Jour 480 Week 3

"News is anything you know now, that you did not know fifteen minutes or fifteen seconds ago."

News judgment: the ability to determine which stories are most interesting and important to readers.

7 Elements of News:
 1. Impact
 2. Immediacy
 3. Proximity
 4. Prominence
 5. Novelty
 6. Conflict
 7.  Emotion


Assignment #1
1. A forensic team in Mexico is at a mass grave site, team of forensic experts is trying to determine who is in this mass grave to help some migrants have closure
2. US department of homeland security, multibillion dollar version of biowaitt system detecting biological attacks (not sure if it is needed or if it will work)
3. state of Colorado is a toss up state (battleground) at one time Obama was well ahead but not anymore
4. more and more doctors coming to trial for over prescribing medicines for their patients; DA says "Enough is enough, doctors are not above the law."
5. despite city regulations in SF, people are going around the city and planting fruit trees illegally


Assignment #2:

Stephanie Aguilar
journalism, comm
third year
20

i actually applied for ucsb, didn't get accepted, i wanted to be an english major there
i like writing.

Norwalk, La county, lived there whole life
Born in Bellflower

Thinking of getting into p.r.
Publics Relations Specialist
Press Release for a company
have a steady work

I plan on doing an internship with p.r.
Trying to maintain a 3.0, get a's and b's
considering grad school

going to concerts, shows, went to a punk show

drinking, go out, write poetry, sing
been writing since "I've been writing poetry and things like that but I've never written journalism [before]."
Sings acappella , looking for a guitarist/ukelele player/piano player
hikes every day, whittier turnbull, eaton canon, santa anita canon,
i used to run alot like five miles , "It was getting repetitive and kind of boring, it was more for aesthetics instead of for being healthy,"
"It clears your mind, I like going especially when I'm stresed out from school"
"it's like walking but more intense"

Into philosophy
Francis Bacon, his philosophical views, he grew up rich empowered lowerclass
into music
Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, woman empowering, talks about angst of women
"It got me through my first love, especially the song 'Dreams,'" said Stevie Nicks.
I also write lyrics and stuff like that


est. graduation in two years
spring 2014, or 15

lives at home