Question 1: How soon will Mauer and Nishioka begin playing again? A: Nishioka will stat playing in about a month, and Mauer will return in a few weeks. They're making pretty good progress and keeping themselves in shape despite the problems they're currently dealing with.
Question 2: Will the Twins make much progress despite some of their important players being on the DL? A: Progress is going slow so far, but things will most likely turn around once Mauer begins playing again and hopefully even more progress will come around once Nishioka begins to play again.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Lead: Minnesota Twins Progress Rough Draft
It's been a little over a month since the 2011 baseball season began, and the Minnesota Twins have already faced plenty of problems in that short amount of time.
So far, they had a few good players being placed on the DL (Disabled List), a couple games delayed by the rainfall at Target Field and having a pretty disappointing record of 9 wins and 15 loses. They just recently moved into last place in the AL Central Division, just below the Chicago White Sox who are at 10 and 16.
The Twins are currently struggling so far with a couple of players on the DL like Catcher Joe Mauer, Leftfielder Delmon Young, Pitcher Kevin Slowey and Second Baseman Tsuyoushi Nishioka, and Designated Hitter Jim Thome and Outfielder Jason Repko are having to deal with minor injuries and are playing Day To Day.
According to the Twins' Vice President of Marketing, Patrick Klinger, Mauer may return playing in a few weeks approximately, and Nishioka may be another month until he finally gets to play, but these aren't confirmed. He also mentions that when all the key players return and begin playing again, the team's performance may slowly but surely get back up to speed after a few games.
With many key players that had to sit out or are currently sitting out now, there have been no other players that seem to be helping keep the team steady. Outfielder Jason Repko and Pitcher Francisco Liriano have been the most noticeable players so far that are showing pretty disappointing performances. On Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Liriano allowed 4 runs and 5 hits during the first inning before he could even get an out, and Repko just recently began sitting out due to minor injuries, but not before some of his poor performances in the last few games. One of the only real players that are helping the Twins score and stay alive is Outfielder Jason Kubel with 28 hits and 10 runs out of his 79 at bats so far this season.
It may be a while before the Twins finally get themselves back together, but once they have all their players back and ready to play ball, they'll probably get themselves right up to the Detroit Lions or the Cleveland Indians, all they need right now is patience and getting things straightened up with the players they currently have now, but for now, expect plenty of loses and major disappointments to occur.
So far, they had a few good players being placed on the DL (Disabled List), a couple games delayed by the rainfall at Target Field and having a pretty disappointing record of 9 wins and 15 loses. They just recently moved into last place in the AL Central Division, just below the Chicago White Sox who are at 10 and 16.
The Twins are currently struggling so far with a couple of players on the DL like Catcher Joe Mauer, Leftfielder Delmon Young, Pitcher Kevin Slowey and Second Baseman Tsuyoushi Nishioka, and Designated Hitter Jim Thome and Outfielder Jason Repko are having to deal with minor injuries and are playing Day To Day.
According to the Twins' Vice President of Marketing, Patrick Klinger, Mauer may return playing in a few weeks approximately, and Nishioka may be another month until he finally gets to play, but these aren't confirmed. He also mentions that when all the key players return and begin playing again, the team's performance may slowly but surely get back up to speed after a few games.
With many key players that had to sit out or are currently sitting out now, there have been no other players that seem to be helping keep the team steady. Outfielder Jason Repko and Pitcher Francisco Liriano have been the most noticeable players so far that are showing pretty disappointing performances. On Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Liriano allowed 4 runs and 5 hits during the first inning before he could even get an out, and Repko just recently began sitting out due to minor injuries, but not before some of his poor performances in the last few games. One of the only real players that are helping the Twins score and stay alive is Outfielder Jason Kubel with 28 hits and 10 runs out of his 79 at bats so far this season.
It may be a while before the Twins finally get themselves back together, but once they have all their players back and ready to play ball, they'll probably get themselves right up to the Detroit Lions or the Cleveland Indians, all they need right now is patience and getting things straightened up with the players they currently have now, but for now, expect plenty of loses and major disappointments to occur.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Hard News Notes
Hard News: +/- 600 words. It starts with a summary lead. What, where, when, by whom, & why? (Journalist's 5 W's) Summarize lead in first two sentences.
Soft News: +/- 600 words. News that isn't time sensitive.
Featured News: More narrative.
Editorial: Expresses an opinion.
The 5 W's should be in your first two sentences.
Body: combines the opinions of the people you interview, some factual data, and a narrative which helps keep the story flowing.
News Topic: Minnesota Twins' progress
Interview question 1: How soon would Mauer, Morneau, & Nishioka be playing?
Interview question 2: Are the Twins making much progress now despite some players being on the DL?
Soft News: +/- 600 words. News that isn't time sensitive.
Featured News: More narrative.
Editorial: Expresses an opinion.
The 5 W's should be in your first two sentences.
Body: combines the opinions of the people you interview, some factual data, and a narrative which helps keep the story flowing.
News Topic: Minnesota Twins' progress
Interview question 1: How soon would Mauer, Morneau, & Nishioka be playing?
Interview question 2: Are the Twins making much progress now despite some players being on the DL?
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Journalism Laws/Ethics
1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
Speech, Press, Religion, Petition, Assembly
2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others." (Tinker vs. Des Moines School District, 1st course case that was in favor of the students")
3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption." (Bethel School District vs. Fraser in 1986 for inappropriate speech for class president.)
4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorship of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns." (Hazelwood Schhol District vs. Kuhlmeier in 1988, censor stories in newspaper about teen pregnancy and divorce.)
5. What is the Frederick Standard?
(January 2002, Olympic torch travels through town, Principal Morse cancels school, Senior Fredrick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which says "Bong hits 4 Jesus", Suspended for 10 days.) Court ruled in favor of the school because it was a school field trip.
6. What is the definition of libel?
Legal terms or false statements of fact about a person that are pinted, broadcast, spoken or otherwise communicated by others. Libel is printed, Slander is spoken.
Elements of Libel- Untrue, hurts people's reputation, and published. A defoamortory statement, "Of and concerning" the plaintiff, false, made with fault.
Speech, Press, Religion, Petition, Assembly
2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others." (Tinker vs. Des Moines School District, 1st course case that was in favor of the students")
3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption." (Bethel School District vs. Fraser in 1986 for inappropriate speech for class president.)
4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorship of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns." (Hazelwood Schhol District vs. Kuhlmeier in 1988, censor stories in newspaper about teen pregnancy and divorce.)
5. What is the Frederick Standard?
(January 2002, Olympic torch travels through town, Principal Morse cancels school, Senior Fredrick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which says "Bong hits 4 Jesus", Suspended for 10 days.) Court ruled in favor of the school because it was a school field trip.
6. What is the definition of libel?
Legal terms or false statements of fact about a person that are pinted, broadcast, spoken or otherwise communicated by others. Libel is printed, Slander is spoken.
Elements of Libel- Untrue, hurts people's reputation, and published. A defoamortory statement, "Of and concerning" the plaintiff, false, made with fault.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Journalism
Journalism: The telling of current events that are news worthy through newpapers, magazines, and the internet.
TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE 1. Timliness- Recent (Weather,Sports Scores) 2. Prominence- Caring about famous people, celebrities, royal subjects, etc. 3. Proximity- We care about the news that's close to us (Weather, traffic, local things) 4. Significance- The bigger the event, the more people are impacted by it (Japan earthquake, Metrodome roof collapse, 9/11, Katrina) 5. Unusualness- Care about things that don't happen often (Murder, house fires, hurrcanes) 6. Human interest- Feel good stories (Rescues, animals being born at zoos, peace)
What are the advantages of print journalism? 1. Stories go more into detail 2. You can control what you read and how much 3. More tangible What are the advantages of broadcast journalism? 1. Much more current 2. More powerful with video and sound 3. You can get it almost anywhere Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular? Because it combines the best of both worlds of print journalism and broadcast journalism, with videos and sounds to have that power, being able to see it anywhere, and you can look at any news thing you want.
TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE 1. Timliness- Recent (Weather,Sports Scores) 2. Prominence- Caring about famous people, celebrities, royal subjects, etc. 3. Proximity- We care about the news that's close to us (Weather, traffic, local things) 4. Significance- The bigger the event, the more people are impacted by it (Japan earthquake, Metrodome roof collapse, 9/11, Katrina) 5. Unusualness- Care about things that don't happen often (Murder, house fires, hurrcanes) 6. Human interest- Feel good stories (Rescues, animals being born at zoos, peace)
What are the advantages of print journalism? 1. Stories go more into detail 2. You can control what you read and how much 3. More tangible What are the advantages of broadcast journalism? 1. Much more current 2. More powerful with video and sound 3. You can get it almost anywhere Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular? Because it combines the best of both worlds of print journalism and broadcast journalism, with videos and sounds to have that power, being able to see it anywhere, and you can look at any news thing you want.
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