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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Jessica Millhiser
2/11/07
Most Popular Car on Campus
Ford is the number one brand of vehicle on campus with 153 Fords in the lot. Chevy comes in second with 127 and Subaru comes in third with 105. There also seems to be a color trend in the lot as well, with red coming in number one with black and silver just about tying for second.
• Karen Murray, LSC senior, Subaru: “My parents bought it for me when I got my permit; they liked the fact that it had all-wheel drive. I love having all-wheel drive, it makes me feel safer.”
• Sarah Willey, junior, Subaru: “My first car was a Subaru so I wanted another one. I like that I haven’t had a lot of problems with it. I like the all-wheel drive, the style and how it looks.”
• Tom Hurd, junior, black Honda Civic: “I like that it’s black because I wanted to put some graphics on the side. Black is a very versatile color that way; you have a wide variety of options.”
• Michelle Robert, senior, silver Mazda: “I like the color but it gets dirty very quickly. I picked my car more for the SUV and silver is a color that I feel not too many people have.”
Most Popular Car on campus is Ford. Chevy and Subary follow.
Jessica Millhiser
A recent survey of cars in the LSC parking lots shows that Ford's are the most popular, with 153 of them in the lot. Right behind them is Chevys, with 127 cars in the lot, and Subarus following up with 105.
As well as the car models, the repitition of color seems to spark interest too, with red cars dominating. Black and silver tie for second.
As for why this is, both Karen Murray and sarah Willey rave about their Subarus, both noting the all wheel drive that these cars possess.
Tom Hurd and Michelle Robert both talk about their choice of vehicle color as well. Hurd says his Black Honda is ideal for putting graphics on the side. Robert says of her silver Mazda,"I like the color but it gets dirty very quickly. I picked my car more for the SUV and silver is a color that I feel not too many people have." Silver is one of the top vehicle colors in the lot.
Internal Links:
Ford: 153 cars
Chevy: 127
Subaru: 105
External Links:
http://cars.about.com/od/helpforcarbuyers/tp/Topten_teen.htm
2/11/07
Most Popular Car on Campus
Ford is the number one brand of vehicle on campus with 153 Fords in the lot. Chevy comes in second with 127 and Subaru comes in third with 105. There also seems to be a color trend in the lot as well, with red coming in number one with black and silver just about tying for second.
• Karen Murray, LSC senior, Subaru: “My parents bought it for me when I got my permit; they liked the fact that it had all-wheel drive. I love having all-wheel drive, it makes me feel safer.”
• Sarah Willey, junior, Subaru: “My first car was a Subaru so I wanted another one. I like that I haven’t had a lot of problems with it. I like the all-wheel drive, the style and how it looks.”
• Tom Hurd, junior, black Honda Civic: “I like that it’s black because I wanted to put some graphics on the side. Black is a very versatile color that way; you have a wide variety of options.”
• Michelle Robert, senior, silver Mazda: “I like the color but it gets dirty very quickly. I picked my car more for the SUV and silver is a color that I feel not too many people have.”
Most Popular Car on campus is Ford. Chevy and Subary follow.
Jessica Millhiser
A recent survey of cars in the LSC parking lots shows that Ford's are the most popular, with 153 of them in the lot. Right behind them is Chevys, with 127 cars in the lot, and Subarus following up with 105.
As well as the car models, the repitition of color seems to spark interest too, with red cars dominating. Black and silver tie for second.
As for why this is, both Karen Murray and sarah Willey rave about their Subarus, both noting the all wheel drive that these cars possess.
Tom Hurd and Michelle Robert both talk about their choice of vehicle color as well. Hurd says his Black Honda is ideal for putting graphics on the side. Robert says of her silver Mazda,"I like the color but it gets dirty very quickly. I picked my car more for the SUV and silver is a color that I feel not too many people have." Silver is one of the top vehicle colors in the lot.
Internal Links:
Ford: 153 cars
Chevy: 127
Subaru: 105
External Links:
http://cars.about.com/od/helpforcarbuyers/tp/Topten_teen.htm
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Headline:
Lapoint gets elected as SGA VP
Blurb:
In the wake of two previous resignations, Lapoint looks to re-gain student respect.
Story:
On Wednesday at the joint session, both House and Senate made the decision to elect Hayley Lapoint for the position of SGA Vice President.
The first choice was to be Kerrin Wilmarth, but after Wilmarth declined both the seat of Vice President and President, the position was given once again to Lapoint.
The decision was in no way unanimous, as made very vocal by SGA president Adam Lavigne. “I voted no,” was Lavignes response after being approached on the matter.
Lapoint has served as SGA senator and secretary for the past two years, and has said she would like to “ restore student confidence in the SGA”.
Internal Links:
* Considering new ways to inform the students
*Putting out a newsletter
*Posting information on bathroom walls
*Wants to inform LSC community of SGA activities.
External Links:
* www.lyndonstate.edu
Lapoint gets elected as SGA VP
Blurb:
In the wake of two previous resignations, Lapoint looks to re-gain student respect.
Story:
On Wednesday at the joint session, both House and Senate made the decision to elect Hayley Lapoint for the position of SGA Vice President.
The first choice was to be Kerrin Wilmarth, but after Wilmarth declined both the seat of Vice President and President, the position was given once again to Lapoint.
The decision was in no way unanimous, as made very vocal by SGA president Adam Lavigne. “I voted no,” was Lavignes response after being approached on the matter.
Lapoint has served as SGA senator and secretary for the past two years, and has said she would like to “ restore student confidence in the SGA”.
Internal Links:
* Considering new ways to inform the students
*Putting out a newsletter
*Posting information on bathroom walls
*Wants to inform LSC community of SGA activities.
External Links:
* www.lyndonstate.edu
Monday, February 12, 2007
Online Writing: Good Vs. Bad
So the three basic priciples of online writing are:
1) The reader rules.
2) The writing is nonlinear.
3) Structure is everything.
Now going on these three basic assumptions of what well written online journalism is, I found that bascially all major broadcasting websites are well written. One in particular being my hometown's news station, www.thebostonchannel.com
One story in general, was about a bookkeeper stealing a very large amount of money. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/10993027/detail.html
The way it was presented kept the reader intrigued, leading back to rule #2. They kept no secrets from the reader that I could see (rule #1), and the structure was nothing to talk bad about either.
As far as a bad example of online writing, I couldn't really find one. I think that websites do a fairly decent job of presenting their stories, that's why they're still around.
1) The reader rules.
2) The writing is nonlinear.
3) Structure is everything.
Now going on these three basic assumptions of what well written online journalism is, I found that bascially all major broadcasting websites are well written. One in particular being my hometown's news station, www.thebostonchannel.com
One story in general, was about a bookkeeper stealing a very large amount of money. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/10993027/detail.html
The way it was presented kept the reader intrigued, leading back to rule #2. They kept no secrets from the reader that I could see (rule #1), and the structure was nothing to talk bad about either.
As far as a bad example of online writing, I couldn't really find one. I think that websites do a fairly decent job of presenting their stories, that's why they're still around.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Leads
One:
A horrible plane crash taking off from KIA today leaves 5 people dead and many others injured. Amoung the surviving are Lyndon State Professors John Dumont and George Johnson, as well as 40 others. The plane was scheduled to return to Burlington from New York.
Two:
Broadcast-
10 percent increase in property taxes approved at todays City Council Meeting, leaving homeowners average tax bill increasing by $200-- Money will be used to double the size of City Park.
Newspaper-
The outcome of todays City Council meeting brings homeowners a $200 increase on their tax bill. The money is said to be going towards doulbling the size of City Park.
Three:
Broadcast-
Drinking accicent leaves LSC student Randy Wilkinson with a serious concussion-- Wilkonson found today at 7:20 in the laundry room after a four story fall in laundry chute.
Newspaper-
LSC Freshmen Randy Wilkinson was discovered by Public Safety at 7:20 this morning in the schools basement suffering from serious concussion caused by a four story fall from the laundry chute. Public Safety claims the pupil had been intoxicated at the time of the accident. Wilkinson is said to be recovering from his accident, but will face charges later on for underage drinking.
A horrible plane crash taking off from KIA today leaves 5 people dead and many others injured. Amoung the surviving are Lyndon State Professors John Dumont and George Johnson, as well as 40 others. The plane was scheduled to return to Burlington from New York.
Two:
Broadcast-
10 percent increase in property taxes approved at todays City Council Meeting, leaving homeowners average tax bill increasing by $200-- Money will be used to double the size of City Park.
Newspaper-
The outcome of todays City Council meeting brings homeowners a $200 increase on their tax bill. The money is said to be going towards doulbling the size of City Park.
Three:
Broadcast-
Drinking accicent leaves LSC student Randy Wilkinson with a serious concussion-- Wilkonson found today at 7:20 in the laundry room after a four story fall in laundry chute.
Newspaper-
LSC Freshmen Randy Wilkinson was discovered by Public Safety at 7:20 this morning in the schools basement suffering from serious concussion caused by a four story fall from the laundry chute. Public Safety claims the pupil had been intoxicated at the time of the accident. Wilkinson is said to be recovering from his accident, but will face charges later on for underage drinking.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
WCAX Online Vs News Broadcast
As discussed in class on Tuesday, it does in fact seem as though stories are almost taken straight off of the teleprompter and pasted to the internet. For example, when reading these stories they are often not put into proper paragraphing, using single sentances as one paragraph. They're also not worded as a story in the newspaper would be, as there is no real introduction or closing to the text. It seems as if they just plainly post the things that the broadcasters read off of the screen. It's not so much persuasive writing, but just plain facts and quotes. Just enough to get the story across.
More obvious, there is generally a lack of graphics and footage. It is possible to in fact create a link to watch the broadcast, but they failed to do so here.
More obvious, there is generally a lack of graphics and footage. It is possible to in fact create a link to watch the broadcast, but they failed to do so here.
Monday, January 22, 2007
New Media II
While watching both the news and then reading print media to follow, you may notice a few similarities and differences in the way the stories are brought to the publics attention. The top country stories at the time I observed were the severe storms taking place in the Southwest, with more severe to come by the weekend. They also followed up with noting the severe storms hitting Northern Europe. The other story that seemed to be of importance were the Chinese missle tests, which blew out a weather satellite and raised concerns about the problem of space junk, as well as the fact that China may also be able to hit US communication satellites.
Now, following up with the New York Times the next morning, a few things could be noted. Television is able to show pictures and footage of actual events, as well as the fact that they are broadcasted by an anchor, and can be made to sound of mroe importance that way. Print media relies on words and gripping text to catch the publics attention. When watching the news, they did in fact show footage of the storms and such to convey the urgency of the problem, whereas the New York Times used bold text and a selected vocabulary to convey their point.
I would have to say I was more captivated by the television broadcast, but thats just the advantage that broadcast journalism has over print, making print journalists have to work a little harder to get a story across.
Now, following up with the New York Times the next morning, a few things could be noted. Television is able to show pictures and footage of actual events, as well as the fact that they are broadcasted by an anchor, and can be made to sound of mroe importance that way. Print media relies on words and gripping text to catch the publics attention. When watching the news, they did in fact show footage of the storms and such to convey the urgency of the problem, whereas the New York Times used bold text and a selected vocabulary to convey their point.
I would have to say I was more captivated by the television broadcast, but thats just the advantage that broadcast journalism has over print, making print journalists have to work a little harder to get a story across.
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