Story 6

Talent: Johnson, Taylor

Holiday Concert             

TRT:  2 minutes 6 seconds

12-12-13

CONDUCTOR LORI WIY-ST LED THE HOLIDAY CONCERT CHOIR AS WELL AS THE MAD-RI-GAL CHAMBER SINGERS DURING THE HOLIDAY CONCERT DECEMBER 7^TH.

THE MAD-RI-GAL CHAMBER SINGERS BEGAN THE CONCERT WITH PIECES AS “ WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS” DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL RENAISSANCE ATTIRE. ALL CONCLUDED THE CONCERT WITH A PERFORMANCE OF “ A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL”.

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ONE OF THE PIECES WAS ACTUALLY “WRITTEN FOR THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE II”. THIS WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT WAS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHEERFULNESS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND OF NEW BEGINNINGS. WIY-ST EXPLAINED THAT SHE WANTED TO SHOWCASE PIECES THAT WERE JOYOUS AND CELEBRATORY, BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO EVERYONE.

THE HOLIDAY CONCERT ORIGINALLY TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY EVENINGS, BUT WAS LATER CHANGED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT WANTED TO ATTEND AND SEE THEIR CHILDREN PERFORM. THIS CHANGED INCREASED ATTENDANCE DRAMATICALLY AND HELPED GENERATE MORE AUDIENCE VARIETY. CHILDREN TWELVE AND UNDER ARE ADMITTED FOR FREE, BUT EVERYONE ELSE IS SUBJECT TO AN ADMISSION FEE WHICH GOES TOWARDS AND PURCHASE OF MUSIC AND POTENTIAL TRAVELING FOR THE MUSICAL GROUP. STUDENTS AND SENIORS ARE ADMITTED FOR FIVE DOLLARS AND GENERAL ADMISSION IS TEN DOLLARS.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT, CAITLIN SPER-BER ATTENED THE EVENT.

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WIY-ST ALWAYS LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THESE STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL SO EAGER TO BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM AND BE INVOLVED IN THE CONCERT.

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Conductor Lori Weist led the holiday concert choir as well as the madrigal chamber singers during the Holiday Concert on December 7^TH .

The madrigal chamber singers began the concert with pieces such as “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” dressed in traditional Renaissance attire. All concluded the concert with a performance of “A Christmas Festival”.

Wiest noted that, “much of the performances are not Christmas music, or even traditional holiday music at all”.

 One of the pieces was actually “written for the coronation of King George II”. This was chosen because it is representative of the cheerfulness of the holiday season and of new beginnings. Wiest explained that she wanted to showcase pieces that were joyous and celebratory, because the holiday season means different things to everyone.

Wiest has had a passion for music all her life, and began piano lessons at the age of 5 and continued them up until her undergrad. She initially went to college for chemistry, but later changed focus to music.

“Weist attended North Dakota State University and received her Bachelor of Science in Music Education and Piano Performance.”  

She has gone on to having a successful career in music, later “earning her doctorate in Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Music Theory from the University of Arizona.”

She serves on many committees and is actively involved at Washington State University.

The Holiday Concert originally took place on Thursday evenings, but was later changed to accommodate for students and families that wanted to attend and see their children perform. This changed increased attendance dramatically and helped generate more audience variety. Children 12 and under are admitted for free, but everyone else is subject to an admission fee which goes towards the purchase of music and potential traveling for the musical group. Students and seniors are admitted for $5 and general admission is $10.  Also during the concert, a bake sale was put on in order to provide the audience with refreshments during the intermission. Again, all proceeds went to the musical group. Weist is hoping for around 400 people to be in attendance as that is what has been seen in the past, and is usually a pretty good estimate of the turn-out. However, because of weather conditions and the fact that the concert takes place right before finals week may contribute to a lack of attendance. However, student at Washington State University was able to take a break from studying and come to the concert.

                Washington State University Caitlin Sperber fortunately was able to the event and shared her experienced there with me.

“I heard about the Holiday Concert from my professors” she said, “I thought it would be a great excuse for a study break and I just can’t believe that all these talented students are my classmates.” 

There was a lot of preparation that went into putting on a concert of this magnitude for the university and community collectively. Weist says almost all the details are planned out prior to the end of the spring semester preceding the concert, and they purchase all of their music over summer break. In addition, Weist also explains how important it is to have all the dates and scheduling planned out completely in order to put it in the performer’s syllabus at the beginning of the fall semester. Instead of giving a paper final, the concert is the final piece for these students. Wiest finds this as a celebratory end to the semester that allows students to be excited about the holiday season.

Weist always looks forward to working with these students because they are all so eager to be a part of the program and be involved in the concert.

The reason being is because “many of the performers are not music majors at all and come from all different academic backgrounds.”

 They all come together for a common purpose and a love of music. Weist believes that having students who want to be there is so rewarding because they value the experience they get as performers and they use music as an outlet to not only express themselves but to get away from the stresses of their own majors.

Link: https://soundcloud.com/taylor-johnson-122/final-333-mixdown

Assignment #5

Child Obesity has doubled in the past 30 years. 

Tom Power began research on child eating patterns 10 years ago. Childhood obesity has been increasing at an alarming rate, especially among families in poverty. Indulgent and over-controlling eating patterns have been traced to increasing rates of obesity due to the focus on external cues rather than internal cues.

 Power’s research began in Houston, Texas through the Head Start program which serves low-income families and their children with childcare. Power and his team works with these children on recognizing internal cues related to hunger and fullness rather than external cues. This being because typically with low-income families they over indulge their children with food, or they tell their children they can only have dessert if they eat their vegetables. This causes children to develop an unhealthy relationship with food in which they focus more on the external cues of pleasing their parents and being rewarded, rather than the internal cues of recognizing the sensation of being physically full and satisfied. Power and his team of researchers hope that by addressing the issue of childhood obesity, and working with families that they can not only recognize the root of the issue but also prevent families from over-indulging and using external cues to affect eating patterns.

 According to Power, “we have identified three common feeding styles among parents of young children”. Power explains that an “over controlling” eating pattern is one in which parents coerce children into cleaning their plate and using food as a reward and punishment for privileges such as dessert. This again demonstrates the potential for obesity because of children learning to ignore internal cues for hunger and fullness. The indulgent eating pattern focuses on using food for comfort and pleasure purposes rather than for nurture. An example of this style is when parents allow children to eat as much food as they want, or they even may provide larger portions than necessary. Furthermore, most parents should strive to achieve the responsive eating style which allows children to eat as much or as little as they want to. This teaches them to listen and pay attention to internal cues, and develop a healthy relationship with food. Parents who demonstrate this pattern are more likely to teach their children to like healthy food. Power figured out in his research, “that children may need to try a new food between 10 and 15 times before they develop a preference for the food—especially if it is bitter, sour, or has an unfamiliar appearance, smell, or texture”.

 Currently, research is still being conducted in Houston, Texas as well as in Pasco and Tacoma, Washington. The families that are participating are primarily Latina and African American, and the research is working towards making them more aware of their children’s eating pattern. As well as teaching the parents ways in which to alter the relationship their kids have with food in order to make it healthier. In fact, researchers have been working with dolls in order to better explain the internal cues related to hunger to children. Each child is given a doll and at the end of their meal, they have to represent how hungry they are using the doll. Either very full, full, or not full. This helps them understand how to recognize cues and explain to adults what would be appropriate portion sizes.

 The research done by Power and his team is funded by grants, and currently they are on their fifth grant provided for research. Power hopes that the research will be educational both to himself and his team as well as the families participating. As long as they have the funds, they anticipate continuing research for as long as possible since obesity is a growing and ever-changing issue in America.

 Sources: Thomas Power: Tompower@wsu.edu

Sheryl O. Hughes: shughes@bcm.tmc.edu

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm

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Sheryl presentation 5 26 11 version 5 sh2 from Taylor Johnson

Business story

Business story “quick fire” exercise

Write a story from the following set of poorly constructed and written facts. Use your own wording. Use the Internet to check spellings of names, companies, etc.

The Facts

●     Boeing, the company, has been wanting some tax breaks.

●     In addition to the tax benefits, which would be valued at $9 billion and extend through 2040, the company wants an associated contract with machinists.

●     The new deal, both tax benefits and contract with machinists, is part of a deal to build the new Boeing 777X in the Puget Sound area.

●     Last week state lawmakers had a special session that was focused on this deal.

●     The lawmakers passed the legislation that included the tax benefits. It was a fast session.

●     Today Washington Gov. Jay Inslee approved the package of tax breaks

●     The machinists will have their contract vote later this week. The thing is, some are opposed to the contract. They gathered on Tuesday to rally against the proposal in Everett

Quotes:

Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes

●     (Indirect) It’s not a bluff that Boeing could move the 777X plane production somewhere else. The company wants to stay in the Puget Sound Area. The machinists voting for the deal will make that happen.

●     Direct: “"My sincere hope is that we don't even have to even think about moving production out of the Puget Sound area."

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Tom Wroblewski, president of the Machinists District 751. He stood with Boeing representatives and political leaders at the bill signing Monday.

●     (Direct): "What's at stake here is jobs for the future — jobs to build the 777x for 20 to 25 years"

●     (Indirect): Representatives and leaders need to consider the deal that is best for the families of workers. That includes their grandchildren because it’s a long-term deal.

  Washington Governor Jay Inslee approved the tax breaks Monday for Boeing Co. which would be valued at $9 billion and extend through 2040 after just three days.

The eight year contract will need to be discussed with the machinist else Boeing will look somewhere else to build the new model 777X in Puget Sound. Machinist will vote on Wednesday to discuss this contract; however, some are opposed to the idea.

Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes addressed the machinists on Friday. He wants to keep the production in the Puget Sound Area.

 “My sincere hope is that we don't even have to even think about moving production out of the Puget Sound area”

Tom Wroblewski, president of the Machinists District 751 discussed his thoughts about the contract proposed to the machinists saying that they need to think about their families of workers. 

Assignment #4

Talent: Johnson, Taylor 

Jazz Band Festival

TRT: 2.00 minutes

11-08-13

WSU Jazz Festival, Music, Pullman, WA

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------------------------------Audio----------------------------- ((Taylor)) High school students from the Washington and Idaho area performed Wednesday at the W-S-U Jazz Festival during the 21st annual event. The afternoon jazz performance and competition was the closing event to a morning filled with jazz clinics and faculty-led programs for the students. Walla Walla High school band won the event and received an individual clinic. The jazz concert featured the W-S- U jazz band and included performances by faculty. Video of the jazz band playing ((Taylor)) W-S-U alum Patrick Sheng played multiple saxophone pieces that were featured at the event. Sheng has his Masters and Bachelor’s degree in Music from Washington State University and now teaches saxophone at McNeese State University. Sheng produced one of the works performed during the concert, and was in the jazz band during his time at W-S-U. Audio of Patrick ((Taylor)) W-S-U student Hannah Hicks enjoyed the concert and even stood up to clap during the performances. ((------------SOL-----------------------------)) “Honestly, I really impressed with all the talent they had uhm the students and the professors both. It’s great to see people passionate about music and passionate about what they are doing and also seeing teachers play together can like you know you can never hear that or get to see that side of them. That was probably my favorite part.” (( Taylor)) W-S-U Music Director Gregory Yasinitsky played a few solo pieces during the event.  He has been playing the saxophone since the sixth-grade and has kept with his musical talent. In addition to the competition, each band had to pay one-hundred and seventy-five dollars. Those funds were used wisely. ((--------------------------SOL-----------------)) “ Well to run the festival basically. I mean you have to hire these expert judges and they get a fee for the day and you have to pay for their expenses travel to and from Pullman”.

sources:

Hannah Hicks: 360-907-1526

Gregroy Yastinitysky: 509-595-0838







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yiib6DKyB0&feature=youtu.be 

Pictures with captures

Members of Kappa Delta Sorority walk to formal dinner on the snowy Pullman nights.

Kappa Delta members wait on the stairs while waiting for their spots in line for formal dinner. 

Kappa Delta members return to the food area to get seconds on their meal. 

Brianna Hendrix, right, and Gabby Ziegler, left talk about school while waiting in line for dinner. 

Members of Kappa Delta Sorority wait anxiously while waiting in line for dinner.  

Members of Kappa Delta finish up their dinner while talking before formal chapter. 

Kappa Delta member sit at their designated spot for formal dinner. 

Brianna Fee, center, scoops fettuccine Alfredo sauce onto her pasta, while Kim Hiegal grabs a piece of bread to go along with her dinner. 

Pasta and meatballs are serving served at formal dinner at Kappa Delta Sorority.

Broadcast Video Exercise

Broadcast Video Exercises

Part 1

            Watch the following broadcast news packages. Identify each unique instance during which the producers used one of the three major types of footage (e.g. b-roll, interviews and on-screen talent). Did you like their use of each major type of footage? Why or why not? What other visuals would you want?

First video: They use B-roll in the beginning, interviewing middle, on screen talent end. They used all three very effectively.  They used the people chanting in the beginning as the B-roll. They also used interviewers throughout the middle of the video. Lastly, they used the male anchor at the end to end the topic.

Second video: B-roll and Interviewing. They used interviewing mostly; however, they still used B-roll in the beginning while talking about the wildlife preserve fire. Then throughout the rest of the video they used interviewers.

●     Egypt aid

●     Wildlife preserve fire

Part 2

            Watch the following news package featuring WSU and the debate over genetically modified foods. Identify the different camera shots used. Write them down in sequence. What patterns do you recognize? Did you like the way the shots progressed? What would you have done differently?

They used stand up in the beginning of the video. They also used interviewing parts throughout. The video also had B-roll it in as well which was great to see and actually understand what was happening.

They also had many shots that they used as well including:

1.      Wide shot

2.      Cut out

3.      Medium shot

4.      Cut in short

5.      Zoom in closely

6.      Zoom out

7.      Close up

8.      Wide shot: tractors worker

9.      Wheat field cut in shot

10.  WSU building wide shot

Radio Script- AWC

Talent: Johnson, Taylor

AWC Club                         

TRT:   122.814 seconds

10-24-13

THE ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN COMMUNICATION IS A CLUB FOR WOMEN AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. IT PROVIDES YOU WILL EVERY BRANCH OF THE COMMUNICATION FIELD YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW TO SUCCEED.

A-W-C IS A NATIONALLY KNOWN CLUB. BY PAYING THE $ 4-4 DOLLAR MEMBERSHIP FEE, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

BY BEING A MEMBER, YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN MANY WORK SHOPS. MEMBER SARAH DAVIDSON SPEAKS ABOUT WHICH ONES SHE HAS DONE THIS SEMESTER.

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UNLIKE OTHER CLUBS, A-W-C TAKES THE TIME DURING THEIR BUSY SCHOOL SCHEDULES TO DO CHARITY WORK. THEY WRAP AND DELIVER PRESENTS TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE IN MOSCOW, IDAHO EACH FALL SEMESTER.

WHILE RECEIVING, “THE OUTSTANDING STUDENT CHAPTER AWARD” IN 2011. A-W-C DOES JOB SHADOWING. FORMER MEMBER ANNA MCJUNKIN, TALKS ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE.

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SYDNEY DAWSON, FORMER PRESIDENT SPEAKS ABOUT HOW A-W-C ENHANCED HER FUTURE CAREER.

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Aurora Shooting

I chose the first phone to show the scene and location. It gives an idea the severity of what happened. It shows the gun, police, and the door he went through when he entered the theater. The next three photos I chose to show different emotion from people who lost loved ones, which was the middle of the story. I chose the final picture as the picture of closure. The picture brings peace and closure to those whose lives were lost. Although, it will never be forgotten, closure was made and the crosses are memorials of those who were killed in the shooting. 

News stories with photos

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/technology/with-new-apple-ipads-tablets-move-closer-to-passing-pcs-in-sales.html?ref=technology

This article tells a story about how Ipads are passing PCs in sales. I like this story because it has 3 great pictures that tells and shows the size difference which is what people want. They say that Tablets are getting me attraction due to their low costs.

http://www.kmov.com/community/Photos--227689061.html?gallery=y&c=y#/community/Photos--227689061.html?gallery=y&c=y&img=15&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y

These pictures show how much fun children had while playing on the set of KMOV St. Louis. I like these pictures more than the above ones because it shows their emotion. It tells a story without any words need and that is what I find important.  The pictures showed that the children had a great time and also learned a lot. You can see in a lot of the photos that the adults were helping the children learn about what they do. It really captured their emotion.

Rewrite

Taylor Johnson

Comjour 333

October 10, 2013

Abbas Milani discusses potential for better U.S. - Iran relations at Washington State University.

Milani is a Stanford professor spoke who at Washington State University Thursday.          

                 Washington State University was honored to have been able to host Abba Miliani Thursday at The Foley Institution. According to Hoover.org, his expertise is in Iran/ US relations and Iranian cultural, political and security issues. Miliani was a student researcher at the Iranian Center for Social Research from 1977-1978 and an assistant professor at the National University or Iran from 1975 to 1977. He is also an author, and his last publication was The Shah in 2012.

                 Milani spoke about the relations between the U.S and Iran started what the most complicated issues are, and what happened yesterday which was an important day to remember. U.S/ Iran relations began in 1850.

       

   “Iran’s first interaction was with the American’s were the missionaries, and the missionaries began to arrive unmasked and they virtually could not convert a single person.” Said Milani

This was a time where it was looked down upon if you were born Muslim. If someone wanted to convert out of it, they were executed. If you were not Muslim, and you didn’t have a religion and you wanted to be a Muslim that was completely understood. Converting to another religion was slim to none. Thankfully, times have changed since then and now there are thousands of people who have crossed over to Christianity.  

The missionaries decided to stay in Iran, and they have become the best education schools in Iran such as the first girl’s school, and nursing school. All of these things that the American missionaries have created a huge impact on the U.S. From 1850- 1953 the image that the U.S portrayed to the Iranian was a powerful, but far away country. This was important because this helped Iran understand that the U.S might actually be worth something. The U.S proved to Iran by trying to get the Soviet Union out of WWII.

“Someone even wrote a book saying that 9/11 was payback for the August 53, I mean it’s a free country and people can say whatever the hell they want, but to say that September 11^th with 19 Arabs are involved and most of them have never heard that name Mosaddegh.” Milani said.

He described that you can’t blame Arabs for one act that occurred against America. Most people still do categorize them all together, and that also changed their relationship between Iran and the U.S.

As a result from all these tensions, Iran now can’t have access to their oil, or their money that they do get from selling the oil that they have. Iran has now no place to go, and that caused the sanctions to shut down. Iran is at a point now, where in the next couple months they are going to start making deals, because they have to if they want to succeed.

Sahar Vahabzadeh, a student here at Washington State University spoke about her connections to the Iranians. She expressed her thoughts and her feelings that she had on this subject, and talked about the two she use to live in had been damaged due to all the drugs, medicine, and weapons that were there.

               

“I don’t see how people can get a hold of that many medicines and I think the sanctions are hurting the people of Iran, and the town I once knew.” Vahabzadeh expressed.

The first thing we need to do to stop this from occurring is to take initiative and actually look at the legitimate concerns.

Live Video: http://wsu.tegrity.com/tegrityUtils/InstructorViewer.aspx?directLink=1&startTime=0&currSessionGUID=aa5ec9b7-93b4-4f15-8c3f-5e636c8a6201&httpSessionKey=a954af51-4ac8-4664-828a-f0219973357a

I could also use pictures of the speaker, and a website of some of the points he mentioned.

Sources: Abbas Milani (650) 721-4052 

Sahar Vahabzadeh: sahar.vahabzadeh@email.wsu.edu

  

Taylor Johnson

Comjour 333

October 10, 2013

An announcement was made by Abbas Milani, a professor from Stanford university, on Thursday at Washington State University. He announced the potential for a better relationship between the United States and Iran.

Milani is a professor and well-known author, which has taught him throughout the years how important the relationship between the two countries is.

 Miliani was a student researcher at the Iranian Center for Social Research from 1977-1978 and an assistant professor at the National University or Iran from 1975 to 1977. He is also an author, and his last publication was The Shah in 2012

“ Iran’s first interaction was with the Americans [was] the missionaries, and the missionaries began to arrive unmasked and they virtually counld not convert a single person.” Said Milani.

This was a time where it was looked down upon if you were not born Muslim. If someone wanted to convert out of it, they were executed. If you wanted to convert to Islam, it was completely understood. Converting another religion was quite rare. Times have changed since then and now thousands of people have crossed over to Christianity.

People have associated 9/11 to Iran. Milani expressed that the 19 Arabs involved should not be blamed, despite what many people think.

A WSU student, Sahar Vahabzadeh, spoke about her connections to the Iranians.

“ I don’t see how people can get a hold of that many medicines and I think the sanctions are hurting the people of Iran, and the town I once knew.” Said Vahabzadeh.

The first think we need to do is take initiative and look at how we can be proactive in building and fostering a constructive relationship between the two countries.

Sources: Abbas Milani (650) 721-4052 

Sahar Vahabzadeh: sahar.vahabzadeh@email.wsu.edu

  

Broadcast writing exercise

Writing broadcast stories exercise

Write short broadcast stories using the following facts. Please do not trust any of the writing in my prompts. You should rewrite in your own words.

Story 1: The facts

●     At 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ocean Shores, Oregon, weather sirens will sound.

●     The sirens are part of an annual severe weather drill. This is done all over the state

●     Its sponsored by the National Weather Service

●     The exercise with the sirens is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week

●     Severe Weather Awareness week started on Monday and runs through Friday

●     Just in case there is real severe weather Wednesday, the drill will be moved to Friday

●     People should do what they normally do during weather sirens for realism

Ocean Shores residents, be aware of sirens on Wednesday morning.

 The National Weather Service sponsors the annual severe weather drill that will be tested all over the state. The sirens are a part of the Severe Weather Awareness Week that started on Monday and runs through Friday. The drill will be moved to Friday in case of severe weather on Wednesday. Residents should act as if it was a real drill.

Story 2: The facts

●     Protestors are at Franklin Park in Spokane.

●     They are protesting GMOs (genetically modified foods).

●     The protest was part of support for an initiative about GMOs

●     The initiative is called Initiative 522. It requires labeling of GMO foods by companies that make them

●     Protesters were speaking out against the Monsanto Company, which is an agricultural company. They say that company helps make those foods

●     There were other, similar protests across the country about GMOs

●     This was World Food Day.

Protestors are speaking out today about genetically modified foods at Franklin Park in Spokane.

Protestors at Franklin Park are in support of initiative five-two-two. Initiative five-two-two requires labeling of GMO foods by companies that make them. The agricultural Monsanto Company, which is a company that helps make these foods, spoke during the protest. Other protests are happening across the country in honor of World Food Day. 

Story 2

Taylor Johnson

Comjour 333

October 10, 2013

Washington State University hosted an event that was open to the public on Thursday which announced a potential better relationship between U.S and Iran relations hosted by Abbas Milani.

Sanford Professor Abbas Milani spoke about the relations between U.S and Iran and how it has a potential of becoming better in the future.

Abbas Milani expressed greatly his thoughts about the U.S and Iran relations. Being a professor, and being a well-known author has taught him throughout the years how important the relationship between the two countries really is.

Milani spoke about the relations between the U.S and Iran started what the most complicated issues are, and what happened yesterday which was an important day to remember. U.S/ Iran relations began in 1850.

       

   “Iran’s first interaction was with the American’s were the missionaries, and the missionaries began to arrive unmasked and they virtually could not convert a single person.” Said Milani

This was a time where it was looked down upon if you were born Muslim, and you wanted to convert out of it, you were going to be executed; however, if you were not Muslim, and you didn’t have a religion, and you wanted to be a Muslim that was completely understood. So converting to another religion was slim to none. Thankfully, times have changed since then and now there are thousands of people who have crossed over to Christianity.  

People have compared the tragic event of 9/11 to the country of Iran. Milani expressed that there is no way that you can just blame that event on the 19 Arabs that were involved. It is very easy to just pin point it and say it was their entire fault; however, that is not the case.

Sahar Vahabzadeh, a student here at Washington State University spoke about her connections to the Iranians.

“I don’t see how people can get a hold of that many medicines and I think the sanctions are hurting the people of Iran, and the town I once knew.” Vahabzadeh expressed.

The first thing we need to do to stop this from occurring is to take initiative and actually look at the legitimate concerns.

Sources: Abbas Milani (650) 721-4052 

Sahar Vahabzadeh: sahar.vahabzadeh@email.wsu.edu

Hyperlinks

In class exercise:

Scavenger  hunt. Hyperlinksà why they area effective? What works do they link to? How many words are linked? What purpose does the link provide for the story?

I decided a good place is start is by going to King 5 news because I think their news is accurate. I clicked on a link that talked about a New Push to ID teen victim of 1977 murder. They used hyperlinks effectively. There is only one in the story, but some on the side, and towards the bottom that were relevant to the story. The hyperlink in the middle of the story linked to Washington’s Missing Children photos. At the bottom it linked to a missing kid’s link and Snohomish county website. The links provided more information about the links. It also provided other  stories about related stories as well. 

Scam Story

Web news rewrite exercise

What follows is a poorly written hard news story. I would like you to rewrite it for the Web. That means a short presentation that contains only the facts in a straightforward manner. When your rewrite is complete, identify the subject, verb and object in every sentence (there may be multiple in one sentence, if done correctly).
Thomas Kalew of Liberty Lake, WA., did not think twice about paying nearly $2,000 to bail out his granddaughter. He wished that he had.
Approximately $1,800 of the money that Mensah paid was for bail. The rest was processing and fees. So, all told, it amounted to $1,961 that Kalew paid to someone. He won’t get that money back. But it was late at night and he says he did not know any better. It is really frustrating to lose your money like that, he said.
Kalew received a call late Saturday evening from an officer named Lambert informing him that his granddaughter was in trouble with Whitman County Sheriff’s. We learned this from a news release that was obtained from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office.
 They informed him that his granddaughter was in custody, arrested because she was found to be holding a hefty amount of illegal drugs in New York City. He told us this.
Kalew said this: “The ‘officer’ told me that this was a special case because drug laws in New York are in flux. He said I should wire the money via Western Union and they would release my granddaughter.”
So Kalew paid $1,961 to someone named Vivian Mensah. That was supposed to get his granddaughter out of jail.
Kalew later found out that his granddaughter wasn’t in custody in New York. She was never arrested. There was no drug charge.

 Sheriff’s don’t want anyone else to get ripped off, so they are telling people that officers cannot request bail. If you think you are getting ripped off or you get a call like the one above, then call 509-456-2233. And tell them what names people used.


rewrite: 

The Whitman County Sheriff’s Department is warning the area residents about a potential scam that happened to a Liberty Lake, WA grandfather.

Thomas Kalew received a called late Saturday evening informing him that his granddaughter was in trouble. She had been arrested for holding a hefty amount of illegal drugs in New York City.

 “The ‘officer’ told me that this was a special case because drug laws in New York are in flux. He said I should wire the money via Western Union and they would release my granddaughter.” said Kalew.

Kalew paid $1,961 to supposedly get his granddaughter out of jail.  

Kalew’s granddaughter was arrested or in custody.

The Sheriff’s Department is requesting that anyone who receives calls about bail should call (509) 456-2233.

Radio Story

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY GAVE CHRISTINE GREGOIRE (GREG- wire) AN HONORARY DEGREE DURING THE COMMENCEMENT. SHE TALKS ABOUT HER DEGREE IN LIBERAL ARTS AND HOW IT IMPACTED HER LIFE.

 “Life’s path is never straight, in fact, I come to believe the path of life is like a healthy river, it has its twists and turns and sometimes you have to get lost to find yourself.”

DURING HER SPEECH GREGOIRE TOLD THE AUDIENCE ABOUT LIFE LESSONS SHE HAS LEARNED WHICH INCLUDED TAKING RISKS, FINDING MENTORS, AND STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF. 

Gregoire's Speech: http://experience.wsu.edu/Commencement/Commencement.aspx

Christine Gregoire.m4a

Interviewing Story

Interviewing story:

“He was last person you would think to be the victim”

“Shocking to all of us”

“ He couldn’t find the words that he needed to at times”

“ The hardest part to me would be feeling safe again”

“ He was a real contributor to the community”

Quotes and Attribution Exercise

Quotes and Attribution Exercise

Read the following news information. I want you to select four quotes that should be used in a story. Feel free to shorten quotes if you think they need it. Tell me where you would put them in the story, if you can.

Who: 28-year-old Boise resident, former Marine and Afghanistan veteran Lee Vinlee. He lost his right leg and three fingers on his right hand in Afghanistan.

What: Joining the pro golf circuit after success in regional tournaments

When: Participating in a pro-tournament this weekend

Why: He lost his leg and fingers when he stepped on a bomb in 2011; He says golf has helped him recover

Where: In Hawaii

How: He has won three regional golf tournaments across the Pacific Northwest

Quotes:

From Vinlee:

·         Regarding golf and his injuries:

o   I don’t feel that different from any other golfer out there. It just so happens that I lost my leg and fingers in Afghanistan. Most of the guys notice and then we just move on.

o   Golf is a big recovery tool for me. It’s uneven terrain, there are sand traps, so when I got my prosthetic, it tested me physically and mentally—it takes my mind off the negative thoughts.

o   It’s fun playing in pants because you’ll go with some guys you don’t know and after a few holes, I’ll need to adjust the leg and they do a double take. Some of them get really surprised because they didn’t know I even had a prosthetic. I find it funny.

o   This tournament is called the North Beach Masters. There are professional players from all over the world here. It’s a big event and I think that is neat.

From the Professional Golf Association:

·         Regarding Vinlee’s participation

o   We are thrilled to have Mr. Vinlee participant in this event. Our armed forces make sacrifices for all American’s and to have a veteran with us on tour is a great honor. We wish Vinlee the best of luck this Saturday. The competition will be fierce.

o   We offered to provide Mr. Vinlee with added help for the event —even a handicap. He dismissed them politely, and then just destroyed some of the best golfers on the tour in practice. “He’s got intensity and a drive that shames most people.”

o   The tour is very pleased about the venue of this event. It is a fitting tribute to Mr. Vinlee and the rest of the veterans who will be attending. 

  

Vinlee’s wife

·         Regarding her husband’s accomplishments

o   Our family is all so proud of him. He will be a winner no matter what the outcome and we wish he will be home soon.

o   Lee strives to succeed in golf for more than his own well being. He does it so that other wounded servicemen and women can see that it’s not over when you get hurt. There are other ways for them to contribute, succeed or grow.