I found a pretty cool article about a former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter who will travel the 10,000-mile route that author John Steinbeck took that inspired him to write his famous novel, "Travels with Charley." This is an independent project that the writer is working on.
I think that this is a great idea, because a lot of people enjoy the more modern style first-person writing that has emerged onto the journalism scene. He will be writing what he sees, feels and experiences during his stint on the road for the duration, and reporting it to us through videos, blogs, multimedia projects, and traditional basic stories.
I think that this is a really cool subject, because everyone loves to travel and see the world and all its beauty, but only a journalist wants to share these experiences with others through his or her writing. I would be tempted to do the same thing.
This week I want to acknowledge a moment of good reporting. In the sports world, Kenny McKinley committed suicide in his home today.
I chose this particular story because these reporters went to work immediately to get the story. They found out how he killed himself, who found him, the feelings of players that played with him. I was impressed how quickly they covered this story in such a short amount of time. This a great example of how reporters should do their jobs. Even though it was a sensitive subject, they asked the questions they needed to get the story. This is the attitude that all journalists should have.
What I think is worth a look this week is a story I read earlier on the front page of the nytimes.com. The story was about Afghan families dressing their young girls as boys for numerous reasons. Economic help and superstitions are just a couple to name a few. There is really nothing wrong with the story, I just think it is a generally interesting story. I also love the picture they used at the top. Here's the link...
This article covers a newspaper and columnist who are under fire for expressing views about illegal immigrants which are unpopular amongst its readers. Complicating the issue is the ownership of the paper, which belongs to the Mormon Church.
I thought this piece was really interesting and well-reported. It deals with something I normally wouldn't look twice at -- religious institutions terrify me and I'm not fully set in my opinions on immigration -- but I kept reading.
I logged onto the New York Times website today and the article I felt was Worth a Look was the one pertaining to the helicopter crash in Afghanistan. THe crash made 2010 the most deadly year the Afghan War has seen since 2001. I found this interesting and worth a look because of the handout we were given in class called Patriotic Press. This just adds to the mistakes the media made in covering the 9/11 attacks. I just found this story as interesting and a good read with that one astounding fact about the death toll.
Brandon Lawrence - Worth a Look, Sept. 21
ReplyDeleteI found a pretty cool article about a former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter who will travel the 10,000-mile route that author John Steinbeck took that inspired him to write his famous novel, "Travels with Charley." This is an independent project that the writer is working on.
I think that this is a great idea, because a lot of people enjoy the more modern style first-person writing that has emerged onto the journalism scene. He will be writing what he sees, feels and experiences during his stint on the road for the duration, and reporting it to us through videos, blogs, multimedia projects, and traditional basic stories.
I think that this is a really cool subject, because everyone loves to travel and see the world and all its beauty, but only a journalist wants to share these experiences with others through his or her writing. I would be tempted to do the same thing.
This week I want to acknowledge a moment of good reporting. In the sports world, Kenny McKinley committed suicide in his home today.
ReplyDeleteI chose this particular story because these reporters went to work immediately to get the story. They found out how he killed himself, who found him, the feelings of players that played with him. I was impressed how quickly they covered this story in such a short amount of time. This a great example of how reporters
should do their jobs. Even though it was a sensitive subject, they asked the questions they needed to get the story. This is the attitude that all journalists should have.
What I think is worth a look this week is a story I read earlier on the front page of the nytimes.com. The story was about Afghan families dressing their young girls as boys for numerous reasons. Economic help and superstitions are just a couple to name a few. There is really nothing wrong with the story, I just think it is a generally interesting story. I also love the picture they used at the top. Here's the link...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/world/asia/21gender.html?_r=1&hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/business/media/20deseret.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
ReplyDeleteThis article covers a newspaper and columnist who are under fire for expressing views about illegal immigrants which are unpopular amongst its readers. Complicating the issue is the ownership of the paper, which belongs to the Mormon Church.
I thought this piece was really interesting and well-reported. It deals with something I normally wouldn't look twice at -- religious institutions terrify me and I'm not fully set in my opinions on immigration -- but I kept reading.
Justine Elliott
ReplyDeleteSorry. I am "Hot Spot." I wasn't able to post my link yesterday but here it is.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AuCNJCQg4zawyXUDq7g6ZAw5nYcB?slug=ap-broncos-mckinleydeath
Brian Carroll
ReplyDeleteI logged onto the New York Times website today and the article I felt was Worth a Look was the one pertaining to the helicopter crash in Afghanistan. THe crash made 2010 the most deadly year the Afghan War has seen since 2001. I found this interesting and worth a look because of the handout we were given in class called Patriotic Press. This just adds to the mistakes the media made in covering the 9/11 attacks. I just found this story as interesting and a good read with that one astounding fact about the death toll.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/world/asia/22afghan.html?_r=1&hp