Abbie's Journalism Blog

Other story:        All across America every day, kids are paid allowances for good behavior, good grades, chores, or other reasons. Unfortunately, allowances shelter kids and give them the idea that they will always have a steady supply of money.        Children should always be on their best behavior and working their best, and allowances teach them that the only reason to be on good behavior is for money. Giving allowances is not a good parenting technique because sometimes, kids are rewarded for literally nothing at all. Allowances for chores or especially difficult/rewarding tasks are good because it teaches kids that really hard work pays off, but allowances for other things should not be automatically granted.         As a parent, it’s important to teach kids to provide for themselves and to always work their hardest, not just for material things like money, but also the internal accomplishment people feel after doing...

At 2 a.m. yesterday morning, meteorologists at the Nadi Weather Centre detected a cyclone developing rapidly near Nauru and moving quickly south-west across the Pacific towards the Solomon Islands. They named the cyclone "Victor". At 3 a.m., they contacted the Solomon Islands government, warning of the approach of Cyclone Victor.  Government officials immediately put emergency plans into operation. They warned all shipping in the area of the cyclone's approach. They broadcast warnings on the radio and alerted the police, who in turn sent officers to warn the local people. By 10 a.m., winds in Honiara were blowing at more than 140 kilometres per hour. At about midday, the centre of the cyclone passed directly over Honiara before tracking into the Coral  Sea, where it blew itself out. In Honiara, more than 20 houses were destroyed and a number of other buildings sustained considerable structural damage. More than 100 people are now homeless. Six people were killed. Another ...

multiple choice 1. Timeliness - How close in time a story is to the real-life event (recent) 2. Proximity - How close an event occurred to the people reading the story 3. Human Interest - How the story appeal s to a people's common interests 4. Prominence - How professional the piece is and how much is is worthy of journalism (importance of person) 5. Conflict - a story when two or more things clash in opinions, words, or actions (2 sides go against each other) word bank 6. Interviews - a journalist asks questions to their person they are interested about (get info from source) 7. Research - finding background information about an experience, person, etc. (to prepare for interview) 8. Quotations - the format a journalist puts a quote from the subject in (what you get from a source, direct and indirect) 9. Yes-no question - a question that is not open ended and can easily be responded to with yes or no 10. follow-up question - a question after a first questio...

Abbie Brien J1 Period 5 Feature story: Neil Brien, now 51, attended a private and strict Catholic school his entire life. Growing up in a harsh Catholic setting, taught by priests, is a stark difference from public school . People often wonder what it’s like to grow up taught by priests and have religion integrated into education, and make assumptions that students who attend Catholic school are either ‘goodie-goodies’ or something similar. It's hard to know how much of a difference it really is though. From the very first day of freshman year at Jesuit High School in Dallas, Brien was told what viewpoints he’d be taught from. “ One of the very first questions my theology teacher asked on my first day was about issue of questioning the Bible,” Brien said. “The purpose of questioning everything was to use the brain God gave you, and that was very much a perspective of the Jesuits.” Leardon Brien, sister to Neil Brien and attendee of the sister school to Je...

1. Who were the sources? Kelle Shymkiw and Cathy Callhagan Noey 2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story: Growing up an army brat, Shymkiw and Noey were always traveling. They told the story about how being 'army brats' affected their lives, personalities, relationships, and experiences. 3. How many paragraphs is the story? There are 26 paragraphs in the story 4. How many words is the story (you can do this in the Google Doc itself)? There are 831 words in the story. 5. How many direct quotes are there in the story? There are 12 direct quotes in the story. 6. How many different people are quoted in the story? There are two other quotes. 7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included? The most impactful quote in my opinion was:  “Oh, yeah. It had a huge impact on my life. I was able to learn so many good quality traits from my dad. He made me motivated and responsible for my own life. Daddy really inspired me to join the army myself. I don’t know whe...

1. Who were the sources? -My sources were Neil Brien and Leardon Ruffing-Brien (My dad and my aunt) 2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story: -Neil Brien attended strict Catholic school all the way until college. There are many similarities as well as differences to public school. He emphasizes that Jesuit high school, a Catholic high school, is not like the stereotypes people have made it out to be.  3. How many paragraphs is the story? My story is 27 paragraphs (because of statement-quote structure) 4. How many words is the story? My story is 1027 words. 5. How many direct quotes are there in the story? There are 18 direct quotes.  6. How many different people are quoted in the story? There are two different people quoted in the story.  7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included? The most impactful quote in my opinion was:  “I can say for Jesuit they really try to integrate ethics, morals, and good behavior,” Brien said.  “They thought that...