proximity- http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/05/texas.scotus.inmate/index.html?hpt#
prominence- http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20478992,00.html?hpt=T2
timeliness- http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.jet.wreckage/index.html?hpt#
oddity- http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2056346,00.html?hpt=C2
consequence- http://austin.ynn.com/content/headlines/277595/storms-make-for-windy-central-texas-day
conflict- http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/03/larrabee.libya.west/index.html#
human interest- http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/05/kevin-federline-is-a-dad-to-be-again/
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Elements of News warm up
Who: Obama & Biden
What: preparing their campain for their re-election
When: April 14
Why: He will need to fundraise money for his re-election
How? By having conference calls with their top donors and supporters and working on getting them re-engaged in the re-election
What: preparing their campain for their re-election
When: April 14
Why: He will need to fundraise money for his re-election
How? By having conference calls with their top donors and supporters and working on getting them re-engaged in the re-election
Friday, April 1, 2011
Japanese Earthquake
Basic News Writing
Who? austin school district
Who is involved? parents and employees
Who does/did the situation affect?AISD employees
Who said so? School board
What?
What is happening? AISD is making cuts
What did happen? AISD laid off employees
What are the consequences? A lot of employees loose their jobs
What is different about this? They loose their jobs
What are the choices?
When?
When did or will this happen? Last week
When was this discovered? They where having meetings
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Last week's budget forum
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? To discuss the district's cutting 1,153 jobs, which is necessary, officials said, to balance the proposed $688 million 2011-12 operating budget.
How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost? 94.4 million
How many people does this affect? 1,153 people
How do you feel about this? I feel that AISD should have paid better attention to money issues before they had to cut jobs.
Who is involved? parents and employees
Who does/did the situation affect?AISD employees
Who said so? School board
What?
What is happening? AISD is making cuts
What did happen? AISD laid off employees
What are the consequences? A lot of employees loose their jobs
What is different about this? They loose their jobs
What are the choices?
When?
When did or will this happen? Last week
When was this discovered? They where having meetings
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Last week's budget forum
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? To discuss the district's cutting 1,153 jobs, which is necessary, officials said, to balance the proposed $688 million 2011-12 operating budget.
How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost? 94.4 million
How many people does this affect? 1,153 people
How do you feel about this? I feel that AISD should have paid better attention to money issues before they had to cut jobs.
Who?
Who is involved? Japanese people
Who does/did the situation affect? Japanese people, ecosystems
Who said so? Scientists
What?
What is happening? The amount of the radioactive iodine-131 isotope has surged to 4,385 times above the regulatory limit. Yet amounts of the cesium-137 isotope samples show levels 527 times the standard.
What is happening? The amount of the radioactive iodine-131 isotope has surged to 4,385 times above the regulatory limit. Yet amounts of the cesium-137 isotope samples show levels 527 times the standard.
What did happen? The contamination may be coming from either a leak or ground seepage
What are the consequences? Negative impact impact on people's health and ecosystems' condition
What is different about this? It's not normal to have these levels of radioactive elements
What are the choices? Do something or not to do something
When?
When did or will this happen? Particularly seawater contamination with radiation didn't happen a long time ago
When did or will this happen? Particularly seawater contamination with radiation didn't happen a long time ago
When was this discovered? Approximately a week ago
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Japan
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Earthquake stroke the Japan
Where did or will this happen? Japan
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Earthquake stroke the Japan
How?
How did it or will it happen? The contamination is coming from either a leak or ground seepage into seawater
How did it or will it happen? The contamination is coming from either a leak or ground seepage into seawater
How much does it cost? Millions
How many people does this affect? A lot
How do you feel about this? I feel extremely sorry for poor Japanese people
Who?
Who is involved? Barry Bonds & Randy Verlarde
Who does/did the situation affect? Bonds and Verlarde
Who said so? Courts
What?
What is happening? Verlarde testifies Bonds
What did happen? Verlarde sold injections of human growth hormones to Bonds
What are the consequences? jail time
What is different about this? its illegal for professional baseball players to use
What are the choices? none
When?
When did or will this happen? March 7
When was this discovered? 1987
Where?
Where did or will this happen? in the parking lots of different places
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? because Bonds wanted to be better at baseball
How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost? $800
How many people does this affect? just 2
How do you feel about this? i feel like his choices are dumb
Who?
Who is involved? Barry Bonds & Randy Verlarde
Who does/did the situation affect? Bonds and Verlarde
Who said so? Courts
What?
What is happening? Verlarde testifies Bonds
What did happen? Verlarde sold injections of human growth hormones to Bonds
What are the consequences? jail time
What is different about this? its illegal for professional baseball players to use
What are the choices? none
When?
When did or will this happen? March 7
When was this discovered? 1987
Where?
Where did or will this happen? in the parking lots of different places
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? because Bonds wanted to be better at baseball
How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost? $800
How many people does this affect? just 2
How do you feel about this? i feel like his choices are dumb
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
my interview
about:
-teacher
-school board
-student
3.how would we have to wear it?
4.will each school get own colors?
5.how do you feel about this?
6.what are you going to do?
7.will you follow the dress code?
8.do you think this will solve anything?
9.how do you think students will react?
10.will teachers have to wear that same as the students?
11.will there be seperate colors for each grade level?
12.what shoes could you wear?
13.any colored laces?
14.what bottoms would guys wear?
15.would they have to wear jeans or pants?
16.would the guys be able to wear cargo shorts?
17.how could the guys haircut be?
18.are peircings a problem to the dress code?
19.did it make the school better?
20.did the kids change if any?
1. Do you feel special being the student of the month? why or why not?
Well i feel special everyday but yeah i feel even more special because if i tell people what to do they will listen to me.
2. What do you feel you did differently than all the other students for you to receive that reward?
i just think that im a better person than everyone else, and what separates me from them is everything.
3. Do you think you will be treated differently now by teachers and students? if so in a good or bad way?
yes in a good way because i will get more respect and in a bad way because i know "bitches will be hatin"
4. Was this a goal for you or did it just happen?
it was a goal, my whole life revolved around being student of the month
5. Do you feel accomplished? Why or why not?
i feel accomplished everyday because i live my life for being student of the month and im so proud of myself because this is the biggest reward i have recieved.
6. Did you know the requirements to gain this achievement? if so what were they?
the requirements were to just be me
7. Now that you got student of the month will you continue to work the way you did to earn that title? why or why not?
duhh, because that is the right thing to do
8.Were you surprised to earn that title? why or why not?
no, that was no surprise, i knew i was going to get it.
9. Knowing that some people might have wanted student of the month, what advice would you give them to maybe get it for next month?
just to be more like me
10. Have you been treated differently by teachers so far? if so why do you think that is?
yes because now that im student of the month i just sit in class and listen to my ipod
11. How do your parents feel about you getting such a reward out of all the student body?
my parents were so happy that they came to the school and gave all my teachers a hug
12. Do you think that you will now be a role model to younger kids? why or why not?
i always have and i always will be
13. Do you feel that now you have to keep up the good work since you earned student of the month? why or why not?
yeah
14. Do you feel pressure being student of the month since you were picked out of everyone? why or why not?
no because i dont have to do anything differently than what i already have been doing
15. Do you think you deserved to be student of the month? why or why not?
duhhh, because everyone else is lower than me and im the best
16. Did you have to work extra hard in order to get that title? if so what did you do?
no everything comes easy for me
17. What do your friends think about you getting student of the month?
they are jealous because i know they all secretly wanted it
18. Have you had any conflict with a peer for getting student of the month? if so, what happened?
yeah this bitch came up to me and was like 'you dont deserve to be student of the month' and i was like 'bitch'
19. Do you feel like people talk more about why you should not have gotten student of the month more than admiring you? why or why not?
no everyone loves me except for that bitch who was talking shit
20. Do you think everyone will now expect more from you since you are the face of something good? why or why not?
-teacher
-school board
-student
1.why go to uniforms?
2.what would the uniform be?3.how would we have to wear it?
4.will each school get own colors?
5.how do you feel about this?
6.what are you going to do?
7.will you follow the dress code?
8.do you think this will solve anything?
9.how do you think students will react?
10.will teachers have to wear that same as the students?
11.will there be seperate colors for each grade level?
12.what shoes could you wear?
13.any colored laces?
14.what bottoms would guys wear?
15.would they have to wear jeans or pants?
16.would the guys be able to wear cargo shorts?
17.how could the guys haircut be?
18.are peircings a problem to the dress code?
19.did it make the school better?
20.did the kids change if any?
1. Do you feel special being the student of the month? why or why not?
Well i feel special everyday but yeah i feel even more special because if i tell people what to do they will listen to me.
2. What do you feel you did differently than all the other students for you to receive that reward?
i just think that im a better person than everyone else, and what separates me from them is everything.
3. Do you think you will be treated differently now by teachers and students? if so in a good or bad way?
yes in a good way because i will get more respect and in a bad way because i know "bitches will be hatin"
4. Was this a goal for you or did it just happen?
it was a goal, my whole life revolved around being student of the month
5. Do you feel accomplished? Why or why not?
i feel accomplished everyday because i live my life for being student of the month and im so proud of myself because this is the biggest reward i have recieved.
6. Did you know the requirements to gain this achievement? if so what were they?
the requirements were to just be me
7. Now that you got student of the month will you continue to work the way you did to earn that title? why or why not?
duhh, because that is the right thing to do
8.Were you surprised to earn that title? why or why not?
no, that was no surprise, i knew i was going to get it.
9. Knowing that some people might have wanted student of the month, what advice would you give them to maybe get it for next month?
just to be more like me
10. Have you been treated differently by teachers so far? if so why do you think that is?
yes because now that im student of the month i just sit in class and listen to my ipod
11. How do your parents feel about you getting such a reward out of all the student body?
my parents were so happy that they came to the school and gave all my teachers a hug
12. Do you think that you will now be a role model to younger kids? why or why not?
i always have and i always will be
13. Do you feel that now you have to keep up the good work since you earned student of the month? why or why not?
yeah
14. Do you feel pressure being student of the month since you were picked out of everyone? why or why not?
no because i dont have to do anything differently than what i already have been doing
15. Do you think you deserved to be student of the month? why or why not?
duhhh, because everyone else is lower than me and im the best
16. Did you have to work extra hard in order to get that title? if so what did you do?
no everything comes easy for me
17. What do your friends think about you getting student of the month?
they are jealous because i know they all secretly wanted it
18. Have you had any conflict with a peer for getting student of the month? if so, what happened?
yeah this bitch came up to me and was like 'you dont deserve to be student of the month' and i was like 'bitch'
19. Do you feel like people talk more about why you should not have gotten student of the month more than admiring you? why or why not?
no everyone loves me except for that bitch who was talking shit
20. Do you think everyone will now expect more from you since you are the face of something good? why or why not?
they better not because im not gonna do anything more
interviewing skills
I would interview principals, the super intendant, assistant principals, hall monitors and maybe some students.
Questions i would ask are:
how do you feel about the district enforcing uniforms?
why do you think this is coming into play this year?
have you seen a lot of inappropriate dress from students?
do you think this will improve anything educationally?
sources: online, the main district office,
1. Do you feel special being the student of the month? why or why not?
2. What do you feel you did differently than all the other students for you to receive that reward?
3. Do you think you will be treated differently now by teachers and students? if so in a good or bad way?
4. Was this a goal for you or did it just happen?
5. Do you feel accomplished? Why or why not?
6. Did you know the requirements to gain this achievement? if so what were they?
7. Now that you got student of the month will you continue to work the way you did to earn that title? why or why not?
8.Were you surprised to earn that title? why or why not?
9. Knowing that some people might have wanted student of the month, what advice would you give them to maybe get it for next month?
10. Have you been treated differently by teachers so far? if so why do you think that is?
11. How do your parents feel about you getting such a reward out of all the student body?
12. Do you think that you will now be a role model to younger kids? why or why not?
13. Do you feel that now you have to keep up the good role since you earned student of the month? why or why not?
14. Do you feel pressure being student of the month since you were picked out of everyone? why or why not?
15. Do you think you deserved to be student of the month? why or why not?
16. Did you have to work extra hard in order to get that title? if so what did you do?
17. What do your friends think about you getting student of the month?
18. Have you had any conflict with a peer for getting student of the month? if so, what happened?
19. Do you feel like people talk more about why you should not have gotten student of the month more than admiring you? why or why not?
20. Do you think everyone will now expect more from you since you are the face of something good? why or why not?
Questions i would ask are:
how do you feel about the district enforcing uniforms?
why do you think this is coming into play this year?
have you seen a lot of inappropriate dress from students?
do you think this will improve anything educationally?
sources: online, the main district office,
1. Do you feel special being the student of the month? why or why not?
2. What do you feel you did differently than all the other students for you to receive that reward?
3. Do you think you will be treated differently now by teachers and students? if so in a good or bad way?
4. Was this a goal for you or did it just happen?
5. Do you feel accomplished? Why or why not?
6. Did you know the requirements to gain this achievement? if so what were they?
7. Now that you got student of the month will you continue to work the way you did to earn that title? why or why not?
8.Were you surprised to earn that title? why or why not?
9. Knowing that some people might have wanted student of the month, what advice would you give them to maybe get it for next month?
10. Have you been treated differently by teachers so far? if so why do you think that is?
11. How do your parents feel about you getting such a reward out of all the student body?
12. Do you think that you will now be a role model to younger kids? why or why not?
13. Do you feel that now you have to keep up the good role since you earned student of the month? why or why not?
14. Do you feel pressure being student of the month since you were picked out of everyone? why or why not?
15. Do you think you deserved to be student of the month? why or why not?
16. Did you have to work extra hard in order to get that title? if so what did you do?
17. What do your friends think about you getting student of the month?
18. Have you had any conflict with a peer for getting student of the month? if so, what happened?
19. Do you feel like people talk more about why you should not have gotten student of the month more than admiring you? why or why not?
20. Do you think everyone will now expect more from you since you are the face of something good? why or why not?
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