http://www.wdrb.com/story/30218607/health-officials-say-louisvilles-needle-exchange-program-is-working
The package entitled "Health officials say Louisville's needle exchange program is working" was a very well thought out news piece because it impacts both our community's health and environment. The journalists who wrote the story interviewed multiple sources that work with the needle exchange program, which is using the element of verification which is having multiple witnesses or sources. The sources that WDRB interviewed seem to be credible and official which is a major element to look for in good journalism. This situation with the needle exchange program helps a big portion of our local population that could be exposed to HIV/AIDS.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Response to "Jeffersonville Police say man confessed to killing his father"
http://www.wdrb.com/story/30250413/jeffersonville-police-say-man-confessed-to-killing-his-father
After watching WDRB for about eight days, I have discovered that there are a lot of crime stories. Before I started to take the Journalism 1 class, I would have considered all of it news. Now, after learning what good journalism is, I have realized that it is not. Newsworthy news stories affect a large group of people, and crime stories do not affect citizens unless the community is in some kind of danger. This news story is about the confession of the man when he said that he stomped his dad. This does not affect large masses of people. What is even worse is that there were continuations to this story talking about his current legal state. That does not affect our community's everyday life. This is what we could consider "infotainment". It's valid information, but instead of being newsworthy, it's just entertaining.
After watching WDRB for about eight days, I have discovered that there are a lot of crime stories. Before I started to take the Journalism 1 class, I would have considered all of it news. Now, after learning what good journalism is, I have realized that it is not. Newsworthy news stories affect a large group of people, and crime stories do not affect citizens unless the community is in some kind of danger. This news story is about the confession of the man when he said that he stomped his dad. This does not affect large masses of people. What is even worse is that there were continuations to this story talking about his current legal state. That does not affect our community's everyday life. This is what we could consider "infotainment". It's valid information, but instead of being newsworthy, it's just entertaining.
Response to "Louisville scouts have extra special sales pitch when selling popcorn"
http://www.wdrb.com/story/30234174/louisville-scouts-have-extra-special-sales-pitch-when-selling-popcorn
I personally found this story kind of humorous. While seeing this on the news I often thought, why am I seeing this? It's not newsworthy at all, and it's just telling the story of two boys who made it onto the face of the boy scouts popcorn box. The story took up about three-fourths of the block, and in my opinion that is way too much time to be seeing two twin brothers and their mother talk about how they were selected to be on a boy scout popcorn box. I know this was a human interest story, but it was way too long and drawn out. I know that it is interesting that two local boys got on the national boy scout popcorn box but it often felt like I was just listening to a mother show excessive pride in her kids. This story, like many others on this news station, took the place of more newsworthy material. There were many sections of the package that just took up time and did not add significance to the story. One of these moments was when there was close to 45 seconds of footage of the twins jumping on a trampoline and about 20 of those seconds had a voiceover clip.
I personally found this story kind of humorous. While seeing this on the news I often thought, why am I seeing this? It's not newsworthy at all, and it's just telling the story of two boys who made it onto the face of the boy scouts popcorn box. The story took up about three-fourths of the block, and in my opinion that is way too much time to be seeing two twin brothers and their mother talk about how they were selected to be on a boy scout popcorn box. I know this was a human interest story, but it was way too long and drawn out. I know that it is interesting that two local boys got on the national boy scout popcorn box but it often felt like I was just listening to a mother show excessive pride in her kids. This story, like many others on this news station, took the place of more newsworthy material. There were many sections of the package that just took up time and did not add significance to the story. One of these moments was when there was close to 45 seconds of footage of the twins jumping on a trampoline and about 20 of those seconds had a voiceover clip.
Response to Radio Lecture
I found learning about how radio went through its rises and downfall very interesting. Like any other mass medium, it had its peaks and has also plateaued and fell. Whenever I think of the downfall of radio, I think of the song "Video Killed the Radio Star", because my dad always played it when I was a young child. The song sparked stimulus so the whole process has seemed interesting ever since. The timeline that we received in class helped me fully understand the events that sparked what radio is today. The first TVs were sold in 1939 and that is when radio's popularity started its descent. The radio sales started to plateau and this process reflects amongst all of the mass mediums which I find very interesting.
Response to "Man conquers addiction, cancer and weight to compete in IRONMAN triathlon"
http://www.wdrb.com/story/30234460/man-conquers-addiction-cancer-and-weight-to-compete-in-ironman-triathlon
This news story was among many others on October 11, 2015 that was about the IRONMAN triathlon. The others were more about what roads would be blocked and when the race would be ending. This was a story about a man who overcame his personal obstacles and how this led him to participate in the IRONMAN. This package took up the majority of a block on WDRB, and it was just a human interest story. That is aggravating for a viewer who is interested in seeing actual life-impacting news stories. I know that human interest stories are a common thing and in this case inspirational, but it did not require such a large portion of the block. I enjoy an inspiring story as much as anyone, but I feel that far too much news coverage is focused on personal stories that may be nice but are not particularly newsworthy.
This news story was among many others on October 11, 2015 that was about the IRONMAN triathlon. The others were more about what roads would be blocked and when the race would be ending. This was a story about a man who overcame his personal obstacles and how this led him to participate in the IRONMAN. This package took up the majority of a block on WDRB, and it was just a human interest story. That is aggravating for a viewer who is interested in seeing actual life-impacting news stories. I know that human interest stories are a common thing and in this case inspirational, but it did not require such a large portion of the block. I enjoy an inspiring story as much as anyone, but I feel that far too much news coverage is focused on personal stories that may be nice but are not particularly newsworthy.
Response to "Political trackers work to catch candidates at their worst"
http://www.wdrb.com/story/30319536/political-trackers-work-to-catch-candidates-at-their-worst
Personally, I am so tired of seeing the political party commercials that I always see on WDRB that bash Matt Bevin or Jack Conway. They have gotten really old really fast. In this story, WDRB covers the people behind them, and why they do it. The people are known as "trackers" and they say their primary reason for keeping a camera on the candidate is for "accountability". This news story proved to be interesting, but it is not what we need for our political news. The election is about a week and a half away, and there are barely any stories about our candidates. WDRB needs to prioritize their political news, because stories like this do not help the community with their choices on who they want to vote for. WDRB needs to cover the issues that the candidates support so the community can make a more educated vote.
Personally, I am so tired of seeing the political party commercials that I always see on WDRB that bash Matt Bevin or Jack Conway. They have gotten really old really fast. In this story, WDRB covers the people behind them, and why they do it. The people are known as "trackers" and they say their primary reason for keeping a camera on the candidate is for "accountability". This news story proved to be interesting, but it is not what we need for our political news. The election is about a week and a half away, and there are barely any stories about our candidates. WDRB needs to prioritize their political news, because stories like this do not help the community with their choices on who they want to vote for. WDRB needs to cover the issues that the candidates support so the community can make a more educated vote.
Reaction to Movies Lecture
The movies lecture truly gave me a lot more insight into both cinematography and videography. When Mr. Miller explained to the class that videos are just many images of motion put together, I was very confused. I immediately had so many questions. But then I took a few minutes to think about it and it suddenly made more sense. The idea of many pictures being taken at one time and sequentially played back at a speed that the eye cannot detect is intriguing to me. Mr. Miller's description made this amazing technology easier to understand.
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