Joe Lacdan

Joe Lacdan

Hometown: Schaumburg, Ill.

College: Southern Illinois University

Host newspaper: San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times

What I know about my internship newspaper:
The San Angelo Standard-Times is a daily that provides news for 38 counties in the San Angelo area. The paper takes pride in its local news coverage.

What I'll be doing at my internship newspaper:
I’ll be a general assignment reporter assigned to the city desk. I plan to aggressively find new stories and absorb as much about the news business as I can.

How I got interested in journalism:
I reviewed films for my high school paper and then got into sports writing. My real passion is feature writing. I enjoy writing stories that engage and entertain the reader while also retaining news value. I continually search for ways to tell stories better. I do this by working to improve my writing technique, asking questions that dig deeply into my subject and using many sources.

What I'll pack:
Lots of sunscreen, my tape recorder and of course my AP Stylebook.

What I do for fun:
Go to the movies and play basketball and video games.

Favorite Web site(s):
espn.com, washingtonpost.com, chicagotribune.com