"Where have you been?" Charlotte asked when Mariah came into the room with her notebook and pencil and climbed up onto the chair Charlotte was standing on.
Charlotte had been quizzing Billy on his history lesson, to help him get ready for his test tomorrow. Pippa was watching and listening, because she thought it was interesting.
"I needed to do an interview for our journalism class," Mariah explained.
"What's journalism?" Pippa asked. (She knew what an interview was.)
Billy knew what journalism was, though. He was in the class with Mariah, but Billy didn't do as much writing in the class as Mariah did. His focus was photography. Some of his photos had been published in the school paper, so he called himself a photojournalist.
"Journalism," he told Pippa, "is a special kind of sharing news and information with people quickly that they may not know, or they may have heard about it and want to know more. It's about things that are happening or have just happened or are going to happen. Sometimes it's about talking to people and asking them questions. Sometimes it's about trying to find out things, like who did what and how."
"It includes taking photos," Mariah told Pippa. (She knew how important photography was to Billy.) "Photojournalists take photos of things that are happening," she explained. "Their photos go into the newspaper and the videos they make show on television in the news reports or online. They work together with journalists who are writers to make a story interesting and easy to understand."
"Really?" Pippa asked, interested. "That sounds like fun, and you might become famous!"
"Photojournalism is a lot more than just taking photos," Mariah pointed out. "You have to be at the right place when photos need to be taken. You have to understand what's happening, what needs to be recorded."
"It's something you can learn, though," Charlotte said. "There's a lot more to do than just taking photos and then fixing them so they look good."
"I'm glad I'm learning that now," Billy said. He thought for a moment. Then he looked at Mariah. "Do you need photos for your interview? Not all news stories and interviews have photos, but I like it when they do."
"I think that would be great," Mariah agreed. "A story is always attracts more readers when there are photos. The photos get their attention so much better than just words printed on a page, and a photo can often tell a lot without any writing at all."
"If you did an interview," Charlotte pointed out, "that means you talked to someone who is interesting. You think of questions to ask them, and then you write down what they say."
Pippa already knew that Mariah had done interviews before.
Mariah had interviewed Mandy about her trip to visit all the yarn stores with The Writer.
Mandy had told her about each store, and seeing all the pretty yarn.
The Writer had let Mandy pick out some yarn to bring home and knit something with.
Mariah also had interviewed Jolena about how she got started skiing.
Jolena had told her about being put into a box in the factory with skis, ski boots, poles, a helmet and goggles for her eyes. They had dressed her in ski clothes. She had decided then that she was meant to be a skier.
Jolena had told Mariah about learning to do tricks on skis in the summer. She had gone each day to a place where the ski jumps were. She had worn a bathing suit with her ski equipment, because the dolls landed in a swimming pool at the bottom of the ski jump when they had finished doing flips in the air. She had been exhausted by the time the Doll Ski School shuttle dropped her off at home.
Mariah had interviewed Emil for the school paper, too. She had asked him questions about what it was like not to be able to see or hear without his special glasses.
Emil had talked to Mariah about how he found out he could hear animals talk, and how he wouldn't have been able to do that if he had been able to see and hear like other dolls.
Billy had taken photos for it, and the school paper had used one of his photos of Emil. That was how he decided he wanted to take the journalism class.
"I have an idea," Pippa said. Everyone looked at her and waited for her to say what it was.
"Why don't you interview Charlotte and Emil about Hanukkah," the smaller doll suggested.
Mariah looked at Charlotte. "Hanukkah starts next week," she said.
"I could get some great photos," Billy said. "Action shots! Those are my favorite!" He had already taken a lot of photos during Charlotte and Emil's Hanukkah celebrations.
"Sure," Charlotte told them. "I'm certain Emil would be happy to do it, too."
"It doesn't have to be an interview," Mariah pointed out. "I can just take notes about everything you say and do, then write it up, and ask questions later if I think of any. A journalist doesn't just do interviews. They also watch what's happening and describe it."
"Billy can take the photos," she said, "then we can decide together what I should write and which photos to use."
"That will be fun," Billy agreed.
"I was wondering," Pippa said, "who was it you were interviewing? You didn't leave the house."
"My interview," Mariah replied, "was with The Writer."
Pippa just looked at her. What could The Writer have to talk about? It was mystifying.
Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London
Emil: Götz Happy Kidz Emilia
March 4, 2022, “Mandy’s Adventures in Yarnland”
http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/03/mandys-adventures-in-yarn-land.html
October 2, 2020, “The Interview”
http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-interview.html
June 19, 2020, "All About the News"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/06/all-about-news.html
Stories about Hanukkah
December 7, 2018, “Happy Hanukkah, Charlotte!”
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2018/12/happy-hanukkah-charlotte.html
December 3, 2021, "Charlotte and Emil, and The Festival of Lights"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/12/charlotte-and-emil-and-festival-of.html
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