1.
A. A University of Illinois security guard was fired after he told a fan to stop cheering so loudly at a basketball game.--This was kind of an oddity and a proxemity
In Florida at an "old folks home" instead of driving vehicles around they ride/drive around in "pimped" out golf carts. They even have a mechanical garage just for golf carts, and the tow truck is a golf cart on bigger wheels. --This is definitely and oddity and hilarious.
B. For the U of I security guard story you could talk to actual security that work there, the security guard that was fired, the fans that were complained against, the fan that made the complaint, the security team that was working the night of the story, and U of I student reactions. This is already a campus story, so you wouldn't have to do anything to make it closer to home. For the golf cart story you could research the garage where these golf carts are fixed, people who live in the homes and drive them, and reactions of civilians living around the area. This story would be a little more difficult to apply to Champaign-Urbana. It's actually in Florida. However, researching and making a lot of phone calls could make it possible.
C. For either of these stories, I think it would be a good idea to have a descriptive lead. Explain the way the game was when the security officer told the fans to be quiet. For the golf carts it would be very cool to start describing this amazing vehicle and telling all of the cool things it has to offer, and then at the end reveal that it's actually a golf cart.
D. The nutgraf for either of these stories would just be the summary of the entire story. I would just explain briefly what happened, and I would use a couple of quotes.
2.
A. http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/25/health.care.summit/index.html
This story was a couple of people who attended a political meeting covering health care and the American people and then reporting about it. President Obama explained that congress needed to move forward with a plan because it is affecting people with and without health coverage. Many of the politicians in attendance disagreed on many topics discussed.
B. This story could easily be localized because health coverage affects everyone. You could talk to local civilians with and without coverage, local hospital employees, insurance companies, and even local politicians.
C. For this lead you could start with explaining that democrats are being watched carefully by everyone right now because of their lack of preparation on the topic of health care.
D. For the nutgraf I would put in exactly what congress is proposing, and I would get quotes from people of interest to either back them up or for comments.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Jour 200 Extra Credit #2
1. Defeated in the House, the Senate now gets to debate the bill.
2. The 19-year-0ld boy got a ticket for jaywalking at 9 o'clock last night.
3. Meredith ran away from home. She was so angry that night.
4. Yes, Brittney. I can figure this one out.
5. Holding their flags high, the veterans marched through town.
6. The student's said they would skip class if Brittney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar, punctuation, spelling, or style.
7. I think most students in this class are a part of the class of '09.
8. "I wonder if this is how you punctuate this quote," Brittney said.
9. It's important for these things to be correct because it shows that we are accurate in what we have written as well. It also looks better, shows that we are educated, and can have a different meaning if not punctuated or spelled correctly.
2. The 19-year-0ld boy got a ticket for jaywalking at 9 o'clock last night.
3. Meredith ran away from home. She was so angry that night.
4. Yes, Brittney. I can figure this one out.
5. Holding their flags high, the veterans marched through town.
6. The student's said they would skip class if Brittney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar, punctuation, spelling, or style.
7. I think most students in this class are a part of the class of '09.
8. "I wonder if this is how you punctuate this quote," Brittney said.
9. It's important for these things to be correct because it shows that we are accurate in what we have written as well. It also looks better, shows that we are educated, and can have a different meaning if not punctuated or spelled correctly.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Extra Credit Assignment 1
When writing a story the crucial parts are the who, what, when, and where. You have to find these basic facts with sources before you can even begin writing a story. After gathering these, you have to decide which facts are intersting and where in the story you want to put them, whether you put them in the lead or in the body.
Deciding which facts to use is probably the challenging part. Prof. Follis said in class today that if you write a 1,200 word story, you will most likely only be using 300 of those words.
To overcome this challenge, you just need to think about what the reader will be interested in or use the seven news values which are: conflict, timeliness, prominence, proximity, oddity, impact, and human interest.
Deciding which facts to use is probably the challenging part. Prof. Follis said in class today that if you write a 1,200 word story, you will most likely only be using 300 of those words.
To overcome this challenge, you just need to think about what the reader will be interested in or use the seven news values which are: conflict, timeliness, prominence, proximity, oddity, impact, and human interest.
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