Final Feature Story Update

By Samuel Moser

My feature story got off to a slow start, but I couldn’t be more excited about the direction that it’s heading.

It took awhile to come up with a topic specific enough to cover, and it seemed like I wouldn’t be able to find an interview. However, after emailing roughly five people, I finally got a response from one of the park board commissioners at large.


She agreed to do an interview, and gave me very helpful responses. Also, she invited me to attend a park board meeting which led me to amazing insight on the situation and amazing connections to interview. 


Luckily, all of my setbacks came early on, and I feel like I will be prepared to write the story very soon. 


So far, I have learned the importance of perseverance while looking for sources. I now know that it just takes one connection to open up amazing opportunities for a story. 


As for next week, I plan to conduct my final interview with either Superintendent Al Bangoura or a North Minneapolis community member. In addition, I plan to find my non-human source, and I intend on organizing my findings into an outline.

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