Thursday, January 22, 2015
Check the scoreboard, bro
What are your thoughts on this? Should coaches allow their teams to run up scores? Should this coach have been suspended? Explain your reasoning.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
What are your thoughts on this article? And did the media use responsible reporting in posting this?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/living/alex-from-target/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/living/alex-from-target/index.html
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Online article analysis
The following article, "Student pleads with senator to create anti-bullying legislation," was featured on NBC Los Angeles Thursday morning. After reading the article, answer the following questions in detail:
1. What is the angle of this story?
2. How effective was the reporter in conveying all of the information in a fair and balanced manner?
3. What are your overall thoughts on the actual story itself (meaning, how do you feel about this bullying situation, and do you think the issue of bullying will ever be something that can be stopped, even by legislation)?
1. What is the angle of this story?
2. How effective was the reporter in conveying all of the information in a fair and balanced manner?
3. What are your overall thoughts on the actual story itself (meaning, how do you feel about this bullying situation, and do you think the issue of bullying will ever be something that can be stopped, even by legislation)?
A high school
sophomore has reached out to California Sen. Barbara Boxer asking her to create
anti-bullying legislation after he was taunted at school.
James
Anthony Scott, who goes by Shear Avory, said he’d been harassed more than a
dozen times at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Van Nuys. Each incident, he
said, came without recourse for the perpetrators.
The
last straw came on Dec. 4, when he found a note on his locker that included a
derogatory term for a gay man and read, “Get out or die.”
“I
was scared,” he said.
That
was the second note left for the 15-year-old. He called his mother immediately
and said he alerted campus police.
“It
is evident and crucial that innocent and vulnerable students who are taunted,
belittled, and bullied need to be protected under the law,” he wrote in his
letter to Boxer.
Although
her son wasn’t physically attacked , Amber Baker was concerned for Avory’s
safety.
“Words
hurt to me a lot longer than being punched,” she said.
To
date, none of the several teenagers involved in the incident have been
punished, according to Scott. The school declined requests by NBC4 for an
on-camera interview, but in a statement said the district is "committed to
fostering a respectful culture" and have "given this matter the
utmost attention."
"The
district's policy is clear: we investigate any allegation of bullying and
implement appropriate consequences and interventions accordingly. District
policies require that schools follow positive progressive discipline
practices," LAUSD said in a statement.
"L.A. Unified
is a national advocate for safe and affirming schools for Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning students. We will continue to work
closely with the school, the student, and the family," the statement continued.
According
to LAUSD policy, a principal may recommend expulsion if a student is found
harassing, threatening or bullying a peer but only when other forms of
correcting the issue fail and/or a danger to physical safety exists.
Avory's
mother said her son's principal suggested the bullies attend a sensitivity
course, and the recourse for not going would be suspension. Only one teenager
attended, she added.
To
date, none of the teenagers involved have been suspended, Baker said.
Baker
said school administrators told her son that the students who allegedly bullied
him “have a right to have fun and laugh and be loud in their high school
years.”
The
taunting came as a surprise to Avory, who said he was guaranteed a safe and
healthy environment from the school’s principal, Debbie Smith.
After
attending a Gala for Gays and Lesbians in 2012, the principal, who heard Avory
speak at the event, personally invited him to attend the school for the 2013-14
school year, the student said.
He
had been homeschooled the three years prior to attending Daniel Pearl because
of his fear of being bullied that stemmed from a prior incident at a school
within the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Editorial response
Do you agree or disagree with the following article that students often need extra help in the reading process? Explain your answer in detail.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
What are your thoughts on how the media covered this story? Please be thorough and specific in your response.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Costas Controversy
Please read this article and respond.
What are your thoughts? As a broadcaster, should Bob Costas have said what he did? Explain your reasoning.
What are your thoughts? As a broadcaster, should Bob Costas have said what he did? Explain your reasoning.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Monday, November 14, 2011
Blog topic
Please read this article, then in your own blog please give your take on it. Should the government have the ability to do this?
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
EXAM STORY LINKS
16. Yay for semester exams!
18. Yay for you!
25. Write a lead for this story. (you will need to use your headphones for this)
Friday, December 3, 2010
Speaker bio
Lacie Cook is a social media expert. She has been part of the Facebook community for six years, and she has informed the world of important happenings through Twitter for almost two years now. Cook has also conducted research on the effectiveness of such sites and writes a weekly column for the New York Daily News. She said that social media sites write the stories of our lives and are definitely the future of all media.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Nut Grafs
Story #1
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101410dnmetexide.2560ee5.html
Here, the second paragraph serves as our nut graf. It’s where you get the whole “in a nutshell” summary of what the story is mainly about. The first paragraph (the lead) gives you the gist of information (part of the 5 W’s and the H), and the next paragraph (the nut graf) expands upon that with specific information.
Story #2
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101410dnmetpledge.18a442c4c.html
In this story, the lead is actually the nut graf. It’s fairly detailed in giving the 5 W’s and the H, and it serves as that “in a nutshell” part of the story that allows the reader to be well-informed on the content of the story.
On your own
Find three hard news stories in which you are able to identify the nut graf correctly. Please make sure these are NEWS stories—meaning it has to be reported NOW. It can’t wait until later; it won’t be newsworthy later. In the column on the left, put the names of the stories you find. In the column on the right, put the nut graf—yes, fully write these out. If you need extra room, you can always use the space at the bottom of the page.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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