Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Who should we blame for Baltimore Riots? (summary of an interesting article)

Forbes has issued an article early this morning on who is the real culprit to blame for the Baltimore Riots. 

Dan Diamond, Forbes Contributor, suggested that the real problem in Baltimore is social and economic inequality among different parts of the city.

Diamond said that the whole mystery behind the Baltimore Riots is driven by the unemployment rate in the city.

Currently, an estimate of 1/4 of Baltimore's population lives under the poverty line.

He attributes unemployment rates towards failing schools in Baltimore that have a drop out rate of 60%.

Diamond also compares Baltimore to other cities in the United States.

I have found this news article to be an interesting piece of journalism.

I like how this specific journalist wrote this news story. The story brings fourth interesting facts and draws quite an array of emotion while reading.

His paragraph that stuck out to me the most was "Broken Schools. Bad Jobs. No opportunities. These problems need to matter to all of us. Inequality needs to matter to all of us."

I found that the way this journalist wrote this news story was interesting and fascinating because he used a different angle.

However, I still do not think that vandalizing a whole city is the answer to solve under lying economic problems. The riots for the most part are not good for local businesses and the citizens of Baltimore a like.
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Monday, April 27, 2015

ANARCHY in Baltimore

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

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Monday, April 20, 2015

Under Dressed? (AACC Job Fair)

Last Thursday, I had the fortunate opportunity in covering AACC's annual spring job fair.

During the event, I brought many problems upon myself. 

I feared of not reaching my goal of 10 tweets and interviewing employers and job seekers. 

I was nervous and jittery; My first couple interviews suffered due to juggling my note pad and phone while asking and answering questions.   

I botched a couple interviews with Aflac insurance and the NSA. 

I learned threw out the job fair that good interviews are a result of how you look and conduct yourself as a journalist. 

I got the vibe from a few employers that I was a tad under dressed. 

The result being that the employers didn't take me seriously and didn't give me the information that I was seeking.

The morning of I rolled out of bed, threw on a pair of jeans and a sweater t-shirt not thinking of how I looked.

I was tired from the previous night and did not give a second thought of how I looked.

I wished I would have worn at least a collared shirt and combed my hair.

I also felt a little embarrassment when the whole class interviewed Veronica Boreland.

I was struggling to keep up with my notes because of the questions and answers where coming to fast.

I made the mistake of assuming that I could record her.

When in reality I should have asked her first.

Covering the AACC job fair has taught me a lot and  has given me a new appreciation for Journalism writing.

I struggle a lot with writing notes while interviewing someone; to me it is very unnatural to try to maintain a conversation, write, and have my next question maintain relevancy to the interview.

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Justin Bieber in trouble with Argentine Court officials

Photo taken by Associated Press

Justin Bieber was issued an arrest warrant after he failed to answer questions regarding a rumored assault in Argentina.

Recent rumors suggest that a local Argentine photographer blamed Bieber for commanding his bodyguard to attack.

The photographer was allegedly attacked while he was taking a picture of Bieber exiting an Argentine Club in 2013.

 
I am not a big fan nor do I hate Justin Bieber. I find Bieber to be annoying because of his fans. I remember about 2 years ago when Justin Bieber was in the limelight for drinking and driving, drag racing, and even smoking marijuana.

His fans would get crazy hashtags trending such as #cutforbieber or #StandwithBieber. #cutforbieber emerged after his fans read claims that Bieber allegedly smoked marijuana.

Bieber fans would cut their wrists and upload a pictures to twitter; his fans tried to use this hashtag to show that they didn't support bieber smoking marijuana.

Anyways, I am quite surprised that his fans haven't really trended this story on social media.


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Friday, April 3, 2015

Mayweather v.s. Pacquiao Breaks Pay-Per-View Price Record

Boxing fans will be paying an arm and a leg on May 2nd when Mayweather and Pacquiao collide in the boxing ring on Pay-Per-View.

Official promotional
fight poster for Mayweather v.s. Pacquiao 2015
Showtime and HBO has set an official price for the biggest boxing event of the 21st century.

The confirmed price for the Mayweather v.s. Pacquiao bout will cost fans $89.95 for standard definition.

Most boxing fans will pay up to $99 for a premium high definition pay-per-view stream.

The fight has set an official record by being the most expensive pay-per-view in boxing history.

The previous record was set by  Mayweather v.s. Canelo Alvarez in 2013. The pay-per-view costed fans $64.95 for standard definition and $74.95 for high definition. 

Projections have concluded that this bout will sell more than 2.5 million ppv buys. Also, this fight is expected to rake in more than $152 million.

Both fighters are projected to make over $100 million/ each regardless of winning or losing the fight.

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