Wednesday, December 10, 2014
EIGHT
Well... I had something here, but I cannot remember what it was. I don't know why it didn't publish it... dammit.
TWELVE!
So here we are at the last blog and just like the last two, have abandoned all formalism and all I can do is hope I don't fail this class. I have an 8-10 page paper due tomorrow that I haven't started yet. oops. I even told myself that I would start it like a week ago and get a little done at a time but alas, I have thrown that idea right out the window. Though I finished my final piece for this class a head of time! I have to interview him a second time so I could get more info and so it would be less like a business piece. I also got a quite from his mother about him for my second source. I hope that counts.... I think it does. :)
ELEVEN
Hey! I only have this one and then one more and I'll be finished with this blog. I actually thought about using the blog I had to make for my photography class but I wasn't sure if that would get confusing or not. I'm not even sure if I remember what email I used for it... huh. I've noticed that random people read these things and I was just wondering how they even get here. Like is it some stumble upon thing that takes you to a uninteresting Journalism student's blog for said journalism class. (I used said again. yikes. I also did't use it correctly but I'm just going to leave it there.) Someone should write a piece about how people come to read these random blogs.
TEN
I'm honestly running out of blogs to do. I don't quite remember which ones were suppose to be done from the book. Speaking of the book, I like the news clips that accompany the chapters. I find them helpful and it's nice that actual journalists are interview and not just "scholars" or people who know the theory behind writing in this specific form. I have a hard time using "said" all the time and the creative writer cries more and more tears for each "said" and "says" that I use. I'll forgive my self eventually.
NINE
While not very sure of my journalistic skills, I am enjoying the class. I had a lot of fun writing the leads for the fairy tales and the other bit we had to do. It is quite difficult to write a lead and get all of the information needed in one sentence, I kept want to write it like a TV news bulletin. It is also difficult to make it interesting and grab the readers attention.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
SEVEN
Meeting Piece
The meeting piece was a fun one to do. I already had to attend the ASRMC meeting for one of my other classes where we have been creating a Literary Journal. At the meeting we, Sun & Sandstone, were passed as a charter, so that was nice. We then had to present our budget for a second time which... is always interesting and always much more difficult than it should be. Even though they have more than enough money, the majority of the members do not see why this is such a cool thing for the school and all those involved but alas... they don't. We did get our money though with some extreme teeth pulling, so that is also good for us. The football team also asked for money and not a single tooth was pulled.
The meeting piece was a fun one to do. I already had to attend the ASRMC meeting for one of my other classes where we have been creating a Literary Journal. At the meeting we, Sun & Sandstone, were passed as a charter, so that was nice. We then had to present our budget for a second time which... is always interesting and always much more difficult than it should be. Even though they have more than enough money, the majority of the members do not see why this is such a cool thing for the school and all those involved but alas... they don't. We did get our money though with some extreme teeth pulling, so that is also good for us. The football team also asked for money and not a single tooth was pulled.
SIX
Business Piece
The business piece was and okay one. My original idea fell through at the last minute, which was to interview one of my supervisor about his cleaning business that he owns, but due to conflicting schedules, it didn't work out. So I was stuck interviewing my parents about their rental homes, which is rather dull. Maybe because I hear them talk about it all the time and maybe it's because I have worked on countless houses with them, but it has lost it's charm.
The business piece was and okay one. My original idea fell through at the last minute, which was to interview one of my supervisor about his cleaning business that he owns, but due to conflicting schedules, it didn't work out. So I was stuck interviewing my parents about their rental homes, which is rather dull. Maybe because I hear them talk about it all the time and maybe it's because I have worked on countless houses with them, but it has lost it's charm.
FIVE
The first thing I would do when applying for this type of job, is to learn just what the job entails. What company or people will I possible be representing? Do they have a certain affiliation with any other people or companies or religion or anything of that nature? What products or ideas do they sell or market? If it is something that I would not quite understand, for example chemical engineering, I would need to try and learn and understand the processes and and the ideas and research them thoroughly.I would learn the jargon of the company as well, so not only would I know what they are talking about, they would realize that I am willing to learn and work hard for them.
I would also see if there was any recent products or ideas that have come from that company or if there was any news of them in the press.
After all of that, I would reevaluate my desire to work for said company, and if my skills were something that they could use.
I would also see if there was any recent products or ideas that have come from that company or if there was any news of them in the press.
After all of that, I would reevaluate my desire to work for said company, and if my skills were something that they could use.
FOUR
Profile
Writing the profile was actually quite fun! I enjoyed interviewing DJ. He had some very interesting and entertaining stories. I got some great quotes to use throughout the piece.
The actual writing of the piece was a little bit strange. It was hard to not use "he" or his first name when referencing him. I also realized I had been spelling his last name wrong so I had to go through and correct the misspellings.
Writing the profile was actually quite fun! I enjoyed interviewing DJ. He had some very interesting and entertaining stories. I got some great quotes to use throughout the piece.
The actual writing of the piece was a little bit strange. It was hard to not use "he" or his first name when referencing him. I also realized I had been spelling his last name wrong so I had to go through and correct the misspellings.
THREE
Anonymous Sources
Using an anonymous source in an article is an okay thing to do in an article. Not everyone wants their name to be in the news, and their could be possible backlash depending on what the quite is. As long as the source is credible, and trust worthy. Just don't go back on a deal with a anonymous source.
Using an anonymous source in an article is an okay thing to do in an article. Not everyone wants their name to be in the news, and their could be possible backlash depending on what the quite is. As long as the source is credible, and trust worthy. Just don't go back on a deal with a anonymous source.
TWO
Ray Rice
While I think in general the video matters, it matters to his wife/girlfriend thing, and it matters to him, Ray Rice, and it matters to their family and their lives, and it matters to those people who want to get the word out about how horrible domestic abuse but for journalism, I don't think the video matters and an important topic for journalists to cover. This video does however matter in the sense of should something this graphic be shown or used in journalism, and if it is an appropriate thing to use.
While I think in general the video matters, it matters to his wife/girlfriend thing, and it matters to him, Ray Rice, and it matters to their family and their lives, and it matters to those people who want to get the word out about how horrible domestic abuse but for journalism, I don't think the video matters and an important topic for journalists to cover. This video does however matter in the sense of should something this graphic be shown or used in journalism, and if it is an appropriate thing to use.
ONE
The books definition of Journalistic bias is a very accurate representation of what is seen on the news and in the news. There are very few, even none, that do not carry some sort of bias.
I think it would be okay to publish the name of the nurse. The person who publishes the name should make it very clear that there has been no official statement or reason why the child died and the nurse has ONLY been transferred. It also needs to be made clear that no one has been charged with any wrong doing, The publishing of the name could lead to the public pressuring the hospital into looking into the death of the child even further and prompt them to do it quickly.
I think it would be okay to publish the name of the nurse. The person who publishes the name should make it very clear that there has been no official statement or reason why the child died and the nurse has ONLY been transferred. It also needs to be made clear that no one has been charged with any wrong doing, The publishing of the name could lead to the public pressuring the hospital into looking into the death of the child even further and prompt them to do it quickly.
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