Piper's Blog

My Response to John Woodhouse's: Entertaining, But Not Newsworthy John's Original Post:  http://johnjournalismone.blogspot.com/2018/11/entertaining-but-not-newsworthy.html When reading John's post about a local mother and daughter winning a 1 million dollar power-ball I could quite easily understand where he was coming from when talking just about how newsworthy the story was. When stories of power-ball winnings are aired most people don't think deep into that subject, or even pay attention to the topic of conversation, so obviously it's not a very newsworthy topic to cover in the first place.  When news stations mention things here and there, like a quick sentence about how much the power-ball is worth, then I think it's fine, and can be found interesting. But when you have a whole story dedicated to a duo who won a prize, it isn't necessary.  John stated, " I believe and know that our local news has the duty and obligation to provide ...

My Response to Karlie Brockman's: Are Vague Titles Necessary? Original Article: http://karliejournalismpage.blogspot.com/2018/11/whas-11-are-vague-titles-necessary.html Karlie Brockman covered a specific topic that is rarely addressed by journalists. The 'clickbait" title trend. She explained her thoughts on how journalists use vague titles that are too unspecific to blow up their article to be more entertaining than it actually is. I believe she made great points, because I often see titles in the news, (even from official trustworthy cites) that often make me question the reality of the problem. I found that many people think this to be true, but have a harder time admitting to it.  Journalists often use this form of 'clickbait' to gain attention for their article, and I personally agree with Karlie when she says, " In my opinion, if the title tells readers the important details and the story is newsworthy, the reader is more inclined to click as ...

Hate Crime Classroom Discussion Response Recently in class we discussed the recent effects of the major crimes that have been spreading throughout America. I've previously expressed my thoughts, building off of other students in our journalism class, but there is a lot more to hate crimes that I've noticed.  Hate crimes stand out to me, since I could never imagine disliking someone or something that much. In the Kroger shooting only a little while ago, I couldn't help but notice the amount of articles stating that the Kroger shooting wasn't labeled as a hate crime, and this was shocking. The fact that only two black people were killed by Gregory Bush's bullets, and how Gregory tried to break into a black church seemed like proof enough. I disregarded the fact, and ignored it, but none the less, this crime involved Gregory Bush.  He was known to have committed other crimes, and had previously had his guns taken away from him on many occasions. My question was,...

My Response To LaNasia's: A Class Discussion! LaNasia typed an article discussing wha we had talked about recently in class, regarding not only the synagog shooting, but also the Kroger shooting. When I read over her blog, I noticed that she spoke about how we allow criminals mercy just because they have a mental illness. I had been talking about this situation a while back when the school shooting regarding Nikolas Cruz occurred. I noticed that many people who decide to shoot up local destinations, or commit hate crimes in general, usually show signs of having a mental illness or issue. L aNasia also talked about how people should be more accepting to others, she states, " This whole class discussion, and the crimes itself has me thinking of how I can become the start to the end of these problems, we as people, as Americans have failed this country, if we put aside whatever feelings, beliefs, and values we have just for a second, we can make a change." These words st...