Topical Blog Post

CNN Politics.com



Much talk has been going on about the 2008 presidential election. In many classes this has been a hot topic. On the CNN website there are loads of articles that talk about many different issues and how the presidential candidates vie different issues.
The main issues are abortion, immigration, same sex marriage, the war in Iraq, social security, healthcare and taxes. The issues that I looked into a lot more were immigration, social security, abortion, and same sex marriages.
I was surprised that both the democrats and the republicans had similar views on immigration as far as being opposed to it; both parties were not in favor to it at all. Another thing that I noticed was that both parties were apposed to same-sex marriage. The democrat part was more in favor to civil unions but many of the candidates were opposed to same-sex marriage.
Overall reading the different articles and all the democrat and republican candidate point of views helped me get new perspectives about the election. Although I felt that on many topics many of the candidates had similar views except for a little bit of a different twist on certain issues, which led me to think that Democrats and Republicans are not very different from each other.

Magazine Segment Memo

Memo

Date: November 18, 2007

To: Professor Cynthia McCune

From: Anita Campbell

Re: Magazine Segment Project

cc: file



There are three segments to the magazine segment project. For the first segment of project the magazine style piece; I propose to do a review on a restaurant. The restaurant that I propose to do the review on is a local downtown restaurant called The Melting Pot. It is a fondue restaurant located in downtown San Jose. To accompany my magazine style piece I will develop a graphic to go along with the restaurant review.


The 60 second broadcast script will include if possible a quote from one of the chefs or staff members of the restaurant. The broadcast script will be in a form of a television restaurant review. I am either going to post the script on my blog or try to obtain access to iMovie or Garageband to post it on my blog if possible.

Focus Structure

There are 20,000 injuries in high school football each year; 12 percent of the injuries permanently disable the victims and are injuries to the neck or head, most critics blame the helmet.

Thirteen youths died last year. Thirty-five percent of the injuries were at the neck or the head, disabling many. This is exactly what happened to sixteen year old Pete Stenhoff, 16, a junior at Chula Vista High School in Redmond, California. His senior year he was hurt when he rammed his head into the ball carriers chest

Stenhoff cracked his vertebrae in his spine and is now confined to a wheel chair for life. He now weighs 172 after being 210 pounds. Although he is confined to a wheelchair he is not a bitter person and is trying to get his diploma by taking correspondence courses since he was not able to graduate with his class. He still says "I knew the risks involved when I decided to play football," and adds, "I wish I would have known just how bad it could be."

Find That Lead

1. Blind Lead


Finally good news: First oil spill survivors fly off over Pacific
By Patty FisherMercury News
Article Launched: 11/16/2007 07:47:10 PM PST

Yvonne Addassi wasn't sure what would happen when the bright blue and green boxes were flung open Friday afternoon on a foggy beach near Pillar Point.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7485675




2. Scene Setter Lead


ON THE BORDER
More patrols, stronger fences may keep some immigrants from illegally entering the U.S. -- but now the crossing is more dangerous and brutal for others. And increasing numbers don't return home at all.
Tyche Hendricks, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, March 12, 2007

(03-12) 04:00 PST Agua Prieta, Mexico -- As night fell and migrants at the shelter behind the Holy Family Catholic Church prepared to bed down, Roberto Valenzuela threw his powerful baritone into the old folk song "Cielito Lindo."
"Ay, ay, ay, ay!"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/12/MNGEUOJLNF1.DTL

45 Second RTVJ Story

SAM DONALDSON PRESS CONFERNCE
TALENT: AVC
11-7-07

SAN JOSE STATE IS CELEBRATING ITS 5OTH ANNIVERSARY FOR RADIO, TV AND JOURNALISM. ONE OF THE MAIN EVENTS IS THE STUDENT MEDIA PRESS CONFERNCE, WHERE SAM DONALDSON WILL BE SPEAKING. MANY STUDENTS ASK MR. DONALDSON QUESTIONS ABOUT BROADCAST JOURNALSIM. ONE STUDENT ASKS WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A GOOD JOURNALIST?


CART NO: SAM DONALDSON PRESS CONFERENCE1
“Things have to interest you, you have to be able to dig and collate all this information what’s really going on it not going to be told.” (:15)


MORE ON THE SAN JOSE STATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY FOR RADIO, TV, AND JOURNALISM WILL BE ON LATER THIS EVENING.

Latina Magazine

I enjoy reading many magazines but the one I like the most is Latina magazine. Latina target audience is Latin/Hispanic women that are in their early 20's to early 30's. The magazines focus is on young Latina women fashion,beauty, entertainment, food, life and culture in this day in age. The magazine gives advice and tips and has many stories about Latina women and their culture.

Link to online site: http://www.latina.com/latina/homepage.jsp

45 Second Radio Story

A honeymoon night is a night to remember, especially if your car gets high- jacked, which is definitely something no one wants on their honeymoon night. Last night 21- year- old Alan Ticas Soto high- jacked a car with a woman waiting on her husband by a Taco Bell for a late night snack on their honeymoon night. According to police and Sheryl Wolcott a San Mateo County Deputy District Attorney, Soto told them he had been taking methamphetamines for three days straight.

Sheryl Wolcott: No attorney has yet been assigned to Ticas-Soto's case by the county private defender program. If he's found guilty, Ticas-Soto could face up to nine years in state prison. (:13)

The preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for May 10th.