tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post6879827701988672439..comments2023-09-02T10:15:35.040-04:00Comments on ________SpinTunes: SpinTunes #3: Round 2 ChallengeSpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12452313762487064094noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-6652465549936095372011-06-27T15:20:55.353-04:002011-06-27T15:20:55.353-04:00This week is going to turn out to be a hotbed of n...This week is going to turn out to be a hotbed of newsaliciousness. Blago, Qaddafi, changing a state vegetable... Phew, it's gonna be tough to pick just one. Good luck, contestants!sevinPackagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867404825531679242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-15324519395118544402011-06-27T04:15:33.191-04:002011-06-27T04:15:33.191-04:00The title of the song can be anything you want. Th...The title of the song can be anything you want. The song just needs to be based on the stoy. <br /><br />I was just asked in an e-mail about the Associated Press & Reuters; and now UPI. Technically it's not a newspaper, but since it is how newspapers get a vast amount of their content, I'll allow all 3 of those.Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452313762487064094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-10541617393701730562011-06-27T00:11:09.816-04:002011-06-27T00:11:09.816-04:00Does the title of the song need to be the same as ...Does the title of the song need to be the same as the headline? Or does the song just need to be inspired by/based on the particular story.Steve Durandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-23238319752155089842011-06-27T00:04:21.717-04:002011-06-27T00:04:21.717-04:00Does UPI qualify or do I have to find a newspaper ...Does UPI qualify or do I have to find a newspaper that runs the UPI story?Steve Durandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-40925193792943683372011-06-26T23:07:07.378-04:002011-06-26T23:07:07.378-04:00I'm going to be an a-hole and say really stric...I'm going to be an a-hole and say really strict. I just eliminated a bunch of people in round 1 for missing the deadline by minutes. Might not go over well if I start bending deadlines & stuff like that now. :pSpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452313762487064094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-40571072796117374102011-06-26T22:34:45.434-04:002011-06-26T22:34:45.434-04:00How strict is the 2 week limit? If there's an...How strict is the 2 week limit? If there's an article on the NYTimes website published 6/9 (just over 2 weeks ago) with almost the exact title I want, is that okay? There are other articles on the same subject which are currently being published, but I sort of want to reference the title of this one.Rhod Durrehttp://godzpoodlz.bandcamp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-7661785258979698802011-06-26T19:27:22.605-04:002011-06-26T19:27:22.605-04:00Yep, but if it's clearly topical, it shouldn&#...Yep, but if it's clearly topical, it shouldn't be that difficult to find an article for it. Tons of newspapers are online, so start sifting through stories.Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452313762487064094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-21946476325178415882011-06-26T11:00:58.428-04:002011-06-26T11:00:58.428-04:00If a song is clearly topical, must it be tied to a...If a song is clearly topical, must it be tied to a particular headline?Rosshttp://www.rossdurand.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-49153014753193948212011-06-26T10:26:14.917-04:002011-06-26T10:26:14.917-04:00I want to do Highlights! Wait a minute - We're...I want to do Highlights! Wait a minute - We're shadowing, so we can do whatever we want (Insert Evil Laugh Here)Boffo Yuxhttp://www.boffoyux.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-53818163308627890822011-06-26T02:44:27.143-04:002011-06-26T02:44:27.143-04:00I meant major publications as in large newspapers ...I meant major publications as in large newspapers like the NY Times. I don't think magazines would be a problem, but just to make sure I avoid getting links to Highlights, Zoo Pets & Playboy...lets just stick with newspapers.Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452313762487064094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-76749564185807919832011-06-26T02:26:42.420-04:002011-06-26T02:26:42.420-04:00As sources go, you say newspaper, but then you als...As sources go, you say newspaper, but then you also say major publication. So would a magazine work? Like TIME or Wallstreet Journal or Scientific American or National Geographic? They are major news publications but not newspapers per se.Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780350134890855224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-46089479197041958042011-06-26T02:14:17.757-04:002011-06-26T02:14:17.757-04:00We want you to write a song related to the story i...We want you to write a song related to the story itself.Spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452313762487064094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-48168720513793831092011-06-26T01:29:35.647-04:002011-06-26T01:29:35.647-04:00By "topical" do you mean it has to be re...By "topical" do you mean it has to be related to the story itself, or can we use the headline as a jumping off point/theme/metaphor/whatever?Travis (Governing Dynamics)http://governingdynamics.bandcamp.comnoreply@blogger.com