of RubySoho blog. We compared notes via email, read each others submissions, commiserated over the fact that we were “going for it” even though it was scary, and wondered what other San Diego bloggers had applied… She didn’t get into the narrowed down group. I’m bummed, as I’m sure she is as well. Do stop by her blog. Give her a read. She really is a good writer, and her posts and pics about her daughter are particularly fabulous.