Tuesday, January 11, 2011
A Credo.
Journalism is a belief that everyone has a story. A story that can make one intrigued, concerned or excited. It is the belief that a writer should seek out the unknown and describe it in words that will capture others attention. It should not always express the writer’s opinion but always be told in a style that draws people to read on.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
How the world would have voted. . .
The Economist ran a mock election to see if the entire world was able vote in the 2008 U.S Presidential Election, which candidate they would have voted for. No surprise President-elect Barack Obama was the favored candidate but there were a mere 5 or so countries that liked McCain…Iraq, Namibia, Congo, Sudan, Algeria and a few other small countries.
Some 52,000 readers from all over the world voted and Obama won 44,000 of those votes. The polls were done similarly to how the U.S runs our Electoral College. Compared to how many people live in the area/ how many chose to vote/ equals how many elector votes each country received. President-elect Obama claimed 9,115 delegate votes while Senator McCain held onto 203.
Click on each country to see how they votes and their turn out! Obviously the 3rd world countries did not have as many people vote because they do not have as easy of access to computers but you’ll be very surprised to see how many actually did vote!
http://www.economist.com/vote2008/?a=true&cid=169&v=true
Some 52,000 readers from all over the world voted and Obama won 44,000 of those votes. The polls were done similarly to how the U.S runs our Electoral College. Compared to how many people live in the area/ how many chose to vote/ equals how many elector votes each country received. President-elect Obama claimed 9,115 delegate votes while Senator McCain held onto 203.
Click on each country to see how they votes and their turn out! Obviously the 3rd world countries did not have as many people vote because they do not have as easy of access to computers but you’ll be very surprised to see how many actually did vote!
http://www.economist.com/vote2008/?a=true&cid=169&v=true
the dating challenge!
I thought this was an absolutely adorable little article. An ongoing story, the Washingtonian Magazine is following two separate individuals in their quest for love. For people living in the Washington D.C. area I think fun little pieces like this help to make people feel connected. Their challenge was a little elementary to me but then again being in college we meet new people all the time. It is definitely an article I will continue to follow to see how each person progresses.
Maybe to improve the blogging aspect of it, the magazine should let Max and Dana have a blog space where they can update on their daily progress with the challenges… that may be asking for too much but it has the potential to be a cute addition!
The idea of a challenge for readers is a great way to attract readership and also engage the browsers who have stumbled upon the magazine or website.
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/10349.html
Maybe to improve the blogging aspect of it, the magazine should let Max and Dana have a blog space where they can update on their daily progress with the challenges… that may be asking for too much but it has the potential to be a cute addition!
The idea of a challenge for readers is a great way to attract readership and also engage the browsers who have stumbled upon the magazine or website.
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/10349.html
Tyler Perry wins lawsuit
USA Today covered the breaking news of Tyler Perry’s win in the lawsuit over copy write infringement. I liked the lede because it gave me just enough information to hook me and then left me wondering who the woman was, so I kept reading. It went on to explain the situation and why she was suing Perry.
She accused Perry of stealing material from her 1991 Fantasy of a Black Woman, to create his 2005 hit, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. She not only tried to sue Perry but also the actor's company, Tyler Perry Inc., for selling the movie and Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc., which funded as well as distributed the film.
Jurors said that West did not present enough hard evidence to support her claim.
I would have liked to know which aspect of her play she thought Perry stole but all together the article was informative and easy to follow. It was a great AP article.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-12-09-tyler-perry-suit_N.htm
She accused Perry of stealing material from her 1991 Fantasy of a Black Woman, to create his 2005 hit, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. She not only tried to sue Perry but also the actor's company, Tyler Perry Inc., for selling the movie and Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc., which funded as well as distributed the film.
Jurors said that West did not present enough hard evidence to support her claim.
I would have liked to know which aspect of her play she thought Perry stole but all together the article was informative and easy to follow. It was a great AP article.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-12-09-tyler-perry-suit_N.htm
Katie Couric answers all. . .
After reading the interview with Katie Couric I thought Vanity Fair did a great job at showcasing who Katie really is. What do you ask the woman who interviews such celebrities and politicians like Sarah Palin and Tom Cruise?
After meeting her this past September at the Presidential debate, I would have loved to have known these quirky little things about her. Some of the questions included: What is your most marked characteristic? And, what is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Her answers were down to earth and informative.
Many see Katie Couric as this strong woman, who’s very picky and rude but when listening to her answers she is just like everyone else. The last question she was asked was my personal favorite because it is my motto as well; “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
I think fun little questionnaires like this help readers view the media as normal people who chose to do the extraordinary. Just like doctors save lives, journalists report the accidents.
http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/01/proust_couric200901
After meeting her this past September at the Presidential debate, I would have loved to have known these quirky little things about her. Some of the questions included: What is your most marked characteristic? And, what is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Her answers were down to earth and informative.
Many see Katie Couric as this strong woman, who’s very picky and rude but when listening to her answers she is just like everyone else. The last question she was asked was my personal favorite because it is my motto as well; “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
I think fun little questionnaires like this help readers view the media as normal people who chose to do the extraordinary. Just like doctors save lives, journalists report the accidents.
http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/01/proust_couric200901
Monday, November 10, 2008
Roger Stolle
Marketing the Delta and the Blues
A native from Dayton, Ohio he learned the blues listening to the beginning songs from the King of Rock himself, Elvis. Graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 1989 he knew he wanted to do something that did not involve math.
His first job was copy writing and worked his way up before taking a job as a manager in Saint Louis. Once he was close enough to be near the start of it all, the Blues, he was driving through Holly Springs, Miss. when he saw his first juke joint.
He is now a promoter in Clarksdale, Miss. where he promotes the Blues, making sure people who it’s still alive and its impact. Ground Zero, located in Clarksdale, is where he books his blues bands. Stolle says you can learn the most about the Blues by the natives. They’ll tell you everything you want to know, the good, the bad and the ugly.
Writing up a 40 page business plan, Stolle decided he didn’t want to lean on loan money and debt to start up his business. He started Cat Head, Delta Blues & Folk Art, Inc. with the mission to ‘promote from within.’ He exports his product while drawing people into the store! Paste Magazine recently said that Cat Head is in the 17 coolest record stores in America. Cat Head was named one of the ‘1000 places to see before you die.’
In the Spring of 2008, Stolle did a documentary of some of the living Blues players in the Delta . “M for Mississippi – a movie by the numbers,” took two years in the planning and pre-production before being filmed over seven days this past spring. Including eight towns and 12 musicians, it took a mere six months of editing to produce this 94 minute movie. The movie includes artists such as Pat Thomas and U.C Ulmer. Thomas, a bi-polar clay worker who loved to draw cat heads, which is where Stolle got the name for his store. Ulmer is a native of Taylor, Miss. right outside of Oxford.
Stolle was a great speaker and really expressed his passion for the Delta Blues! I plan on making a trip to Clarksdale to see the store before graduating in May!
A native from Dayton, Ohio he learned the blues listening to the beginning songs from the King of Rock himself, Elvis. Graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 1989 he knew he wanted to do something that did not involve math.
His first job was copy writing and worked his way up before taking a job as a manager in Saint Louis. Once he was close enough to be near the start of it all, the Blues, he was driving through Holly Springs, Miss. when he saw his first juke joint.
He is now a promoter in Clarksdale, Miss. where he promotes the Blues, making sure people who it’s still alive and its impact. Ground Zero, located in Clarksdale, is where he books his blues bands. Stolle says you can learn the most about the Blues by the natives. They’ll tell you everything you want to know, the good, the bad and the ugly.
Writing up a 40 page business plan, Stolle decided he didn’t want to lean on loan money and debt to start up his business. He started Cat Head, Delta Blues & Folk Art, Inc. with the mission to ‘promote from within.’ He exports his product while drawing people into the store! Paste Magazine recently said that Cat Head is in the 17 coolest record stores in America. Cat Head was named one of the ‘1000 places to see before you die.’
In the Spring of 2008, Stolle did a documentary of some of the living Blues players in the Delta . “M for Mississippi – a movie by the numbers,” took two years in the planning and pre-production before being filmed over seven days this past spring. Including eight towns and 12 musicians, it took a mere six months of editing to produce this 94 minute movie. The movie includes artists such as Pat Thomas and U.C Ulmer. Thomas, a bi-polar clay worker who loved to draw cat heads, which is where Stolle got the name for his store. Ulmer is a native of Taylor, Miss. right outside of Oxford.
Stolle was a great speaker and really expressed his passion for the Delta Blues! I plan on making a trip to Clarksdale to see the store before graduating in May!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Starkville, Miss. to pardon Cash annually
This fall, Starkville will hold the 2nd annual Flower Pickin' Festival on Oct. 17-19. The festival was made in jest of an arrest Cash received back in 1965 and in light of the event the city will issue Cash a pardon every year the festival is held.
The article was very interesting and it was surprising because I had never heard of a city praising someone for a public intoxication arrest. Granted yes it was Johnny Cash but out of his 7 arrests, this is the only festival created.
The article could have had a stronger lede. I'm not a fan of using a question in the lede, especially one that can not be answered; like on for the dead. The quotes were very well and I like the angle of getting the family's input. The Cash family is known for not participating in many Cash related functions. Both daughter's quotes were strong but I also would have liked to hear from his son.
"And, despite his having been recently indicted in a 2007 shooting in a Texas Bar, Cash’s old friend and songwriter Billy Joe Shaver will offer up a few tunes himself."
I did not like this paragraph. I thought it was very awkward and upon reading it the first time thought the writer was implying Cash's son-in-law or even Cash in the bar fight. Seeing as Cash passed away in 2002, I reread the paragraph two or three times before i realized it was an awkward attempt to introduce Billy Joe Shaver. I would recommend the writer to rework this.
Over all I thought the article was informative, attention grabbing and exciting. This festival is something I'd possibly attend next year!
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/10/starkville-to-re-issue-pardon-for-johnny-cash.html
The article was very interesting and it was surprising because I had never heard of a city praising someone for a public intoxication arrest. Granted yes it was Johnny Cash but out of his 7 arrests, this is the only festival created.
The article could have had a stronger lede. I'm not a fan of using a question in the lede, especially one that can not be answered; like on for the dead. The quotes were very well and I like the angle of getting the family's input. The Cash family is known for not participating in many Cash related functions. Both daughter's quotes were strong but I also would have liked to hear from his son.
"And, despite his having been recently indicted in a 2007 shooting in a Texas Bar, Cash’s old friend and songwriter Billy Joe Shaver will offer up a few tunes himself."
I did not like this paragraph. I thought it was very awkward and upon reading it the first time thought the writer was implying Cash's son-in-law or even Cash in the bar fight. Seeing as Cash passed away in 2002, I reread the paragraph two or three times before i realized it was an awkward attempt to introduce Billy Joe Shaver. I would recommend the writer to rework this.
Over all I thought the article was informative, attention grabbing and exciting. This festival is something I'd possibly attend next year!
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/10/starkville-to-re-issue-pardon-for-johnny-cash.html
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