Friday, February 19, 2010

Tigers Apology

I think that it is a good thing that Tiger put forth so much effort to apologize however i feel some of the things he has done are unforgivable for some people such as his wife. I think that it is good that he is seeking help however I do not believe that people will ever look at him the same.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Monday, February 8, 2010

Super bowl Commercials

Commercial 1: Troy "Punxsutawney" Polamalu
Company: Tru TV
Target Audience: Football Fans
it uses humor and celebrity
They made Troy a lot smaller
Slogan: "There will be 6 more weeks of football"
yes i believe it was a good add for the new TV show

Commercial 2: Doritos, House Rules
Company: Doritos
Target Audience: Teens/Adults
It used humor
No additional camera shots were used
Slogan: "Jaylen are you playing nice"
i don't think it accomplished anything but humor

Commercial 3: Prince or Persia
Company: Prince of Persia
Target audience: Teens/Adults
used suspense/action
no additional camera shots
No Slogan

Commercial 4: Etrade baby girlfriend
Company: Etrade
Target Audience: Teens/Adults
used humor
no additional camera shots
Slogan "Build a diversified portfolio at Etrade"
Yes it explains what you can accomplish if you use Etrade

Commercial 5: Men without Pants
Company:Dockers
Target Audience: Men
used Humor
side camera angles were used
Slogan " Time to wear the pants"
yes it makes dockers pants appealing

Newsworthiness Notes

What is news?

The news is current events that are brought to people nationwide.



-Six Criteria of Newsworthiness-


  1. Unusualness- something that is out of the ordinary

  2. Significance- Important event that effects people nation and or worldwide

  3. Timeliness- news while it is currently happening

  4. Proximity- Local events

  5. Prominence- Known people/places are involved
  6. Human interest- emotional aspects are involved

-Differences between Print and Broadcast Journalism-

  1. Print oftenly provides fuller coverage
  2. Readers pick what they want to read
  3. There are specialized news magazines for a certain topic
  4. Radio News is limited
  5. Broadcast is much faster

Power Plant blast kills 5

In Middletown Conneticut there was a explosion whils workers purged a natural gas pipeline, it killed 5 and injured dozens. I am very saddened by this because all the workers were doing was their job and now their gone. I believe powerplants need to prepare better before they attempt things like this again.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Broadcast Journalism

Airing of news/current events instantaneously through television,radio, and the internet.