hw 2/26

A website that I enjoy to visit often is Reddit.com. This website is unique to others because all of the information and content comes from its users. You can search any topic that you want and get articles, videos or pictures. Using the site is very easy and I have found myself going through just the front page most of the time because it is updated in real time. One of my good friends introduced me to Reddit by showing me funny comics that people post. I soon found myself getting most of my information from the site and now have a user name.

What I like about this site is how easy it is to get information. There are tons of memes that go onto the site and they can be creative because anyone has the power to submit one. If something significant happened in the real world you can bet that people will be talking about it on reddit very quickly. Something that is special with this site is the upvote system. If someone were to like what you posted they have the power to give you an upvote making it more popular. While having the option to upvote, people also can downvote post making it less likely that another user will view the content.
There are two main things that I do not like and one of them could use some improvement. The first is that atheism is very popular on this site and many posts about this topic get upvotes. People have a right to post what they wish but it is upsetting to see the support that atheism gets. The second is how easy it is to see content that is titled NSFW ‘Not Safe for Work’. With these posts you can see some shocking things and I wish that it was not so easy to view some of this content. They can pop up on the front page due to popularity and some post have little to no descriptions. Other than that I feel Reddit is a great way for people to share ideas and can express one’s self.

2/21 blogger

Forest Whitaker Gets Apology From NY Deli

Whitaker was wrongly accused of shoplifting from a NY deli. The deli apologized and says that the person who did the accusing is not working at the store anymore. The owner of the store gave Whitaker a choice of giving money to a charity of his choice. 

Shoplift

Will Jessica Simpson Name Baby Ace?

Simpson is known to have a long list of unusual baby names for her soon to be second child. There have been reports that say she will name her new born Ace. Her first child is a girl named Maxwell for family reasons.

Baby

Lil Wayne Claims NBA Banned Him From Events

Rapper clams that the NBA has banded him from events because the Miami Heat requested it. After asked the NBA has said that it is not true that he is banned. He clams that he was kicked out for rooting for the other team but reports say that it is not true and he is just trying to get attention.

NBA

  

2/19 hw

Cordell Named Big South Player of the Week

Outfielder for Liberty Ryan Cordell has been named Big South Player of the week after his great performance this past weekend. His batting average for the weekend was .462. Not only did he do great hitting, he also had a few spectacular catches.

Baseball

Every (Successful) Dunk From The Worst Dunk Contest In NBA History

The 2013 NBA dunk contest was a flop with few memorable dunks. Terrence Ross won it all but not many people know who he is. Of the 50 dunks only 14 of them were made. 

Dunk

Chipper Jones: 'No going back'

There is talk of Atlanta Braves retired player Chipper Jones having a comeback this upcoming season. Despite all the talk his response is that he will not be coming back for the 2013 season. Jones is helping out the team as a hitting instructor for the next few days but that will be all. 

Jones

hw 2/12 5.11

Curriculum

Hot dog University changes graduation requirements for next fall semester.

President David French has announced that the students enrolling next fall semester will need to take one math, computer science and foreign language. Recent studies show that only 15 percent of students took a foreign language course and only 20 percent took a math course while at the university.

Arrest

22- year old senior from Vanderbilt University is arrested for driving under the influence for third time in 6 months the night of Feb 10.

Cathy Bensen is known for being 2013 homecoming queen and is a cheerleader with straight A’s. Cathy is also known for being the daughter of local prominent attorney Jim Bensen. 

Record Weather

Hottest temperature on record on Feb 10 since 1888.

At 3:30 p.m. Port Columbus weather office said that the high temperature on Feb 10 was 82 degrees. It is unseasonably warm.  

hw 2/12

Chapter 6 of Writing for the Mass Media focused on photojournalism. Through the pages it gives ideas and components that any photojournalist would need to learn. Photos are a good tool to you when trying to get a message across. With photos you can take any subject and make it into a powerful image that makes the brain think. Pictures can be more effective then videos in some cases because it makes the viewer be able to use their imagination. If you have a good story with words a picture can make all the difference and complements the story itself. There is more to a picture then just pressing a button. Good photos take planning and needs to have a message. Some characteristics to keep in mind are Drama, Action, Expression and Unusualness. There are also different kinds of shots in photojournalism. These include long range, midrange and close-ups. None photojournalist may not think about placing a subject in a particular place in the frame. This is the idea of the rule of thirds and it is an all important one. A photojournalist understands that not all subjects should be in the middle of the frame and may work better off to the side so the viewer can see ore to the photo. Sometimes a picture is not enough and it will need a cutline. Cutlines are descriptions of the photo and can be helpful to understand it better. They can tell names of who is in the frame to locations. There are some important ethics to know when being a photojournalist and one of the biggest ones is being truthful. A photojournalist mindset should take the picture and edit later. You can choose to not publish a photo but if you do not have it in the first place then it does no good. A photojournalist should be familiar with graphics and understand when to use the right one. 

hw 5.8 2/7

Crash

Who: Rufus N. Hebernowski
What: Plane crash
Where: Super Shopping Mall, Western edge of town
When: Noon
Why: Plane crashed
How: Ran into mall

An Air Force major was killed today when his plane crashed into the Super Shopping Mall and destroying fifteen cars on Friday at noon .


City Council


Who: City council
What: 10 increase in city property taxes
Where: City council meeting area
When: morning
How: double size of city park

Tax money will go to doubling the size of the city park after the Sammamish City Council increased city property taxes by 10 percent Saturday morning.


University Raises

Who: Harold R. Drazsnzak/ University vice president for finance
What: Staff gets 15 percent pay raise
Where: front steps of university administration building
When: Press conference
How: increase revenues from the state

Reno University made an announcement on front steps of university administration building saying that there will be a 15 percent pay raise for staff due to possible increase revenues from the state.


Journalism Students Meet

Who: 200 journalism students
What: Meet
Where: No information
When: Noon
Why: protest university tuition increase.
How: No information

200 journalism students met at noon for a protest against their university's tuition increase of 10 percent.

hw 2/7

5 dead after powerful quake strikes in South Pacific

Five people are killed after a tsunami hit the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The tsunami was caused by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. The local airport and near by villages had the most damage. 

Quake

French troops kill 'hundreds' of Islamist fighters in Mali

Hundreds of Islamist fighters have been killed by French troops in the past month. In March, France is planing on leaving out of Mali and have African forces take over. Sandstorms have kept France from progressing through the country.   

France

UK lawmakers approve same-sex marriage in first vote

On Tuesday UK became closer to legalizing same sex marriage. A vote of 400-175 passing the second reading but there are more votes it needs to pass. There are 76 country's that say it is a crime and in 5 of thoughts the death penalty is enforced.   

UK

hw 2/5

The story that I would like to pursue is the thoughts and feeling of the new baseball field that liberty is constructing. Baseball has been known to be a less popular sport at liberty despite their success. This story is also to figure out how important the finishing of the new stadium is for the chancellor. I want to know how big of a fan Mr. Falwell is to baseball and to sports for that matter.

Mr. Falwell.

What is your favorite sport to watch here at Liberty?

How do you believe athletics can evangelize?

What do you think of the baseball team here?

Do you ever visit the athletic teams?

How many baseball games did you go to last year?

How many do you think you will go to this year when the new stadium is finished.

How important is it to you that they finish the stadium on time?

The new baseball stadium has been under construction since the Summer. The new library since the start of winter and it seems like it is moving faster. Why is that?

Where does the income of the games go to?

How much money does the baseball team get a year?


Jerry Falwell Jr 


Liberty Athletics Directory

Baseball