http://www.useit.com/alertbox/media-velocity.html
or this
http://www.esquire.com/features/best-and-brightest-2009/shane-claiborne-1209
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Assessing the Front Page
Use the Front Page of the Newspaper to answer the following Questions. Be ready to present your findings to the class.
1. Which Items had the largest headlines and why?
2. Which Items had the smallest headlines? Why?
3. Which Stories had Photos? Why?
4. Consider the placement of the articles. Does the position of a story (above the fold, below the fold etc.) affect your attention?
5. What other information is on the front page in addition to major news stories How does this affect your attention?
6. How many stories are on the front page? How many are local? How many are national? How many are international? List article headlines.
7 What do you find appealing about the front page? What would you change?
1. Which Items had the largest headlines and why?
2. Which Items had the smallest headlines? Why?
3. Which Stories had Photos? Why?
4. Consider the placement of the articles. Does the position of a story (above the fold, below the fold etc.) affect your attention?
5. What other information is on the front page in addition to major news stories How does this affect your attention?
6. How many stories are on the front page? How many are local? How many are national? How many are international? List article headlines.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Noo noos
Select a story from the following list of topics
Your assignment is to find out what the story's history is. And then follow the story to the present. Aside from the research into past stories on the subject, you will also be required to conduct an interview with a person directly involved in the story. You will need to prepare a set of thoughtful well researched interview questions to ask. After all of your research and interviews have been finished write a 400 word news article presenting the story for the school or local newspaper.
Here are the possible stories:
Resource Use Stories
Water Rights between Canada and the US:
Land being pulled out of the ALR in Langley.
What does the Sign across the street mean "Improving Farmland through Urban Development."
Where did all the Sockeye go?
Olympics
Homeless forced into shelters "when its cold."
Olympic village over budget
Iraqi athlete snubbed at games.
Is beuracracy going to kill the Games.
School
Where does our teachers Coffee come from?
Who makes our gym strip?
What is our school's carbon footprint?
What are the hidden cost of the Invisible Children Campeign
Langley Stories
Sale of Property for the 208th overpass
Why is Langley a large parking lot
Is Google Streetview an invasion of privacy.
Drug production and sale in Langley
Vancouver Stories
The new boat people; should they be allowed to stay?
H1N1 should we get the vaccine?
How many students at LCS have had H1N1?
....if you have another story you would like to chase that is related to issues of social justice just ask
Your assignment is to find out what the story's history is. And then follow the story to the present. Aside from the research into past stories on the subject, you will also be required to conduct an interview with a person directly involved in the story. You will need to prepare a set of thoughtful well researched interview questions to ask. After all of your research and interviews have been finished write a 400 word news article presenting the story for the school or local newspaper.
Here are the possible stories:
Resource Use Stories
Water Rights between Canada and the US:
Land being pulled out of the ALR in Langley.
What does the Sign across the street mean "Improving Farmland through Urban Development."
Where did all the Sockeye go?
Olympics
Homeless forced into shelters "when its cold."
Olympic village over budget
Iraqi athlete snubbed at games.
Is beuracracy going to kill the Games.
School
Where does our teachers Coffee come from?
Who makes our gym strip?
What is our school's carbon footprint?
What are the hidden cost of the Invisible Children Campeign
Langley Stories
Sale of Property for the 208th overpass
Why is Langley a large parking lot
Is Google Streetview an invasion of privacy.
Drug production and sale in Langley
Vancouver Stories
The new boat people; should they be allowed to stay?
H1N1 should we get the vaccine?
How many students at LCS have had H1N1?
....if you have another story you would like to chase that is related to issues of social justice just ask
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