Wednesday, April 29, 2009

press

1. What stories are covered every year?
Homecoming, football stories.







What time of year did these stories run?
They ran in the fall.







Are any of the same people involved year after year?
yes, there were some football players featured more than once.







2. What was the biggest story of each year?
Homecoming







3. How many personality sketches of students were run each year?
One for each issue.







• What types of students were interviewed? (athletes, student leaders, etc.)
athletes, just regular people.







• Was any one student constantly featured in one year? Why?
No. A variety of people were featured. They wanted to have a diversity of people.







• Do you think this was fair?
Yes. It gives more people an opportunity to be in the paper.







4. How many personality sketches of faculty were run each year?
There was at least one.







• Which teachers were featured?
Mrs. Neuenschwander







• Why those particular people?
Her being new to the school.







5. What full page features (or center spreads) did the publication carry?
Students sleeping in class.







• Are any of those topics still relevant?
Yes because it still happens.







6. What was a great year(s) for sports teams? Activities?
The 2005 football team. The softball team won state in 2004.







• Did the school have any state champions?• Olympic performers?• Other honors?
Softball team in 04'.







7. Find a story that uses background information from previous years.
Jamie Broback playing for the Gophers and she is an Eastview graduate.







8. What topics did the paper editorialize about each year?
Activities during winter break. Where students went over spring break.







• What stand did the paper take?
They gave ideas for what kids can do over break.







• Has the problem been solved or is it still an issue?
The problem has been solved.







9. What major news did the paper carry about classes?
People are sleeping during class.







• Any curriculum changes?


Students are now required to take more than two years of a language.







• Any major new programs?
There is a tsunami relief program taking place.










10. Any new equipment?











• Any building programs?


Re-doing the main gym.







11. Any scandals involving students, administrators, or teachers?
Teachers being strict with cell phones.










• What happened?
You can only use your phone in the hall ways.










12. What changes in fashion among students can be found?
Preparation for senior pictures.










13. What signs of changing times can you find as mirrored in the concerns of students?
Graduation and finding a homecoming date.










• What concerns never seem to change and would continue to make good stories year after year?
Finding a prom date.










14. Did the school have any championship academic teams?
The girls cross country team.










• Art show winners?
Speech members Brooke Killgaarith and Claire Jacobson.










• Band or choir awards?











• Science winners?
Finished 2nd at this years regional.










• National honors?











15. Which clubs were most active?
Chess clubs










16. What campus events made the most news?
Intermeral sports.










17. What movies and music groups has the paper reviewed?
Toy Story and Nemo were featured.










18. What issues did cartoonists choose?











19. How has the publication’s format changed?











20. Did the demographics of your student population change? Why?











21. What are the school’s traditions and how did they develop?











• Who are the school’s traditional rivals? (Could vary between activites.)
Mostly Apple Valley and Eagan because we are so close to them.










• How did the rivalry begin?
When Eastview was built and kids went from Apple Valley to Eastview.








22. What are five things most interesting about EVHS? The people, all the clubs, the opportunities Eastview has, how good our sports teams are, how big it is.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

notes




Definition:Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.





Is the spreading of current events that are news worthy through magazine and other resources.

















List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.











TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE











1. timeliness- we care about things that are current.


2. proximity- care about things that are near us.


3. significance- major event like 9/11.


4. prominance- more popular people. (care about celebrities.)


5. unusualness- news that is very unusual. (like octupletes.)


6. human interest- a story that is positive and puts a twist on things.








What are the advantages of print journalism?


1. allows you to chose what kinds of news you want to print.


2. more detail in print.


3. Can go back and go over things.


What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?

1. More current.

2. got video and audio to highlight what actually happened.

3. It's free.



Why has online journalism become so popular?

technology is a big part and people are always using the computer.











Thursday, April 23, 2009

Friday, April 17, 2009

super bowl ads

1.Company: NFL game day

target audience: kids and teenagers.

what persuasive method was used? hitting people in the family room.

how were camera shots used to capture video? there were different camera shots.

Slogan? live in your world play in ours.

was message effective? yes it catches your attention.


2.Company: Budweiser

target audience: above 21

what persuasive method was used? seeing something you don't normally see everyday.

how were camera shots used to capture video? were not very affective.

Slogan? Budweiser

was message effective? yes it showed something unusual.


3.Company: Chrysler

target audience: women because a women was in teh video.

what persuasive method was used? show how much fun she was having.

how were camera shots used to capture video? used different angles in the commercial

Slogan? drive and love.

was message effective? yes it showed her being enthusiastic and loving the car.


4.company: pepsi

target audience: older adults

what persuasive method was used? used a celebrities.

how were camera shots used to capture video? should different perspectives.

slogan?

was message effective? it didn't grab your attention.


5.Fed Ex

businesses

she said all the things he needed.

used two different environments to capture video.

Express

message was not effective.


6.Dodge

people that drive trucks.

tried to be humorous and it worked a little.

not the best camera shots.

Grab life by the horns.

Yes because it shows that the truck is tough.


7. Gatorade

athletes

used celebrities

used different camera angles to cature the video.

is it in you.

yes because it persuades you to drink it.


8. sportscenter

sports fans

put together a funny situation.

had two different camera shots.

this is sportscenter

not really because it shows something that does not really happen but is funny.


9. H&R block

people that do taxes.

used a celebrity.

not very good camera shots.

we'll find what others miss.

yes because it is telling you what they do as a company.


10. Bud Light

people that drink

put together a funny situation.

camera shots were normal.

make it a Bud Light.

yes because people recognize the slogan.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

maxim

1. 30,000 11.25 mil

2. 12% 34%

3. 86% 80%

4. 70,000 63,000

5. 89% 78%

6. 72% 73%

7. 35% 66%

8. 90% 80%

9. $14,000 $156,000

Wednesday, April 15, 2009