Well, we put our second issue to bed, and I am pleased to say that I consider it to be far superior to our first. The depth of the writing certainly picked up a notch, and we continue to improve on writing against a deadline.
I would like to thank each of you for the contribution that you make to the newspaper staff. Pretty soon, if not already, people will start recognizing your contribution to the school and will thank you for your efforts. Until then, let it suffice that I KNOW the good work that you are doing and I appreciate it.
For your blog response today, I would like you to find a local or state news story (within a five county area) from one of today's newspapers that you are interested in and write a 150 word response on it. You will most likely be access these articles by searching for a particular paper (i.e. Ashland Daily Independent, Portsmouth Daily Times, Lexington Herald, Cincinnati Enquirer, etc.) and roaming through their stories. YOU MAY NOT CHOOSE SPORTS STORIES - ONLY HARD NEWS STORIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. DO NOT CHOOSE AN EDITORIAL OR A FEATURE, EITHER. You may choose to journal on the content of the piece or the stylistic content of the piece, as long as you provide a little information on both. I would also like you to include the URL so that I can look at the article while I am assessing your posts.
Posts are to be a minimum of 150 words.
We are working on the radio show this week - more things to look forward to.
Brenton Parsons
Journalism Teacher
12 comments:
September 27, 2008 is the upcoming date for the Chili Making Competition. This is a competition between chili recipes, in which anyone can enter. The cook-off will be held at the Paramount Art Center in Ashland, Kentucky. I think that this cook-off can really influence a lot of things. It can influence the future of chili. It also gives sometimes unknown talented chefs to show how great they are and what they can do. This cook-off could help people realize their true potential and everyone else too. There is going to be two matches in both the Media Competition and the Realtor Competition. The first place champions of red chili, chili verde and salsa competitions will be eligible to compete in the ICS World Championship. All are eligible to enter through applications. The event will also have play areas for children, ribs from Texas Roadhouse, ice cream, and live entertainment all day long. In addition to this new competition there will also be a Haute Dog in the City contest. This puts dogs in a cutest costume contest. This information was found at www.dailyindependent.com.
article here =]
This article is about "Cry Out, America!" "Cry Out, America!" is a nationwide Christian-oriented campaign that will be hosting an observance day in honor of the anniversary of September 11th tragedy. The observance will be help in Grayson, Kentucky at the old courthouse builing on September 11, 2008 from noon to 1p.m.. Debbie Harper, the event coordinator, says the event is just Carter County citizens coming together to cry out to the Lord. Even though the event is sponsored by a Christian-oriented organization, Harper says that the event is completely interdenominational.
The author of this article, Tom Preston, is a writer for the Ashland Daily Independent. He managed to keep the article brief, yet still very imformative. The article contains all the information that the reader would want to know, and the author doesn't fill in any blank space with useless information. Preston gets his point across quickly and effectively without boring the reader.
[[Amanda Hutchinson]]
Apparently the Steve and Barry's store at the Kyova Mall, along with other local locations, is closing. The general manager of the store stated that no official notice of the closing has been made know to her, but all the signs are there. They've got a closing sale that should be starting soon, if it hasn't already began. Personally, I think if the mall owners and store managers didn't see this coming, they're absolutely oblivious. The Kyova Mall has been struggling for years now, and it's starting to look like the mall is a complete failure. I'm not sure what it would take to get that place back on its feet. If I'm not mistaken, there has been some speculation that if the mall could sell alcohol, or something of that nature, then it could be successful.
With all commentary aside, from a journalistic standpoint, this is a very basic, straightforward article. The main information is given within two short paragraphs, and any additional information follows afterwards. The journalist uses effective and relevant quotes from reputable individuals. The reader gets exactly what they need to know in a very precise manner.
http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_251233926.html
The article I read about was about a rescued dog. The dog was found in the yard of an abandoned house. The owners had left the dog tied to a tree, and a lady walking by saw him. The dog had been burned and shot with a pellet gun. It had no food or water and was being strangled by the 2-foot leash that held him to the tree. The lady took the dog home and the dog is in much better care. The dog is also now kind of like "the neighborhood dog."
To some, it may seem like an odd article to have in a newspaper. However, I enjoy reading articles like this that have a happy ending. It's also nice to find things in the community that brings everyone together. Overall, I think the article is written well, too .. although the format really wasn't the inverted pyramid. The first few sentences really didn't tell the readers except that it was about a dog in Ashland. But it had details, not too many, and it was informative.
Christopher Miller
Journalism
September 8th
The Ashland independent times has just released an article pertaining to the new grant of money for the emergency county road aid fund for a bridge in dogwood. The article was very short and too the point. However the article didn't go into detail when describing the bridge.
The article had also failed to provide a date and time when the announcement was a made, and information about the start of construction.
The article could of definitely been longer with much more detail and information.
This is sort of off subject but if any bridge should be repaired and remodeled, it should be the bridge on 52 in ironton. It has already been stated by officials that it is very unstable. However it is good to hear that all the money collected from speeding tickets is being put to good use.
Now going back to the article about the bridge in dogwood, I noticed that easier transportation was stressed more than safety. However that could be do to the statements quoted from officials. The article was over all satisfactory and the content that pertained to it.
Hey Parsons!! What's up?!?
Well, I read an article called Man's Mission is a Labor of Love, located at http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2008/09/07/news/community/2communmity_editor.txt
The article is about a 43 year old man named Ronald Galloway. Ronald suffers from a disease called Muscular Dystrophy which weakens and wastes away his muscles.
Every year Ronald calls Portsmouth Daily Times to remind them of Jerry Lewis' Annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon. The telethon helps to provide money for research in finding a cure for the disease. This year, the telethon brought in a whopping $65,031,393, 1.2 million more than last year.
Over the years, Ronald has become some what of a spokesperson for the telethon. His pennies and dimes that he contributes to the telethon turn into millions that go into helping many others who suffer from this disease.
This article does a very good job at honoring this man for his accomplishments. Its almost like it was written just for Ronald.
Later Holmes,
Potter
http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_251233603.html
This article Green House is about to elderly couple who live in Raceland Mr. and mrs.Schelenz and they have their house adjusted to conserve energy. The way they have it set is they have placed a big tub like container in their yard that catches rain water. They have spouts inserted into the tub so they can access the water. its like using a regular spout except the water is rain water. Also to save water they have place small water heaters under their sinks and showers. This is an energy saver because you don't have to wait for the water to heat up. Instead its instantly heated when you turn it on. The two couple who are originally from Germany, moved here a while back to be with their two daughters and grandchildren. The two are currently retired and have a bit of trouble speaking english . But they do attend ACTC in an english class to help out their english a little bit better.
http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_249233541.html.
i read a local news story from the ashland daily independent. the article is called a night at the movies by Tim Preston. its about Ashley Judd talking during "opening night" at the paramount arts center friday evening. she talked about the importance of flims and american history.
major masterpiece movies of the 30's and 40 's were shown.
ok the bell rang so i didnt get 2 finish this sorry. =]
I read in the Ashland Daily Independent an article titled "State ACT scores released" which talks about the state of Kentucky's ACT scores. The article talks about the states ACT scores in public schools. The state of Kentucky's ACT scores was a composite score of 18.3. The article also talks about how the last school year, during the spring, that all the Juniors in the state were required to take the ACT. Also in the article is the background and some info about the ACT test, and talks about what is on the test; such as English, reading, math, and science skills of the students. The ACT test scores students from 1 to 36. Lisa Gross, a Kentucky Department of Education spokeswoman, says that the data that the students acquire from the ACT may steer them towards a college based on their scores. She also says it shows schools and students what areas of learning they need to improve on.
http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_248214954.html
The article i read was titled "Move your Car off sidewalks" on 9-9-08. It can be found at http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_252233254.html. It was concerning the ashland the many complaints that have been filed on local homeowners blocking the sidewalks with their parked cars. Blocked sidewalks can lead to any health hazards such as working on the street and on private property. The APD think it is crucial to gain our sidewalks back now that school is back in session and there are many walkers. It has also been observed that most homeowners do have enough parking space to use on their own property but are just not using it. This misdemeanor can lead to fines of $25 to $100. APD plan to start enforcing this law and start giving out warning to violators for the next few weeks. But after this they will start to lay down the law. Overall i think this article was very straight forward and informative.
This article I read was about a celebration that celebrates twins. There is a 3 day long festival that is for twins of all kinds including, fraternal, identical, old young, quads, triple, and all their families. Twin day has been going on in Twinsburg, Ohio for many years now.
There were two specific twins they talked about in the article. They were from Ashland, Ky and were fraternal twins. Before they were toddlers they were being whisked away by their mother and taken to the twin festival in Ohio.
Being twins is a great thing for many multiples especially Jessica and Sarah Hanshaw. They work at the same job and share the same car and even supply gasoline money. They even share the same clothes, by wearing the same sizes it makes it very easy.
While at the festival they filled out surveys for researchers and even got paid for doing such. These sisters also met a set of twins that had been going to the festival for over 30 years. Sarah said,“You can tell who was there before.” They greet the others with enthusiasm and excitement.
I think this article was interesting because twins are unique. I think everyone should have a twin. Some say that twins have telepathy but no one knows for sure. That may be one reason that they survey them so much. I enjoyed reading this article because I think having a twin would be so neat. Also like the twins from Ashland that were mentioned in the article, not many people may even know that you have a twin when you do.
I found this information at:
http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_248102417.html?keyword=topstory
The article I read was about a chili competition. The chili competition was called “Great Bowls of Fire Chili Fest and Cook-Off” and was held at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland. The article was basically announcing all of the facts about the event like all of the food is from Texas Roadhouse. Chili Fest is a regional ICS-sanctioned chili cook-off and follows ICS rules and regulations. The article also states how the winners of the red chili, chili verde and salsa competitions would eligible for the ICS World Championships. Also, it said This year, two races will take place in the Media Competition and the Realtor Competition. This article was very short and brief. It appears to only be a glorified bulletin flyer. It was written by an apparent anonymous person since it doesn’t specify who the writer was. From a pure information standpoint, it was a well-written article, short sweet and to the point. It was a very effective article.
http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_251234215.html
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