Article: She saw it all at Disney, and drew much of it
Author: Susan D. Brandenburg
Date: January 10, 2007
Source: The Florida Times Union/River City News/Arlington Ed.
Comments by Nancy:
This is a story about Cecilia Washington and how she hand painted Jiminy Cricket and also hand painted all the Mickey Mouse Club Mousketeers jackets of Disney characters. Mrs. Washington also has donated her talents to "Give Kids the World" in Orlando. Recently she found Michael there as a request from a terminal child, and he was very complementary of her work. It turns out that she is from Jacksonville, FL., and still resides here after some 40 years, working for the Disney Corporation (company).
Nancy's Opinion: The writer Susan Brandenburg seemed to me to go on and on....and the story got a little boring. Susan had all the facts and I am sure that they are accurate. We, and I include myself... are well aware of Disney's beyond belief creative ability. The story is indeed a form of media... but the media is so aware of the Disney idea and the talent that produces it's products....that we don't need to overdo the fact that Disney would find someone as capable as Mrs. Washington to do something this creative for them. This is a news medium that Mrs. Washington was hired for...advertising.....and she did her job very well. My comment about Mrs. Washington...is she did a fantastic job. However, the news reporter Susan....made the story boring (even though it involved Michael Jackson and the fact that terminal children were gettng their wishes)... It read like....home town girl makes big splash at Disney. I love Disney and am practically a fanatic about the place. I didn't find this story every exciting.....again ....just a story about a hometown girl who makes good....the fact that she is from our hometown is where the interest lies. All an imagineering ideas...........................N A N C Y..........
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2 comments:
Your choice was interesting, and I certainly understand your point of view.
But remember the purpose and the audience for the Arlington section of the paper: it's supposed to emphasize local news.
So you're exactly right: the story is about a local woman used to hang out with the stars.
By the way, the Neighbor section of the paper does take freelance submissions. Give it some thought.
I like your point of view on this particular article. I agree that Disney has been around and of course everyone from all over the world can agree that it is very entertaining for all ages, but it gets to a point with too much publicity. I find it quite interesting that it is a local from Jacksonville that was involved though.
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