Hazelwood v. Kuhmeier

Well I liked the game, valid points seemed to work better then thoughts. My game was over by the end of the second round, I wish it had gone longer. Not really sure how that was suppose to help me with censorship, but it was fun so oh well.

Front Page of NYT

.      Which items had the largest headlines?  Why? The most prominent stories that everyone will want to know.

2.     Which items had the smallest headlines?  Why? Not major stories, They aren't as prominent as the other stories.

3.     Which stories had photos?  Why? The major news stories and human interest stories, because people like visuals and can persuade someone to read the story.

4.     Consider the placement of the articles.  Does the position of a story (above or below the fold) affect the reader’s response to it?  Why? Above the fold is more nationals and international stories that are very prominent. Below the fold aren't as major of a story.

5.     What other information does the front page include in addition to major news reports?  How does this extra information affect the reader’s attention? Gives a preview of other info in the paper. It could distract the reader from the main stories, but it is small to not be a distraction.

6.     How many stories are on the front page? sixteen

7.     How many stories are local? 2     National?   8     International? 6

8.     What do you find appealing about this front page?  What would you like to change? Like- the flag, The one main big picture.
dislike- the little space at the bottom for stories later on, Not every stories has a picture, 

NYT Scavenger Hunt

 1)      According to The Times, the high temperature for today will be: 79

2)      A front page news topic from today’s paper that I have read: Russia surprises U.S. with accord on battling Isis.

3)      One topic written about on the Op-Ed and/or Editorial pages today: Voodoo Never Dies

4)      Write the headline of an article related to science, health, or technology: Dogs That Hurt The Most Now Have a Special Place to Heal

5)      Name a headline from The Times about a crime report: 10 Are Reported Dead as Gunman Strikes an Oregon Campus

6)    Letters to the editor of The Times appear on page: A30

7)      One famous person(prominence) whose photograph appears in the paper today is: Pope Francis

8)      Write the headline of an international news story: Catalan Separatists Win Regional Election

9)      Name something—a book, play, film, restaurant, or anything else—that is reviewed in today’s paper: Hotel Transylvania 2

10)  Using the review listed in question 9, in one sentence, describe how the reviewer felt about the article using textual evidence: Its was a big hit at the box office.

11)  Name one person whose obituary appears in today’s Times: an Infant

12)  Find and write out a direct quote that a reporter included in the Business section of The Times: "The Audi brand has been one of the biggest success stories of the decade, and the emissions scandal promises to slow its momentum."

13)  Name one score from any game reported in the sports section today: 5-3 Rangers vs. Angels

14)  Find an advertisement in the paper.  List the product: Chanel bag

15)  Word games are found on which page: C4

Locating News Leads #3

Lead:The rise of legal marijuana seems to be fueling a spike in the number of pets that become unhappily high off of pilfered treats. The dose is rarely fatal, but it can be a buzz kill.


Who: Pets
What: getting high from marijuana
When: past year
Where: America
Wow: pets getting high

Locating News Leads #2

Lead: Herman Heyn has stood on a Baltimore street corner with a telescope almost nightly for 27 years. He does it for tips, for love of the stars — and for the hope he may inspire the same love in others.

Who: Herman Heyn
What: Star Gazing
When: the last 27 years
Where: Baltimore street corner
Wow: he has done it for 27 years

Locating New Leads

Lead: Using divers to monitor whether life is returning to the 100 or so marine protected areas is pricey. Now, advances in DNA sequencing mean scientists just need a seawater sample to do a marine census.

Who: Scientists
What: Monitoring marine life in protected areas
When: today
Where: the ocean
Wow: a seawater sample can do it all now, instead of divers

Atlas Obscura

Place One: Kerid Crater Lake

1.  http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kerid-crater-lake In Iceland you can find a almost neon blue beautiful lake inside volcanic caldera, so it's surrounded by rare red volcanic rock.

2. The picture when I was scrolling through all of the places is what caught my eye, the water looked to stunning next to the red rock.

3.  I would love to visit Iceland someday so I was immediately intrigued to the location of the lake, but I don't think I would go to Iceland just because of that lake, or visit unless I was close.

4. Describe how this story is one of human interest.  Why would others like it too? This story is one of human interest because it's a lake inside of a volcano! and the lake is surrounded by a rare red rock that makes the water 'pop'.

 

Place Two: Brevard White Squirrels

1. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/brevard-white-squirrels This story is located in Brevard, North Carolina, about a type of squirrel that is white, and not an albino.

2. The little description of the story peaked my interest so I clicked on the story.

3. What  makes it so intriguing to you? Would you like to go there some day?  Why? I have never seen a white squirrel before and I love North Carolina so I would like to go to Brevard someday to see a white squirrel. I probably wouldn't plan a trip just to see the squirrels, but it would be cool to see.

4. Describe how this story is one of human interest.  Why would others like it too? This is a human interest story because most people haven't seen a white squirrel before and the background story is funny too.