Effective News Commentary

How does Murrow help readers across the Atlantic connect with the raids?

Edward R. Murrow goes into detail with not just what he sees outside the plane but also what the people inside the plane are doing. Once they had dropped the bombs Murrow are flying over the Atlantic, he captures the words of the people inside the plane as well. The one thing that helped me connect with the raids as they flew over the Atlantic would be how he described the weight of the plane. at first it started out heavy and hard to maneuver, but as they dropped the bombs the and crossed the Atlantic the plane was less heavy. Murrow put the listener and reader right up in the sky with them. 

 What language or descriptions transport readers to the scene?

Murrow used very descriptive words when he talked about the raids. For example, "But suddenly those dirty gray clouds turned white and we were over the outer searchlight defenses. The clouds below us were white, and we were black."

He uses emotional words throughout the paper to capture the intensity of what was really going on.

Murrow used very visual similes and metaphors. "The small incendiaries were going down like a fistful of white rice thrown on a piece of black velvet."

Virtual Journalism Summit

Marc Santiago

Virtual Journalism Summit

Journalism 305

Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News, Bob Shieffer and former UPI White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas discussed the issues of online journalism at the Virtual Journalism Summit with a virtual Q and A on Monday.

The two distinguished journalists answered questions from people in the audience and from people the Second Life audience dealing with online reporting.

“What are you seeing with online reporting and what is working and what isn’t?” asked Brett Attwood, clinical assistant professor.

“We don’t get the in-depth stories because of interruptions,” said Thomas. “There is no fluidity. We are going to be at a loss for the true protection of the people.”

“I can not imagine the United States of America without news papers,” said Shieffer. “They have been the core of journalism.”

A common issue that Thomas and Shieffer talked about dealt with the standards of online journalism.

“The part that worries me is that are people who are reporting online going to follow the same standards,” said Shieffer. “There is so much information out there right now that you must always check the sources.”

The audience of the discussion consisted of different majors aside from communications.

“I figured I would come to this part of the event to hear what people thought about this whole Second Life experience,” said junior construction management major, Blake Holzer. “Although they didn’t go into much detail about it, I learned to not trust everything that you read online.”

Halfway through the discussion Austin Skanlin, an avatar online, asked, “What are some standards you would like to see from bloggers who rely on other bloggers for editing?”

“You have to search for the truth,” said Thomas. “It takes a great reporter to dig up what is really happening. It’s the name of the game.”

On Tuesday a banquet will be held at Beasley Coliseum to present Shieffer and Thomas the 2009 Edward R. Murrow Award.

Contacts:

Helen Thomas

Bob Shieffer

Brett Atwood

509-335-0113

batwood@wsu.edu

Blake Holzer

Baker19@wsu.edu

PRESS RELEASE

Pullman, Wash- Leaders of technology and journalism come together for a day-long event to explain the benefits of 3D virtual world spaces. The event will be held in the CUB Auditorium on WSU's campus on April 6, 2009.

Clark Bell, director of the McCormick Foundation's Journalism Program and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Brett Atwood, present the the Virtual Journalism Summit.

Virtual journalism refers to the idea of news reporting within a 3D virtual environment.

Two of the main virtual interaction groups, Second Life and Club Penguin, have already influenced major world new organizations such as CNN and Sky News to document and report on emerging economy and activities in the virtual world. Both Second Life and Club Penguin will be participating in the event.

This event will allow people to see the popularity and influence of the virtual world.

Among other organizations presenting  next week include the White House Bureau, CBS, CNN,and Walt Disney.

For a complete schedule of events, visit the event Web site at: http://communication.wsu.edu/virtualjournalism.

1) What are the goals/expectations you hope to achieve from this Specialized Reporting Institute?

2) What exactly are the benefits of 3D virtual world spaces?

3) What types of presentations and workshops will be held at the event on April 6?

Paul Roberts "The End of Food"

Journalist Paul Roberts goes on tour around the country to discuss his second book, “The End Of Food,” that deals with issues such as interplay of economics, technology, and the natural world.

During one of his speeches to the Commonwealth Club in California, Roberts discussed the problems with the food system. Some examples he used were the contaminated foods in circulation, people being undernourished and people being over nourished.

“So we’ve got all these problems that have been sort of circulating around, and we are all familiar with most of them,” Roberts said. “What I argue is new is that we are beginning to see that there are connections between these problems.”

During the hour of his speech Roberts touched base on each one of these topics and how each problem could be resolved. When Roberts discussed these issues he found ways to educate while entertain. When he talked about his point, the crowd would laugh at the way he brought up the issues.

Robert’s said that to solve our problems that deal with food in our economy is to recognize that our solutions have to be carefully vetted.

Towards the end of his speech the host of the presentation took questions from people that were listening to Roberts on the radio.

One of the questions asked about what qualities Roberts looks for in the food he eats, and how do you get through a meal without allowing yourself to contemplate the system that brought it to him.

“Drink heavily,” Roberts said while motioning his as if he actually was taking a drink.

Sources

Fora.tv

http://fora.tv/2008/06/18/Paul_Roberts_The_End_of_Food#chapter_19

Paul Roberts

Speakers

March 11, 2009, Journalist Paul Roberts guest speak at Washington State Univserity to discuss issues such as interplay of economics, technology, and the natural world. After having written for well known organizations such as Rolling Stone, News Week, The Washington Post, and USA Today, Roberts published two books. He published his first book in 2004 that was titled, "The End of Oil." On Wednesday Robert's will be talking about his second book, "The End of Food."

Profile Piece: LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

Marc Santiago

Email: msantiago@wsu.edu

Phone: 360-213-8792

 

Moving from place to place can be a difficult feat. Many people experience the physical and emotional pains of leaving the one place that is familiar to them. Some people do not even get a chance to call a place their home.

Sophomore Lena Seino, public relations major, has moved a lot in her life, and that does not mean just down the street or a town over, but from country to country multiple times.

Born in Hirosaki, Japan, Seino learned about the Japanese culture and how different the American culture is compared and the Japanese culture. 

“Looking back I realized the Japanese culture is very class based,” Seino said. “They respect their elders and are reserved with their emotions. That’s where I feel I acquired most of my mannerisms.” 

When Seino went to school in Japan, many of her peers called her a “Gaijin” meaning outside person.

“ I was ostracized by the other kids because my dad is Japanese and my mom is American,” she said.

When Seino turned 6 her and her family moved to Seattle. so she could pursue her education in a safer environment. However, she did not know that it would just as hard in the United States.

“When I started first-grade, the kids called me the Japanese girl,” she said. Seino could not understand why she could not be accepted as being both races. It made her adolescent years difficult. 

Before her fifth-grade year Seino’s parents had told her they were moving once again, but this time to Mandeville, Jamaica because of her dad’s job. She left all of her friends and the relationships that she had previously built and started over. 

Seino quickly learned how to easily make connections with people and then disconnect herself at a very young age.

“I couldn’t let myself get too attached to people because it just made moving so much more stressful,” she said.

Lena Seino’s sorority sister, Eleanor Liebhaber, senior public relations major, said that Seino is one of the most outgoing people she has ever met.

“Lena is always quick to mingle with people when we go out,” Liebhaber said. “She just doesn’t care what people think of her.”

 “I learned to be independent at a young age,” Seino said. “A lot of who I am now is because of all the moving I have done in my life.”

Seino hopes to work with a company that deals with global issues. Moving around the world  has made her aware of different cultures and different ways of life.

After living in Jamaica for a year, Seino and her family moved to Woodinville, Wash. where she has currently lived for 10 years.

“After the first couple of years of living in Woodinville, I felt a sense of relief,” she explained. “ There is a great satisfaction I knowing that I finally have a place to call home.”

 

 

Contact Information

Lena Seino

seino@wsu.edu

206-817-1167

Eleanor Liebhaber

eliebhaber@hotmail.com

425-280-4287

Janice Seino

J.seino@comcast.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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