Week 7

The lawyer game was somewhat fun but intriguing though and it taught me a few things about how court cases work to an extent. It was also a little confusing at first but easy to adapt to.

Week 5

The New York Times Scavenger Hunt
1)      According to The Times, the high temperature for today will be 80 degrees.

2)      A front page news topic from today’s paper that I have read is "Diesel Scandal At VW Spreads to Core Market" 

3)      One topic written about on the Op-Ed and/or Editorial pages today is "The Republican Attack on Muslims".

4)      Write the headline of an article related to science, health, or technology: "Investors find emails Clinton said were erased".

5)      Name a headline from The Times about a crime report: 2 are killed in West Gate as Holidays Approach.

6)      If you wrote a letter to the editor of The Times recently, Look on page A26 to see if it appeared today.

7)      One famous person whose photograph appears in the paper today is Pope Francis.

8)      Write the headline of an international news story here: India: The training of African troops.
9)      Name something—a book, play, film, restaurant, or anything else—that is reviewed in today’s paper: A Soap Still Luxuriating in Its Lather
10)  Using the review listed in question 9, in one sentence, describe how the reviewer felt about the article using textual evidence:

 It seems as though he's exciting for the new season. 

11)  Name one person whose obituary appears in today’s Times: Momdouha Bobst.
12)  Find and write out a direct quote that a reporter included in the Business section of The Times:"The chief executives of two of the nation’s largest health insurance companies told skeptical senators on Tuesday that consumers would benefit if the federal government approved their plans to acquire two other big insurers."
13)  Name one score from any game reported in the sports section today: Cubs Arrieta throws a 3 hitter for 20th win.
14)  Find an advertisement in the paper.  List the product: Graff Diamonds.
15)  Name TWO sections where you can find advertisements: The Front page and Editorials.
16)  If you wanted to play word games, Look on page 1 in The Times.

Week 6

1.      Which items had the largest headlines?

11 PACIFIC NATIONS AND U.S. ENDORSE GIANT TRADE PACT it was the largest headline becasue it was the most important news story.

2.     Which items had the smallest headlines? Soft news story's had the smallest headlines because they are less important then the hard news.

3.     Which stories had photos?  The most prominent stories.

4.     Consider the placement of the articles.  Does the position of a story (above or below the fold) affect the reader’s response to it? Yes its position matters the stories above the fold are read more then articles below the fold.

5.     What other information does the front page include in addition to major news reports?  How does this extra information affect the reader’s attention? Small previews of other stories. This grabs the readers attention and makes them want to read more.

6.     How many stories are on the front page? 16

7.     How many stories are local? 1          National?6        International?6

8.     What do you find appealing about this front page?  What would you like to change? The front page needs more breaks in the printed text so the readers don't  get bored. They should add more pictures