You can't handle the truth!!

Well most news I have read I have not really thought on if it really is factual or not what I usually read for is if its interesting to me. With the news I hear I don't even listen to it half the time unless it pertains to the military and its involvements. To tell the truth I knew that there is a lot of journalists that fabricate news so they can possibly further themselves or slander a name of a person they don't like. I agree completely of Shafer's opinion because the people that did make these articles either were just out of journalism school or were and editor that had thought that they could "spice up" the story so that it could be interesting to readers, while with the story of Jimmy it was so real that it was tough to find out that it was fake till they asked for his address then learned of the falsehood of the story. I would agree that colleges and universities should only graduate those who believe that they can handle the stresses of the job and also they should only accept those who could handle it. Well I agree that there should be a ombudsman there because then there could be a way to have our papers be so very much more accurate.

Is It Newsworthy

N.B Church sex assault report due.

Timing: 3/4
The story is relatively new as it was posted today, but the story began sometime before it was posted.


Significance: 2.5/4
The problems that are discussed in this article are quite a problem and it had had happened to more then  one person and many, families had been destroyed due to these acts.

Proximity: 4/4
This story is actually about a crime that has been committed in Bathurst, New Brunswick.

Prominence: 3/4
This older man was a bishop for a Roman-Catholic church, he is convicted of 22 counts of  sex related offences. Many of people would know this elderly man because he was working at a church.

Human Interest: 3/4
This story so far has intrigued people from the comments that have left behind, all of the people that left comment all had bad things to say because of the disgust that this story has brought on.

Total: 15.5/20

N.B. must take illegal cigarettes seriously: RCMP

Timing: 4/4
This story was posted on the 30th of October but it still is a big thing with the problems that are beginning to arise.

Significance: 4/4
In this day and age many people smoke and the ages of those smokers when they began are becoming starting at a younger age and many of the tobacco that is smoked in Canada is from the distribution and selling of illegal cigarettes. Also once the seller of the cigarettes get away with this act for so long that person may begin to sell other illegal objects or substances.

Proximity: 4/4
The selling of illegal cigarettes is happening in Canada so it is very close to home

Prominence: 2/4
The story is not about any person but it is on something all people know about smoking and the distribution of cigarettes.

Human Interest: 4/4
most of my point are the same for this one as the ones in the Prominence section.

Total: 18/20

Facebook used as a deterrent of shoplifting.

Timing: 4/4
The story was posted earlier today and what has been happening is fairly new.

Significance: 4/4
The story is on two this that is heard of a lot lately which is shoplifting and Facebook, the thing is though that there are some stores in Manitoba that are using Facebook to get shoplifters away from their stores.

Proximity: 3/4
This is happening in Canada but in N.B this is not being used even though it would be a great idea.

Prominence: 3/4
This article is written about people using one of the most famous and well used sites on the Internet, Facebook.

Human Interest: 4/4
People everywhere are telling how this would be useful in many ways just by looking at the comments.

Crash near highway, one person dead

Two days ago along the route 4 highway a three car collision two of which were completely totaled and the third was said to have suffered only minor damages. The first car contained an elderly couple that supposedly had pulled of to the shoulder of the road to check a flat when a second vehicle lost control and swiped the first and swerved back onto the road and into a pickup truck. The elderly couple only have suffered minor injuries and the driver of the second vehicle, 20 year old Sam Fisher, was pronounced dead at the scean, the driver of the truck 34 Amy Bitington was injured and takin to hospital.

Letter of Application

Mr. Allen Carter
Blackville School

RE: Application for Yearbook Photographer
Dear Mr. Carter,
I am applying for the photographer for the Yearbook.
I love photography and I am able to take time to photograph any event that would be wanted, as well I will soon be able to travel more with any team or such, as I am soon receiving my license. I am also able to work next semester due to the fact that I will have less courses to attend or is needed.
Thanks for you time in reading this and I hope to hear from you soon,
Sincerely,
Nathan H.



RE: Application for Talon Camera Operator
Dear Mr. Carter,
I am applying for the position of the online Talon Newspaper camera operator.
I extremely enjoy taking and making and having the ability to say I am a cameraman. I can script a video and I have many video ideas floating around in my skull. I will also be able to work on the talon next semester.
Thank you for your time, I hope to hear from you,
Sincerely,
Nathan H.

The First News Paper

The news paper of today compaired to the news papers of the past are quite few and far between other then what the news was about of course. Back then the goverment had control over the news but not as much as the news today, In 1690 Benjamin Harris was put in jail for his news print. Another small difference was the way that the papers were laid out, now they are laid out in the order of importance and on the front page are some "teasers" of the biggest news stories, while with the papers of old they were mostly three (3) pages of text no pictures with a fourth page for people to write their own comments.