Science
From 93.7 KKRL this is Courtney Klocke reporting your twelve o’clock news.
Research was published last week that shows global warming could cause a shortage of barley thus less beer. Brewers think the agricultural industry will adapt to the change and continue to thrive.
A team of researchers from China, the United States, Britain and Mexico believe global beer production will fall by 16 percent. The researchers think the barley will go to livestock farming and it will take precedence over beer production. Beer consumption will then fall by 29 billion liters according to a study conducted in 2011.
Margo Wrich, a resident of Nebraska, reacted to the news (soundbite).
Politics
In other news, many critics, including Paul Ryan, have stepped forward to oppose Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship. Trump believes it can be done by an executive order, but birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14thamendment. To void birthright citizenship, the 14thamendment would either need to go through Congress or by asking the Supreme Court to overturn their earlier interpretation of the law. Either way the process would be quite lengthy.
Morgan Rosenboom, the 3rdgeneration of her family to receive birthright citizenship, responded to the news, (soundbite).
Even if the order was introduced, the amount of illegal immigrants would not change because their primary reason for coming to the United States is to create a better life for their families. The population of undocumented immigrants would instead grow within decades.
Sports
Now onto sports, the Boston Red Sox added their 4thWorld Series trophy to their collection in just 15 years.
Rarely, does the best team in baseball actually win the World Series. The Red Sox have added their name to that list with the 1998 Yankees, the 1909 Pirates, 1927 Yankees, and the 1961 Yankees.
The Sox were able to go 11-3 in the postseason against the 100-win Yankees, the defending champs and 103-win Astros, and the back-to-back National League champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Danielle Plathe, a lifelong Red Sox fan, commented on the team’s success, (soundbite).
The 2018 Boston Red Sox have cemented their names in history by becoming one of the best teams in baseball. This is Courtney Klocke reporting your twelve o’clock news from 93.7 KKRL.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/18/658174335/brewers-barley-growers-say-don-t-drown-your-sorrows-over-global-warming-just-yethttps://www.npr.org/2018/10/30/662043904/trump-says-he-will-void-birthright-citizenship-law-through-executive-orderhttps://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/red-sox-world-series-bostons-2018-title-team-will-go-down-as-one-of-the-greatest-in-mlb-history/
Good overall, Courtney. The stories contain good info. The leads are generally good. You introduce the sources nicely.
Be aware of the longer sentences. Try to keep them short and as direct as possible. One idea to a sentence. I would split the first lead into two sentences: Research was published last week that shows global warming could cause a shortage of barley. Unfortunately, that means America could also be looking at a beer shortage.
Add a transition between the first and second stories. Good pace.