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student at Towson UniversityDaniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-24265166428053456512009-07-26T08:21:00.000-07:002009-07-26T08:26:23.673-07:00Unsure about Swine Flu Vaccinations<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm </span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This link from the CDC Web site shows key facts that discuss statistics of the regular seasonal influenza. According to the site, about 36,000 people in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">United States</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> die of from flu-related causes. These are all deaths from the everyday flu. So far this year, the death toll for H1N1, or Swine Flu, is less than 200. For me, I would need much greater statistics to know that getting a vaccine would indeed benefit my health. As of now, I'm not so sure. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Also, it's important to remember the time before when Swine Flu was around. So many vaccinations were given out and so many deaths, complications, etc. occurred due to the vaccine. Each affected person was able to file a lawsuit against the leaders behind the vaccine. This time around, with the new "wave" of swine flu, vaccine makers were granted legal immunity so that when complications arise from this vaccine, nothing can be done about it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/m4gnqa"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/m4gnqa</span></a></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">An article explaining this is from the Associated Press.</span></p></span></span>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-3487811083531717742009-07-22T21:34:00.000-07:002009-07-22T21:50:48.166-07:00Student Spotlight: Kevin Hess takes strides in the journo industry<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUT8oIzo8scx75OhvFdolPPQa164f0ALT90ld2_CatLW_aRNl6nlYpZGpEKBOUMT26ibshx4I7pqBfyL2XqfgBDyO5WX4LOvHAFhUJsS1eDGRqLL-6nOK6pj32mxptJfFzuxEJCv9D_4/s1600-h/IMG_4141.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUT8oIzo8scx75OhvFdolPPQa164f0ALT90ld2_CatLW_aRNl6nlYpZGpEKBOUMT26ibshx4I7pqBfyL2XqfgBDyO5WX4LOvHAFhUJsS1eDGRqLL-6nOK6pj32mxptJfFzuxEJCv9D_4/s320/IMG_4141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361512686245933202" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Towson junior Kevin Hess has already made several accomplishments toward his aspiring career in jounralism. He is </span></span><a href="http://www.thetowerlight.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Towerlight's</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> associate sports editor He has interned with his community newspaper. He is interning with </span></span><a href="http://www.pressboxonline.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Press Box Magazine</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. He has made strides to achieve all of these positions and has done this without letting difficulties come in his way.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://tiger.towson.edu/~dgross7/slideshow/kevinhess/soundslider.swf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Listen and watch as Hess tells his story.</span></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-26631473850264767152009-04-12T20:42:00.000-07:002009-04-12T20:56:21.135-07:00In the Works: Feature SlideshowFor my audio <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">slideshow</span>, I am currently deciding between a number of people that are both interesting subjects. One idea is to create a project about the current <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SGA</span> president-elect. This goes well with my beat blog and can be a great subject to use, considering the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">height</span> of the position.<br /><br />My other idea that I am actually now leaning towards is to do a feature <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">slideshow</span> on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Towson</span> student and associate sports editor for <a href="http://www.thetowerlight.com/">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Towerlight</span>.</a> For this one, I would dig deep into his thoughts to understand why he chose to go into the field of journalism and where he hopes to go in life. I would need to pull in personal questions as well to make the story much more interesting. I believe he has a remarkable story of how he entered to field of sports journalism and believe his story should be told.Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-27902669893925373512009-04-12T19:59:00.000-07:002009-04-12T20:58:19.145-07:00Beat Blogging: New York school protest leads to 19 arrestsPhoto taken from <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.travelmuse.com/docs/artwork/college-visits/new-york/new-york-city-college-visits-columbia-people-full.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://static.travelmuse.com/docs/artwork/college-visits/new-york/new-york-city-college-visits-columbia-people-full.jpg" border="0" /></a> travelmuse.com<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Student <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">protesters</span> at New York New School rushed inside an academic building to demand the resignation of their school's president. Five hours later, police officers in riot gear entered the building and arrested 19 of these protesting students. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This event happened on Friday when a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">protester's</span> blog mentions the officers' use of pepper spray and tear gas. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NYPD</span> denied this accusation. Administrators of the New School issued a statement that called for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">infiltration</span> of police officers to remove the students. The school also suspended each student involved in the protest - there were over 30. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the article examined, the author writes, "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Using a bullhorn, students on the roof told more than 30 people protesting outside the building to ignore police orders, saying, 'These our our streets, this is our school.'"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To read the full story, </span><a href="http://www.nyunews.com/news/city-state/police-storm-occupied-new-school-building-arresting-19-1.1652550"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">click here.</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">______________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This article <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">certainly</span> explains what happens but does it fail to mention what the students are upset with? No where in the article did I read what this University President has done wrong, nor did I read what the students think he has done wrong. If this were my assignment, I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">would've</span> sought to include these valuable details. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Apart from that, the reporting in this story was very on point and they seemed to gather quotations from all of the right sources. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px;font-size:14;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This story is important because it examines the issues of free speech and our nation's right to protest. Here, there is obviously a fine line that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">protesters</span> can walk. They can easily hop over this fence and break laws instead of keeping within their given rights. I believe these students took things much too far by going into an academic building to protest, the very place where students are intended to be - getting a quality education.</span><br /></span></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-57050351016237370052009-04-07T23:18:00.000-07:002009-04-07T23:27:33.143-07:00Video editing techniques for TV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kwamekuadey.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/baltimore-abc-2-news.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 150px;" src="http://www.kwamekuadey.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/baltimore-abc-2-news.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Over the past few days, I've spent a lot of time watching TV news and analyzing how each network and news station has used their footage. Each news package is developed in a way that "snaps" and draws the reader in, keeping the tempo of the story. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I spent significant time watching </span><a href="http://www.abc2news.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ABC 2 Baltimore</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. I can easily notice much less quality of video, computer graphics and editing as other national network stations. Even so, they still broadcast a great news channel. Their edits are fast and informative. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Each shot seen obviously corresponds to the voice over of the package. There is also a great variation between tight shots and wide shots. I was able to clearly notice the movement in video as opposed to still visuals. I remember watching a short piece on journalism and the way the industry is going and the package contained many shots of moving newspapers and company signs amongst the public. </span></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-18358491701068191972009-03-11T19:30:00.000-07:002009-03-11T20:32:09.725-07:00Time for an audio podcast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v240/185/70/735485914/n735485914_1168359_1503.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 345px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v240/185/70/735485914/n735485914_1168359_1503.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Since I'm covering a residence life/student concerns style beat on this blog, it's time to contemplate some audio coverage. My goal is to cover an issue that is current and accurate to the student body. So.. the question at hand, "what are students concerned about?"</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Student Government Association is currently in "election season" and will soon begin campaigning on multiple levels. Chalking, posters, Web sites, and verbal communication will take place by the end of the month. This may be a great topic to cover considering the importance of the next SGA executive board and how much ability they have to influence on campus.<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Another issue to dive into would be the ever growing popularity or social media and the digital age we are living in. I'm finding more and more that our lives - personal and professional- are being converted to digital means of communication and living. Are others realizing this? Perhaps this is something the student body might be concerned with.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Towson is a growing campus. My goal here would be to explore different issues related to this matter. How is the community affected? Will there be enough residence halls? Will classroom sizes get bigger? Will courses have limited availability? Are students already seeing some of these impacts with a growing campus and limited budget?</span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Feel free to comment on this post if you feel there is anything of high importance on Towson's campus. What do students care about?</span><br /></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-42774383729826127922009-03-01T13:03:00.000-08:002009-03-02T15:33:36.934-08:00On/Off Campus Living: Where to go next?<img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 386px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px" alt="" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v338/185/70/735485914/n735485914_1740895_741.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I came across a very interesting article published in the University of Minneapolis's daily newspaper. The article focused on many students having to make the decision when coming to school about whether to live on or off campus. A number of interesting sources were talked to and quoted that weigh the benefits of each option for students.</span><br /><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The story begins in a very interesting way, focusing in on one student and their journey with college housing. This is similar to how I plan to construct my story lead.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The story also gains validity by speaking to a faculty member in the department of residence life.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"They've lived on campus, they realize the convenience of access to their classrooms, access to all the activities and events happening on campus and just being able to keep living in the vibrant core of the University," she said. This was quoted from the assistant director of Housing and Residential Life, Susan Stubblefield.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The story also provides details of different housing availability options. each residence hall has its pros and cons and each apartment is in the same position. Everyone has their own opinion on what is best and most of the decision making is due to a case by case basis. Coming Wednesday, a full feature will be posted on this specific story topic. It is very prevalent at this time because so many students on campus are having to make this decision before there are no more available options for next year. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here is a link to the story mentioned. <a href="http://www.mndaily.com/2009/02/22/first-years-decide-or-campus">Click Here to learn about housing at other colleges</a></span></div></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-53461395496861937192009-02-23T07:38:00.000-08:002009-02-24T19:47:38.173-08:00Focusing on housing choices<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />"Living on campus is one of the best ways for students to make the most of their college experience."<br /><br />This sent</span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWAtT3ljvKQK2F-46eZDHdBS18Iy1QvtJj_0LL5-iWIr6ft-g4Y4Kth7NzgtJ3xI1o3xO08GTdi-bV3gBGwCyLpA-xRdB16F6DUTVaREFIjcTe4mFOvOwoaybt67XnP34PSQ82JbcsSA/s200/IMG_2022.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306576369308341010" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ence is taken from the housing and residence life main page on </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.towson.edu"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.towson.edu</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Many say that the on-campus living experience is best for students and students should do all they can to stay on campus throughout college.<br /><br />For others, there are many factors that play into making the best choice of where to live. On campus or off, that is the question.<br /><br />Coming soon on </span><a href="http://towsonuforyou.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Towson U for You</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, a student profile will be done to understand what some students go through to make sure they are enjoying college and finding the right experiences.<br /></span> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> </p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As of now, the right person to feature is still being decided but it will most likely be a second semester sophomore that is having decide what to do for their following year at Towson. It will be important to see what an individual decides to do during this pressing time for those considering moving off campus.</span></p>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-6009104707352097602009-02-22T22:26:00.000-08:002009-02-23T19:30:54.787-08:00The Housing Limbo -<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LgmRrbmd8KDoBegmqhjSIfxrsGCr1JXd85_iyD9S3LrhuRRd0D1suCshXxzsoCE4IWxwyvhpZyjdRQ1kSZVYOGQBZXuGDCH9gAMch4iHJB-CBR9W8cpgFvScO0l5jo8rCHjEyD1mrik/s1600-h/snowday11.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LgmRrbmd8KDoBegmqhjSIfxrsGCr1JXd85_iyD9S3LrhuRRd0D1suCshXxzsoCE4IWxwyvhpZyjdRQ1kSZVYOGQBZXuGDCH9gAMch4iHJB-CBR9W8cpgFvScO0l5jo8rCHjEyD1mrik/s200/snowday11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305880309241821090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Article and Photo by: Daniel Gross</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />How certain students handle their living options throughout their college experience</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">__________</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Students entering college are also faced with the question of how to spend their four years and where they should live to get the best experience. Many options are presented to each student.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Towson</span> U for You will soon be posting a feature article, focusing on one student and how they plan to carry out their college experience in terms of their living arrangements.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Each student's experience is unique and hearing from a personal trail of housing in one's college life an provide insight as to what students are doing to enjoy their time spent at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Towson</span>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Next week, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Towson</span> U for You will have picked a resident student to feature in this special Blog post.</span></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-30976776798897954192009-02-22T20:51:00.000-08:002009-02-23T19:32:01.253-08:00Caret feature uses "Wall Street Journal" formula<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2009-02/45200289.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2009-02/45200289.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Post by: Daniel Gross</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Photo by: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Barbara Haddock Taylor /Baltimore Sun</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In today's issue of the Baltimore Sun, an article was published on Towson President Robert Caret. This was a traditional feature article that touched on his goals for the University and what he has done to pave the way for the University to prosper within the community.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This article is a perfect example of a Wall Street Journal formula. The article starts out using a specific example of Caret and explains something specific about his life. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It continues by writing into the nut graph where general background is noted about the Towson president. This way, readers understand who the subject is. The body of the story certainly gives a slew of information regarding Caret and his current endeavours with the University and why he might be newsworthy at a time like this. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />This would be a great article to read if you are looking for a well-formed feature article. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Click here to see the story on the Baltimore Sun's Web site:</span></span><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_county/bal-id.towson22feb22,0,7002391.story?page=1" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_county/bal-id.towson22feb22,0,7002391.story?page=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Robert Caret </span></span></a></span></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-79939351291040370242009-02-17T20:41:00.000-08:002009-02-18T06:48:06.168-08:00Lights, Camera, Action<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.baltimore-maryland.org/images/gallery/towson2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://www.baltimore-maryland.org/images/gallery/towson2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">University Hosts 72-hour film festival<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Photo: Courtesy of Towson.edu</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Starting February 27 at 5 p.m., students across campus will write, film, edit and submit an original short film in only 72 hours. The rules are simple: create the best film using three specific elements. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The first-ever Towson hosted film fest is sponsored by the Unviersity Residence Government and Lambda Kappa Tau social media fraternity chapter. 12 groups have signed up as of Tuesday. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A major component to this promoted event is the viewer's choice award. This will be one of the two grand prize awards given to the winning team. This will be given to the team with the most votes during the premiere in Stephens Hall Auditorium on March 6. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"We just thought it would be a cool niche for students to take part in on campus," URG director of resident advocacy Ben Steinberg said. "It is an event that hasn't been explored on an undergraduate level at Towson."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div>This event plans to expose the Towson community to video producing opportunities as well as creativity endeveurs. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"The amount of students making YouTube videos now just shows there's a creative niche within visual media."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>Some students have registered because they are glad to see a film festival being done somewhere as local as Towson. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"I've always wnated to get involved with a type of film fest that gives you peramiters in which to work with," senior electronic media and film major Lance Duvall said. "And having it here at Towson makes it that much more intreguing for me."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>URG will continue to take registrations until February 26.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a link to a recent article published in The Towerlight about the film festival: <a href="http://media.www.thetowerlight.com/media/storage/paper957/news/2009/02/09/Arts/Three.Days.Of.Film.Making-3618441.shtml">Three days of film making</a></div></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-54785657130826998312009-02-15T20:31:00.000-08:002009-02-15T21:15:09.193-08:00MCOM Info: Summary and feature story leads<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/eyesonthestreet/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/baltimoresun.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/eyesonthestreet/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/baltimoresun.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There's a great difference between a summary and a feature lead. Both are inteded for very different purposes and for very different stories. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Summary leads do just how they sound - they summarize the story. These leads typically stick to the facts and describe the issue as simply and to the point as possible. These summaries are best for hard news stories or stories that are breaking. It is the quickest way to tell others the necessary information.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Feature leads are completely different. These are intended to be pleasing to read and understand. The are typically used for softer news stories or human interest stories. These leads are when the basis of the story usually comes in the second or even third paragraph. The first is designed to pull the reader in with a catchy tidbit or interesting description. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Both leads are very effective but are both for very different stories. Below are a couple examples:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Baltimore Sun</span></div><div><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-id.scenes15feb15,0,5486632.story"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Parrots Throughout the House</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fox News</span></div><div><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/15/dear-mr-president-kids-share-hopes-obama-new-book/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dear Mr. President:</span></a></div><div><br /></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-29730301012480249922009-02-10T11:42:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:08:24.418-08:00Other universities receive video screens in residence halls<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.presentationpoint.be/customers/IowaStateUniversity/plasma.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 293px;" src="http://www.presentationpoint.be/customers/IowaStateUniversity/plasma.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here at Towson, most resident students have become very used to seeing multiple fliers posted throughout the lobby of their residence hall and sometimes even up and down the hallways. Typically, these papers are updates for meetings, new club advertisements, or upcoming events that the building staff or Housing and Residence Life wish to promote. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Drury University in Springfield, MO, has actually banned the posting of papers within residence halls. In replace, each residence hall on their </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">campus now has a built in video LCD screen to display announcements. Just as the Bursur's Office is going paperless with their bill paying system, so is this university with their methods of announcing. <br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now resident students there can view all upcoming announcements via an electronic video screen. According to the article published in </span><a href="http://media.www.drurymirror.com/media/storage/paper740/news/2009/02/04/News/Residence.Halls.Now.Have.Digital.Announcement.Boards-3610931.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Mirror</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> the resident assistants are actually enjoying putting together the slide shows.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As far as funding, these screens will also have advertisements implemented into their broadcast of images. There are also a number of other benefits to having these screens that University officials say will improve the campus. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The only downside was that some students felt the money spent should have gone elsewhere. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To view the article that was published on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">February 4<a href="http://media.www.drurymirror.com/media/storage/paper740/news/2009/02/04/News/Residence.Halls.Now.Have.Digital.Announcement.Boards-3610931.shtml"> click here.</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I thought this article was put together very well. It seemed to address all of the important issues that come along with this switch from paper to video. Drury U is not the only college that is doing this so it may have been good to look into other Universities for a comparison. </span></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-17548623494704124852009-02-08T12:51:00.000-08:002009-02-10T11:16:56.163-08:00On-campus student life - new coverage on the way<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v240/185/70/735485914/n735485914_1168202_7811.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 200px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v240/185/70/735485914/n735485914_1168202_7811.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Have you ever walked through campus, passing students left and right going to and from class? Have you ever slowed your life down when this moment occurs, to get a feel for the students around you, almost as if there is a beat or rhythm to the footsteps of each passerby?<br /><br />This is what I have come to understand as the <a href="http://www.towson.edu/">Towson University</a> student beat.<br /><br />For the Spring 2009 semester, I will be assigning myself to the Residence Life story beat. Anything as far as on-campus events, issues concerning resident students or updates in residence halls are all fair game for coverage. This is a broad scope of ideas that will string together throughout the semester. All of these posts will be designed to analyze, observe, or inform the student body of Towson University.<br /><br />There is much to be reported on, considering there are over 20,000 students enrolled this year. There are also two additional residence halls on campus. Above all, there is an ever-growing amount of initiatives and programs designed for students at this university.<br /><br />For resourceful information try some of th e links below:<br /><a href="http://www.towson.edu/housing/"><br />Housing and Residence Life</a><br /><a href="http://www.towson.edu/adminfinance/facilities/police/crimeprevention/crimelog.asp">TUPD Crime Log</a><br /><a href="http://r25srv.towson.edu/wv3a/wv3_servlet/urd/run/wv_event.WeekList?evdt=20090208,evfilter=194647">Campus Event Calendar</a><br /><br />If wanting to submit a news tip or story suggestion contact Daniel Gross at: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/dgross7@students.towson.edu">dgross7@students.towson.edu</a>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-36030865019499993302009-01-31T17:43:00.000-08:002009-02-11T15:44:55.215-08:00Towson athletic program lacks student involvement<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nmnathletics.com.edgesuite.net/pics24/400/WS/WSTTPNATWJEUPRM.20090201003419.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://www.nmnathletics.com.edgesuite.net/pics24/400/WS/WSTTPNATWJEUPRM.20090201003419.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Article by Daniel Gross</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photo taken from: </span><a href="http://www.TowsonTigers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TowsonTigers.com</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Towson University's student athletic program has been voted one of the nation's best college athletic program's in the nation, offering 20 different sports for the intercollegiate program. This is now Towson's 30th year of NCAA Division 1 competition. The college growth and student enrollment has also consistently risen in the past years and continues to do so. The University now publicizes it's current enrollment status of over 20 thousand students. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But where are the fans? Where are the crowds that wear there school colors with pride and stand and yell for their favorite player at a Towson Tiger sporting event? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The recent men's basketball CAA conference game vs. Drexel was a perfect example of this lack of enthusiasm this university has come to have. Throughout the entire game, although the stands were filled seeing that it was a bi-semesterly "black out" game, there was no one to be seen standing up or at times even paying attention. There was only one small section, the "student section" where a group of students choose to remain standing for the entirety of the game. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />This group would even scream chants to the rest of their fellow Towson students, yet none of these so called fans would stand up or cheer for their team. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There were many scenarios throughout the game in which naturally the play on the court would result in a standing ovation. At one point, there was 45 seconds left in the game, with the Towson Tigers down by only four points, an easy situation to pull out ahead.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Despite these suspenseful conditions, the fans remained in their seats. This was all while, the visiting teams fans, were all standing up together to support their team and make sure they would come home with a win. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This goes to say a lot about the intention of the students at Towson and where the holes are within the strong athletic program. The athletic and sports programs directors have put a number of fan involvement/excitement program in place. These programs however, still do not seem to enhance the experience of the fan and attract a stronger commitment to spectator sports. Much of the issue lies within the actual fans. The issue of becoming more excited and showing sincere support is the first step and strengthening the fan base.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To look through the many sports programs offered go the the </span><a href="http://www.towsontigers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Towson Tigers</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> homepage</span></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-47506042650258135382009-01-26T06:54:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:22:45.813-08:00Spring semester begins, soaring to new heights<span style="font-family: webdings;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tiger.towson.edu/%7Edgross7/images/DSC_0334size.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 106px;" src="http://tiger.towson.edu/%7Edgross7/images/DSC_0334size.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: webdings;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >This is my second semester of my sophomore year and I am even more excited to dive into the world of multi-media journalism than I've been before. After learning a great deal in Journalism and New Media I and sharpening the skills that I've already grasped, I am now ready for JNM II. I believe there is still so much more for m to learn even though I feel as if I am already becoming a professional journalist.<br /><br />Currently, I serve as the Associate News Editor at <a href="http://www.thetowerlight.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Towerlight</span></a>. Here I am able to write stories on deadline, edit other's stories, create headlines and cutlines, make executive decisions and assemble the layout of certain sections. I am fortunate to be in this position and know that it is bringing me forward in my path to mass communications. Here is the link to my staff profile: <a href="http://www.thetowerlight.com/user/index.cfm?event=displayAuthorProfile&authorid=2679333">Daniel Gross - Assocaite News Editor </a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: webdings;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Apart from The Towerlight, I also co-own a media production company that formed in Southern Maryland, where I am from. Change of Scene Productions (<a href="http://www.changeofscene.net/">www.changeofscene.net</a>) has now been in business since 2007 and we are always looking for opportunities to create a project and increase our experience. We offer video documentaries, promotional videos, photography, Web design, graphic design, wedding videos, and much more.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: webdings;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wordmechanic.com.au/images/wordmechanic_typist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 164px;" src="http://www.wordmechanic.com.au/images/wordmechanic_typist.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: webdings;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >There are many things that I have already experienced that has made an impact on my future career. Starting from publishing a weekly class newspaper in my fourth grade class, I've more recently interned at The Enterprise, a community newspaper in St. Mary's County and worked for TheBAYNET.com, Southern Maryland's #1 online news source. At this salaried job, I was a reporter, photographer, Web developer and sales associate. Check out the news in Southern Maryland by <a href="http://www.thebaynet.com/">clicking here.</a><br /><br />I am very interested in video, photography, broadcast, reporting, writing, Web design, graphic design and almost any aspect of journalism and new media. I find it is very important to publish information and stories in a non-biased voice and find a way to most effectively distribute information to the masses.<br /><br />Here is a link to my <a href="http://tiger.towson.edu/%7Edgross7/">personal Web site</a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/dgross7/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /></span>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-7006296263057795432008-12-01T08:07:00.001-08:002008-12-01T08:08:23.714-08:00"The Wire:" Exploring the Newsroom<p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hitsville.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/hbo-the-wire-final-season.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.hitsville.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/hbo-the-wire-final-season.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In this season of "The Wire," there are a number of specific issues the show focuses on in concern to the newsroom and journalism across the board. There is a strong focus on the corporate ownership of newspapers well as recent trends in print journalism.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One aspect that stood out to me is the shows portrayal of newspapers in society and how the Internet relates to its success, or failure. In the show, one of the characters involved with The Baltimore Sun, envisioned a paper that did not have a focus on the Internet and did not want to see newspapers fade out and Internet sources fade in. The show explained that even the corporate owners of the Sun agreed with this vision for a long time and had a means to keep the paper the way it was, without the assistance from a Web site.<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This however, could not last, which brings the show to illustrate what is changing about news and the newsroom. The paper was forced to make significant job cuts because the paper was receiving a significant less amount of readership. More people, especially younger readers were choosing not the read the print newspaper due to the Internet being available to them. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This focus on the show actually brings about a number of topics including job cuts, corporate ownership and the era of print journalism fading away. I think the show portrayed an accurate message of what is going on in the newsroom today.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This issue, in a way scares me because I fear that going into the journalism industry; it may be tough to keep a job. Print journalism is, I believe, dying out and only the journalists with great multimedia skills are left. Even so, this only makes me aware that, while in school, it is my duty to become as prepared as I possibly can be by learning so many new aspects of reporting that have become very popular in today's society.</span></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"The Wire: Season 5" has done a great job at illustrating what is going on in the world of news and sort of helps open the eyes up to aspiring journalists, letting them know what they are getting in to. The characters in the episodes say that this trend was coming along and for the most part did not want to see it be present. THey, as well as the corporate owners saw a desire to have the paper maintain it's print aspects but society would not allow this to continue without there being significant changes.</span></span>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-37781850919908941612008-11-30T18:00:00.000-08:002008-11-30T19:29:38.273-08:00Pillars of Journalism: Objectivity, Accuracy, PlagiarismThere are so many important factors that are essential to proper journalism. Any reputable journalist must maintain several characteristics within their reporting at all times. It was difficult to choose only three important rules for journalistic writing because all of the rules I find very important. Below is a list of journalism rules that every journalist must not avoid.<br /><br />Objectivity -<br />Journalists must maintain an objective standpoint whenever covering a news event or writing about a particular story. When a journalist looses their objective traits, the reader is then reading solely opinion instead of hard news.<br />Example: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Sen. Barack Obama will soon take office and will do a wonderful job as the nation's new president</span>."<br />----This example clearly shows an objective viewpoint toward this topic and does not reflect journalistic qualities. The reader does not want to know how the reporter feels about the subject but instead wants the information as it stands. That is why objectivity is one of the most important traits to a journalists.<br /><br />Accuracy-<br />I cannot stress enough the importance of accuracy for a journalist. A reporter that does not report accurate information looses all credibility for their stories. Being able to report accurate information is one of the most important elements to a story.<br />Example: <span style="font-style: italic;">"A robbery occurred on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the Bank of America, causing the bank's entire savings to be stolen."<br />----</span>If the Bank of America was not the bank that was robbed and if 5:30 p.m. was not the right time of the robbery, this statement will spawn all sorts of problems among society and those that may be involved with this situation. These are extremely important facts to write correctly. That is why accuracy is very important because being accurate is one of the first steps to producing a newsworthy story.<br /><br />Plagiarism-<br />There are many rules and limits that hinder journalists each day. Plagiarism is one of these rules that journalists are forbidden to do. Plagiarism is taking other written works, someone else's information or another person's quotations and using it in a reporters own story. This is highly forbidden and could result in a loss of job.<br /><br />This is one of the most important aspects to a journalist because it could result in very extreme penalties.<br /><br />To learn more about journlism ethical issues read <a href="http://www.spj.org/pdf/ethicscode.pdf">SPJ Code of Ethics</a>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-16988856404443309742008-11-18T23:03:00.000-08:002008-11-18T23:20:18.948-08:00Towson's Go Green Efforts: Story Breakdown<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXFRrETDsjlg9eS7WarkZdf3rCrDXyeefhB8o9b-mzFf52803AJRAPmhlAQHj0zyrv_39g2Krr6p1XStN80TCN9FPir22fKFF4x1nNIgzgwJNdExxspqSGhcy6DLxKqrFmvYUjlxZDyA/s400/Capture5.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 149px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270264755008157170" />This week at Towson University, I plan on covering the newly adapted use of hybrid vehicles and expand the shuttle service for TU faculty employees and students. This is yet another initiative Towson has taken to "go green" and conserve the environment. The school is already highly involved in the assisting of food waste and recyclables for student, they now are looking into their own carbon footprint. They have decided to drive and use hybrid faculty vehicles on campus. The extended shuttle service will also provide a more efficient means of commuter students arriving on campus. <div><br /></div><div>This should be an interesting event. I plan on interviewing a number of faculty members that are some of the decision makers and spokespersons for these projects such as Steve Showers, associate vice president of facilities management, Darcy Accardi, assistant vice president for civic engagement and others, as well as some students. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will research the programs that are dealing with these ideas to increase Towson's "go green" initiative and base a lot of my research on the primary interviews. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will most likely ask questions like:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-when did these ideas first come about?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-What is the overall goal in doing such things?<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-How will this help Towson/Environment?<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-What significant changes are there?<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-How many cars are now hybrids on campus?<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-What expansions have been made to the shuttle routes?<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-What feedback has been received from students?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For a photo, I will shoot a number of car and shuttle pictures and maybe even some students walking to illustrate their use of alternative means from driving. </div><div><br /></div><div>For audio, I plan on getting clips of a shuttle bus speeding up or slowing down or even people loading or unloading from the bus. I may also use some of the audio interview I conduct. </div><div><br /></div><div> To see Towson's Go Green initiatives <a href="http://wwwnew.towson.edu/adminfinance/facilities/recycling/index.asp">click here</a></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-78943266274657168792008-11-09T22:04:00.000-08:002008-11-09T23:02:11.676-08:00Web sites use multimedia/audio techniques to spark attention<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Many Web sites take on creative multimedia strategies to increase the viewership of their content and make a much more pleasent experience while visiting the site. </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In this time in society, the avergage audience is no longer content simply reading words on a screen but are looking for anything interactive that they can hear, watch and click on. This makes them feel as if they are a part of the story or involved in the Web site. </span><blockquote></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Many great examples of these sites float across the World Wide Web as they recieve a tremendous amount of traffic. One that I found is dedicated to a specific plane crash that occured, commonly known as Flight 401. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It is an amzing story of tragedy and survival and the Web site has decided to preservec the story and give an accurate depiction of the event to the viewer. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/multimedia/news/flight401/aftermath.html">Learn the story and interact with the site</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzK0uBPjNaF4hqWMhgud0bPdvHpsxWsnpITgXf0nT-r_Ky5-Yf-p_UxlAxUX7CskFgUSJIWHpNybkm7a6ByeYWj7i8JgYGxznSkflcGbRjabMaeG9irlF1u998orha_vM_fAdnf5xBhdU/s320/Capture.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266918512178834690" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Screenshot of Web site: www.miamiherald.com</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The site offers a number of videos that tell the story from different perspectives, has a streaming song to play that was composed after the event took place, and even a simulation to watch with sounds to see and experience the crash first hand.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One thing that I would've certainly tried to add to the site as far as audio enhancements would be to have streaming clips of short interviews with different survivors. I would even maybe include the clips with short photo slideshows of each of them.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Other than that, this is an overall very well formed Web site.</span></div><div><br /></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-87810610134309570802008-11-09T14:01:00.000-08:002008-11-09T22:00:54.598-08:00"The Amazing Race: Towson"<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">By Towson University journalism student Daniel Gross</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">____________</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On Friday night, instead of staying in or having a night out around town, about 56 students chose to race around Towson’s campus in an effort to win $500, $200 or $100 to a store of their choice. Sixteen teams gathered in Paws in the University Union to begin the Campus Activities Board's Friday Night Live event, "The Amazing Race: Towson."<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JCIesKy8z8lQAnHZNsXgN1DR_YJ6q0gvicqjX-mFopwhABSDQQGOPEeAD1nXQnuzlf8rn7-gXO3k_7lsyzpKQI6z8iieCRlOsqlxlHEK6rN92A69XlcNr7hTSr2AgQdNqcTyJ1B422Y/s320/IMG_2577.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266785140134647602" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Among these 16 teams, two freshman and two sophomore resident students decided to form a team earlier that day to compete for a chance to win a cash prize. Some of the teammates had little knowledge of "The Amazing Race," the television show, but felt that they had a fair chance of winning.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“We have a good team and everybody has their own individual skills,” sophomore English major Jasmine Pitts said. “We have a good shot at winning.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While waiting in Paws, the team received their first clue and began to brainstorm ideas.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“The clue says, ‘go to the residence hall that rhymes with the word hen.’ Now at first we thought the Den but we realized that’s not a residence hall, it’s an eatery,” freshman and education major Jim Grandfield said. “Then we thought Prettyman because it’s technically a residence hall but it’s “m-a-n,' not 'm-e-n.' The only one that rhymes with 'hen' is the Glen, those are the Glen Towers, the Complex."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The determined group got off to a slow start at the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Glen</span></st1:placename><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><st1:placename><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Towers</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, the race’s first stop. Teams had the task of arranging ten residence halls listed in order from earliest built to newest built. The team’s first attempt at this was not a great advancement, having only one residence hall correct.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After completing their first stop, the team continued to go to each station around campus, jogging to some, walking to others. Residence Tower, 7800 York Road, the beach volleyball court at Burdick Hall, Towsontown Garage and Towson Center were all designated locations the clues told the students to locate. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“I didn’t realize that it would be this much physical activity. I haven’t worked out in a while,” Grandfield said.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At each location, CAB staff members were present to distribute the next clue for each team.University Residence Government members were also present as the event's cosponsors. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“It’s really exciting watching how frustrated everybody is and excited and running up and down the stairs,” URG president Alex Newman said who was stationed at the Towsontown Garage activity. “Then when they finally get [the answer] they bolt off in a direction when they haven’t even read the clue yet and don’t know where they’re going.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While racing around campus, freshman electronic media and film major Latia Blake constantly gave words of encouragement to her fellow teammates. “Brian, this is your idea, you better put a pep in that step,” she said to her teammate, sophomore Brian Wright.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The group of four was able to complete each task, find each location and make it to the finish line in Paws, but not before about six or seven of the 16 teams had already finished. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“It was definitely hard. I wasn’t expecting this much running but you know, I met some new people, new friends, had fun,” Grandfield said. “It was a good way to spend a Friday night and I’m just going to sleep in tomorrow.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Two groups ended up tying for first place, getting $400 for each team. A group of five Student Government Association members were one of those teams. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Overall it was a lot of fun. It really showed the meaning of teamwork and I think we can take whatever we learned today about teamwork into the real world,” SGA senator Ryan Lodge said.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The other first place team was also pleased with their success. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“We saw that there was $500 up for grabs and we were just like, ‘oh that’s ours,’ and it was,”junior and theatre production major Jeremy Garnes said. “I thought it was rough because we had to run all the way around campus but you know, we worked cooperatively as a group.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CAB and URG staff worked hand in hand with making preparations for the event. From the feedback that staff members were given, students enjoyed certain activities like the piggy-back ride challenge at </span><st1:street><st1:address><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">7800 York Road</span></st1:address></st1:street><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“I’m glad that everybody came back with smiling faces,” URG director of special projects Chelsea Harris said. “Everybody was heated about who was going to win what and that just shows how passionate they were about winning the race.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">According to Ryan Grasso, the CAB programming chair, many students mentioned that they would like to see this program again next semester. “Everybody was out of breath when they came to the finish,” he said.</span></p>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-57965265600411702852008-11-03T19:45:00.000-08:002008-11-03T22:32:22.584-08:00Fall Season On-Campus Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIu7kakbdtUPy524NYIZYUU0q5xMcSinqpKCm3mr4u8fLxhZAhEFIFOwPUB8TrIsgUExWHAlPgyWDz2FyBW360OGz7yE-EbPHDKgD5ukg0kYyJert44rFmm02_IBSlBhulgm0zYA9ePo/s1600-h/tiger+photoMCOM257_2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIu7kakbdtUPy524NYIZYUU0q5xMcSinqpKCm3mr4u8fLxhZAhEFIFOwPUB8TrIsgUExWHAlPgyWDz2FyBW360OGz7yE-EbPHDKgD5ukg0kYyJert44rFmm02_IBSlBhulgm0zYA9ePo/s320/tiger+photoMCOM257_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264646644536373442" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIu7kakbdtUPy524NYIZYUU0q5xMcSinqpKCm3mr4u8fLxhZAhEFIFOwPUB8TrIsgUExWHAlPgyWDz2FyBW360OGz7yE-EbPHDKgD5ukg0kYyJert44rFmm02_IBSlBhulgm0zYA9ePo/s1600-h/tiger+photoMCOM257_2.JPG"> </a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1WDozcn9RDIG4c5sVfr6PLT4icaDZxw_U0vQZHG1sNFbhXawaqfcPBirTMg88kAXeTBayITXGfBy0mZz2VS5u7evUv0IRi2C02ATvudQrxDZoZ_j6Wkq-VDQClzvcZloMVDzroodDgg/s320/tiger+shot+5.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264647161735889778" /><div><div><div>Outside of Stephens Hall at Towson University, sunlight shines on a statue of the school's mascot, the Tiger during a fall day in November.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs9Duyj7HICGRaz8JMEZ97SXuSRanUFdsPsKZ_JCP3FDf5ySoJn6WFGE4voq4MkL5bj4-SZrbhytVksCE5dWClAcaASj2gHyPKCwVa-jOPqPKh00KYLNMoie5SxowrdhuORZIAfZZx44/s320/mug+shot+2.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264651504767035170" /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySjOjVtvt9xydMoxsse3GB1CiEdxJBtuKtQIuBDOCTG1ajr2v6ksAzM2VG3EUhiRCbO8LJY13l57iP12UgrJ3QZGKrxvZ9DBfPSaPLCHuoeUD8q2dSYYKcq72mhdBOGgwww2No_jTQUo/s320/mug+shotMCOM.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264651722440472834" /></div><div>Blake Savadow </div><div>Sophomore</div><div>Mass Communications </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8tfbKcHNYQ0pUB74uKdj6muScL7R2GTXXrsCQaxce2VTcEQHQmJtW5DMq1xiWuak9mvoSsJSJZCkdpEEQxD3yvX14QXrsgvw09GwtbtvhEMnWjmgwGSSP6VnQo69jPjuCddQA2SppmU/s320/fall+day+4.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264679084805998738" /><br /></div><div>Students study and walk to class outside of </div><div>the Cook Library during a cool, fall day on </div><div>Monday, Nov. 3. <br /><div><br /></div><div>Ways to Improve:</div><div><br /></div><div>There is always room for improvement. I have noticed a number of things I could to enhance the quality of my photos and photo taking ability. For one, I need to keep an eye out for an interesting shot, meaning the angle, lighting or subject matter of the photo. It is also important to use the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/learnmore/composition.mspx">rule of thirds</a> so the viewer is more attracted to the photo. My main concern is understanding which settings I should have my camera set to when shooting under certain conditions. This takes repeated practice. I need to continue to take photos in different situations that call for a different combination of shutter speeds and aperture settings.</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-12753794421280522292008-09-30T17:39:00.000-07:002008-10-07T21:58:42.946-07:00Best stories are built with "Inverted Pyramid"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNf178k-zQRnWjzEAuRDO2lzb4Sij5e41EuGMQjRnLZzG8dUkkb3KwhmooswmRF0VsrPFm9_YjgG2h1F62sBX2NXwZy8XyjKB3mXDy68HdOuWNczA_Ar0f-ATgDfzpjADa6YCFQcPhjA8/s1600-h/inverted+pyramid.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNf178k-zQRnWjzEAuRDO2lzb4Sij5e41EuGMQjRnLZzG8dUkkb3KwhmooswmRF0VsrPFm9_YjgG2h1F62sBX2NXwZy8XyjKB3mXDy68HdOuWNczA_Ar0f-ATgDfzpjADa6YCFQcPhjA8/s320/inverted+pyramid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251989165491778882" /></a><div>Photo illustration by Daniel Gross<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 61, 88); font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; font-family:arial;font-size:25px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; font-size:13px;">This article was found from The Baltimore Sun's Web Site. (<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/">www.baltimoresun.com</a>)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div>Man shot, wounded by city police during drug stop</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 61, 88); font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px;font-family:arial;font-size:25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; font-size:13px;"><span class="story-byline" style="line-height: 1.22em; ">By Justin Fenton</span><span class="story-titleline" style="line-height: 1.22em; "></span><span class="story-dateline" style="line-height: 1.22em; "><dd style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size:85%;">September 26, 2008</dd><dd style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; line-height: 15px; font-size:13px;">A man was shot by city police yesterday morning after he reached for an officer's handgun during a drug stop, police said. </span></dd><dd style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; line-height: 15px; font-size:13px;"> Sterling Clifford, a police spokesman, said three officers on dirt bikes were in the 700 block of Lennox St. in the Reservoir Hill area about 10:45 a.m. when they approached an apartment complex and stopped to interview a man who they believed was involved in drug activity. <br /></span></dd><dd size="2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; line-height: 15px; font-size:13px;"> Police said the man began to fight with the officers, and the altercation moved into an apartment stairwell. Clifford said the man grabbed at an officer's gun, and the officer fired at the man. The man, hit in the shoulder, was taken to a hospital with a wound that was not considered life-threatening, Clifford said. </span></dd><dd style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">This article shows a great example of the inverted pyramid style of news stories. The reporter chooses to place the most important and relavent information at the top of the story in the first paragraphs. This way, the reader will be more intreagued to read on and at the very least they will have read the things that are most important to know in the story. </span></dd><dd style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.shooting26sep26,0,6938000.story">Click here for Justin Fenton's full story</a></span></dd><dd style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></dd><dd style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-size: 85%; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; "><br /></dd></span></span></span></div></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-69722091971066343542008-09-24T07:27:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:50:01.802-07:00Planning for a Story - Event Coverage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlk0FxIOG7DUzZZ2iz5mNHEdkbT0aiSP99eOtM4tq50OaefL3xrhbyQSINHW7nietYqA3U7Eja3aivsUUkjsnE4iFSqUu0f5mx3OlvtN6ensEfB9XbDQdLeNl6WUJtxN3W_7VPPwZfyc/s1600-h/sga.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 439px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlk0FxIOG7DUzZZ2iz5mNHEdkbT0aiSP99eOtM4tq50OaefL3xrhbyQSINHW7nietYqA3U7Eja3aivsUUkjsnE4iFSqUu0f5mx3OlvtN6ensEfB9XbDQdLeNl6WUJtxN3W_7VPPwZfyc/s320/sga.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249594825931399362" border="0" /></a><br />Photos courtesy of www.towson.edu<br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For my news event coverage, I plan on</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> attending</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> th</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">e next SGA meeting at Towson University to listen to what issues are currently happening throughout the school. I think this will be a great, newsworthy event to cover, especially seeing the many different things that have happened on and off campus recently. I predict that the SGA and their student guests may have quite a few things to say in regards to a recent fight that had broken out in the union, the new school budget for the next fiscal year and the appointment of new freshman senators into the SGA. After attending the meeting, I will obviously have to hone my story topics down, to understand what is truly newsworthy and what specific aspect should be covered.</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:'times new roman';" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">___________________________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-size:13;" ><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What advance information is available about this speech or event?<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The advanced information that I have is what I know are major topics in the student community right now. I am aware that the SGA covers new and appropriate topics at their meetings. There is also advanced information from any of the members on the executive board that I will speak to prior to the meeting so that they will be able to prepare me of what I might look for.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">_________________________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Who will be your main sources?<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My main sources will certainly be any of the members on the executive board of the SGA, most likely SGA president Kristen Guy or vice president James Torrence. The newly appointed, freshman senators will also be points of contact because they will have prevalence at the meeting. David Satterlle, director of new student programs, will also be a good source for this story, since he will be tackling the issue concerning the fight that broke out.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">_______________________</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What questions will you ask?</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When the meeting is over, I might ask the exec. board what they thought of the meeting, ask them what they thought of certain student reactions and how they plan on helping in hte situation. For the freshman senators, I may ask them what they think of the SGA, why did they want to join and what they hope to accomplish this year.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">_______________________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What additional details will you look for?<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In addition, I will also look for certain reactions for others in the audience or in the SGA. I will look for other issues to develop or come out of the freshman senators being elected or other issues concerning the major fight on campus. </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.active.com/images/upimages/tiger_c.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.active.com/images/upimages/tiger_c.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></div></span></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915197923695124233.post-26612024596922415012008-09-21T19:10:00.000-07:002008-09-22T21:35:32.938-07:00Twittering Gives Practice for Journalism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEhtBnYNuspCl_TEl5W_Qepsut532cMQjU1J8gi6onYu7Gqns2uAzjmuShayCA5NsGz-G0kceWOz1_bv5avQQpJTYZVW_l7whPPuZM4VfNCojYyPSspWGH7woVYZURCXH-nGPMoaGqUo/s1600-h/twitter.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEhtBnYNuspCl_TEl5W_Qepsut532cMQjU1J8gi6onYu7Gqns2uAzjmuShayCA5NsGz-G0kceWOz1_bv5avQQpJTYZVW_l7whPPuZM4VfNCojYyPSspWGH7woVYZURCXH-nGPMoaGqUo/s320/twitter.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248852723625955234" border="0" /></a><br />Photo taken from www.twitter.com<br /><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After reviewing a number of Twitter profiles and reading sample headlines of recent stories published in The Towerlight (</span><a href="http://thetowerlight.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">www.thetowerlight.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">), I was able to see many good examples of headlines and story briefs. Below are a few examples I found when perusing a few Twitter profiles.</span><div style="text-align: center;">__________________</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:14;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">"By Decemer, about 2,800 new <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:14;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">recylcing containers will be placed throughout Towson campus in order to promote the RecycAll program," Towson <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:14;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">student </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:12;">Katelyn Mattingly wrote in reference to a recent article in The Towerlight. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-size:12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">For one, this tweet interested me because I wrote this story for this issue and I found the RecycAll topic interesting when doing the research for the story. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-size:12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Two, I thought that this post gave a great insight to the story by covering most of the 5W's to prepare the reader for what they are about to dive into. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-size:12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The wording is also using an active voice, which makes for an exciting appeal to the story</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-size:12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Also, as a future tip, I would say that it would've been best to start with something other than the "When" W, as the when side of the story is not as important as the what. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-size:12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I also think it gets a bit wordy when using words like "in order to." This would be great wording for maybe further down the story but for a lead into type sentance, I would have been a little more to-the-point.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-size:12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Very good post though, i enjoyed this piece.</span></span></li></ul>Click here to view <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:12;"><a href="https://twitter.com/kmattingly">Katelyn Mattingly's Twitter </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><a href="https://twitter.com/kmattingly"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">page</span></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:12;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;font-size:14;">"Sean Schaefer throws four interceptions to help Richmond come back after last year's dramatic last-minute loss to the Tigers," <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Towson student Carrie Wood wrote in reference to a recent story published in The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Towerlight.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I thought this was a great exampl of an active, concise headline. It is written i a way that draws the readers attention. It is organized in a way that puts out the most important information first. It is very clear at what the story will be about when reading.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">In this headline, she includes all of the major W's for this story without rambling on or making the headline too extensive.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I especailly enjoyed how she tied in this event to previous occurances with the same teams. That certainly makes for a more interesting story. </span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Click here to view </span><a href="http://twitter.com/thecarrie"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Carrie Wood's Twitter page.</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Quaterback Sean Schafer struggled, with four interceptions and one touchdown, to lead the Tigers to a loss," Towson student </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Amber Kowens wrote in reference to a recent </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">story found in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Towerlight.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(12, 62, 83); line-height: 21px;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:25;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>I thought this was another great exapmle of a story headline. It is very cler and to the point, addressing the main thoughts of the story.</li><li>It does not neccessarily cover all of teh 5 W's like the "when," but overall it is a headline that will pull the reader in to the story.</li><li>I mostly like the simplicity of the headline because I think it would generally attract more readers. It is much easier to understand than some others.</li></ul><div>Click here to view <a href="http://twitter.com/akowens">Amber's Twitter page.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUe1h72On1knizf7lh6MbC-qDkdftFkwDu-_wPEHlCG1LAHp8qRXSUfvG7GE6tzC3s_wUnFSYU4cWzscrKYwbfBzxolCB0WS7M7D2jouneoXpAuyuDbnTSGITSXOsVzZUP12ZYfH-bIE/s320/twitter2.JPG" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248852839871946546" border="0" /><br /></div><div>Photo taken from www.twitter.com</div><br /></div>Daniel J. Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172657367459423124noreply@blogger.com1