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.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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 11th 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.
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
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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.
Friday, October 11, 2013
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
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
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.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Radio Story
“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
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