too much publicity?

I am not sure if the attention that murder cases is good or not. It kind of seems like there is so much drama with everything, especially this Tara Grant case. It is important for people to know about the things happening in their area, but to know every detail? Is it really that important? I am not sure, I am not the one writing the article and usually not the one reading the articles either. I know that people find it interesting and look forward to reading the newest drama happening in their area, but to invade someones privacy and gossip about what has happened, it hurts people. Those members of the families involved in the cases may turn their computer on and see an article about that person and it may not be the most appropriate thing for them to read while grieving. I think that news writers need to watch how they portray the information they have received. I don't think it is necessary to have every single detail put on the Internet and broad casted to the entire world. It may be important to tell some facts of the case but things need to be held back.

1. What local issues are getting the most coverage?

It looks like some of the local coverage is still on the Tara Grant case. There was another incident I heard of on the radio today that is mentioned but doesn't seem to be as important as other issues. There was a girl shot outside of her Midland school and then the killer killed himself. It seems that there is always some sort of violence in the news. It seems like it is always possible to find an article about death or murder. There are always issues with the community discussed in the local issues, such as the school board or problems with roads or technology or a building that is under construction// needs to be removed. There seems to be some talk about proposal 2, which removed the chance of using race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in work, and schools. This proposal passed in the election in November, but it being brought up right now.


2. What stands out to you about the coverage on freep.com? What concerns do they emphasize/de-emphasize? The "human factor"? The "drama factor"? Just the facts? What?

The coverage on freep.com is always very in depth about the event or the issue at hand. They seem to give every detail and fact that is known away to the readers. Sometimes it is not good for everyone to know the issues at hand before actually needed to know. There are sometimes leaks that occur which allow members of the community to know about things that could cause the people involved pain. At the same time... it makes for interesting reading to know every detail of something occuring in the area. It helps to understand how people felt, what exactly has taken place and why it has occured. Concerning the "human factor", yes people may be hurt by something that is said in a news report. I think that writers should try attempt some sort of quiet-ness when writing their articles so they do not ruin the event that has taken place. It seems that when something really big happens in our area or even our country, it gets news attention for a very long time. There always seems to be a new twist or a new issues brought up by the event. Even if an "issue" is important and people need to know about it, if something else big happens, the original issue seems to kind of disappear. People focus on the newest big issue instead of something that may have been important to them or affect them.


3. What's going on in your own backyard? What do you think?

I recently moved from Plymouth but when I select Northville, it is combined with Plymouth and Canton, which are close enough to count as my area. There isn't much going on in that area. Pretty much all of the articles listed are from the Plymouth-Canton area. It would be interesting to find out more about the Northville area, especially since I don't know very much about it in the first place. There are a lot of articles about the sports and marching band (which are very good). I guess if there isn't anything bad going on in the area, then it's a good thing and it should be kept that way. There is also talk about the Penn Theater, a landmark in downtown Plymouth. I thought it was funny when I looked for the local news I saw an article title "pet of the week". That is an interesting thing for newspapers to research about.


4. What might you want to research/ write about? Why?

I actually have no idea what I would want to research. It might actually be interesting to research a case such as the Tara Grant case. I find big cases to be interesting and since it is important in the news then it might be an easy research. It might also be interesting to research a certain place or event that has taken place. I need to put more thought into the subject and assignment to know for sure what I would like to do.

News

It just seems that everything in the news is negative, like everything worthwhile to write about has to be about something bad that has happened. The article about the final moments of Tara's life seemed very upsetting and made me become pretty upset. A lot of the articles are about violence and killing which may be important news to hear about but it is not always the easiest to read. Three of the five most popular articles that are listed about about the Tara Grant case, which shows how much attention the case is really getting. Another one of the popular articles involves the removal of Comerica in Michigan which could be detrimental for jobs in Michigan. Sports are always greatly looked upon in the news, most people will go to the news to see what the final score of their favorite game was if they missed it. Most games are covered very thoroughly. The news often has a wide variety of articles along with some topics over written about.

Restaurant Review

When given the assignment of reviewing a restaurant I felt that it is a good idea. I am excited to choose what restaurant I want to review and begin the process of evaluating it. I am a little worried about the time crunch since I will be gone for 10 days of spring break. I have to get to work and not waste time. Hopefully the end result is good!

Argentina Review

The author of this review seemed to do a very good job with the way she presented the information.
- Gave some history about the restaurant
- Listed other things that the owner is apart of, such as tango lessons
- Talked about some improvements that have occurred throughout the weeks
- Explained what is good to order and how it is made
- Gave very good descriptions and clean picture of how the food is
- Gave some of her opinions of how the restaurant could be made better
- Let reader know that the restaurant is open 7 days a week & is non smoking

Through reading this review I received a good picture of what my review should should like when completed. I need to make sure that I give the reader of my review a clear picture of what the food tastes like, what the restaurant looks like and how the experience was all together.

Profile Paper

I feel that I have a lot of work to do to make my paper better. Through interviewing Coach Baechler, I got a good impression of the kind of person he is and the accomplishments he has made. It is important that I put those things into the paper. I need to find a better way to put his voice into the paper. Explaining the way he looks and the way he talks will make the reader understand this man much better. I need to explain the things that make other people look up to him and appreciate what he has done for the community. I know that there are many people out there that feel he has done amazing things for his football team and those people need to be represented in this paper. Through editing my own paper, I have found that there are way too many being verbs and I know that I can make it much better if I eliminate those verbs. I also need to add more of Coach Baechler's voice into the paper. He is a stern, quiet man and the reader would not get that by just reading my rough draft. I have a lot of work to do with citations as well throughout this paper. All together, I have a lot of work, but I'm sure it will all come together. :]

Rap on Rap

I find it interesting that in this article, Rap on Rap: The Black Music That Isn't Either, that the way that the author looks at rap music, he doesn't see it as for blacks or as music. The author makes the point that rap music has been misunderstood and seen possibly in the wrong way by white listeners. He says that rap music has changed over time in the way it sounds. It has taken many different forms from the type of people rapping to the type of lyrics to the appropriateness of the way it sounds. The people listening to the music has also changed over time. Whites used to be very against this type of music, while recently they have adapted to it. Many white people try to adapt to the music by maybe dressing in baggy clothing, dressing like a wigger, a term used to categorize that type of clothing for whites.