Police Chief Martin Brody has reported that a fisherman caught the shark suspected to have caused the deaths of two Amity citizens earlier this week.
The deaths of Wendy Watson and Alex Kintner are both under investigation, and the police department has said that they have been linked to possible shark activities.
Watson, a 16-year-old sophomore at Amity High School, was found dead on the beach on the night of July 1. There were no witnesses to her death, although an unidentified male said that Watson had decided to go swimming in a remote area of the beach.
Kintner, who was 10 at the time of his death, was killed while playing with friends in the waters of the crowded Village Beach. Witnesses report that Kintner had been floating on a rubber raft when he disappeared under the water. His body has not been found, though his raft had what appeared to be a large bite mark in it.
In response to the death of her son, Audrey Kintner offered a $3,000 reward to anyone who kills the shark that is suspected in his death. That reward was claimed today by unidentified fishermen who killed a shark 1 mile off the beaches of Amity.
In a press conference this morning, Brody said that the shark was examined by marine biologist Matt Hooper, who said that it is the shark suspected in the deaths of Watson and Kintner.
“Course it’s the same one,” Brody said. “How could it not be?”
He said that the shark has not been cut open to confirm its identity as the killer responsible for the deaths.
“I doubt that there’s another one of these beasts in these waters,” he said.
This morning, the beach was crowded with people enjoying the sun, listening to music, and playing games. Laughter filled the beach while the waters were empty except for the shark spotters patrolling the waters in their boats.
One family entered the water, adults on both ends of a rubber raft carrying three children. Soon the water was filled with people swimming, shouting, laughing, and splashing.
The waters emptied out once again as a shark fin was spotted near some swimmers. Lifeguards on the beach blew their whistles and called for everyone to leave the water as the shark spotters moved in with their boats and guns.
The people who had so enthusiastically run into the water only a few minutes before ran for the beach. What they were running away from turned out to be only two boys playing with a cardboard shark fin.
The death of the real shark caused Brody to change his strategy for dealing with the recent deaths in town. Last night, at a meeting between Mayor Bob Farley, Chief Brody, and the Amity Board of Selectmen, Brody announced that the beaches were going to be closed. Before the death of the shark, the beaches were going to be closed for 24 hours.
Brody explained today that the beaches were going to stay open, although shark spotters from the Coast Guard, the Marine Patrol, the Massachusetts State Police, the U.S. Navy, Homeland Security, the FBI, and other local agencies would be on the beach looking for signs of shark activity.
“There’s always the possibility [that there are more sharks], and we’re going to be very careful,” Brody said.
Brody said in a press release that the police department believes that there is no more danger of shark attacks. He said that any shark sightings should be reported at 1-800-sharksee.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Beaches Set to Close After Two Suspected Shark Attacks
Amity town officials have decided to shut down the beaches for 24 hours following two deaths suspected to have been caused by shark attacks.
This decision was announced at a meeting last night called to discuss the town’s response to the deaths of two Amity citizens. The deaths of Wendy Watson and Alex Kintner are both under investigation, and the police department has said that they have been linked to possible shark activities.
Watson, a 16-year-old sophomore at Amity High School, was found dead on the beach on the night of July 1. There were no witnesses to her death, although an unidentified male said that Watson had decided to go swimming in a remote area of the beach.
Kintner, who was 10 at the time of his death, was killed while playing with friends in the waters of the crowded Village Beach. Witnesses report that Kintner had been floating on a rubber raft when he disappeared under the water. His body has not been found, though his raft had what appeared to be a large bite mark in it.
In response to the death of her son, Audrey Kintner has offered a $3,000 reward to anyone who kills the shark that is suspected in his death.
Chief of Police Martin Brody announced a different response to the killings. Last night, at the meeting between Mayor Bob Farley, Chief Brody, and the Amity Board of Selectmen, Brody announced that the beaches were going to be closed.
Mayor Farley said that the beaches were only going to be closed for 24 hours, and Brody said that the town was trying to get shark spotters and extra summer deputies to come help.
Fisherman Ben Quint, who was also at the meeting, offered to catch and kill the shark for $10,000.
This decision was announced at a meeting last night called to discuss the town’s response to the deaths of two Amity citizens. The deaths of Wendy Watson and Alex Kintner are both under investigation, and the police department has said that they have been linked to possible shark activities.
Watson, a 16-year-old sophomore at Amity High School, was found dead on the beach on the night of July 1. There were no witnesses to her death, although an unidentified male said that Watson had decided to go swimming in a remote area of the beach.
Kintner, who was 10 at the time of his death, was killed while playing with friends in the waters of the crowded Village Beach. Witnesses report that Kintner had been floating on a rubber raft when he disappeared under the water. His body has not been found, though his raft had what appeared to be a large bite mark in it.
In response to the death of her son, Audrey Kintner has offered a $3,000 reward to anyone who kills the shark that is suspected in his death.
Chief of Police Martin Brody announced a different response to the killings. Last night, at the meeting between Mayor Bob Farley, Chief Brody, and the Amity Board of Selectmen, Brody announced that the beaches were going to be closed.
Mayor Farley said that the beaches were only going to be closed for 24 hours, and Brody said that the town was trying to get shark spotters and extra summer deputies to come help.
Fisherman Ben Quint, who was also at the meeting, offered to catch and kill the shark for $10,000.
Friday, April 24, 2009
The Times 4/20-4/23
Monday-
A story that caught my attention right away was the one about the horse races in Hungary. Since I studied abroad there last semester, I was probably more interested in this story than the average reader would be, but I think it was well done. The writer did a good job of making this story a cheap-horse-turned-hero story, which I think could interest people even if they have not been to Hungary.
The story about the American troops in Afghanistan was interesting as well. It was written in a different format than most news stories, as it read more like a story. I think that’s a cool idea, sort of showing almost a day-in-the-life sort of story.
There were several crime stories in today’s paper. One discussed the legalization of marijuana, which is becoming a big debate across the nation. Another showed a worrying result of the falling economy: a rise in crime. This article looked at a town in South Carolina where the police are having trouble with people committing more crimes like stealing. It is interesting to think that with the economy down more people are “having to resort” to things like stealing to feed their families.
Tuesday-
One article that explained a sort of ridiculous situation was the one on the Obama administration investigating the CIA interrogation techniques. Apparently, Obama told the CIA that although they are being investigated, there will be no blame placed on them for the “mistakes” they have made. This seems sort of impossible: if you find mistakes that someone made, aren’t you by definition saying they screwed up? It seems rather weak to be saying that they are going to investigate the CIA’s practices and then do nothing about them. This will be a good story to follow and see what they do find and what they actually do about it. I bet there will be more done than Obama is limiting himself to now.
A story about a legal case caught my attention: judges are deciding whether or not to say that depictions of cruelty against animals should not be protected under the constitutional right for free speech. It seems that this law would put videos or pictures of animals being hurt on the same level of things like hate speech. I’m not sure how I feel about that. But the article brought up an interesting point: if you ban depictions of animal cruelty, does that also ban depictions of things like bullfights? Would this law keep bullfighting images out of classrooms when students want to learn about traditional Spanish culture? I think that the “slippery slope” argument works well against this law.
Wednesday-
The article about the trial of the Somali pirate brings up some worrisome issues. I wonder if this man could actually ever get a fair trial in America. It seems almost like it could turn out to be a trial just to make people feel like justice is being done. But are they going to go back to Somalia to find witnesses that could provide testimony for the defense? Are they ever going to actually find out the defendant’s age? I think it is telling that they don’t know that, because if they can’t even figure out his age, how are they going to find enough evidence to actually put on a convincing defense? I am not saying that this man should necessarily go free, I’m just skeptical as to the worth of this trial in a country that is up in arms against this man’s country and the piracy that he (allegedly) committed.
There seem to be a lot of law-related cases in this issue (and actually in past issues this week as well). There was a ruling that made it so that police don’t have a universal right to search the cars of people that they just arrested: they either need to think that they are in danger of the arrested person grabbing a gun or something out of the car, or believe that there is evidence in the car for the crime they just arrested them for. I’m not sure how much of a different this will make, because I don’t know how broadly the second reason for checking out a car could be used. Couldn’t an officer almost always say that he had reason to believe that evidence of the crime s/he is charging the suspect with was probably in the car?
Thursday-
One big story on the front page was the one about the election in Lebanon. It seems crazy how much this election is based on money. It basically seems that whoever has the most money will win. But sometimes it seems like that’s similar to how it is in our country. Not to the same degree, of course, but candidates definitely have a huge advantage if they have more money than those they are running against.
The story about the Taliban in Pakistan had an amazing picture with it, which made me start wondering about the photographer. It looks like he took the picture from like ten yards away from the Taliban fighter who had probably just killed the police officer lying on the ground. Was the photographer scared for his life? Was he hiding behind a bush or something? Did he ask the Taliban fighter “hey, could you just stand over that guy and look scary for a minute?” seems like a pretty intense job.
The article titled “slump creates lack of mobility for Americans” seems to make a few assumptions that can’t necessarily back up. It is written on the assumption that lower rates of people moving definitely show that people don’t have the money to move or aren’t willing to move because they are worried about the economic climate of the country. While I think that this could be a valid explanation for why people aren’t moving, it is possible that something else is at least partially responsible as well. The writers just don’t seem to take that possibility into account.
A story that caught my attention right away was the one about the horse races in Hungary. Since I studied abroad there last semester, I was probably more interested in this story than the average reader would be, but I think it was well done. The writer did a good job of making this story a cheap-horse-turned-hero story, which I think could interest people even if they have not been to Hungary.
The story about the American troops in Afghanistan was interesting as well. It was written in a different format than most news stories, as it read more like a story. I think that’s a cool idea, sort of showing almost a day-in-the-life sort of story.
There were several crime stories in today’s paper. One discussed the legalization of marijuana, which is becoming a big debate across the nation. Another showed a worrying result of the falling economy: a rise in crime. This article looked at a town in South Carolina where the police are having trouble with people committing more crimes like stealing. It is interesting to think that with the economy down more people are “having to resort” to things like stealing to feed their families.
Tuesday-
One article that explained a sort of ridiculous situation was the one on the Obama administration investigating the CIA interrogation techniques. Apparently, Obama told the CIA that although they are being investigated, there will be no blame placed on them for the “mistakes” they have made. This seems sort of impossible: if you find mistakes that someone made, aren’t you by definition saying they screwed up? It seems rather weak to be saying that they are going to investigate the CIA’s practices and then do nothing about them. This will be a good story to follow and see what they do find and what they actually do about it. I bet there will be more done than Obama is limiting himself to now.
A story about a legal case caught my attention: judges are deciding whether or not to say that depictions of cruelty against animals should not be protected under the constitutional right for free speech. It seems that this law would put videos or pictures of animals being hurt on the same level of things like hate speech. I’m not sure how I feel about that. But the article brought up an interesting point: if you ban depictions of animal cruelty, does that also ban depictions of things like bullfights? Would this law keep bullfighting images out of classrooms when students want to learn about traditional Spanish culture? I think that the “slippery slope” argument works well against this law.
Wednesday-
The article about the trial of the Somali pirate brings up some worrisome issues. I wonder if this man could actually ever get a fair trial in America. It seems almost like it could turn out to be a trial just to make people feel like justice is being done. But are they going to go back to Somalia to find witnesses that could provide testimony for the defense? Are they ever going to actually find out the defendant’s age? I think it is telling that they don’t know that, because if they can’t even figure out his age, how are they going to find enough evidence to actually put on a convincing defense? I am not saying that this man should necessarily go free, I’m just skeptical as to the worth of this trial in a country that is up in arms against this man’s country and the piracy that he (allegedly) committed.
There seem to be a lot of law-related cases in this issue (and actually in past issues this week as well). There was a ruling that made it so that police don’t have a universal right to search the cars of people that they just arrested: they either need to think that they are in danger of the arrested person grabbing a gun or something out of the car, or believe that there is evidence in the car for the crime they just arrested them for. I’m not sure how much of a different this will make, because I don’t know how broadly the second reason for checking out a car could be used. Couldn’t an officer almost always say that he had reason to believe that evidence of the crime s/he is charging the suspect with was probably in the car?
Thursday-
One big story on the front page was the one about the election in Lebanon. It seems crazy how much this election is based on money. It basically seems that whoever has the most money will win. But sometimes it seems like that’s similar to how it is in our country. Not to the same degree, of course, but candidates definitely have a huge advantage if they have more money than those they are running against.
The story about the Taliban in Pakistan had an amazing picture with it, which made me start wondering about the photographer. It looks like he took the picture from like ten yards away from the Taliban fighter who had probably just killed the police officer lying on the ground. Was the photographer scared for his life? Was he hiding behind a bush or something? Did he ask the Taliban fighter “hey, could you just stand over that guy and look scary for a minute?” seems like a pretty intense job.
The article titled “slump creates lack of mobility for Americans” seems to make a few assumptions that can’t necessarily back up. It is written on the assumption that lower rates of people moving definitely show that people don’t have the money to move or aren’t willing to move because they are worried about the economic climate of the country. While I think that this could be a valid explanation for why people aren’t moving, it is possible that something else is at least partially responsible as well. The writers just don’t seem to take that possibility into account.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
A ten-year-old boy was killed this morning while he played in the water with his friends at Village Beach.
The death of Alex Ferguson appears to be the result of what the police call a “vicious and unprovoked shark attack,” according to a press release by Chief of Police Martin Brody.
This attack came during a busy day on the beach. There were many beach-goers enjoying the sunny weather, and several were in the water at the time of Ferguson’s death.
Ferguson was floating on a rubber raft surrounded by children playing ball in the water. Their playful yelling turned to screams as Ferguson disappeared under water and blood floated to the surface.
Immediately, parents swarmed into the water to bring their children to safety, some even dragging the children to the beach. After the rush, one mother remained at the water’s edge, calling for her son.
Marian Ferguson, Alex Ferguson’s mother, is now at Amity Hospital where she is being treated for shock. The police have not yet found the body of her son.
According to the press release, Ferguson’s rubber raft has been recovered by police. There appears to be a large bite taken out of the raft. Police say that the investigations into Ferguson’s death and the recent death of high school student Wendy Watson are still ongoing, and no conclusions have been reached.
There will be a press conference tonight where Amity Mayor Bob Farley, Chief Brody, and the Board of Selectmen will discuss the request by Brody to close the beaches as well as a fisherman’s offer to begin a shark hunt.
Both Mayor Farley and Chief Brody offer their deepest condolences to the Ferguson family.
The death of Alex Ferguson appears to be the result of what the police call a “vicious and unprovoked shark attack,” according to a press release by Chief of Police Martin Brody.
This attack came during a busy day on the beach. There were many beach-goers enjoying the sunny weather, and several were in the water at the time of Ferguson’s death.
Ferguson was floating on a rubber raft surrounded by children playing ball in the water. Their playful yelling turned to screams as Ferguson disappeared under water and blood floated to the surface.
Immediately, parents swarmed into the water to bring their children to safety, some even dragging the children to the beach. After the rush, one mother remained at the water’s edge, calling for her son.
Marian Ferguson, Alex Ferguson’s mother, is now at Amity Hospital where she is being treated for shock. The police have not yet found the body of her son.
According to the press release, Ferguson’s rubber raft has been recovered by police. There appears to be a large bite taken out of the raft. Police say that the investigations into Ferguson’s death and the recent death of high school student Wendy Watson are still ongoing, and no conclusions have been reached.
There will be a press conference tonight where Amity Mayor Bob Farley, Chief Brody, and the Board of Selectmen will discuss the request by Brody to close the beaches as well as a fisherman’s offer to begin a shark hunt.
Both Mayor Farley and Chief Brody offer their deepest condolences to the Ferguson family.
The mangled body of a local high school student was found washed up on the beach early this morning.
Wendy W. Watson had been at a beach party the night before, and was last seen at 11:00 pm., according to the police press release. The unidentified male who had been with Watson at the beach last night told the police that she went missing after going swimming in a remote part of the beach.
Other witnesses from the beach party say that both Watson and the male with her had been drinking during the party.
Police say that the identity of the attacker is unknown, and Watson's body is at the coroner's office awaiting an autopsy. The investigation is ongoing, and police say that they have not been able to rule out a shark attack and no charges have been filed.
Wendy W. Watson had been at a beach party the night before, and was last seen at 11:00 pm., according to the police press release. The unidentified male who had been with Watson at the beach last night told the police that she went missing after going swimming in a remote part of the beach.
Other witnesses from the beach party say that both Watson and the male with her had been drinking during the party.
Police say that the identity of the attacker is unknown, and Watson's body is at the coroner's office awaiting an autopsy. The investigation is ongoing, and police say that they have not been able to rule out a shark attack and no charges have been filed.
Friday, April 17, 2009
The Times 4/13-4/16
Monday:
There are a bunch of interesting stories today, and it’s a nice change that not a lot of them have to do with the economy. One big story is the one about the sea captain who was rescued from the pirates. This was great to see, as I had been following the story somewhat since he was taken hostage last week. I think The Times did a good job of presenting this story, with the sidebar detailing the “final hours” before freeing the captain and showing a map of where the incident took place. This story laid the basis for another story further in the paper detailing the controversy over whether or not to arm the crews of merchant ships. This controversy comes up as there are more and more pirate attacks.
One story that did have to do with the economy, but was interesting anyway, was the one about possible changes in student lending. This seemed like it could be a good localized national story if you wanted to look into whether or not UNH is going to have changes in the loans that are given out to students.
Besides that, I thought the article about paying workers to not work was pretty interesting, as well as the one describing a law prohibiting sagging pants. Both seem sort of random, but are very interesting to read about.
Tuesday:
A few interesting stories in the news today. There were another couple stories as follow-ups to the navy rescuing the sea captain. It is interesting to read these second-day stories following the breaking news of a couple days ago. Today the stories focused on what Obama plans to do about the pirate problem (he’s not sure yet,) and retired navy seals complementing the snipers who shot the pirates.
A story on the front page shows an interesting trend that has come about because of the downturn in the economy: I wouldn’t have expected people to start to heckle the people who present at car shows. It seems sort of strange that they would take out their anger on the people who work at presenting the cars because those people aren’t involved in the things that would make someone mad. (Unless of course they are angry at the car companies selling cars.)
The article about the lady from Disney who is investigating what boys would like to see was cool to read. It is interesting how she is actually going and talking to kids to see what they like, though it seems sort of creepy that she is doing things like digging through their drawers and stuff. That seems a little extreme.
Wednesday:
The article about cancer pills and insurance shed light on some things in our country that just don’t make sense. While it’s great that researchers are developing pills for cancer patients so that they don’t need to take their meds at the hospital through an IV, those developments aren’t going to be very helpful if no one can pay for them. Paying $5,500 for the first round of pills and then $1,700 for each following month just seems a little bit excessive. I don’t understand why insurance companies aren’t covering these pills to the same extent as they cover the medicine received through an IV.
A sort of depressing story was the one on the front page about the girl who plays violin in Ohio. It seems so sad that this girl is giving up her dreams of being a violin teacher or performer because she is worried that she will not make enough money.
There was an article about an American journalist in Iran who is being accused of being a spy. This is an issue facing journalists that you don’t read about every day. I guess covering the news in some other countries is a dangerous thing. (Which I knew already, I just don’t think about it very often.)I’m curious how the trial will go and what the US will do.
There is a follow-up story on the Thailand riots, which I am interested in because my sister went to Thailand a few years ago. Apparently the rioters are taking a break because of the strong military presence, but it doesn’t seem like the situation has actually been resolved at all. They just went home, probably to riot again in the near future if something doesn’t change.
Thursday:
A story that interests me directly and also could be spun off to be a localized national story is the one about GM possibly dropping the Saturn brand. Since I drive a Saturn, I wonder what will become of this plan: will Saturns leave the market? Will people continue to make the parts I will need to fix my Saturn if it ever breaks down? Will I be able to buy a new Saturn any time in the future? It would be interesting to see what Saturn dealers in New Hampshire are doing in this time where they aren’t really sure whether or not GM is going to drop Saturns.
The article about US wiretapping is rather troubling: it talks about how the National Security Agency was looking at the emails and listening to the phone calls of US citizens. And what’s more troubling, they were listening in on people that they were not allowed to: a “significant and systemic” “over collection.” I don’t want any government official reading my emails or intercepting my phone calls. That is ridiculous.
There was an interesting article about medical research: people are looking for ways to see what specific DNA is responsible for certain diseases. That would have potential for a lot of help for victims of these diseases, or for potential victims with that DNA who could go through preventative treatment and maybe never get the disease. It’s too bad that the researchers are having trouble figuring out what DNA is responsible.
An update on the pirate front: French officials are doing something about it now. It will be interesting to see what countries come together to fight off this growing threat, and how much we can do to stop it. But for now it is encouraging to see that other countries will be in this battle as well.
There are a bunch of interesting stories today, and it’s a nice change that not a lot of them have to do with the economy. One big story is the one about the sea captain who was rescued from the pirates. This was great to see, as I had been following the story somewhat since he was taken hostage last week. I think The Times did a good job of presenting this story, with the sidebar detailing the “final hours” before freeing the captain and showing a map of where the incident took place. This story laid the basis for another story further in the paper detailing the controversy over whether or not to arm the crews of merchant ships. This controversy comes up as there are more and more pirate attacks.
One story that did have to do with the economy, but was interesting anyway, was the one about possible changes in student lending. This seemed like it could be a good localized national story if you wanted to look into whether or not UNH is going to have changes in the loans that are given out to students.
Besides that, I thought the article about paying workers to not work was pretty interesting, as well as the one describing a law prohibiting sagging pants. Both seem sort of random, but are very interesting to read about.
Tuesday:
A few interesting stories in the news today. There were another couple stories as follow-ups to the navy rescuing the sea captain. It is interesting to read these second-day stories following the breaking news of a couple days ago. Today the stories focused on what Obama plans to do about the pirate problem (he’s not sure yet,) and retired navy seals complementing the snipers who shot the pirates.
A story on the front page shows an interesting trend that has come about because of the downturn in the economy: I wouldn’t have expected people to start to heckle the people who present at car shows. It seems sort of strange that they would take out their anger on the people who work at presenting the cars because those people aren’t involved in the things that would make someone mad. (Unless of course they are angry at the car companies selling cars.)
The article about the lady from Disney who is investigating what boys would like to see was cool to read. It is interesting how she is actually going and talking to kids to see what they like, though it seems sort of creepy that she is doing things like digging through their drawers and stuff. That seems a little extreme.
Wednesday:
The article about cancer pills and insurance shed light on some things in our country that just don’t make sense. While it’s great that researchers are developing pills for cancer patients so that they don’t need to take their meds at the hospital through an IV, those developments aren’t going to be very helpful if no one can pay for them. Paying $5,500 for the first round of pills and then $1,700 for each following month just seems a little bit excessive. I don’t understand why insurance companies aren’t covering these pills to the same extent as they cover the medicine received through an IV.
A sort of depressing story was the one on the front page about the girl who plays violin in Ohio. It seems so sad that this girl is giving up her dreams of being a violin teacher or performer because she is worried that she will not make enough money.
There was an article about an American journalist in Iran who is being accused of being a spy. This is an issue facing journalists that you don’t read about every day. I guess covering the news in some other countries is a dangerous thing. (Which I knew already, I just don’t think about it very often.)I’m curious how the trial will go and what the US will do.
There is a follow-up story on the Thailand riots, which I am interested in because my sister went to Thailand a few years ago. Apparently the rioters are taking a break because of the strong military presence, but it doesn’t seem like the situation has actually been resolved at all. They just went home, probably to riot again in the near future if something doesn’t change.
Thursday:
A story that interests me directly and also could be spun off to be a localized national story is the one about GM possibly dropping the Saturn brand. Since I drive a Saturn, I wonder what will become of this plan: will Saturns leave the market? Will people continue to make the parts I will need to fix my Saturn if it ever breaks down? Will I be able to buy a new Saturn any time in the future? It would be interesting to see what Saturn dealers in New Hampshire are doing in this time where they aren’t really sure whether or not GM is going to drop Saturns.
The article about US wiretapping is rather troubling: it talks about how the National Security Agency was looking at the emails and listening to the phone calls of US citizens. And what’s more troubling, they were listening in on people that they were not allowed to: a “significant and systemic” “over collection.” I don’t want any government official reading my emails or intercepting my phone calls. That is ridiculous.
There was an interesting article about medical research: people are looking for ways to see what specific DNA is responsible for certain diseases. That would have potential for a lot of help for victims of these diseases, or for potential victims with that DNA who could go through preventative treatment and maybe never get the disease. It’s too bad that the researchers are having trouble figuring out what DNA is responsible.
An update on the pirate front: French officials are doing something about it now. It will be interesting to see what countries come together to fight off this growing threat, and how much we can do to stop it. But for now it is encouraging to see that other countries will be in this battle as well.
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Times 4/6-4/9
Monday:
Today there were a lot of international-based articles on the front page. They were made more newsworthy by the fact that they involved President Obama. The Times did something interesting with two of these articles: they ran two stories about the North Korean missile launch, and put them right next to each other. I think this worked well, as both stories looked at the news from a different angle (one focusing on the failure of the missile test, the other examining how it affects the USA.) This strategy makes it easy to look at the story more closely and to get a better idea of what the repercussions of this test could be.
It is interesting that there are also two stories about Pakistan. There is one on the front page about President Obama’s attempts to partner up with Pakistan to get rid of terrorists, while the other one discusses recent suicide attacks in Pakistan. This is sort of ironic, because in the first story the Pakistani people said that they didn’t want to partner with the US because the Taliban wasn’t a threat. Then in the second article we read how much of a threat the Taliban really is. So it is interesting to see that contrast.
The article about the candy maker whose food shop burned down starts out almost as if it is going to be a profile. I think the soft lead worked for this news story because it’s one of those next-day stories telling about what effect something had on someone. This didn’t just happen, so the hard news lead declaring that someone in Washington had a candy shop that burned down just wouldn’t fit.
Tuesday:
An article on the front page does a good job of discussing a budget without making it the focus of the story. It puts the budget in context and explains how the changes in the budget reveal a change in the way the military itself is changing. This is a good way to make something that would not be interesting (a change in budget) more interesting to the general public.
The story about the ongoing investigations into the conduct of people associated with the C.I.A. was interesting because it talked about a group of people I don’t usually associate with them: healthcare workers. I think it was good to focus on something new when doing this story, because we have already heard about many different aspects of what is going on.
This paper did something similar to yesterday’s coverage of the missile tests and Pakistan: it ran two stories about President Obama’s trip to Turkey. There was one that was a normal news story, and then one below it talking about peoples’ reactions to his visit.
The article on the front page about Russia is made more interesting because it is talking about something that we might be thinking about here in the US: auto bailouts. It is interesting to see what is happening with the economy in other countries, especially when it can be compared so directly to what is happening here. Since this article referenced what is going on in the United States in regards to auto bailouts, it makes it that much easier to compare the two.
Wednesday:
When looking at the leads for the articles on the front page, I think most of them are solid and clear. Most of them are hard news leads, which fit the stories, and the one soft lead is appropriate for the story about the couple who lost their camera while on their honeymoon. I didn’t really like the lead to one story, but I think the story in general was sort of confusing. This was the story discussing the investment bank Morgan Keegan. I think there was a very confusing start to this story, one that doesn’t give enough information to be effective. it seems like a very unfocused start to the story.
The story about the protests in Moldova takes an interesting route in pointing out the fact that the organizers of the protests used Twitter, text messages, and Facebook to call together a large crowd of people. I think this detail makes the story more relevant because these technologies are things that people in our society use all the time. We knew they were influential, and now we know that they can be used to start riots.
The two stories about gay rights on the front page show a contrast between rights here in the US and those in Iraq. They show how Vermont approved a bill to allow gay marriage while gay people in Iraq can be discriminated against and killed.
The story about the car dealership in Miami was interesting because it talks about something that we are worried about all over the country. This article focused in on one car dealership in a way that makes it easy to compare it to other dealerships all over the country. That connection to other places makes it more relevant and therefore more likely to be read.
Thursday:
A story that caught my attention right away was the one about the human fat cell that some studies suggest may burn calories. I noticed it because it is something I had just discussed in one of my classes. It is interesting how researchers take such a big step in declaring a certain type of fat is good for you, after years of results from studies suggesting that fat is something you want to avoid. It will be interesting to watch and see if anything results from this study, and if fat pills come out on the market.
The story about recession anxiety does a great job of showing how the recession has affected the lives of everyday people, even those who have not lost a lot financially. This makes the story relevant to anyone who is worried about the economy, instead of just focusing on those who have lost big things like homes or jobs.
The story about pirates from Somalia is made very relevant when we find out where the ship’s captain and first mate are from: they both are from New England (the captain is from Vermont, the first mate from Massachusetts). This will make it more important to follow this story as it goes along to see what will happen to these men.
There is a follow-up on the story about the Moldovan riot. It is interesting because the lead still sounds similar to a hard news lead instead of the soft lead you would expect. I think that the lead works in this case though, as it presents the dramatic scene of what happened and then explains how people are reacting to it. I think this makes the reactions more powerful because it puts them in the context of what they are actually reacting to.
Today there were a lot of international-based articles on the front page. They were made more newsworthy by the fact that they involved President Obama. The Times did something interesting with two of these articles: they ran two stories about the North Korean missile launch, and put them right next to each other. I think this worked well, as both stories looked at the news from a different angle (one focusing on the failure of the missile test, the other examining how it affects the USA.) This strategy makes it easy to look at the story more closely and to get a better idea of what the repercussions of this test could be.
It is interesting that there are also two stories about Pakistan. There is one on the front page about President Obama’s attempts to partner up with Pakistan to get rid of terrorists, while the other one discusses recent suicide attacks in Pakistan. This is sort of ironic, because in the first story the Pakistani people said that they didn’t want to partner with the US because the Taliban wasn’t a threat. Then in the second article we read how much of a threat the Taliban really is. So it is interesting to see that contrast.
The article about the candy maker whose food shop burned down starts out almost as if it is going to be a profile. I think the soft lead worked for this news story because it’s one of those next-day stories telling about what effect something had on someone. This didn’t just happen, so the hard news lead declaring that someone in Washington had a candy shop that burned down just wouldn’t fit.
Tuesday:
An article on the front page does a good job of discussing a budget without making it the focus of the story. It puts the budget in context and explains how the changes in the budget reveal a change in the way the military itself is changing. This is a good way to make something that would not be interesting (a change in budget) more interesting to the general public.
The story about the ongoing investigations into the conduct of people associated with the C.I.A. was interesting because it talked about a group of people I don’t usually associate with them: healthcare workers. I think it was good to focus on something new when doing this story, because we have already heard about many different aspects of what is going on.
This paper did something similar to yesterday’s coverage of the missile tests and Pakistan: it ran two stories about President Obama’s trip to Turkey. There was one that was a normal news story, and then one below it talking about peoples’ reactions to his visit.
The article on the front page about Russia is made more interesting because it is talking about something that we might be thinking about here in the US: auto bailouts. It is interesting to see what is happening with the economy in other countries, especially when it can be compared so directly to what is happening here. Since this article referenced what is going on in the United States in regards to auto bailouts, it makes it that much easier to compare the two.
Wednesday:
When looking at the leads for the articles on the front page, I think most of them are solid and clear. Most of them are hard news leads, which fit the stories, and the one soft lead is appropriate for the story about the couple who lost their camera while on their honeymoon. I didn’t really like the lead to one story, but I think the story in general was sort of confusing. This was the story discussing the investment bank Morgan Keegan. I think there was a very confusing start to this story, one that doesn’t give enough information to be effective. it seems like a very unfocused start to the story.
The story about the protests in Moldova takes an interesting route in pointing out the fact that the organizers of the protests used Twitter, text messages, and Facebook to call together a large crowd of people. I think this detail makes the story more relevant because these technologies are things that people in our society use all the time. We knew they were influential, and now we know that they can be used to start riots.
The two stories about gay rights on the front page show a contrast between rights here in the US and those in Iraq. They show how Vermont approved a bill to allow gay marriage while gay people in Iraq can be discriminated against and killed.
The story about the car dealership in Miami was interesting because it talks about something that we are worried about all over the country. This article focused in on one car dealership in a way that makes it easy to compare it to other dealerships all over the country. That connection to other places makes it more relevant and therefore more likely to be read.
Thursday:
A story that caught my attention right away was the one about the human fat cell that some studies suggest may burn calories. I noticed it because it is something I had just discussed in one of my classes. It is interesting how researchers take such a big step in declaring a certain type of fat is good for you, after years of results from studies suggesting that fat is something you want to avoid. It will be interesting to watch and see if anything results from this study, and if fat pills come out on the market.
The story about recession anxiety does a great job of showing how the recession has affected the lives of everyday people, even those who have not lost a lot financially. This makes the story relevant to anyone who is worried about the economy, instead of just focusing on those who have lost big things like homes or jobs.
The story about pirates from Somalia is made very relevant when we find out where the ship’s captain and first mate are from: they both are from New England (the captain is from Vermont, the first mate from Massachusetts). This will make it more important to follow this story as it goes along to see what will happen to these men.
There is a follow-up on the story about the Moldovan riot. It is interesting because the lead still sounds similar to a hard news lead instead of the soft lead you would expect. I think that the lead works in this case though, as it presents the dramatic scene of what happened and then explains how people are reacting to it. I think this makes the reactions more powerful because it puts them in the context of what they are actually reacting to.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
controversy surrounds the town of Biddeford, ME, as citizens decide if they should shut down the local airport.
This decision will be made during the general election on June 4.
Several town members say that they support the move to close the airport becuase it has failed to make enough money to support itself.
"The money is the biggest thing," said Roland Pelletier who has lived next to the airport for the past 25 years. "If it was self-supporting, fine. Let it go on." Pelletier said that people could not support businesses that do not bring in enough money to pay for themselves. He said that the economy was a factor in his opinion that the airport should be shut down.
"These are tough times," he said, "and that's the time we need to be tough."
Paul Archembault also thinks the airport should be shut down. Archembault, who has lived near the airport for the past 24 years, is the chairman of the group "Get Rid Of Our Little Airport," or "GROOLA."
"Once we started looking at the airport, we came to the conclusion that there is no financial benefit at its existing size and capacity," Archambault said. "It continues to be a tax burden."
Phyllis Landry, a private pilot, thinks that the citizens of Biddeford should vote to keep their airport.
"I've been flying out of this airport for 25 years," he said. "I love this airport. If I couldn't fly out of here I'd have to go to Sanford or Portland."
Landry says that the airport is worth the cost that keeps it running.
"Maybe it's expensice to run the airport," he said. "But it's a great resource. I know business people who fly in here all the time."
John Bubier, the Biddeford city manager, said that the airport annual takes in about $56,000. Records from his office show that the airport has cost more than that to run in the past two years. The airport costs have been $47,000; $72,000; and $60,000 respectively for the years 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Bubier says that the city is not taking a position on the issue of whether or not the airport should be closed. Instead, they are leaving it up to the citizens to decide.
This decision will be made during the general election on June 4.
Several town members say that they support the move to close the airport becuase it has failed to make enough money to support itself.
"The money is the biggest thing," said Roland Pelletier who has lived next to the airport for the past 25 years. "If it was self-supporting, fine. Let it go on." Pelletier said that people could not support businesses that do not bring in enough money to pay for themselves. He said that the economy was a factor in his opinion that the airport should be shut down.
"These are tough times," he said, "and that's the time we need to be tough."
Paul Archembault also thinks the airport should be shut down. Archembault, who has lived near the airport for the past 24 years, is the chairman of the group "Get Rid Of Our Little Airport," or "GROOLA."
"Once we started looking at the airport, we came to the conclusion that there is no financial benefit at its existing size and capacity," Archambault said. "It continues to be a tax burden."
Phyllis Landry, a private pilot, thinks that the citizens of Biddeford should vote to keep their airport.
"I've been flying out of this airport for 25 years," he said. "I love this airport. If I couldn't fly out of here I'd have to go to Sanford or Portland."
Landry says that the airport is worth the cost that keeps it running.
"Maybe it's expensice to run the airport," he said. "But it's a great resource. I know business people who fly in here all the time."
John Bubier, the Biddeford city manager, said that the airport annual takes in about $56,000. Records from his office show that the airport has cost more than that to run in the past two years. The airport costs have been $47,000; $72,000; and $60,000 respectively for the years 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Bubier says that the city is not taking a position on the issue of whether or not the airport should be closed. Instead, they are leaving it up to the citizens to decide.
Potential lead for story in The Citizen of Laconia
"Despite the lack of approval from the Legislature, officials have begun to shut down the Lakes Region Facility prison in an attempt to save $1.7 million."
"Despite the lack of approval from the Legislature, officials have begun to shut down the Lakes Region Facility prison in an attempt to save $1.7 million."
Friday, April 3, 2009
the Times 3/30-4/2
Monday:
One article that held my attention was the one about Glenn Beck. It started with the headline (calling someone mad, apocalyptic, and tearful catches the reader’s attention) and went all the way through. I thought it was a good article but sort of biased. It seemed to be an article written about a conservative from a liberal’s point of view.
I think a great international story is the one about people in Iraq buying Hummers. This is a neat way of showing how the culture we are familiar with can be seen abroad, even in places like Iraq where we are used to just hearing war stories from.
the story about gun control on Texas campuses caught my attention just because it is something you don’t hear about very often. usually schools are very firm about their no-guns policy so it’s interesting to hear about one that isn’t.
Tuesday:
One article that caught my eye right away was the one about colleges and money. It is a new trend in this economy that I don’t think anyone wants to see. And it raises the question as to how much financial status influences the decisions for admission at UNH.
Another front-page story that I noticed was the one about the auto companies. It was interesting to see what is happening in this story as it develops over a few days/weeks. I think that is one advantage that newspapers have over our stories: it is interesting to follow a story as it goes along. (It is probably easier for daily papers to do that than for weekly…)
A story that I thought was interesting was the one about bullfighting in Korea. I think it caught my attention just because it was random and I never would expect to find a bullfighting story in the New York Times. I guess this is an example of how it is important to find a new story, or at least a new approach to a story, in order to make it interesting to readers.
Wednesday:
A story that I thought very interesting was the one about how boats were being abandoned in South Carolina. This trend just puts a new face on the state of the economy: people are so low on money that they have to just leave boats on the shore because they can’t afford them and no one else can afford to buy them.
A developing story that is interesting is the one about injured workers and how they fare when trying to collect workers’ compensation. This story is interesting because it deals with the economy, the government, and has a strong human-interest appeal: it is discussing the lives of regular citizens.
a few articles on governmental issues were interesting. two stories caught my eye because they were placed on the same page and both used the word “democrat” in the title. I am not sure why this caught my attention, but the repetitive headlines sort of made me wonder where the republicans were on all this and so I had to check out the stories. on that same page, I thought it was interesting about the government apologizing to Hawaii. This is something that you don’t see every day, and it also brought out an interesting conflict as it discussed the apology contrasted with the decision to still take land.
Thursday:
an article that caught my attention immediately was the one on the first page of the Business Day section that talked about anxiety in Hungarian markets. I think this is an article that wouldn’t interest a lot of people, as many do not know much about Hungary, but I studied abroad there last semester and am therefore very interested in what is going on.
Another article that I thought was interesting was the one about the Stevens case. It seems very strange that a court would consider dropping all charges against a man convicted on seven felony counts last year. When the story mentions violations of the prosecution as a reason for dropping the charges, it brings in a sense of irony since Stevens was convicted on ethics violations.
I think it was good that they put in another story about workers’ injuries. This story went on to show people’s reactions to what is going on. I think this is a nice way to continue this story; instead of just focusing on what is happening it is good to see what people think of it.
The story about visas did a good job of explaining what you need to know about the visa process without going into all the unnecessary, and perhaps confusing, details. this story pointed out a difference in what was expected because of the bad economy and what is actually happening. I think this made it a stronger article than what it would have been if it had merely talked about what is happening.
One article that held my attention was the one about Glenn Beck. It started with the headline (calling someone mad, apocalyptic, and tearful catches the reader’s attention) and went all the way through. I thought it was a good article but sort of biased. It seemed to be an article written about a conservative from a liberal’s point of view.
I think a great international story is the one about people in Iraq buying Hummers. This is a neat way of showing how the culture we are familiar with can be seen abroad, even in places like Iraq where we are used to just hearing war stories from.
the story about gun control on Texas campuses caught my attention just because it is something you don’t hear about very often. usually schools are very firm about their no-guns policy so it’s interesting to hear about one that isn’t.
Tuesday:
One article that caught my eye right away was the one about colleges and money. It is a new trend in this economy that I don’t think anyone wants to see. And it raises the question as to how much financial status influences the decisions for admission at UNH.
Another front-page story that I noticed was the one about the auto companies. It was interesting to see what is happening in this story as it develops over a few days/weeks. I think that is one advantage that newspapers have over our stories: it is interesting to follow a story as it goes along. (It is probably easier for daily papers to do that than for weekly…)
A story that I thought was interesting was the one about bullfighting in Korea. I think it caught my attention just because it was random and I never would expect to find a bullfighting story in the New York Times. I guess this is an example of how it is important to find a new story, or at least a new approach to a story, in order to make it interesting to readers.
Wednesday:
A story that I thought very interesting was the one about how boats were being abandoned in South Carolina. This trend just puts a new face on the state of the economy: people are so low on money that they have to just leave boats on the shore because they can’t afford them and no one else can afford to buy them.
A developing story that is interesting is the one about injured workers and how they fare when trying to collect workers’ compensation. This story is interesting because it deals with the economy, the government, and has a strong human-interest appeal: it is discussing the lives of regular citizens.
a few articles on governmental issues were interesting. two stories caught my eye because they were placed on the same page and both used the word “democrat” in the title. I am not sure why this caught my attention, but the repetitive headlines sort of made me wonder where the republicans were on all this and so I had to check out the stories. on that same page, I thought it was interesting about the government apologizing to Hawaii. This is something that you don’t see every day, and it also brought out an interesting conflict as it discussed the apology contrasted with the decision to still take land.
Thursday:
an article that caught my attention immediately was the one on the first page of the Business Day section that talked about anxiety in Hungarian markets. I think this is an article that wouldn’t interest a lot of people, as many do not know much about Hungary, but I studied abroad there last semester and am therefore very interested in what is going on.
Another article that I thought was interesting was the one about the Stevens case. It seems very strange that a court would consider dropping all charges against a man convicted on seven felony counts last year. When the story mentions violations of the prosecution as a reason for dropping the charges, it brings in a sense of irony since Stevens was convicted on ethics violations.
I think it was good that they put in another story about workers’ injuries. This story went on to show people’s reactions to what is going on. I think this is a nice way to continue this story; instead of just focusing on what is happening it is good to see what people think of it.
The story about visas did a good job of explaining what you need to know about the visa process without going into all the unnecessary, and perhaps confusing, details. this story pointed out a difference in what was expected because of the bad economy and what is actually happening. I think this made it a stronger article than what it would have been if it had merely talked about what is happening.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
profile
Everyone needs someone to go through with their questions. Where do you go when you have caught a prize fish, longer than any you’ve ever caught, and you want to make it into a trophy? Where do you go when you are the student working late at the UNH biological sciences library, you smell smoke, and you wonder if you should close down for the night?
The person to go to with questions like these is one of the librarians at the biological sciences library, David Lane.
Lane has been working at the bio sci library for 24 years now, and he explains that the job involves much more than the usual check in and shelve that most people expect of librarians. He works on much more than that.
As part of his work with the bio sci library, Lane is responsible for going to classes to explain to students how to do research, and what research has already been done in their field of study. As an associate professor he works with another professor to teach students how to take their research ideas from vague questions to the actual proposal and research process.
But besides this work with students and research, Lane has several questions and hobbies of his own. Perhaps the most outlandish is his fascination with plants, mostly with the variety of plants that eats animals. Lane explains that he enjoys working with plants other than the carnivorous plants, but that those are his main focus.
This focus can be clearly seen by just a brief visit to his office in the bio sci library in Kendall Hall. Immediately to your left as you walk through the door sits a large glass aquarium. This aquarium, instead of providing a place for fish to swim, houses several varieties of exotic plants. The moss covering the floor of the aquarium is saturated in water, which evaporates to settle on the glass walls. Looking through these droplets you can see the plants climbing over each other, creating a miniature jungle safely contained in pots behind glass.
Looking more closely at the shelves lining the wall adjacent to this aquarium you see further evidence of Lane’s interest in exotic plants and animals. You observe book covers titled “The Atlas of Creation” and “The Secret Life of Spiders.” There are several plastic toy Venus Flycatchers and several other hungry-looking plants settled on the shelf by the window behind the desk.
Lane sits at this desk for most of the days he works in the library, working at one of the six mac computers he owns. This desk is where he works on the library work as well as preparing for events such as the university’s open house at the greenhouse, and answers the varied questions that people stop by to ask him.
Lane says that he likes his work because it allows him to focus on both his library work and his work with his plants.
“I like it because you can sort of combine them that way,” he says.
But Lane has not always planned on combining his love for plant life and a career as a librarian.
“I didn’t know you could actually work at a library,” he said.
Lane started out his undergraduate career here at UNH, where he graduated with a degree in botany. He said that he started out as one of a few marine biologists, but that didn’t work out because he got seasick.
From UNH, Lane began to “collect graduate degrees,” earning degrees in botany and library sciences. After collecting these degrees, Lane ended up back at UNH. He lives in Durham caring for his elderly mother while working at the university.
He says one of the most interesting parts of his job is the questions people ask him as a research librarian.
“You never know what someone will ask you in the next five minutes,” he said.
The person to go to with questions like these is one of the librarians at the biological sciences library, David Lane.
Lane has been working at the bio sci library for 24 years now, and he explains that the job involves much more than the usual check in and shelve that most people expect of librarians. He works on much more than that.
As part of his work with the bio sci library, Lane is responsible for going to classes to explain to students how to do research, and what research has already been done in their field of study. As an associate professor he works with another professor to teach students how to take their research ideas from vague questions to the actual proposal and research process.
But besides this work with students and research, Lane has several questions and hobbies of his own. Perhaps the most outlandish is his fascination with plants, mostly with the variety of plants that eats animals. Lane explains that he enjoys working with plants other than the carnivorous plants, but that those are his main focus.
This focus can be clearly seen by just a brief visit to his office in the bio sci library in Kendall Hall. Immediately to your left as you walk through the door sits a large glass aquarium. This aquarium, instead of providing a place for fish to swim, houses several varieties of exotic plants. The moss covering the floor of the aquarium is saturated in water, which evaporates to settle on the glass walls. Looking through these droplets you can see the plants climbing over each other, creating a miniature jungle safely contained in pots behind glass.
Looking more closely at the shelves lining the wall adjacent to this aquarium you see further evidence of Lane’s interest in exotic plants and animals. You observe book covers titled “The Atlas of Creation” and “The Secret Life of Spiders.” There are several plastic toy Venus Flycatchers and several other hungry-looking plants settled on the shelf by the window behind the desk.
Lane sits at this desk for most of the days he works in the library, working at one of the six mac computers he owns. This desk is where he works on the library work as well as preparing for events such as the university’s open house at the greenhouse, and answers the varied questions that people stop by to ask him.
Lane says that he likes his work because it allows him to focus on both his library work and his work with his plants.
“I like it because you can sort of combine them that way,” he says.
But Lane has not always planned on combining his love for plant life and a career as a librarian.
“I didn’t know you could actually work at a library,” he said.
Lane started out his undergraduate career here at UNH, where he graduated with a degree in botany. He said that he started out as one of a few marine biologists, but that didn’t work out because he got seasick.
From UNH, Lane began to “collect graduate degrees,” earning degrees in botany and library sciences. After collecting these degrees, Lane ended up back at UNH. He lives in Durham caring for his elderly mother while working at the university.
He says one of the most interesting parts of his job is the questions people ask him as a research librarian.
“You never know what someone will ask you in the next five minutes,” he said.
Right now it is hard to say specifically what my contributions to the future of journalism will be. I have not yet decided whether or not I want to pursue a career in journalism, but it is still an option that I am considering.
If I do decide to become a journalist, it will be my job to contribute to journalism. I will do this through stories that I write and through always chasing after the stories that only journalists will tell. There are many things that everyday citizens don't have the time, energy, resources, or motivation to investigate, and so it is the journalists' job to inform them of such things.
If I do not become a journalist, I will still have my curiosity for what truly goes on in the world and to understand what goes on in those stories that most people do not investigate. it will be important to support journalism through reading what they write, or supporting their rights whenever they come into question and cooperating with them if I am ever in the position to do so. while many people seem to have a negative view or a distrust of journalists, I think it is important for some of the public--who are not journalists themselves--to understand what sorts of things journalists have to deal with and to look at the criticism of journalism with some skepticism.
If I do decide to become a journalist, it will be my job to contribute to journalism. I will do this through stories that I write and through always chasing after the stories that only journalists will tell. There are many things that everyday citizens don't have the time, energy, resources, or motivation to investigate, and so it is the journalists' job to inform them of such things.
If I do not become a journalist, I will still have my curiosity for what truly goes on in the world and to understand what goes on in those stories that most people do not investigate. it will be important to support journalism through reading what they write, or supporting their rights whenever they come into question and cooperating with them if I am ever in the position to do so. while many people seem to have a negative view or a distrust of journalists, I think it is important for some of the public--who are not journalists themselves--to understand what sorts of things journalists have to deal with and to look at the criticism of journalism with some skepticism.
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