An exciting day it has been for The Observer crew at the National College Newspaper Convention! After an early night (11:30 p.m!), we began our morning with coffee and a couple of great journalism sessions. The others will have to report on theirs but I can say this:

I went to the Sports Writing session with a writer/editor from the San Francisco Chronicle. The best part of the session was when he answered a question with this joke: An editor and a writer are stranded in the desert for three days when they come across a spring with fresh water. The editor runs up and pees in the spring. “What the hell are you doing?!”the writer asks. “I’m just making it better,” said the editor.

After this session I went to a session on how to write about LGBT issues including gender identity and the like. The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) has created a supplement to the AP Stylebook to include correct LGBT terminology. One of the panelists, a writer for a gay weekly in SF, said he’s always trying to find the gayngle.

Those were the highlights! More photos below the jump!

Gabby and Casey were interviewed by a local youth tv station!

Guess whose booties these belong to!

Heading to lunch!

The only disappointment I have about San Fran is the lack of marinara sauce! Every time (twice) I order cheese sticks they come with ranch!!