Saturday, January 31, 2009
Revised - Leads 2
131 people were killed in a fiery crash aboard a US airplane coming from Chicago; the worst US disaster in three years. Outside Pittsburgh yesterday, the plane violently smashed into the ground upon descending.
Revised - Leads 1
Lead #1: A local couple was awarded $150,000, at the butte County Court, yesterday, as compensation for injuries they suffered from in an auto accident in March.
Lead #2: The Sierras still to be engulfed by another flurry in this series of snowstorms.
Lead #3: Three firefighters were injured today as they turned a potential tragedy into a miracle. Earlier today, three firefighters successfully rescued all 41 families from a 6-story building fire on Union ave.
comment: Hi Prof. McCune! I was just wondering, in my broadcast class I was taught not to use "yesterday" in leads because it's already old news. Is that the same for newspaper leads? I'm guessing not, because most of the news will come from yesterday. And, also, if the facts for the leads say they took place "today" does that mean we write "today" in the lead, or yesterday? Thank you!
Lead #2: The Sierras still to be engulfed by another flurry in this series of snowstorms.
Lead #3: Three firefighters were injured today as they turned a potential tragedy into a miracle. Earlier today, three firefighters successfully rescued all 41 families from a 6-story building fire on Union ave.
comment: Hi Prof. McCune! I was just wondering, in my broadcast class I was taught not to use "yesterday" in leads because it's already old news. Is that the same for newspaper leads? I'm guessing not, because most of the news will come from yesterday. And, also, if the facts for the leads say they took place "today" does that mean we write "today" in the lead, or yesterday? Thank you!
QUESTION: tab? space? new paragraph?!
To Whom it May Concern,
I cannot figure out how to indent a new paragraph on my blogger posts. If I press tab it sends my cursor to the tags box, if I manually make ten spaces before I begin typing those spaces do not show up when I publish the post. Does anyone know how?
I cannot figure out how to indent a new paragraph on my blogger posts. If I press tab it sends my cursor to the tags box, if I manually make ten spaces before I begin typing those spaces do not show up when I publish the post. Does anyone know how?
Top News 1: Whoops, Octuplets!
Accidental Octuplets
I rarely have time to read the newspaper in the morning; though, when I do read it, I'm reading about the Warriors latest upset, or miraculous win. So, in order to supplement my current events knowledge I spend about half an hour, before I go to sleep, two or three times a week reading the latest in Google.com news.
So, tonight, I stumbled upon a woman who loves kids and 'accidentally' gave birth to octuplets (if you're confused, yes, that means eight babies at once). She tried to have another child through a sperm donor and embryo implant to try for one more girl, but, amazingly, rapid-fired eight children out simultaneously.
This story is important because it addresses how pregnancy assistance can cause unwanted results. More importantly, Nadya Suleman became only the second person in the United States to give birth to eight babies at once!
The timeliness makes this newsworthy because it happened this week; yet, the main reason this is such an interesting story is the bizarre factor. A human female octuplets is one of the most unusual topics you will ever find in a newspaper.
I rarely have time to read the newspaper in the morning; though, when I do read it, I'm reading about the Warriors latest upset, or miraculous win. So, in order to supplement my current events knowledge I spend about half an hour, before I go to sleep, two or three times a week reading the latest in Google.com news.
So, tonight, I stumbled upon a woman who loves kids and 'accidentally' gave birth to octuplets (if you're confused, yes, that means eight babies at once). She tried to have another child through a sperm donor and embryo implant to try for one more girl, but, amazingly, rapid-fired eight children out simultaneously.
This story is important because it addresses how pregnancy assistance can cause unwanted results. More importantly, Nadya Suleman became only the second person in the United States to give birth to eight babies at once!
The timeliness makes this newsworthy because it happened this week; yet, the main reason this is such an interesting story is the bizarre factor. A human female octuplets is one of the most unusual topics you will ever find in a newspaper.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
206 Bones into 200 Words
I am Justin Riray, a JMC student in my 3rd year of college, 2nd semester here are SJSU. To learn about my personality and life during high school, feel free to check my adolescence, to learn about my college life, talk to me when you see me, to view a fraction of my creative outlet check out my life through video clips.
Writing and media have always tickled my ticklish fancy. I am still not sure about what I want to major in, exactly, but I've always leaned towards Journalism and writing for public media. I hope to learn the 'advanced basics' of professional and leisure writing from this class.
What interests me most about media is how normal people get so addicted to certain parts of it, such as TV, video games, music, or even a certain celebrity, and perhaps, even addicted to non-celebrities through myspace or youtube. I've always wanted to be able to harness the power of what get's people addicted. Not in a bad way--it just fascinates me how I can see certain formulas for media that surely catch people's attention.
Writing and media have always tickled my ticklish fancy. I am still not sure about what I want to major in, exactly, but I've always leaned towards Journalism and writing for public media. I hope to learn the 'advanced basics' of professional and leisure writing from this class.
What interests me most about media is how normal people get so addicted to certain parts of it, such as TV, video games, music, or even a certain celebrity, and perhaps, even addicted to non-celebrities through myspace or youtube. I've always wanted to be able to harness the power of what get's people addicted. Not in a bad way--it just fascinates me how I can see certain formulas for media that surely catch people's attention.
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