Karis' Journalism Blog

Current Events Extra Credit: 1. Doug Jones (I think that was his name? He's a Democrat I know) 2. California 3. Bitcoin 4. NYC 5. San Francisco 6. Justice League 7. 8. Hanukkah 9. The 2018 Winter Olympics are being held in South Korea. They were using drugs like steroids to make them "better" 10. 11. 12. 13. Utah 14. 15.

      Many junior high and high schools around the country now require students to spend a certain number of hours each term doing volunteer work or community service. Some believe this is an excellent idea that promotes good citizenship and cultivates compassion. Others feel that forced volunteerism is not volunteerism at all. How do you feel about this issue? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position. Forced Volunteerism Isn't Volunteerism Volunteerism is devoting your time to help others without pay and with choice. If you force children to "volunteer" and do community services, what is the message about good morals here? It changes kids' opinions on good deeds as something you're made to do, not something you want to do because it's kind.  Forcing our kids to spend time doing volunteer work is wrong. Yes, it benefits the hungry or the poor, but they're not the reason the kids are there helping. They're there because...

Story #2: The Shoplifter Last Saturday during Panzer's Department Store's shopping hours, a man identified as Timothy Milan died while supposedly shoplifting. He lived a 1112 Huron Avenue and worked as a chef at a local restaurant in the city.   A guard at the department store told police he began to chase Milan after seeing him stuff two sweaters into his pants legs, then attempt to walk past the checkout lines and out of the store. "We saw him start running and the guard was right behind him," eye witness Sherry Carter said. The guard then caught up with Milan, along with several bystanders, one putting him in a headlock, causing Milan's lack of oxygen and eventual death. "The gentleman who held onto Milan was just being a good citizen," police spokesman Michael Williams said. An autopsy determined the cause of death was indeed lack of oxygen to the brain, most likely from the headlock. "It was a case of excusable homicide," ...

         FINAL REVIEW      Here are the terms you need to know for the final exam. Please create a new blog and title it "Final Exam Review" - type in or copy and paste the terms below and in your own words, try to describe what the word(s) mean from a journalistic perspective. This should help you the most on the test. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 1. Timeliness: How recent the story is, like in the newspaper you want to hear about a recent story 2. Proximity: Where the event in the story happened and how it can relate to you, how close it it to us 3. Human Interest: The topic/subject of the story that people find interesting, make people want to read it 4. Prominence: How important the subject of the story is, make sure it's relevant 5. Conflict: A problem or issue, two sides of a story WORD BANK: 6. Interviews: When a reporter meets with a source to ask them questions about a subject 7. Research: Looking at sources to find info...

Binnie Duval’s Teaching Career Ever since retired teacher Binnie Duval was a young child, she had always dreamed of being an educator or teacher. After she graduated from the all-girls Catholic school Our Lady of the Elms, this dream became a reality. In 1963 she married Don Duval and they were ready to start their lives together. Don was in the military when they married and they lived on a military base in Fort Benning, Georgia. There was an opening for a third grade teacher at an elementary school on the base, so Binnie gladly took the job. Binnie describes one of her more memorable days teaching at Fort Benning. “I grew up in a small, ‘all-white,’ town in Massachusetts,” Binnie said. “I was never exposed to racial diversity before.” So when a little black boy was placed in her class, she was determined to treat him with respect, despite being in a country where people of color had to fight for simple civil rights, the 60’s. The boy had had rough exper...

Naya Tillisch's Feature Story: 1. Who were the sources? Wiliam Clyde Carson, Kennedy Carson, 2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story. William Clyde Carson became interested in birds when he was 12 after his mother got him two parakeets. He then began a successful business selling birds to people and pet stores. He still keeps busy with them today. 3. How many paragraphs is the story? 19 4. How many words is the story? 952 words 5. How many direct quotes are there in the story? 9 6. How many different people are quoted in the story? 2 7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included? "It [the parakeets] has been not just a business for me, but it's been about the animals and the experience." 8. Where is that quote located in the story (beginning, middle, end)? End 9. Does the lede effectively capture the readers attention? Yes 10. If there could have been one additional person interviewed for the story, who would it be? One of ...

1. Who were the sources? Binnie Duval and Michele Bivona. 2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story. The story was about Binnie Duval's teaching career and how it impacted her life and people around her. 3. How many paragraphs is the story? 42 paragraphs. 4. How many words is the story? 1141 words. 5. How many direct quotes are there in the story? 12 quotes. 6. How many different people are quoted in the story? 2 different people. 7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included? "That's when I realized I wanted to be a teacher just like her." 8. Where is that quote located in the story (beginning, middle, end)? It's at the end. 9. Does the lede effectively capture the readers attention? Yes, I think it does. 10. If there could have been one additional person interviewed for the story, who would it be? My dad/her son. 11. Is the story objective, which means are all non-direct quotes statements of fact and NOT the opinion of...

(I was absent on Tuesday, so that's why this is late.) Short Answer: 1. Sean Foley and Andrew Nestor 2. So that he could use more of that public land for public use 3. To keep up with inflation, offer competitive pay for faculty, and to improve maintenance in lab classrooms. 4. Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma), Lamar Jackson (Louisville), and Bryce Love (Stanford). 5. I'd want to see Wonder because I've read the book and I enjoyed it. Long Response: 1. Trump shouldn't have voiced his opinion on Twitter. I'd be much better for him just to tell the facts because that way people won't attack him as much. Trump shouldn't even have posted that update on Twitter because it's a social media platform, not meant for important political figures like the president. 2. I think Trump probably knew what was going on with Flynn before he fired him. It seems like too much of a coincidence that Trump fired him at that the same time Flynn was lying to the FBI. 3. ...