Shruti Patel's Journalism Blog

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Short Responses 1. Nearly 5,000 people 2. The course features a giant trampoline and a swing rope. 3. Amazon 4. There are many apps you may use to aid you in note taking, two of them are the Brevity (IOS) app and the WritePad (IOS). 5. Waterloo records Long Responses 1. No, none of my family members of mine live in Houston, Tx that were affected by the storm. Although friend's neighborhoods have been flooded but they have been rescued safely. 2. The steps I would take to ensure my families safety along with mine would be to immediately evacuate the premises of the storm, but if that is an unlikely choice than I would make sure we have groceries and water just in case we were trapped in floods. It is vital to follow steps given to us by the news and evacuate if told to. 3. Fiscally the government should be responsible for repairing damages done from the storm  because it ensures Texans that our government is a strong group of members willing to invest financially for the...

News Ethics In Journalism The Media’s Foul Ball http://www.spj.org/ecs9.asp Anonymous/Unnamed sources: In 2003, the Chicago Cubs were five outs from advancing to the World Series. A 26-year old Cubs fan attempted to catch a foul ball. The man was escorted by security from the Wrigley Field. The identity of the fan was maintained as unknown, but the next morning, the Chicago Sun-Times identified the man as Steve Bartman. This topic created controversy because people were uneasy as to if the name should have been identified by millions of people. Given the potential danger to the man, should he be identified? No, the man's name shouldn't be identified because it creates a risk for that man, like the ability to be bullied, harassed, assaulted, etc. for his actions that night. Is it ethically acceptable to do what is presented?Why? It isn't ethically acceptable to perform these actions because it may harm an anonymous individual for his actions, also another reason it ...

Short Answers #1-U.S District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos #2- USS John S. McCain  # 3- The police were s uffering long-term effects from carbon monoxide poisoning that they believe came from their police cars #4-50  million people #5- I would like to attend the Beam to Bar because I get to make Chocolate and customize my own chocolate bar. Long Response:   #1-It was around 1 p.m when workers were covering statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee because of the city's mourning for a women who was killed while protesting. Later Wednesday, a man was cutting the tarp with a knife, when police decided to shroud the statues, many groups of members clashed violently.  #2-No, I don't believe the statues should have been shrouded because it doesn't seem appropriate that the city's mourning of the death of that women should result in the shrouding of the statue of General Lee, a historic hero. #3-I believe that the statues at UT shouldn't ...

1. Timeliness The Solar Eclipse: Highlights From Its Path Across the United States This article is driven by the news value (timeliness) I chose because it expresses a new, current fact, that occurred this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/science/solar-eclipse.html 2.Proximity Tropical Storm Harvey Could Bring Rain To Central Texas This article is driven by the news value I chose because it emphasizes the nearness of a given event to the place of a publication, Austin TX. This story relates to Proximity because it gains the attention of readers living in that specific area. https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/tropical-storm-harvey-could-dump-rain-austin 3.Prominence Trump's Fractured Relationship With Congress Causes GOP Dread This article relates to the news value I chose because it depicts the current news that many people are interested in, this story is "newsworthiness" because it seeks the attention of readers by emphasizing possible issues i...