Friday, February 13, 2015

Lone Star Dispatch Eval

Front Page
Student Life
News
Sports
Entertainment
Commentary
And you must read the MAIN In-Depth page story (page 8).



Summary: The technical director at Bowie High school, Roberto Gomez has won more than half a dozen UIL state competitions. But he has recently been diagnosed with cancer. He doesn't let that prevent him from teaching. Ex students from over thirty years have been reaching out, and the communities around have been supported.

Summary Deborah Moreno has joined her father's band, Son del Rey, to kick off her music career. She plays bass and background vocals. The band takes English pop songs and add their own Latin flavor to them. When Moreno plays, it seems to the rest of the members that all the attention turns to her.

Summary Students show off their animals at the annual TCYS. All say that it's worth it to lose a lot of sleep to have their animals win. But it takes a lot of practice in order to have your animal be the best in show

Summary Since she was five, Brooke Landry has been throwing knives as her hobby. She has entered in many competitions. Landry has even performed at the Eagle Scout ceremony. She is at the 'Expert Level' in knife throwing, which is a very high level.

Summary The recent release of the app Trivia Crack, has everyone at James Bowie High school addicted. There are six categories for which you can test your knowledge. Everyone says that their favorite aspect of the game is that they can go up against their friends and beat them

Summary In Austin, there is an increasing amount of wall art. Most people say it's defacing of public property. But some claim it is becoming part of Austin's culture in these days. There are many places where people stop to take pictures by the famous art, so not everyone can agree on graffiti's influence in the city.

Summary  In January 1, 2015, a law was passed, preventing anyone from using electronic devices whilst using a car. Fines may even go up to $500 for using one. The only thing that puzzles citizens is if the police have made a law about using a device while at a complete stop. Many people agree on  this law and will follow accordingly.

Cancer diagnosis doesn't stop Gomez
Who? Roberto Gomez and his family
What? Him being diagnosed with cancer
Where? Bowie HS
When? November 7
Why? There was a tumor in his kidney
How? The tumor was inoperable
Who was quoted in the story? His wife
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? No
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

Deborah Moreno starts music career by joining Son Del Rey
Who? Deborah Moreno
What? She joins the band
Where? Austin
When? Last Year
Why? To kick start her music career
How? She plays bass, background music
Who was quoted in the story? Deborah
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "We have a lot of practices so if I don't get it, then I'll get it sooner or later,"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

Texas County Youth Show features fierce Competition
Who? Samantha Robarts, Luke Fisher, Kate Buning 
What? TCYS
Where? Travis County Expo Center
When? January 15-18
Why? To show off the FFA's animals
How? By walking around the ring with them
Who was quoted in the story?  Robarts, Fisher, Buning
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I feel like he was a good enough goat where he could have gotten a higher place
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

World Champion hits the Target
Who? Brooke Landry, Gillian Sittler
What? Knife throwing
Where? Austin
When?
Why? It's a hobby of hers
How? She started when she was five
Who was quoted in the story? Landry, Sittler, Mike Landry
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "It's a weird hobby, but its definitely different than anything else.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

Trivia Crack Craze
Who? Nicole Zahorick, Minh-Ti Nguyen, Yellena James, Nick Anagnos, Marco Moreno
What? Trivia Crack
Where? Bowie High School
When? 
Why? It is an addicting game that has everyone at BHS playing 
How? Its six categories have everyone playing and competing to beat their opponents.
Who was quoted in the story? Zahoric, Nguyen, James, Anagnos, Morenp
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I also love the challenge aspect where you are able to go head to head against your friends and test your general knowledge."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

Graffiti Becoming part of Austin's artistic Culture
Who? Kamryn Brice
What? Graffiti
Where? Austin
When? Jan. 13
Why? Since there is so much graffiti, it's becoming part of the culture of Austin 
How? 
Who was quoted in the story? Brice
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Whether art or vandalism, graffiti is a part of creative culture and can very easily become a mark of society if given the chance to be."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

Hands free cell phone policy enacted
Who? The citizens of Austin
What? The non usage of cell phones while driving
Where? Austin
When? January 1
Why? Drivers kept getting into wrecks
How? They were using cell phones
Who was quoted in the story? Stacy Stacher, Lauren Guilette
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I am for the hands free policy. It promises to be a successful way to prevent a lot of texting related accidents. I personally haven't known anyone who was involved in texting accidents but I've read some of the studies on them and agree that it is important to prevent these accidents
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper? My favorite is the one of Deborah Moreno in the recording studio
1A. Why is this your favorite? I liked the position that was captured while Moreno was recording
1B. What rules of photo composition are evident? Rule of thirds

2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper? The picture under the title  School wide Science fair competition held
2A. Why is this your least favorite? I just didn't really like the sort of blurriness in the picture, and that there were other people in the picture

3. If you were a photographer on staff, which event/photo assignment would you have liked to do for this issue? You will need to look through the entire paper and see the topics covered and decide which one you think would have been fun. I would've liked to do the Girl Scout cookies because I really like their cookies, and to research what types of cookies have been added to the list.

4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points.
The titles were pretty good, but the photography was, to be honest, not very good. They weren't clear, or followed the rules of photography. All around, the issue was so so.


Monday, February 9, 2015

Other High School Newspapers

The Sailor's Log was my favorite because I thought the layout was neat and organized. I also liked the colors too, because they weren't too bright, yet still caught my attention.
As above, the Sailor's Log caught my attention because it had a cool, unique title, and the layout was really cool.
My favorite title was the "Choir Accompanist Criminal Charges still Pending" because it made me want to know more about what had happened at that specific high school.
There were three stories on the front page of that newspaper.
Newspaper share certain similarities, some being that they usually most of the time have a very small font to fit the title and the pictures, and that the titles are usually at the top, horizontal.
Things that can be different with newspapers can be the different types or fonts of the titles. Or maybe that there can be only one big picture, maybe three or more.
These newspapers are different from the ones coming from around the world because they are most of the time are supposed to have a different style.

Broadsheets-3 or more stories on the front cover
1 http://issuu.com/beverlyhighlights/docs/nov._8_issue
2 http://issuu.com/thelonestardispatch/docs/issue_3_complete
3 http://issuu.com/kpool33/docs/dec._20_np

Tabloid- 2 or less stories on the front
1 http://issuu.com/scotscoop/docs/carlmont_september_highlander
2 http://issuu.com/shs-talisman/docs/talisman_vol_49_issue_2_october_31_
3 http://issuu.com/the_lance/docs/lance_issue_3

NewsMagazine-No story, only photo that may be glossy inside, or newsprint
1 http://issuu.com/mountainvistaonline/docs/issuu
2 http://issuu.com/arapahoeherald/docs/october_issue
3 http://issuu.com/jlabmag/docs/january

Elements on a Newspaper front page

Headlines Heading for any piece of writing in a newspaper, or titling for a picture   

Subheadlines An additional sentence immediately following the headline


Lines A line following the subheading and headline giving the author's name 

Boxes Part of a newspaper enclosed in borders


Photos A picture or pictures relating to the story or headline in a newspaper

Teaser A line or headline promoting an article inside the newspaper

Flag Used to indicate the location of the article


Folios A credit line referencing where the information comes from 

Captions Explaining the setup in a picture in a newspaper

Stories Explaining current events for the newspaper

Bylines Short phrase including the name of the author 

Jumps Identifying the page on which a story is continued

Story dividers 

Screens To reduce the color photograph, a screen is placed between the film and the paper


Infographics Used to show the weather in newspapers
 
Masthead/staff box A list of information about the newspaper's publishers.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Front Pages of the World

Newspaper Front Covers

My favorite front cover for newspapers would be the People's Daily, from Beijing, China. I like it because the layout is neat, and the organization is really literally neat.


I can't really read Chinese, but my favorite would be the one above the picture of the Chinese president shaking hands with the Argentinian president. It kind of seems like the Argentinian president went to China for a diplomatic visit and it seemed like something to document.

There are around six stories on the front page of the head page.
What are the same in newspapers is that all of them have titles at the top of the paper. They also have at least one picture. Each one is captioned, and have descriptions to go with each one.  That is what a good newspaper should have

But each one is also unique in its own style. This one is that obviously that it is in a different language, and that the arrangement is different, meaning that the titles are going vertically. As well as a difference in the size of pictures. All newspapers use different sizes for their pictures, and that depends on what they want to put for commentary.