The Pros Words of Wisdom

Throughout our course we’ve spent a lot of time exploring the various areas of the media.  Our in depth lessons have provided us with the kind of knowledge that we need to write and write well.  Though who better to answer our questions about what it takes to “make it” than those who have already [...]

Teen Kills 4-Year-Old Sister?

This video found on cnn.com talks about an 18-year-old who murdered his four-year-old half sister.  The lede of this story is a hard lede as it jumps directly to the point and spares no detail saying that he “slit the throat” of his sister.  These words immediately grab any listeners’ attention. What’s most interesting about [...]

Obesity Prevention

“Take a small step to get healthy,” is the slogan of an obesity prevention campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Services.  The campaign started in 2005 as obesity rates in both adults in children jumped over 60% in the last decade.  A shocking two-thirds of adults are overweight and with obesity comes [...]

New 2010 Ford Taurus

The Columbus Dispatch: Ford hopes new Taurus will turn heads Press Release from Ford’s website (media.ford.com) In Ford’s press release, all the specific details about the new 2010 Taurus are included.  It highlights the features of the new car and what makes it such an incredible buy.  Also, the press release is very to the [...]

Financial Crisis Offers Hope to First Time Buyers

For sale sign outside Anne Garrick’s home. Charlottesville, Va. – When Anne Garrick suffered from a stroke three months ago, she didn’t expect she’d still be living alone waiting for her home to sell.  Plans to sell her house and move closer to one of her children took a turn for the worse as the [...]

Online News

Virginian-Pilot Online is the website for the newspaper serving the Virginia Beach/Norfolk area.  This online news site is full of bright graphics and advertisements like described in Harrower’s story.  Unlike the paper edition, the online site has far more recent stories and news.  One key thing I noticed about this site is how particularly bright [...]

Suspect tells AP soldier’s killing was justified

Suspect tells AP soldier’s killing was justified By KELLY P. KISSEL Associated Press Writer LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Muslim convert charged with fatally shooting an American soldier at a military recruiting center said Tuesday that he doesn’t consider the killing a murder because U.S. military action in the Middle East made the killing [...]

Obama’s “Got Nerve?”

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says that President Barack Obama “got nerve” to go sightseeing in Paris while telling lawmakers it’s time to deliver on a health care overhaul. Grassley, the top Republican on the Finance Committee, is key to any bipartisan health care deal. Using Twitter — the Internet-based social connection service allows users to [...]

Jolie jumps past Oprah to nab top spot on Forbes celebrity list

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  — Media maven Oprah Winfrey earned 10 times more than Angelina Jolie last year, but the actress bumped the talk show host from the top spot on Forbes’ 2009 Celebrity 100 list just released by the business magazine. Jolie‘s fame, evidenced by magazine covers and TV, radio, newspaper and Web stories, [...]

News with an Attitude

“I prefer to read, watch or listen to news that’s presented with an attitude, even if it’s opinionated, because it makes the topics more interesting.” Aside from presenting the public with information regarding current events, the media also has a duty to provoke thought, discussion, and opinion. Although the objective of common media forms with [...]