Grace's Journalism Blog

1. Top Stories Chemicals ignite at flooded plant in Texas as Harvey's devastation lingers 2. World 20 years later: Diana, the princess who transformed Britain’s royal family 3.U.S. Flooding trapped workers at a Mexican bakery for two days. They spent it baking for Harvey victims. 4. Business Amazon hit with class-action suit over fake eclipse glasses 5.Technology Nest’s Thermostat E has a new design, a cheaper price, and almost all the same features 6.Entertainment Miley Cyrus Donates $500,000 to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims 7. Sports Michigan vs. Florida: Unknowns heighten allure of Week 1 Big Ten-SEC showdown 8.Science A nearly 3-mile-wide asteroid will make a (relatively) close call with Earth on Friday 9. News Near You Austin decides to lease property on southeast side of town for evacuees 10.  Health US clears breakthrough gene therapy for...

1.5,000 people 2. Rope slides and a floating "UFO" 3.Amazon 4.Brevity and Type-O HD-Writing is for Everybody! 5. Piranha Records Long Answers: 1.Thankfully, I do not have any family that has been impacted by the effects of Hurricane Harvey. 2. I would prepare by stocking up on supplies, reinforce big windows or stay clear of anything that could break, and make sure I knew where my family was. 3. I believe the government should be responsible for fixing government buildings, any roadways that were damaged, and streetlights or signs. 4. The people who own the private property should be responsible for paying for private property damages, and those who choose to donate could help pay for those damages. 5. I think that climate change did have a role to play in the severity of this hurricane, since natural disasters are slowly becoming more intense.

1.  Controversy Over A Concert: The Rocky Mountain News asked their staff not to go to a concert because there was a political event occurring.  Most of the staff did not agree and thought some of their constitutional rights were being taken away.  The company wanted to avoid a potential bias, but this decision only led to more outrage. My opinion on this situation is that the company should not have dictated their staff's social life. I believe as long as their work staff stayed neutral, they should not have been penalized. 2. Publishing Drunk Drivers' Photos Don White, a publisher/editor of , The Anderson News, is posting drunk drivers photos in his newspaper. The offender's are against this because they do not want to have their picture posted in the magazine, some even try extreme measures to avoid their picture being posted. However, White believes this is just the punishment they deserve.  I believe that he is doing the correct thing by posting their pi...

1.  Nelva Gonzales Ramo 2.USS John S. McCain  3.long-term carbon monoxide poison 4. 50 million  5. "Bean Bar" to make my own chocolate because I like chocolate  Long Answers: 1. A war statue was going to be destroyed and alt-right citizens protested in  Charlottesville  VA. There were protestors protesting against the alt-right and this resulted in one casualty.  2. I believe that the statues needed to be covered up. They statues represented racist beliefs and were not what America should be proud of and want statues of. 3. UT taking down the the statues of confederate soldiers was a good decision because they needed to be taken down a long time ago. The statues only promoted racist people in Austin.  4. I care about the statues and whether or not they are visible because leaving them up sends a message to the public that it is OK to be racist and discriminatory to certain groups.  5. I have not participated in any discussions ...

 1. Timelines I believe this article about Taylor Swift announcing her new album follows the news value of timelines because she talked about releasing the album less than 24 hours ago. Taylor Swift announces new album 'Reputation' http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/23/entertainment/taylor-swift-reputation/index.html 2. Proximity I believe this story follows the news value of proximity because the story is about rallying against white supremacy in Austin which is the same town Bowie is located in. Organizers finalize plans for ‘Rally Against White Supremacy’ on Saturday http://kxan.com/2017/08/18/organizers-finalizing-plans-for-saturday-rally-against-white-supremacy-in-austin/  3. Prominence This article about Hurricane Harvey is prominent in the media because many people are going to be affected by the hurricane, also schools are shutting down due to the weather. Hurricane Harvey keeps gaining strength http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/24/us/tropical-storm-harvey/index.ht...