Obama’s stance on education

Summary: Barack Obama is our new president. This article displays his education plans.  It also shows his record on education issues in the senate.  Finally the article takes a look at key interest groups and where they stood on the issue. Topic: Pell Grants Category: mainstream journalistic What is it? An article from the National [...]

Arne Duncan: The Man Who Will Reform Education

Summary: Arne Duncan was recently appointed as Barack Obama’s Secretary of Education.  This article looks at how he knows President Obama, and his achievements working with schools in Chicago. It also highlights the tasks that await him over the next four years.  Critique of Obama’s choice is given at the end of the article. Topic: [...]

Source notes Obama’s inaugural address

Source: Barrack Obama gave his inauguration speech on Tuesday, he indirectly referenced my topic when he promised an America where everyone had an equal opportunity. Topic: Pell grants Category: Mainstream journalistic What is it? Streaming video Title: Obama’s Oath and Inaugural Address Publication Information: MSNBC, 1/20/09, MSNBC.com Author: none given Location: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27721638 Referred to this [...]

Should question

Should the federal government spend money to increase the amount of money given to pell grant recipients? Barack Obama is wanting everyone to have an equal opportunity to attend college.  One of his plans to make college more affordable is to increase the amount of money given in pell grants.  Pell grants are financial aid [...]

A return to what America stands for.

CNN news called 1/20/09 the day of Barrack Obama’s inauguration a historic day.  The coverage by CNN and other legacy broadcast sources was kind of vague. You were able to view his inauguration speech in video and text format on the various major broadcast news sites.  Each site usually had a general interest article which [...]

Ira Glass response

Not being afraid to trash a story I thought was a real key point, because it’s something that’s hard for every reporter.  But him saying “not trashing bad ideas is holding back good ideas” really made sense to me.  Not trying to imitate people and just being yourself was another huge point. But the best [...]

Gateway 2 interview reflection

Both of my interviews went well.  The first one was harder because Nobuhiro did not speak great english, so there was a definite language barrier.  What worked well was my ability to ask follow up questions to gain extra details.  The prompt questions did not work, so I would share a story of my own [...]

Italian pasta

1. What’s in it? – Italian pasta is made durum wheat flour or durum semolina giving it a yellow color. – Traditionally cooked al dente (meaning not too soft). – Served with various sauce toppings which are mixed with meat or veggies on ocassion. 2. History of pasta – Pasta originated in China 1500 BC [...]

Third hand smoke kills

According to the New York Times toxic chemicals are still present after you smoke a cigarette. Doctors are calling this third hand smoke. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/03/health/research/03smoke.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=third%20hand%20smoke&st=cse

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