Have You Forgotten about the U.P.

Go and check out this article. Its very intriquing. How often do you remember the Upper Penisula, when you talk about the state. This article that I found on npr.com talks about several different things concerning the U.P. However, the legislature is trying to change somethings where maps would be required to show the Upper Penisula. Go check it out, www.npr.org the title of the article is "Often Left Out, U.P. Ducks Michigan's Worst Woes" by Liane Hansen. It's a great piece. Ironically, just as newspapers are changing, so is npr. NPR is posting pieces online. I never knew...go figure.

Annarbor.com

According to the article from Dr. Tracy, I do believe the annarbor.com is a good example of hybrid news. Its almost a perfect combination between old school meets new school. You see, we are still wanting to have the valid, sourseful information but we also want it as quickly as possible. Having computers and the internet allows for that to occur. They still have articles just as you are ready the newspaper, it's just that you're reading on a computer screen. I don't believe that it's always a good thing to totally erase what we have learned in the past but to build upon it. I say that because what we have learned about being journalist from the past is valid information that we need to carry in the future. However, with that information it can continue to help us through the change of journalism.

Identifying a Feature Article

Identifying a Feature Article




The article I had found was out of the Eastern Echo. It’s entitled “Hungry for adventure; In search of yummy deals”. Basically, the article was about being a vegetarian or a vegan but, being healthy and wanting to eat for cheap. The columnist, Sam Primeau shared with the readers of where she found cheap and good vegetarian foods at. One of the places was right here on campus, it was the Bistro Market in the Student Center. However, the Blue Nile in Ann Arbor and Seva who is also in Ann Arbor were also mentioned as great places to eat. Particularly the Blue Nile was a place both vegetarians and non-vegetarians can eat at, which is good to know if friends want to go out to eat together.

After reading the 15 widely recognized types of newspapers feature articles, its somewhat difficult trying to put this story into one group. I think that this story could fit into the category of a How-To or Hobbyist story. I say this because it fits the characteristics. In a How-To story the piece is usually timeless but if it’s pegged to a right season it could possibly be a news feature. On the other hand, I think it best fits the hobbyist story because; you can look at being a vegetarian as a hobby. Only certain individuals are vegetarians.

Now this article is considered a feature story because it focuses on human element and interest. It clearly differs from a regular news story because there is no timeliness of the article. It doesn’t have to be printed by a certain date in order for it to be relevant. I think this article could’ve been improved by going in depth by getting interviews with the owners or the cooks of the restaurants.

Thoughts on Technology

When was the last time you used a form of technology? How about, can you remember the first pieces of technology you've ever used? I do. I remember the first time I used a computer was in the 1st grade. It was a IBM and an Apple Mac. This was like the year 1993 or something. I even remember the big, gigantic, disks that were used to save information. Do you remember what the screens looked liked? They were like greenish, nothing as eye appealing as now. Then the technology began to change disks sizes became smaller and smaller as well as computers. I would like for you to think as far back as possible to when you were younger, what was the technology like then? Please share something interesting!!!

Introduction Times 2

Guten Morgan, Guten Tag, und Gute Nacht. Hallo, ich heibe Clifton R. Kirkman II. In case you didn't know what all that meant, I said Good Morning, Good Day and Good Evening. My name is Clifton R. Kirkman II and my hometown is Detroit, Mich. I graduated high school in 2005 from the best high school in Detroit, Renaissance High School. I am currently a 5th year senior here at Eastern. I am anticipating graduation this December. My major is Electronic Media & Film Studies and I'm minoring in Journalism. I am a 22 year old aspiring broadcast journalist. I would love to work as a local entertainment reporter, that way I can still do entertainment and local news at the same time. This past winter I was a intern at WDIV Local 4 News in Detroit. It was alot of fun. I was able to go out and see how news stories are created. So fun, I can't wait until it's me out there. Lets see, this semester is going to be quite interesting. This is basically the end of the rope for me. I am down to 15 credits and 12 of them, I'm actually taking this fall semester. So let's get this ball rolling....