Monday, April 7, 2014

Front Pages of the World

Race to Find the Black Box


  1. What city and state is the paper from? Bismarck, North Dakota
  2. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? "Race to find the  black box," it seems more exciting, makes me want to read it.
  3. How many stories are on the front page? 7 if you count the bottom piece
  4. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? a big picture on the newspaper,The main event.
  5. What are things that vary (or are different) on the front page of different newspapers?



Friday, March 28, 2014

7 News Values

Part 1

New objects sighted as Flight 370 search shifts dramatically

3.28.14 11:32 A.M

  • I believe the "news value" that matches this article is Timeliness, because this is recent news.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/28/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Man injured by falling cement in downtown Austin
3.25.14
  • i believe the "news value" that matches this article is Impact, because this has an impact on everyone, they have to worry about "falling cement" crashing on them any minute. Something random like this happened to someone, which means it could happened to anyone else. This is something very unsafe and hazardous.
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/man-injured-by-falling-cement-in-downtown-austin/nfLQF/


Deadly SXSW crash claims 4th life
3.27.14

  • I believe the "news value" that matches this article is Human Interest, because this is a very dramatic emotional struggle that catches people attention, this is obviously a hard time for the kids family. 

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/sxsw-crash-claims-4th-life/nfMnz/

January jones Goes Overboard With Major makeup, 80s-inspired Outfit on New York City Streets 3.28.14
  • I believe the "news value" that matches this story is Prominence, because celebrities are consider "newsworthy" because they are well known and people love to hear gossip on their favorite actor/actress/singer.

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news


NCAA Tournament 2014: Winners and Losers of Day 7
3.28.14

  • I believe the "news value" that matches this article is Conflict, because basketball tournaments are well know for their competitive spirit which could lead to many conflicts with opposing forces.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2008708-ncaa-tournament-2014-winners-and-losers-of-day-7?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_t2


Teen Gets a Tattoo of WHAT??
3.27.14
  • I believe the "news value"that matches this news event is Novelty, because people are attracted to weird things such as this incident where a teen gets a tattoo of a McDonalds Receipt.
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2014/03/27/pkg-moos-mcdonalds-receipt-tattoo.rb-no.html

Court puts Father in Charge of son on Life Support in Round Rock hospital 3.27.14

  • I believe the "news value" that matches this article is Proximity, because this occurred somewhat near me at the time.

Part 2

Stupidest:
Web Has fun with Kim and Kanye's photo
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/showbiz/2014/03/28/fod-youre-welcome-episode-6-kanye-kim-kardashian-candy-crush-gwenyth-paltrow.funny-or-die.html

  • This is most stupid because Kim and Kanye or another celebrity should not be any kind of news. Especially this. More important news could have been aired instead of this.

Most Important:
Rare Tornadoes hit Northern California
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/03/28/vo-funnel-clouds-tornadoes-in-california.kcra.html
  • This is most impacting because lives could have been lost a lot of injured people without homes. This tornado could terrorize a to of lives.



Thursday, February 13, 2014

Magazine Covers pt2

Understanding Magazines:

Early magazine covers



The popular Peterson's women's magazine of 1872 uses a completely common cover well decorated with the leafy border of proper embroidery, with a pleasant collection of drawings at the bottom indicating the many aspects of woman in the family.

The Poster Cover:

The Boston magazine of May 2013 is a praise towards the April 15 bombing at the Boston Marathon .  This magazine cover uses the assembly of different colors and brands of shoes to put together a tribute to the resiliency of runners, the marathon, and the city. To seem more heart felt, the shoes are arranged in the shape of a heart and in the center of the collage of shoes is the phrase "We Will Finish This Race".

Pictures Married to Type:

In the December 2009 Vibe magazine, the audience it would attract would be music lovers, most likely in the genre of R&B and listen to Eminem, lil Wayne, Jay-z, and DMX. The main image (Eminem) is stood straight to the camera to show off his tattoos and try to give an overall image of a ‘hard man’. This image will bring in fans of the artist and make them want to buy the magazine as there is an article about him that may be of interest to the fan.

In the Forest of Words:



 In the March 2009 Elle magazine, they fill their center image with Jessica alba to catch the attention  of people. To keep the viewers reading they have put their cover lines all over the magazine, almost like a collage, so you can't miss it. Magazines find ways to tempt you read celebrities gossip and find fun facts on how to lose weight and whats up in the fashion trend these days.

Self portrait:

Planning ahead: