Thursday, February 26, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
News Values
1. Timeliness -- the newness of the facts.
Spain Says Arrested Pair Were Part of Terrorist Plot
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/world/europe/spain-says-arrested-pair-were-part-of-terrorist-plot.html?ref=worldThis article has to do with timeliness because it was posted a couple of minutes ago. This news is fresh and up to date.
2. Proximity – the nearness of a given event to your place of publication.
Digital Savant: How SXSW Interactive keeps evolving
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/
This article is driven by proximity because SXSW is a music festival that happen in austin, the same city where the Austin American Statesman is published. This story wouldn't be important if it were in a different city's newspaper and wouldn't be very relevant to the city either.3. Prominence – the “newsworthiness” of an individual, organization or place.
OU severs ties with fraternity after racist chant
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/
This article is driven by prominence because is deals with a popular university. Since OU is a very well known university, all new and important news that happens there is broadcasted.
4. Impact – the effect or consequence of an event on the audience.
Apple Watch Displays Your Digital World, at a Glance
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/technology/personaltech/apple-watch-displays-your-digital-world-at-a-glance.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-belowThis article displays impact because this innovation by apple can have a huge positive effect on people's lives. This invention can help people with organization and communication.
5. Conflict – the meeting of two or more opposing forces. These forces can be physical, emotional or philosophical.
Russia’s Endgame in Ukraine
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/06/world/europe/russias-endgame-in-ukraine.html?ref=world&_r=0
This article is driven by conflict because Russia and the Ukraine are both fighting against each other to gain land. Because of this argument and fighting this news story was made.
6. Human Interest – the drama the surrounds people involved in an emotional struggle.
Gunman Kills Five in Restaurant in Mali
This article has to do with human interest because when people hear that other have died in other countries they feel sad and guilty. This article shows the conditions that make living in africa a struggle emotionally.
7. Novelty – the attraction people have to unusual things and events.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The Lone Star Dispatch Issue #4
Front Page: Annual Teacher of the Year Award Announced
Summary: The band director, Ms. Shuttlesworth was nominated for the TOTY (Teacher of the Year) award and won. She's been nominated for years now and he students talk about how deserving she is of the award. The article talks about how close she is with her students and how pushes them to do their best and be the best they can be. Shuttlesworth then talks about why she is in the music business and how her parents influenced her love and passion for music.
Who?: Kim Shuttlesworth
What? Teacher of the Year Award
Where? Bowie High School
When? Late January in 2015
Why? For her outstanding dedication
How? she was nominated
Who was quoted in the story? Bree Zuberier, Henry Cardenas, Kim Shuttlesworth and Angela Traylor.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "She's very hard on you, but you know she'll always be there for you. like, if you say, no I can't do it, she'll come back and support you and show you that you can."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? statement
Student Life: You Love em', hate em', but date em'
Summary: The article talks about the burdens of high school relationships. The article takes a dive from Mr. Garcia and also asks about students' relationships. Although relationships can be fun you still have to have priorities in check and be able to balance your time,
Who? Sophia garcia, Ethan Long, Alejandro garcia, Tyler Collins, and Anna Ambrosino.
What? High School Relationships
Where?At school
When? During high school
Why? To balance time
How? Keep priorities in check
Who was quoted in the story? Ethan Long, Anna Ambrosino, Alejandro Garcia
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Family, friends, and grades don't matter because you have someone you love to spend time with. But what happens when that relationship comes to an end, who is left to support you."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? A quote
News: Marching band Travels Abroad for New Year's Parade with millions watching
Summary: The article talks about how the JBHSOPE got invited in 2013 to march in the London New Year's Day Parade. It quote OPE member about the long flight and what the Band saw while in london. The article also talks about the actual parade and the trhrilling experience.
Who? JBHSOPE
What? London New Year's Parade
Where? London, UK
When? New Year's Day
Why? To march in the parade
How? By plane
Who was quoted in the story? Ty harmon, Lauren Aman, Linda Garza, jessica Stachew, Grace larger, Kylie Dugan
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "As performers, it's so satisfying to have people appreciate what you do and, better yet, go nuts when you walk past"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote
Sports: World Champion Hits the Target
Summary: The article talks about Brooke Landry, the highest ranking Young female knife thrower in the world. laundry has been practicing for 12 years and was the youngest girl to ever break a record of 200. The article also talks about her experiences with her father and training.
Who? Brooke Landry
What? Highest Ranking Female knife thrower
Where? Bowie High School
When? 2015
Why? She hit a target and got the highest score
How? she been practicing for 12 years
Who was quoted in the story? Brooke, Mike Landry, Gillian Sitler
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "She was the youngest person to break 200"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote
Entertainment:u Trivia Crack 'Craze'
Summary:
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
Who was quoted in the story?
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Commentary: Trivia Crack 'Craze'
Summary: The article talks about how trivia crack spread around bowie and has beome the new game to play. It explains what the app is and why it is so addicting. It also mentions the different kinds or challenges and games you can play on it.
Who? Students
What? Trivia Crack
Where? On their Phones
When? In their free time
Why? Trivia crack is fun
How? downloaded it and the game was spread
Who was quoted in the story? Nicole Zahoric, Minh-Thi Nguyen, Yellena James, Nick Anagnos, Marco Moreno.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I heard about it before but I didn't think it was a big deal but then I started playing it…"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote
In Depth: Hands free cell phone policy enacted
Summary: A new hands free cell phone policy was enacted in Austin on January 1st, 2015 and it makes driving while using a device illegal. This new policy was enacted to keep people safe and make Austin a better functioning city.
Who? People of Austin
What? hands free policy
Where? Austin
When? January 2015
Why? To make austin and better and safer city to live in
How? By banning using a device and driving a vehicle
Who was quoted in the story? Marielle Lopez, Lauren Guilette, and Stacy Stacher.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "It promises to be successful way to prevent a lot of texting related accidents."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote
1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper?
The photo of brooke Landry throwing a knife.
1A. Why is this your favorite?
It really got my attention and pulled me in, and it was the reason I chose to read it.
1B. What rules of photo composition are evident?
Framing through the fence and the target, simplicity because the background isn't distracting from the subject, and depth of field because the subject is deeper than the target.
2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper?
The softball photo of Haley Walker.
2A. Why is this your least favorite?
The photographer didn't use a good shutter speed so the photo is a little blurry and the background takes the attention away from the subject.
3. If you were a photographer on staff, which event/photo assignment would you have liked to do for this issue? You will need to look through the entire paper and see the topics covered and decide which one you think would have been fun.
I would've wanted to take photos for the musical because there are so many photo opportunities during it. It would an awesome way to get many good photographs.
4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points.
I would say this issue is very well done! the strong points were that the stories were good stories and that they were very current and appealed to the students. the weak points were that towards the end of certain articles, the text sort of dragged on and at the end of some of the articles, the stories didn't fully wrap up.
Summary: The band director, Ms. Shuttlesworth was nominated for the TOTY (Teacher of the Year) award and won. She's been nominated for years now and he students talk about how deserving she is of the award. The article talks about how close she is with her students and how pushes them to do their best and be the best they can be. Shuttlesworth then talks about why she is in the music business and how her parents influenced her love and passion for music.
Who?: Kim Shuttlesworth
What? Teacher of the Year Award
Where? Bowie High School
When? Late January in 2015
Why? For her outstanding dedication
How? she was nominated
Who was quoted in the story? Bree Zuberier, Henry Cardenas, Kim Shuttlesworth and Angela Traylor.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "She's very hard on you, but you know she'll always be there for you. like, if you say, no I can't do it, she'll come back and support you and show you that you can."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? statement
Student Life: You Love em', hate em', but date em'
Summary: The article talks about the burdens of high school relationships. The article takes a dive from Mr. Garcia and also asks about students' relationships. Although relationships can be fun you still have to have priorities in check and be able to balance your time,
Who? Sophia garcia, Ethan Long, Alejandro garcia, Tyler Collins, and Anna Ambrosino.
What? High School Relationships
Where?At school
When? During high school
Why? To balance time
How? Keep priorities in check
Who was quoted in the story? Ethan Long, Anna Ambrosino, Alejandro Garcia
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Family, friends, and grades don't matter because you have someone you love to spend time with. But what happens when that relationship comes to an end, who is left to support you."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? A quote
News: Marching band Travels Abroad for New Year's Parade with millions watching
Summary: The article talks about how the JBHSOPE got invited in 2013 to march in the London New Year's Day Parade. It quote OPE member about the long flight and what the Band saw while in london. The article also talks about the actual parade and the trhrilling experience.
Who? JBHSOPE
What? London New Year's Parade
Where? London, UK
When? New Year's Day
Why? To march in the parade
How? By plane
Who was quoted in the story? Ty harmon, Lauren Aman, Linda Garza, jessica Stachew, Grace larger, Kylie Dugan
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "As performers, it's so satisfying to have people appreciate what you do and, better yet, go nuts when you walk past"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote
Sports: World Champion Hits the Target
Summary: The article talks about Brooke Landry, the highest ranking Young female knife thrower in the world. laundry has been practicing for 12 years and was the youngest girl to ever break a record of 200. The article also talks about her experiences with her father and training.
Who? Brooke Landry
What? Highest Ranking Female knife thrower
Where? Bowie High School
When? 2015
Why? She hit a target and got the highest score
How? she been practicing for 12 years
Who was quoted in the story? Brooke, Mike Landry, Gillian Sitler
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "She was the youngest person to break 200"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote
Entertainment:u Trivia Crack 'Craze'
Summary:
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
Who was quoted in the story?
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Commentary: Trivia Crack 'Craze'
Summary: The article talks about how trivia crack spread around bowie and has beome the new game to play. It explains what the app is and why it is so addicting. It also mentions the different kinds or challenges and games you can play on it.
Who? Students
What? Trivia Crack
Where? On their Phones
When? In their free time
Why? Trivia crack is fun
How? downloaded it and the game was spread
Who was quoted in the story? Nicole Zahoric, Minh-Thi Nguyen, Yellena James, Nick Anagnos, Marco Moreno.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I heard about it before but I didn't think it was a big deal but then I started playing it…"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote
Summary: A new hands free cell phone policy was enacted in Austin on January 1st, 2015 and it makes driving while using a device illegal. This new policy was enacted to keep people safe and make Austin a better functioning city.
Who? People of Austin
What? hands free policy
Where? Austin
When? January 2015
Why? To make austin and better and safer city to live in
How? By banning using a device and driving a vehicle
Who was quoted in the story? Marielle Lopez, Lauren Guilette, and Stacy Stacher.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "It promises to be successful way to prevent a lot of texting related accidents."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote
1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper?
The photo of brooke Landry throwing a knife.
1A. Why is this your favorite?
It really got my attention and pulled me in, and it was the reason I chose to read it.
1B. What rules of photo composition are evident?
Framing through the fence and the target, simplicity because the background isn't distracting from the subject, and depth of field because the subject is deeper than the target.
2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper?
The softball photo of Haley Walker.
2A. Why is this your least favorite?
The photographer didn't use a good shutter speed so the photo is a little blurry and the background takes the attention away from the subject.
3. If you were a photographer on staff, which event/photo assignment would you have liked to do for this issue? You will need to look through the entire paper and see the topics covered and decide which one you think would have been fun.
I would've wanted to take photos for the musical because there are so many photo opportunities during it. It would an awesome way to get many good photographs.
4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points.
I would say this issue is very well done! the strong points were that the stories were good stories and that they were very current and appealed to the students. the weak points were that towards the end of certain articles, the text sort of dragged on and at the end of some of the articles, the stories didn't fully wrap up.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Newspaper Terms
Headline: a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine
Subheadline: a secondary, smaller headline that usually goes under the headline to give more information about the story than the headline lets on.
Lines: a printed line accompanying the news story, article, or dispatch
Boxes: type that is framed in a border to make it prominant
Photos: Pictures in the newspaper supporting the stories
Teaser: A small promotional item to interest reader for something inside the paper
Flag: The printed title of a newspaper at the top of the front page
Folios: name of the newspaper, date and page number that appear at the top of each page
Captions: Headline or text accompanying a picture or illustration; also called a cutline
Stories: a news report of any length, usually presented in a straight-forward-style and without editorial comment
Bylines: The author's name, which is printed at the beginning of an article
Jumps: To continue a story from one page to another
Story dividers: When a story is divided and places in separate parts
Screens- A pattern of tiny dots used to create gray areas; to screen a photo is to turn it into a halftone.
Infographics: an informational graphic of any map, chart or diagram used to analyze an event, object or place
Masthead/staff box: The matter printed in every issue of a newspaper or journal, stating the title, ownership, management, subscription and other non-news features
Subheadline: a secondary, smaller headline that usually goes under the headline to give more information about the story than the headline lets on.
Lines: a printed line accompanying the news story, article, or dispatch
Boxes: type that is framed in a border to make it prominant
Photos: Pictures in the newspaper supporting the stories
Teaser: A small promotional item to interest reader for something inside the paper
Flag: The printed title of a newspaper at the top of the front page
Folios: name of the newspaper, date and page number that appear at the top of each page
Captions: Headline or text accompanying a picture or illustration; also called a cutline
Stories: a news report of any length, usually presented in a straight-forward-style and without editorial comment
Bylines: The author's name, which is printed at the beginning of an article
Jumps: To continue a story from one page to another
Story dividers: When a story is divided and places in separate parts
Screens- A pattern of tiny dots used to create gray areas; to screen a photo is to turn it into a halftone.
Infographics: an informational graphic of any map, chart or diagram used to analyze an event, object or place
Masthead/staff box: The matter printed in every issue of a newspaper or journal, stating the title, ownership, management, subscription and other non-news features
Other High School Newspapers
1. What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why?
The October edition of The Lake is my favorite newspaper cover because I like the graphics behind the subject. I think it was an interesting to choice of placement and I also like how they matched the color of the graphic with the text on the cover also.
2. Which paper immediately grabbed your interest? Why?
The 3rd issue of The Muse from Dreyloos School Of The Arts grabbed my interest because of the photo on the front cover. It rose many questions on why woman had a medical mask on and what the article pertaining to the picture was about. The text was small so I had to click to see what it was about. It really pulled me to "Pick Up" the newspaper.
3. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it?
"The Body As A Canvas" my favorite headline because it real caught my attention. I like tattoos and I agree with opinions of the people interviewed in the article, that tattoos are a way to express something you love. My brother and sister both have tattoos and I plan on getting one.
4. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite?
One
5. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.
All of the titles are at the to or are on the top left corner of the newspaper. There is usually one main photo or graphic on the cover that pertains to an article or story in the paper. All of the newspapers say the school name, date, address, phone number, and issue number.
6. What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc.
Some papers have a cover page so the newspaper is book like and some have a long page with multiple stories like an actual newspaper. The title fonts vary between issues of newspapers and where the cover story caption is placed also varies.
7. Were these similar to what you saw last class when you looked at daily newspapers from around the world?
The October edition of The Lake is my favorite newspaper cover because I like the graphics behind the subject. I think it was an interesting to choice of placement and I also like how they matched the color of the graphic with the text on the cover also.
2. Which paper immediately grabbed your interest? Why?
The 3rd issue of The Muse from Dreyloos School Of The Arts grabbed my interest because of the photo on the front cover. It rose many questions on why woman had a medical mask on and what the article pertaining to the picture was about. The text was small so I had to click to see what it was about. It really pulled me to "Pick Up" the newspaper.
3. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it?
"The Body As A Canvas" my favorite headline because it real caught my attention. I like tattoos and I agree with opinions of the people interviewed in the article, that tattoos are a way to express something you love. My brother and sister both have tattoos and I plan on getting one.
4. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite?
One
5. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.
All of the titles are at the to or are on the top left corner of the newspaper. There is usually one main photo or graphic on the cover that pertains to an article or story in the paper. All of the newspapers say the school name, date, address, phone number, and issue number.
6. What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc.
Some papers have a cover page so the newspaper is book like and some have a long page with multiple stories like an actual newspaper. The title fonts vary between issues of newspapers and where the cover story caption is placed also varies.
7. Were these similar to what you saw last class when you looked at daily newspapers from around the world?
They all have a title, newspaper name, a large picture with a story, the date, and issue number.
Broadsheets: Verve, The Growl, The View
Tabloid: Talisman, The Eagle's Eye, Raven Report
NewsMagazine: Panorama, The Express, Tiger Notes
Broadsheets: Verve, The Growl, The View
Tabloid: Talisman, The Eagle's Eye, Raven Report
NewsMagazine: Panorama, The Express, Tiger Notes
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Front Pages of the World
1. What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why?
My favorite front page his Asahi Shimbun from Tokyo, Japan. It's my favorite because it looks nothing like the other ones. Since Japanese reads down, the layout of the newspaper had to altered to fit the type of language the newspaper is in. It real catches the eye.
2. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it?
Although the headline isn't in english, I can still get a feeling about what the article is about from the photos. The article is about a plane crash that occurred near a highway. The photos are so crazy and surreal that I would totally read if I got the chance.
3. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite?
Four Stories
4. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.
The titles of story are very large and the actual text of the stories are in really fine print. They all have the date, and name of the city/town the paper is from. They all have at least one photo on the font that is the attention getter of the newspaper.
5. What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc.
Austin American Statesman makes their first headline in bold what the others make their headlines the same as the other ones. Some other papers list the categories of stories on the front page to show the reader what's inside. A lot of newspapers have different font for their headiness and/or their title.
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