Matthew's Comm 303 Blog

My first issue when it comes to AP style is using numbers correctly. When I took quiz 15 I supplemented Interstate 295 for I-295, and on homework 4/8/2010, I misused $15,000 instead of fifteen thousand dollars.

Word choice and misspelling of words are the next biggest errors that accumulate on the quizzes and homework. On quiz 17 I would misspell censored with censured, and again with numbers I would spell out 200th episode.

My next biggest mistake would have to be quotations and relevance to information. When I did the assignment Stovall 5.10 almost all of quotations would end with ” said …. instead it should have been “…. said.  Also when I took quiz 17 I did not attribute a quote to a speaker and gave no indication of it even being a quote. Instead it should have been, “might suffer the same fate as Theo Van Gogh,” …

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Mountain East Medical Center will be replacing the hospital’s board of directors, Bob Wilkinson, with the assistant head of the department, Johnny Toler, due to the animosity between Wilkinson and the head of the purchasing department.

Wilkinson purchasing practices have been condemned by some of the medial staff even though the board of directors ordered him to cut cost by 15 percent.Wilkinson has been working at the Mountain East Medical Center since 1975 after coming from a small rural community as the hospitals purchasing chief. His resignation is effective immediately.

Harry Illscott, the hospital administrator, stated, “Bob’s abilities will be greatly missed… but I know that Johnny Toler is a person we can all depend on.”

Toler, Wilkinsons replacement, has been with the hospital for 13 years and has a background in pharmaceutical. He started as an assistant druggist in the hospital pharmacy, but then was moved to the purchasing department in 1978 after the hospital’s pharmacy closed. His wife, Carolyn, is head of the gynecology department at MEMC.

“This hospital means a great deal to me and my family… I will give my best efforts to making our purchasing department the best,” Toler said.”I learned from a fine man [Bob Wilkinson] and i hope to build on the foundation he established.”

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For this assignment I listened to WCBS Newsradio 880 on the itunes radio application. The station explained how two government scientist blame climate change for the loss of two glaciers in upper Alaska. The speaker, Bill Witney, had a very smooth voice that would punctuate words of importance. This style of news reporting is very different because it has to be interesting, fast, and smooth enough the inform the listener. Witney’s voice never took a pause for air in the middle of the sentence and would keep a very mono-ton speaking style. I also found it interesting that there was no “fairness” to the story. This to me is very different because as journalist it is essential to get both sides of the story. I am still interested to hear from another source on why the glaciers melted.

The front page of the Washington Post the had an article called, “A letter to Obama, and A Life Touched in Return” which caught my eyes as a feature news story.  The article first starts out by describing the “black  binder of letters” President Barack Obama reads every night. Obama’s aids say, “They are the most intimate connection the president has with the people he governs.” The article is trying to get the reader to feel sympathetic even before the first quote. After some more impressive information about the amount of mail the president receives the author dives into the most important information. Jennifer Cline, 27, is the main star of the article, and the reader is given background information that is “similar”  to Obama. For the reader the article seems to be stretched out on the fact that Obama reads and responses to letters he gets in the mail. With the obvious layout of the paper, the author describes the heart wrenching and agonizing pain this poor women went through after loosing her job. The author then goes on to explain the importance of health care in America and how Obama saved the oppressed over the tyrant we call “Insurance Companies.” The article ends like every other chick flick movie, or fairy tail ending, someone gets their dreams to come true. Although this article descried heart wrenching pain, and tyrant insurance companies, the news factor or even importance factor did not really hit home with me. Maybe a different spin or maybe even a different story outline could have made this article more appealing to the reader, but for me, I just keep flipping threw the paper.

The Article did have related links, a photo gallery of Jennifer, and a comment box for readers.

If you wish to read the article it is located at:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/30/AR2010033004260_4.html?nav=hcmodule&sid=ST2010033004292

Lead:

Two men attempted to rob Ms. Delia Moss, an 83-year-old resident of Fairfax, Va., using a gun outside of McDonald’s on 3951 Pickett Road yesterday at 4 p.m.

2nd Graf:

Josh Auerbach, a 40-year-old resident of Annandale Va., pointed the gun at Moss, while the other man, still unknown, went for her purse.

Questions:

1. How did she defend herself during the attack?

2. Did anyone try and help her when she was being attacked.

3. How come no one from McDonald’s saw this crime being committed?

4. Is Delia Moss taking self defense classes?

5. In the information given, why did Delia Moss decide to eat a Big Mac after the attempted robbery?

Health care reform has been in the news for the past year and half and is used as a tool by politicians to win elections and gain popularity.  The Democratic Party is struggling to keep the bill popular, while the Republicans are rejected any comprises that is set before them. The Washington Post is an avid contributor to the constant debate on health care reform offering the reader both sides to the story. Anne E. Kornblut’s article shows the reader how both parties interact with each other and the positive and negative debates that fuel the lively hood of the bill. President Barack Obama stated, “It is time for us to act on health care reform,” and his willingness to compromise offers a bipartisan opportunity that benefits both parties. “Some of these disagreements we may be able to resolve. Some we may not. And no final bill will include everything everyone wants. That’s what compromise is,” said Obama about the involvement of both parties. Last Thursdays bipartisan health care summit showed the nation areas of agreements and differences but still needs the essential popularity of last years coverage to even have a chance. Democrats believe that their 10-year, $1 trillion dollar bill can be sold to the public before mid-term elections in the fall, but Republicans think otherwise. Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma stated both sides “listened to one another” at the summit, but still there is no sign of compromise. Coburn would later express his concern for the American people not being listened to and believe the bill should “start over.” He would later accuse Democrats of rushing through the bill that most Americans have already rejected. Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts election cost the Senate Democrats filibuster-proof health care bill in January, but the Democrats still continue to fight. Democrats need to popularize the health care bill to have a successful mid-term election in the fall. The bill will definitely be a major topic for campaigning politicians this fall, so its crucial from Democrats to act if they want a successful four years. It is up to the American people to interact and showcase their positive or negative outlook on health care reform.

Source: Washington Post, Sunday February 28, 2010, Section A3, Author: Anne E. Kornblut

Alcohol poising leads to the suspension of a fraternity house, which is now effecting university policies.

Three students from Alpha Beta Zeta fraternity  were admitted to a local hospital early Sunday morning due to a excessive amount of alcohol consumption.

Press Matin, Al Amalek, and Rob Smith were admitted to the local hospital at different times early Sunday morning. Martin and Smith were released Monday morning, while Amalek, a freshman, is still in critical condition.

People are becoming more concerned these days with drinking at fraternity houses due to the recent deaths at Louisiana State University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alcohol related deaths are making the problem more crucial for the universities to interaction with fraternities.

Two weeks ago University President  Harvey Smithville banned alcohol from fraternity houses on campus. “Any fraternity in which the members have alcohol will be immediately suspended,” said Smithville. Jan Mize, the universities public relations department, released information about the suspension lasting for, “About a year.”

With the increased suspicion of alcohol consumption the University might increase its police patrols just to watch fraternity houses.

Interfraternity Council president Bert Addison said, “We wholeheartedly agree with president Smithville that alcohol has no place at fraternity parties.” Addison also added, “I am shocked that this incident has occurred. However I do not believe that the entire fraternity should be held responsible for the actions of a few.”

A. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022104079.html

(It got right to the point of the article, to me, it told me the who, what, when, and how.) Washington Post, Monday February 22, 2010, Metro, Front Page.

B. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/02/16/ST2010021604514.html

( It had a nice little story in the beginning, then went right into cooking in the fire place) Washington Post, Wednesday February 17, 2010, Food.

C. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022103204.html

( Although its not the first sentence of the paragraph there is a question that leads into the story.) Washington Post, Monday February 22, 2010, Local Business.

D.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022103943.html?hpid=dynamiclead

“The day before Roger Greenberg, a then-66-year-old ex-con, married Evelyn Zucker, a then-83-year-old invalid widow, he wrote a note to his bride-to-be.”

(It started out with a less interesting introduction then what the story actually is. Read onto the third paragraph, now thats an will catch someones eye). Also if that link does not work, its in the Washington Post, Monday February 22, 2010, Metro Section, Front Page.

Lawsuit:

Today a $100,000 suit was filed against Amburn’s Produce Market for causing an accident by leaving green beens on the floor.

Elli Mason broke her hip on the slippery beans April 1st of this year. Mason had to pay medical expenses while suffering from the physical and mental injuries. Amburn’s Market was charged with negligence in Circuit Court and hopes to never spill the beans again.