Lead for Voices of Hope

Last Friday, The Eastview High School choir department hosted a Sing-A-Thon in support of raising money for cancer. The idea was pursued by the Women's Corale a few monthes past, after the impact of a fellow choir student who is dealing with the deadly disease at home. Her mother was dianosed with pancreatic cancer, giving her hope of only six monthes to live. Her daughter, a senior at Eastview in Apple Valley, is an avid choir member. Her teacher and head of the choir department Judy Sagen, felt the need to help her student's family out. Soon after collecting thoughts with her students, they came up with the idea of hosting and all day choir extravaganza. The day was hosted by a notable alumni, and included an all day event lasting from 8:00am to 12:00 pm filled with solos, group performances, and even duets of parents and their children. The goal was to raise 25,000 that would be donated to the Angel Foundation, an organizattion that helps families out while they are living with a loved one who has cancer. The turnout was fulfilling, and it is not yet known how much the event has raised, but the outcome of community members and the success donation stand was more than hopeful for an evnt and cause well deserved.

Notes from 2/16 cont.....

Tinker Standard (does not support):
-unlawful speech
-physically disruptive speech

Frederick Standard:
-no religious protests on school property

Types of intolerated student websites:
-offensive, obnoxious, and insulting
-threat of violenece or destruction of property
-and sites that contain outright blatant threat

Libel= Publication of a false statement of fact that seriously harms someone's reputation.
publication= articles, headlines, photo captions, yearbooks, etc.

Law and Ethics Notes

First Amendment Protects Freedom of:
-religion
-speech
-press
-assembly
-petition

The Tinker Standard:
The U.S. Supreme Court recognozes that the First Amendment protects on campus freedom of speech.

The Fraser Standard:
Schools have the right to censor things if they feel that it will be indecent.

The Frederick Standard:



The Hazelwood Standard:
Material may be censored if the speech goes against the curriculum in the school.

Response to 2/13 Assignment

Definition:
Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Current events that are newsworthy. They are published or boradcasted to an audience, and informs society of what's going on in everyday life.

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. Timeliness
2. Proximity
3. Significance
4. Prominence
5. Unusualness
6. Human Interest

What are the advantages of print journalism?
1. More control over what news you get
2. Easier to archive
3. More in depth

What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?
1. Element of audio and video makes a better connection with audience
2. Much more current and up to date
3. Easier to change information

Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
Because you can experience video, text, it's the most current news, more in depth, and it's free versus paying to have a paper delivered. Online journalism is much more conveniant to access as well.

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Respone to Assignment 2-5-09

1. "Earnings Drop Won't Keep Kraft From Spending"
"Recession-Ravaged Reatailers Leave Celebrity Brands Stranded"
"Comapnies Commemorate Asain Lunar New Year With Ads"
2. X
3. One article I read was about the idea that celebrity advertising and celebrity brand sales are declining greatly due to the fact of the bad economy.
7. On the left hand column.
8. General news about the economy and how ti affects certain businesses, job information, top ads, etc.
9. Both websites are very similar in my opinion- but adweek includes more statistics and data, while adage seems to include more current events, not all neccesaily pertaining to advertisments.