Monday, February 23, 2015

News Values

3 Prominence - This is about a police dog who was missing for over 2 months. This is about an individual, which is a dog that has been found.
K-9 found: Police dog home after 2 months missing
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/22/k-9-found-police-dog-home-after-2-months/23862393/

5 Conflict- Ukraine after fighting against Russian forces has decided they want peace. Ukraine has lowered their forces.

New Violence Belies Talk of Peace in Ukraine

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/world/europe/ukraine-rebels-say-theyve-started-pulling-back-weaponry-from-front-lines.html?ribbon-ad-idx=7&rref=world&module=Ribbon&version=origin&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=World&pgtype=article

6 Human Interest- This involves the Australian Leader wanting to crack down on terrorism. This effects the people who have struggled with terrorism in Australia.

Australian Leader Outlines Crackdown on Terrorism


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/24/world/asia/australian-leader-outlines-crackdown-on-terrorism.html?ref=world

4 Impact- ISIS is trying to take over Rome and Vatican City. ISIS has tried to take over many cities.
Italy and Vatican on guard after ISIL threat
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/22/rome-italy-islamic-state-libya-threat-vatican/23842455/

2 Proximity- This story is about the winter weather advisory in travis county. Freezing rain and ice are possible in these areas.

Winter advisory in effect, freezing rain possible Monday
http://www.statesman.com/news/weather/winter-advisory-in-effect-freezing-rain-possible-m/nkG45/

7 Novelty- This is about 2 twins who were born conjoined together. They were surgically separated and are in critical condition.

Houston surgeons separate 10-month-old conjoined twin girls


http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/texas/houston-surgeons-separate-10-month-old-conjoined-t/nkG5t/

1 Timeliness- This article is about trying to create peace in Africa. Africa is very war conflicted.

Fighting Is Long Over, but Western Sahara Still Lacks Peace


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/world/fighting-is-long-over-but-western-sahara-still-lacks-peace.html?ref=africa










Thursday, February 12, 2015

The Lone Star Dispatch

Front Page 1. Front Page- Annual teacher of the year award announced- This story is about Ms. Shuttlesworth winning the teacher of the year award. Ms. Shuttlesworth is a first time teacher of the year winner. She has has been nominated constantly and she finally won.

Who- Ms.Shuttlesworth
What- Winning teacher of the year
Where- At Bowie
When- 2014-2105 year
Why- For being a hardworking teacher
How- For working hard
 Bree Zubrerier
Strongest Quote- She has been nominated every year that i have been at Bowie. Bree
The strong beginning made me want to keep reading.
The conclusion is a statement.

2. News- This is about the Science Fair. It is about how the judges judged the projects. Also it is about some of the interesting projects.
Quoted- Jessica Davis
Who- Students participating in Fair
What- Science Fair
Where- In Bowie
When- January 22
Why- For Science
How- Students have been working on projects all year.

Strongest Quote-  There was probably a little bit over 100. Jessica
The beginning was boring and I did not want to keep reading
The conclusion is a quote.

3. Student Life- This is about the award of being an Eagle Scout. This award is prestigous because it is the last rank in boy scouts. many people want to be eagle scouts.

Who- Eagle Scouts
What- Being an Eagle Scout
Where- Bowie
When- 2014-2015
Why- because fit is a great honor
How- Being a boy scout for a long time
Quoted-  Jim Rouen
Strongest Quote- I loved the friends I made and what I learned. I carry it with me to this day. Jim
The beginning was boring it has a slow start.
The conclusion is a quote.

4. Sports- This is about Brooke Landry the knife thrower. She is the highest
ranked female knife thrower in the word. She has been throwing knives since she was five.

Who- Brooke Landry
What- Knife Thrower
Where- In the World
When- Since she was 5
Why- Her Talent
How- Practice

Gillian Sittler
Strong Quote - She's been throwing since she was was like 5 and has just been committed to it for a really long time. Sittler
The beginning was interesting and made me wanted to keep reading.
The conclusion was a quote.

5. Entertainment-    


















Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Other Highschool Newspaper

1. My favorite newspaper page is the Eagle Angle. I like it because it has a theme.
2. My favorite page is Around the World because World news is interesting.
3. I like the headline Around the World. Because it is about my favorite page.
4. 1 story on the front page.
5. All newspapers have at least one main headline, a theme, and the title of the School in some form.
6. Some newspapers have a lot of pictures, some have mostly texts.
7. These were not very similar to other newspapers.

Part 2.

Broadsheet- North Pointe, The Broadview, The Newsstreak
Tabloid- The Torch,The Study Drug, Smashed
NewsMagazine- Eagle Angle, The Torch, Craze



Headlines  - Heading of a newspaper.

Subheadlines - Small one line headline about the story.

Lines- The text in a story.

Boxes- Framed in a border to give it prominence.

Photos- A photograph.

Teaser-A question or a sneak peak.

Flag- The printed tittle of a newspaper at the top of the front page.

Folios - Newspaper name, date and page number that appear at the top of each page.

Captions-Headline or text accompamenting an image.

Stories- What the newspaper is about.

Bylines- The authors name at beginning of article.

Jumps - A continued story from another page.

Story dividers- Dividers that divide the story.

Screens- The format of the paper.

Infographics- A visual photo.

Masthead/staff box- details of publishment.

Friday, February 6, 2015

Front Pages of the World

1. My favorite front page is The Times. I like it because it is simple, but has good information.
2. Headline- Putin splits West with peace plan for Ukraine. I like this topic because it is talking about important world events.
3. 8 Stories
4. For the most part they are all the same size, font and style.
5. the template of the paper, the amount of photos, the size of the font.