When looking through stories on WLKY's website, I came across a story about a lady in California interested in becoming a police officer. She was on a ride along when someone shot at her through the car window. She was only slightly injured by broken glass from the window. According to this article published at 2:30, over a dozen shots were fired.
When I first came across this article, I noticed that this unfortunate event had occurred in California. This broke one of the Seven Yardsticks of Journalism, Local relevance. This has no direct effect on the people of Kentuckiana. This may be very concerning in California, but the informaationt this story is lacking is the answer to the question, "why does this matter?". This would make more sense to be in a publication similar to the New York Times, that is meant for national news. Therefore, this story does not belong on the local T.V. news station.
If you would like to know more about this happening, below is a direct link to the story on WLKY's website:
http://www.wlky.com/article/bullets-hit-california-police-car-woman-on-ride-along-hurt/7152957
Monday, October 24, 2016
WDRB covers Tiny UofL Fan Cheers for the Wrong Team
When watching the 10:00 news on WDRB, I noticed a teaser for a viral video of a crying toddler. This ended up being the very last story on the news. This story was about a young UofL fan in tears apologizing in her fathers arms for cheering for "the wrong team". She cries, claiming that she had forgotten what they were named. So, she accidentally cheered for the cats, her team, the Cardinals, biggest rival.
Why did this story make the news? It is a viral video that has no significance to the community. This video would more likely belong on "America's Funniest Home Videos" than the nightly news station. This story violates one of the most important Elements of Journalism, Make the Important Interesting, and one of the Yardsticks of Journalism, Newsworthiness.
The yardstick, Newsworthiness requires the journalist to question, "will the story have a long lasting effect on people?". It is clear that this story has no effect on anyone whatsoever, other than a smile for maybe one minute.
Peer Response
Often you hear people speak of terms that you are uninformed of. However, once it is explained to you, you realize that you know exactly what is being discussed. This is what happened to me and many other of my classmates, including Patrick, during the lesson about TV news terminology. Patrick, in one of his blogposts commented that after the lesson, when watching the news, he recognized many of terms Mr. Miller had taught us earlier that day.
For example, we knew that stations would often talk over a short video or picture, but we didn't know that this was called B- Roll. We were unknowning of the terminology for every part of the news. Patrick explained how now, when we watch the news, we would be able to identify things such as a stand up, voice over, and teaser.
I understand Patrick's claim stating that he felt more informed when watching the news knowing all of the terminology that Mr. Miller taught us. When watching we can now more easily view the stations goals and how well they did. If you would like to read Patrick's passage about his understanding of this class discussion, there is direct link to the post below:
http://patricksperceptions.blogspot.com/2016/10/class-discussion-october-14-2016.html?m=1
For example, we knew that stations would often talk over a short video or picture, but we didn't know that this was called B- Roll. We were unknowning of the terminology for every part of the news. Patrick explained how now, when we watch the news, we would be able to identify things such as a stand up, voice over, and teaser.
I understand Patrick's claim stating that he felt more informed when watching the news knowing all of the terminology that Mr. Miller taught us. When watching we can now more easily view the stations goals and how well they did. If you would like to read Patrick's passage about his understanding of this class discussion, there is direct link to the post below:
http://patricksperceptions.blogspot.com/2016/10/class-discussion-october-14-2016.html?m=1
Sunday, October 23, 2016
The Parts of a Newspaper
This class discussion about the parts of a newspaper was both very short and very helpful. For fourteen years, I have been looking at newspapers and noticed similarities between the layouts. However, I never knew the names of all of them. of course I knew the term "caption", but I didn't know it could also be referred to as a cut line. I was also unaware that the credentials of the photograph was called something different than the by-line. This is called the credit-line.
Normally, I have a difficult time retaining information. However, during this class discussion, Mr. Miller told us a silly mnemonic statement that has surprisingly helped me a lot. To help me remember the locations of the kicker and the deck, I now think of someone being kicked out, onto the deck. This informs me that the kicker is above the heading, which is above the deck.
I am glad I am retaining this information well, because I know these terms will be important in my future. Even though, this lecture was quite short, I feel like I got a lot out of it. This subject didn't require a very time consuming conversation. This goes to proof that length is not near as important than quality.
Normally, I have a difficult time retaining information. However, during this class discussion, Mr. Miller told us a silly mnemonic statement that has surprisingly helped me a lot. To help me remember the locations of the kicker and the deck, I now think of someone being kicked out, onto the deck. This informs me that the kicker is above the heading, which is above the deck.
I am glad I am retaining this information well, because I know these terms will be important in my future. Even though, this lecture was quite short, I feel like I got a lot out of it. This subject didn't require a very time consuming conversation. This goes to proof that length is not near as important than quality.
Peer Response
Ella's perception of the media response task was different, I noticed, than most others. While reading my classmates' blogs, I noticed that they responded to individual stories they found on their news stations. However, Ella responded to her source as a whole.
It is very well known that every news source has a remarkably high amount of crime stories. This is true especially compared to the other story categories. Ella admitted to knowing this is highly stated. However, she knows it is still important to talk about. Ella did very well portraying this information in a way that made it more interesting. She used details that most people usually don't point out when discussing the abundance of crime stories.
Not only did she use mathematical data to support her claim, but she also explained her point of view about why this is so. Whereas most people say that there are too many crime stories and the media is just trying to blow up the subject, Ella believes these stories are important. It seems crime is becoming a more and more prominent issue and it is important that everyone is aware. Ella made a very valid point that many people take for granted that they live in a safe area and assume that no crime will ever face them. however, that is untrue, and people need to know that.
I agree with Ella that we must be informed about the many fatal crimes in our area. Many people disagree. If you would like more information to form your own opinion, i suggest you read Ella Treinen's well written blog post entitled "Hiding From Reality".
http://newsviewsella.blogspot.com/2016/10/hiding-from-reality.html
It is very well known that every news source has a remarkably high amount of crime stories. This is true especially compared to the other story categories. Ella admitted to knowing this is highly stated. However, she knows it is still important to talk about. Ella did very well portraying this information in a way that made it more interesting. She used details that most people usually don't point out when discussing the abundance of crime stories.
Not only did she use mathematical data to support her claim, but she also explained her point of view about why this is so. Whereas most people say that there are too many crime stories and the media is just trying to blow up the subject, Ella believes these stories are important. It seems crime is becoming a more and more prominent issue and it is important that everyone is aware. Ella made a very valid point that many people take for granted that they live in a safe area and assume that no crime will ever face them. however, that is untrue, and people need to know that.
I agree with Ella that we must be informed about the many fatal crimes in our area. Many people disagree. If you would like more information to form your own opinion, i suggest you read Ella Treinen's well written blog post entitled "Hiding From Reality".
http://newsviewsella.blogspot.com/2016/10/hiding-from-reality.html
Thursday, October 20, 2016
WDRB Covers the Jim Beam Workers on Strike
WDRB is usually a very creditable news source. This is why, when watching the news on October 17th, the story about Jim Beam's workers striking really caught my attention. This televised story by Jessica Bard was about the workers at Jim Beam who refused to work. One of the strikers interviewed claimed it was not about the money. Another said that it was partly because the lack of seniority. The jobs were unstable and the hours were very long.
When watching this story on T.V., I noticed the lack of management investigated. No people of power at Jim Beam were interviewed. Three workers and one other stakeholder without power were interviewed. However, not one of the officials being protested against were asked about their side of the story.
This story breaks the seventh Yardstick of Journalism, Fairness. In this yardstick, it is explained that it is important that journalists find EVERY side to the story. In this story about the strikes at Jim Beam the only side that was obtained was the employees'. Even though this story was well sourced, it needed a better variety of sources.
If you would like to view the story the direct link to the video is attached below:
Peer Response
Bailey's post covering the transition of the radio to television medium was very insightful. Not only did she recap the discussion from class, she explained what she thought of the lesson. Like many people, including myself, Bailey assumed that radios had always played music and aired talk shows. We were informed otherwise during this class discussion. We both discovered that this only occurred after radio's demassification.
Bailey was also surprised that radio stars had left the radio for television. She had made a good point that even though only their voices were famous, radios had much larger audiences than televisions had had. This is due to television being such a new medium. She discribed the celebrities as taking a risk that in her opinion paid off. Now, these actors are much more successful. In the end, she is glad that radios demassified. I agree completely. After all, I couldn't imagine it any other way.
If you would like to read this informative blog, here is a direct link to the post:
http://baileysbeautifulblogs.blogspot.com/2016/10/class-discussion-transition-from-radios.html?m=
Bailey was also surprised that radio stars had left the radio for television. She had made a good point that even though only their voices were famous, radios had much larger audiences than televisions had had. This is due to television being such a new medium. She discribed the celebrities as taking a risk that in her opinion paid off. Now, these actors are much more successful. In the end, she is glad that radios demassified. I agree completely. After all, I couldn't imagine it any other way.
If you would like to read this informative blog, here is a direct link to the post:
http://baileysbeautifulblogs.blogspot.com/2016/10/class-discussion-transition-from-radios.html?m=
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