Thursday, April 30, 2009

Eastview News

1. What stories are covered every year?


Homecoming Issue
Valentine's Day



• What time of year did these stories run?



• Are any of the same people involved year after year?



2. What was the biggest story of each year?



3.How many personality sketches of students were run each year?



• What types of students were interviewed? (athletes, student leaders, etc.)



• Was any one student constantly featured in one year? Why?



• Do you think this was fair?



4. How many personality sketches of faculty were run each year?



• Which teachers were featured?



• Why those particular people?



5. What full page features (or center spreads) did the publication carry?



• Are any of those topics still relevant?



6. What was a great year(s) for sports teams? Activities?



• Did the school have any state champions?



• Olympic performers?• Other honors?



7. Find a story that uses background information from previous years.



8. What topics did the paper editorialize about each year?



• What stand did the paper take?



• Has the problem been solved or is it still an issue?



9. What major news did the paper carry about classes?



• Any curriculum changes?



• Any major new programs?



10. Any new equipment?



• Any building programs?



11. Any scandals involving students, administrators, or teachers?



• What happened?



12. What changes in fashion among students can be found?



13. What signs of changing times can you find as mirrored in the concerns of students?



• What concerns never seem to change and would continue to make good stories year after year?



14. Did the school have any championship academic teams?



• Art show winners?• Band or choir awards?• Science winners?



• National honors?



15. Which clubs were most active?



16. What campus events made the most news?



17. What movies and music groups has the paper reviewed?



18. What issues did cartoonists choose?



19. How has the publication’s format changed?



20. Did the demographics of your student population change? Why?



21. What are the school’s traditions and how did they develop?



• Who are the school’s traditional rivals? (Could vary between activites.)



• How did the rivalry begin?22. What are five things most interesting about EVHS?

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Notes 4/28/09

Definition:
Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
-Current events that are print in the world. You can get it from paper TV or Internet.
-reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.




TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. Timeliness- swine Flu
2. Proximity - area that affects the reader
3. Significant Event- 9/11 presidential election
4. Prominence People- celebrity attraction (Brittany Spears)
5.Unusualness- octopelet mom,
6. Feel good story that gets peoples interest.




What are the advantages of print journalism?
1. not that much risk
2. Chose what you can read
3. lot more detail




What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?
1. More entertaining
2. More Current
3. Free


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
-Best Of both worlds. Current and more details

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Friday, April 17, 2009

SuperBowl Ads

Company: Game Day

Target Audience: Male around the age 14-25

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? Humor

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message? Moving Screen

What is the slogan/message for the company? Live in your world. Play in ours.

Was the message effective? Why or why not? Yes, because it made me want to play the game..

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Company:Budwiser

Target Audience: 21-50, mostly male

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? Humor

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message? The face close ups

What is the slogan/message for the company? Drink Responsibly

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Company:Chrysler

Target Audience: 25-40

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?Action and style

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message? Black and white

What is the slogan/message for the company? drive and love

Was the message effective? Why or why not? Nope, didnt make me want to buy it.

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Company: Pepsi

Target Audience: 12-40

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? Humor

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message? Zooming

What is the slogan/message for the company? Drink
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Company:Fed Ex

Target Audience: Older age

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? Humor

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message? Going back and forth from him and her

What is the slogan/message for the company? Express

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Company: Dodge

Target Audience:

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? Action/ humor

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message? Moving of the camera

What is the slogan/message for the company? Hit it
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Company: Gatorade

Target Audience:

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? Human Interest Celebrity

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?

What is the slogan/message for the company? Is it in you?
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Company:ESPN

Target Audience: Sport lovers

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? Humor

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message? Camera

What is the slogan/message for the company? This is sportscenter
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Company: H&R

Target Audience: 21-40

What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? Humor

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?

What is the slogan/message for the company? we will find what others miss.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Maxim

1. 5,000,000 (11.25 million)
2. 20% (34%)
3. 75% (80%)
4. 80,000 (63,000)
5. 98% (78%)
6. 60% (73%)
7. 35% (66%)
8. 50% (80%)
9. 190,000 (156,000)

Key:
(actual)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

First Blog

Im relaxing in class and im wondering who is gonna win the finals???? boston, cavs, or Lakers????




BOSTON BABY!!!!!