Tuesday, March 31, 2009

elements of news

Prominence
Some big new that’s been in magazines lately is that Chris Brown was arrested for domestic violence to Rihanna, his girlfriend. The violence took place in Chris’s Lamborghini while he was driving home from a party. Supposedly, Rihanna took Chris Brown’s phone to see if he was texting some girl and Chris starting beating her in the car while it being in motion.

Conflict
The Austin Police are looking for a guy who robbed at 4 four business’s at gunpoint. He committed two robberies last night. They have not caught the guy yet.

Proximity

It was talking about the staff and student issues with the new tardy sweeps. The students are complaining about the new tardy saying that it’s not fair for the ones who have only been tardy one time. The Akins staff likes these sweeps though because the number of students being tardy has dropped a lot.

Consequence
Lately, I have been getting of task a lot lately in class and not doing my work. This affects only me, causing my grades to drop pretty badly.

Human Interest
There’s been a story that pretty much everyone has heard about, the girl who was burned alive on Mardi gras night. It is a very sad event that I hope had not taken place. They have yet to find her killer, but I hope they are coming close each and every hour.
Oddity
A women reportedly called 911 a whooping three complaining that her local McDonald’s had run out of chicken McNuggets. The women stated that she paid for her nuggets and wanted to get her money back since they didn’t have them but was told by the cashier that she couldn’t get her money back. The lady was charged for misuse of a 911 call.

Timeliness

300 Africans including women and children are feared to have drowned after their boats capsized off Libya, part of a new upsurge of illegal migration to Europe, officials said on Tuesday.

news leads

lead: Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret

who: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s sons
what: the dad was a spy

when: 1950
where: the family’s apartment
how: they ended up getting arrested

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lead: copy of first Superman comic book up for bid

who: Superman and his companions
what: the 1st comic
when: friday
where: online bidding
why: the people want the comic that’s never been touched
how: the bidding will start at $400,000

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

basic news writing

Article one.

Who? Who is involved? Who does/did the situation affect? Who said so?
This affected the parents, the people of the community and the kids that are being taken.

What? What is happening?

Babies are being kidnapped from their beds.

When? When did or will this happen? When was this discovered?
Between 1993 and 2006

Where? Where did or will this happen?
Public places such as homes, parking lots and shopping malls.

Why? Why did this happen or will it happen?
I just think that some people couldn’t have their own kid that’s why they stole kids.

How? How did it or will it happen? How much does it cost? How many people does this affect? How do you feel about this?
This affects a lot of people especially the family of the kids. I feel like this is a horrible thing to do.


Article two

Who? Who is involved? Who does/did the situation affect? Who said so?

Kenzie Marie Houk, an 11 year old boy, family, and our society.

What? What is happening? What did happen? What are the consequences? What is different about this? What are the choices?
An 11-year-old boy is facing adult charges in the shooting death of his father's pregnant girlfriend, authorities said Saturday.

When? When did or will this happen? When was this discovered?
Saturday.

Where? Where did or will this happen?
It happened about 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

Why? Why did this happen or will it happen?
I think the boy killed his dad’s girlfriend because he was jealous that the new baby was getting the attention.

How? How did it or will it happen? How much does it cost? How many people does this affect? How do you feel about this?
This would really affect the father because it was his girlfriend. It also would affect both the mother and the child because they lost the baby, although the mother died, it still affects her.