Anyone wanna help me think of an article topic, I cant think right now

[JohnKleeb]

of any. Its like a feature article. Damn this is hard.

[yvr girl]

1. Do you have any parameters at all?

Do you randomly think of articles or is this for a class?

[JohnKleeb]

3. Its for a class

[yvr girl]

6. What class?

How long? Opinion? Research? I doubt the teacher just told you to write an article.

[JohnKleeb]

12. Journalism, 2-3 pages

Its a feature.

[yvr girl]

32. Depends how much work you want to do

Is America the Most Generous Country - the World Reacts to the Tsunami

In honour of MLK day coming up - A Report Card on Civil Rights

Something on a local issue

Compare the world you'll be entering this year (after you graduate) to the one your father entered (the year he graduted)

[JohnKleeb]

33. The world my dad graduated to was a similiar world actually

He graduated to the early years of Nixon. But I found my idea but thanks anyhow, I am writing Bob Marley's enduring popularity even today.

[AngryAmish]

Cockfighting?

Modern Drunkard magazine?

[JohnKleeb]

4. hah that would be weird

[nickgutierrez]

18. Especially if the article wasn't about chickens...

:D

[CanuckAmok]

2. How about...

...how deep-sea creatures explode when brought to the surface?

[JohnKleeb]

5. I dont really know anything about that

[CanuckAmok]

10. Well, get on it, boy!

check this guy out:

[JohnKleeb]

13. thats freaky man

[Elidor]

28. He means business

Don't fuck with Squid-Man

[saltpoint]

7. Hi, John.

Yes -- tell us the parameters so we can hone in a little better.

Some article topics that would keep you awake and make pretty good papers:

the snake-handling congregations of Appalachia

Jesus' love for the young John the Beloved One

Peter Best -- the early drummer for the Beatles

Castratos -- the tradition of castrating singers to preserve their voices

Warren Harding: was he murdered by his wife out of jealousy?

Len Swann -- turning to ballet to improve his agility on the NFL turf

[JohnKleeb]

15. My parameters are loose but it has to be appropriate

[saltpoint]

Ok. How about "The Least Effective --

-- President in U.S. History" ?

Warren Harding, Franklin Pierce, Richard Nixon...

(By the way, Harding's wife may very well have murdered him -- by poisoning -- out of sexual jealousy. It really would make a manageable article topic.)

[JohnKleeb]

20. Ive heard that about Harding

Guy really was a bastard when it came to cheating on his wife.

[saltpoint]

25. He was. He never seemed to even want to --

-- be president. But he loved his mistresses.

Another possibility is Lincoln's alleged interest in the occult. In the dark days of despair over the War Between the States, he was alleged to have been secreted away to seance groups, either to contact the spirit of his dead son, and/or to find a way to bring the states back together. Eerie and possible -- might be a good subject.

The Lincoln stuff is from a book called WILLIE SPEAKS.

[JohnKleeb]

27. I think Ive heard about that too, freaky

[Pirate Smile]

8. How long do you have? Can it be on absolutely anything? Will you

be able to do research? Does it need to be something you have some personal knowledge of?

edit to add more questions: Is it just for the teacher or will it be shared with the class or is it for the school paper?

Informative? Funny? Which way are you wanting to go? Both?

Political?

[JohnKleeb]

19. I'd like something a little more light

Only teacher is gonna read it, and if its good enough, it might get on the paper.

[candy]

23. How about the incredible search,and research,in trying to----

find the topic for a report.

[JohnKleeb]

26. Ive been researching on Appalachia for another course a lot lately

Thats tired me out from extensive research.

[Reverend_Smitty]

9. How about...

something to do with this administration's support for abstinence only sex education programs, even though studies consistently show that abstinence only programs are not only ineffective but dangerous as well.

Just saw it on the Daily Show and I figured it would be good for a nice young high school journalist like yourself to get to the bottom of.

[Pirate Smile]

11. Does everybody know that NCLB included that all their names and info

have to be turned over to the Selective Service?

Are they aware of the Prez's new initiative to get everyone's mental health checked?

There are a lot of things going on that might blow people's minds.

[JohnKleeb]

17. That sounds like a good feature article

[Pirate Smile]

31. It could be a "Did you know ---?" kind of article that includes a lot of

information but with only a short paragraph explaining a bunch of different things.

Do people know what happens to all their personal information that Credit Card companies get, who they sell it, etc.

You know the people on this site could help you find a ton of stuff that most people are clueless about.

It wouldn't have to be in depth. Just a bunch of short snippets with just enough info to make you go "oh, sh@#!"

Or - pick one issue and go for that.

[RagingInMiami]

14. How about on all the overwhelming evidence that the shrub stole the vote

and the MSM's insistence on ignoring that evidence.

[JohnKleeb]

16. Thats a news story

I am doing features.

[RagingInMiami]

21. Here's an easy feature story for you

New Year's Resolutions. How likely are people to keep their resolutions? What are the most common resolutions? Go to the local gym and find out how many more members have signed up this January. Talk to the new members and ask them how dedicated they're going to be on their resolutions. Ask the gym managers if January is traditionally their busy month (it is).

It's a very timely piece, which will win you points with your prof.

Are you a J student?

[JohnKleeb]

22. I am a journalism student yeah, only in J1 though

Professor? I am not in college.

[JohnKleeb]

24. Ok I found something to write about

I am gonna write about how Bob Marley is still very popular even 24 years after his death.

[saltpoint]

29. Good topic.

It sounds to me like you don't need anybody to wish you good luck because you seem like you're in the driver's seat already, but I want to anyway.

Kick butt on this one, John.

[JohnKleeb]

30. Thanks it is very interesting I think

I just needed some ideas, Ive been resting since I got home from school and no topic came to me really.