Gibbs, Beth

This analysis focuses on an article written for the Star Tribune titled, “The Informant.”

According to the source list, the reporters used public and confidential documents, interviews and audio recordings of federal wiretaps.

They would have had to find transcripts, depositions, memos, letters and sources to interview.

The story also includes a mugshot of Taylor Trump, which the report would also have had to acquire.

The reporter would need multiple computer skills to create this story.

First, the reporter would need to research online to find past information reported.

Second, the reporter would need to know how to create multimedia stories.

Third, the reporter would have to know how to create links to other stories.

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This analysis focuses on an article titled, "A Cleansing for a Holiday, in the Spirit of a Campfire ," written for the New York Times.

The article is about how a small group of people in New York celebrated Passover. The article moves beyond stereotype by explaining the actions and the statements of the people involved in the story. It also gives some cultural background to inform the reader about Passover and Birkat Hachamah.

The article was informative, explaining that observant Jews burn chametz, or leaved bread, as a tradition before Passover and it has caused issues with fires in the past. The story shows this through data and events.

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This entry is about an article titled, "Silicon Graphics sinks into bankruptcy protection, agrees to $25M sale to Rackable Systems," written for the Star Tribune.

The reporter of this story uses numbers to explain monetary values, percentages and population sizes.

The numbers are slightly overwhelming for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that the numbers are used so frequently and not explained. The second reason is that in one paragraph, monetary values and percentages are used to explain the same thing.

The reporter could have used fractions to make it easier to understand. the reporter could have also explained the numbers more in depth and explained why they are important.

The sources of the numbers are a bankruptcy petition and other bankruptcy court documents. The reporter would have had to calculated percentages to come up with the numbers given in the story.

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This entry is about an obituary titled, “Irving R. Levine, NBC News Correspondent, Dies at 86” written in The New York Times.

The source attributed in this obituary was his son, Daniel Rome Levine.

The obituary has a standard lead. It gives Levine’s name, his claim to fame, when he died, and where he died. It then has a second sentence that says his age and where he lived.

The lead does work because it gives basic information about who Irving Levine was and leads the reader to learn more about his life and death.

The obituary differs from a resume because it gives more detail about the person’s life. It shows who this complicated person was through their actions.

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This advance is from the Star Tribune and about Michael Jackson’s final tour.

The sources used in this article are Jackson, a 21-year-old student who is a Michael Jackson plan, and a 17-year-old fan.

The angle of the story is that according to Jackson, this tour in London will be his last. The story focuses on what fans think of this and what the tour means to Jackson’s career.

The reporter has included more facts and public opinions about the event, to make the article more interesting to everyone, specifically people who are interested in learning more about the tour than where it will take place and the time.

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This article was written by a local California television station, CBS47.tv.

The press conference transcript was found on the California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's website.

The article needs to give a short summary of the press conference. Therefore, the author did not give much detail.

The article gives a description of what the press conference was for, followed by the most important points of the press conference.

The author put important quotes in the article.

Although more people spoke than Schwarzenegger and Assemblyman Mike Villines, the article only mentions those two speakers, because they we the most important.

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The spot article and follow article were featured in the Star Tribune.

In the first story, it simply tells the reader that there were complaints made and in the second story, it tells the reader that the Eagan principal might be fired.

The main news is summarized in a very similar manor in both articles. Due to the length of the follow article, there are more details included in the story. In the first article there are not as many details, most likely because details were not known at that point.

The second news story adds detail to the first story. it also give the most up-to-date information, because the principal might now be fired.

The second-day story is not a response to another news organization.

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In an article in the Star Tribune the story is written in an inverted pyramid format.

The most important information is given at the top of the story, the where, what and when. The second paragraph gives more details and then so on.

The most important facts are then followed by who and why. The who in this story is not as important, because the couple or not prominent. The why in the story is also not as important, but it does need to be included in the story, because it informs the reader on why a couple would have 118 cats and hundreds of dolls in their home.

This structure of news writing is very effective, in that it gives the reader the most important information first. By doing this, not only is the reader informed, but the reader is also drawn into the story, wanting to read more details.

The lead in this story could have been done differently, because it is not written in a hard news format. This is due to the fact that the story is strange, but not hard news.

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In the article featured in the Star Tribune there are five sources mentioned. The pilot, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the "60 Minutes" interview, Katie Couric, the flight attendants and one specific flight attendant, Doreen Welsh.

The sources are scattered through out the story, but most of the sources are only referenced to in clusters. For example, all of the flight attendant's quotes and paraphrases are in the end of the story.

The majority of information comes from people and some of it from the "60 minutes" interview.

The set up for the attributions are very clear. Most come with a paragraph that introduces the source and then follows with a quote from that source.

This is very effective because it is clear who the speaker is and gives information about that speaker, so the reader can determine the credibility of the source.

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In an article featured in the Star Tribune on Thursday the lead went as follows:

A 20-year-old southwestern Colorado man has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Obama and blow up the Mall of America in Bloomington.

The lead answers who ("A 20-year-old southwestern Colorado man" and "President Obama"), what ("has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Obama and blow up the Mall of America") and where (Colorado and the mall in Bloomington).

The elements, which are detailed, are who, for President Obama due to prominence and where, for the Mall of America in Bloomington due to proximity.

The who is general when it comes to the man, because he is not prominent. It also draws the reader into the text, because the reader would want to find out more about the man. The what is also general. because there are too many details to fit in the lead. More of the details come in the rest of the story.

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