Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Boy's LAX Game (4/26) vs. Prior Lake

Sam Schovanec:
What do you think caused the losses to Minnetonka and Wayzata?
   We stopped playing the mental game in the third quarter. We have to work on playing all the way through the game; mentally and physically. Also, our lack of experience against Minnetonka was pretty obvious. We weren't as aggressive as we can be.

What is something the team does well?
   We are unselfish, we move the ball pretty well.

What have you learned from the coaching staff this year?
   Colin Achenbach has showed us a lot on how an offense can work as a unit and less individually.

Isaiah Neal:
What are some team traditions?
What is the team's goal for the season?
What are you looking forward to this season?

Monday, April 25, 2011

Hard News

Topic: recent lacrosse game

Hard News

Hard News
About +/- 600 words.

Most common front page style of news. Its the who, what, where, when, why and how story. It's generally a time-sensitive story.

-Starts with a summary lead (five W's)
    its the first two sentences
-Then, elaborate on the lead...
    keep it clean, no frill or fluff.
    the body has in-depth details; quotes, background info., visual details.

Feature Story
Informative, not timesensitive

Editorial
Opinion based paragraph.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Ethics and Laws

We will take notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, Petition

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not disrupt classwork or involve substantial disorder. First court case in favor of student rights. (Tinker vs. Des Moines School District; 1969)

3. What is the Fraser Standard?
Because school officials have an "Interest in teaching students the boundries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it doesn't cause a disruption. (Bethel School District vs. Fraser; 1986)

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorship of school sponsered student expression is permissable when school officials can show that it is "reasonable related to legitimate pedagogical(teaching) concerns." (Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier; 1988)

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
Frederick, senior in highschool, suspended banner saying "Bong hits for Jesus", off of school property at the torch ceremony for 2002 Olympics (Utah). He was suspended for ten days. They were let out of school on a "fieldtrip" so technically he was off school grounds but still part of school, therefore ruled in favor of school. (Morse (Principal) vs. Frederick; 2007)

6. What is the definition of libel?
Cannot falsely accuse anyone of crimes. It cannot be defamatory, or hurt their reputation with false accusations (generally printed.) Slander is the same but generally spoken. It must be printed or spoken to another.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Notes on News/Journalism

Definition:
Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences. 
    
    The telling of current events that are newsworthy through magasines, newspapers, and the internet.

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.
TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE

1. Prominence- Why is this story important? Is the person or organization well-known? (ex. Obama, Justin Beiber's haircut)

2. Proximity- Should be purposeful for the local area because that is who reads this news. (ex. Pawlenty is a possible candidate, Metrodome collapses)

3. Timeliness- It must be current and relevant. (ex. weather, sports scores)

4. Unusualness- Things that are out of the ordinary. (ex. cerial killers, terrorist attacks)
5. Significance- The larger the event is and the more people impacted by it, the bigger the story. (ex. Tsunami in Japan)

6. Human Interest- Feel good stories. (ex. baby panda at the zoo, rescue efforts)

What are the advantages of print journalism?1. The stories focus much more on details.

2. You control what you read and what stories you care about. You can read the weather first rather than waiting for the weathermen to cover it.

3. Portable news, maybe even keepsakes. (ex. elections)


What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?
1. Current, to the second.

2. Ability to see/hear the story, live images or videos.

3. Ability to watch news, drink coffee, and cook breakfast. It's hard to cook breafast and read the paper.


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
     It is the best of both worlds. It is the best news from print journalism and it is increasingly convenient. Also, it is updated instantaneously.