Company: The Bournemouth Rock, Bournemouth
Editors: Vikki Hutton (Features), Oliver Hill (Opinions), Sam Thomson (News)
January 2012 – two-month freelance contributor
Contributing to three of the fortnightly student paper’s
four sections.
Features
The idea for my contributions commenced as a biweekly
‘living in the life of…’ section. But due to time-constraints amongst other
things it led the intended series only lasting for two entrees.
Yes Man
Imagine a world where you can’t utter the word no. This is
the curse of the Yes Man. Joshua Saunders recalls his tales living the
yes-lifestyle for a week as he confronts Scientology, nearly strips off in
public and witnessed things he’d rather forget…
Initial idea taken from Danny Wallace, writer of Yes Man as
a way of picking his life up; I thought it could spice up my own, what an
understatement that would turn out to be.
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| Yes Man: How three letters can change your life CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY |
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| Yes Man: How three letters can change your life |
Meet the Bournemouth's nude swimmers...
Joshua Saunders bears all to infiltrate Bournemouth’s colony
of nude swimmers.
Ever up for a challenge I approached David, founder of the
NudeSwim group, asking to write a piece about their uncommon hobby. Openly he
agreed, but under the one condition that I’d join in the session and share in
the experience.
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| Baring all with Bournemouth's Nudists. CLICK FOR FULL STORY |
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| Baring all with Bournemouth's Nudists |
Opinions
Having always been a man who preffered to entertain rather
than astound, my columns tended to be a little less news-orientated and more
unconventional as you’ll see below.
The day the ad-man stole your best friend
Bakers Complete brought out the world’s first advert
specifically targeted at dogs. Employing high-pitched whistles to draw your
canine companion’s attention at key moments could the ad-man have stolen your
best buddy?
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| The day the ad man stole you best friend. CLICK FOR FULL STORY |
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Frankie Cocozza saint or sinner?
With a nationwide split of besotted fans and enraged
hatemongers Joshua Saunders asks how bad is ‘our Frankie’? And is his
hedonistic life sexual conquests, drug use and excessive party-going any
different from anyone else from his generation?
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| Frankie Cocozza Saint or Sinner? CLICK FOR FULL PIECE |
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| Frankie Cocozza Saint or Sinner? |
Flatworms could the secrets to human immortality
Scientists believe that they could have discovered qualities
of immortality within the humble flat worm. If one is cut into ten sections the
sections will regrow into individual worms. But as Ben Parker from Spiderman
once stated: “With great power comes great responsibility,” and are we ready
for it yet?
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| Flatworms could give mankind immortality, but are we ready? |
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| Flatworms could give mankind immortality, but are we ready? |
News
This was one of the more challenging sections to write for,
eagerly trying to find original stories to directly compete with local rival
The Bournemouth Echo. Many of our stories ended up falling through; nonetheless
a close friend and myself were appointed Chief Reporters.
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| Boscombe in bid for a revitalised high-street |
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| Boscombe in bid for a revitalised high-street |
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| Oyster Card could be set for Bournemouth |
