Co-journalist-in-crime Brittany Wilson and I pose for a picture with the class in front of a ScribbleLive of @TheNewsVroom tweets we used to illustrate live blogging during the fake presser.
Things got a little wild Thursday (as they often do when the York Daily Record allows me to be involved in anything).
The plan: Drive the NewsVroom to Central York High School and teach two journalism classes about the joys of journalizing and using social media.
This included a fake press conference with a fake press release featuring yours truly, the ‘Mayor of Shiloh,’ denying allegations that she embezzled city funds to build a half-size replica of Hershey Park in her backyard.
You can read that jawn here.
We thought we were safe. Shiloh isn’t an actual place. It’s an area located in West Manchester Township.
We brought several iPads and allowed the kids to live tweet as @thenewsvroom, a Twitter account that’s meant to be used to educate the community.
That’s where bedlam ensued.
My editor, Cathy Hirko, was supposed to pose as this made-up ‘mayor,’ but she couldn’t make it due to actual things going on at the office.
I hadn’t really prepared my nonsense speech, but I decided to don my best “I didn’t do it” face and bring some crazy to the classroom.
The students, staff of The Prowler, asked some good questions … things I just didn’t have answers to, in typical politican fashion.
How did you fit this thing in your backyard? I answered intelligently.
“I have the largest backyard in Shiloh” -Boyer…Surely something to be proud of.
— The YDR NewsVroom (@TheNewsVroom) February 21, 2013
Why are you being accused of this travesty? The answer was obvious to me.
Boyer claims “haters gon’ hate.”
— The YDR NewsVroom (@TheNewsVroom) February 21, 2013
Then, I got a little arrogant — like most politicians do — spouting off nonsense about my rich husband and general fabulousity.
“People just hate me because I’m fabulous.” -Boyer #H8rsGonH8
— The YDR NewsVroom (@TheNewsVroom) February 21, 2013
“Nobody wanted to rum against because I’m pretty cool, let’s face it” Mayor Boyer said.
— The YDR NewsVroom (@TheNewsVroom) February 21, 2013
Mayor Boyer is “keeping it real” so she says. — The YDR NewsVroom (@TheNewsVroom) February 21, 2013
“People hate me because I am beautiful… Rich and wonderful” -Boyer
— The YDR NewsVroom (@TheNewsVroom) February 21, 2013
So, all in all, I hope everyone had a good time. And if you saw any of these tweets, they are fake. Very fake.
I would never have the honors of being mayor of anything.
Except, maybe, the YDR Bathroom. On Foursquare. Nevermind.
Bad park job I did with the Vroom. Oops.
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