Practice Press Release-Midland Zoo Suffers Loss

Midland Zoo Suffers Loss

The Midland Zoo in Townsville suffered a loss earlier today. The zoo lost a 16-year old Polar Bear named Homer, passed away earlier today. The veterinary staff says, “Homer was a very curious and playful polar bear and we will miss him terribly.”  The zoo is looking into what happened and will fix whatever happens.

Polar Bears have thrived in the zoo since 1985, our unique exhibit allows the bears to engage in natural behaviors. Such actions including playing in manufactured snow, digging in gravel, and hunting trout.

The zoo has recovered from 10-year-old bobcat and a 6 year-old giraffe. The zoo has been recovering and investigating the deaths.

News Comment #15

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/nasa-s-successful-mars-landing-means-we-have-consider-what-ncna940241

As the exploration continues towards Mars one question and possible problem still lies ahead, Could there be life on Mars? On Monday NASA launched into its first-of-its-kind probe that will go deeper into the planets interior. The probes goal is to analyze the planet as a whole, anywhere from listening to Marsquakes to thickness of the mantle/crust. The plan carries into 2020 when NASA and the ESA (European Space Agency) plan to launch ExoMars Rover with a focus of attempting to find life on Mars. The big concern is that if humans move to Mars whatever life is on Mars would become extinct. The life scientist think to have revealed is bacteria, known as Martian Bacteria.

This week I decided to use a think article this week to change it up a little bit. This article certainly did not disappoint. This is a great informative article. This article tells a lot of things that I personally did not known. The article shows what the upcoming plans for Mars are. One part of the article that did not overly surprise me was the notion that if humans would inhabit Mars they would drive the Mars life to extinction. Overall the article proved to be very interesting, and well done.

News Comment #14 Extra Credit

https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-nfl-player-wields-sword-during-argument-at-youth-basketball-event-police-say

A former NFL player threatened an individual at a youth basketball event last month. The incident occured during a meeting for the travel team Matawan Aberdeen Middle School on October 5th. The altercation was seemingly caused by drugs or alcohol according to the police report. Jones also left a threatening voicemail to the parent of the 11-year-old football player. “We are going to blitz every [expletive] play until your guy comes out of the game,” Rogers allegedly said in the voicemail, according to the Asbury Park Press. Rogers was fired from his former job at St John Vianney High School, he had played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, and Miami Dolphins.

This news article is another example of traveling league parents/coaches going overboard. These kids are only 10 years old, and the parents fight among themselves more than the players do. This article does a good job of showing what NFL players/ celebrities do once they are out of their profession.

Last Conversation-example

Last night on KMSC Fusion 93 I had my last conversation. The conversation was during the radio show “The Intimate Roundtable” when I was chatting with Ty Van Es.  The end of the show was the most interesting part of the conversation was the end of the talk. Ty and I discussed how bad the Iowa Hawkeyes and Colorado Buffalos are playing. Both teams are struggling mightily. The conversation held a ton of emotion and frustration. My side of the conversation was a harsh rant about how bad Colorado is. Ty was wearing an Iowa Hawkeyes stocking cap, and sweatshirt from Morningside College. Ty stated,” The Hawkeyes are going to be very mediocre at 7-5, its disappointing.”

News Comment #13

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/flight-attendant-draws-window-for-passenger-stuck-in-windowless-seat

The story talks about a flight attendant who was faced with a challenge on a flight. A passenger was having a fit about the fact that they did not have a window seat. Now flight attendants are some of the most patient people on the planet. They have to deal with whiny, and cranky people. So this flight attendant draws a window on a piece of paper, and stuck it next to the individual. People absolutely loved the action, the action has been spread all over twitter. Many people praise the flight attendant saying, “That’s really clever. Great thinking by the attendant.” The hashtag #whereismywindow has been trending on twitter.

This is a feel good story. The story shows how a flight attendant rather than getting mad at the individual just gave them a “window”. The story also brings up the grudge people have against flights that take away window. The story shows an interesting angle of people getting their small children on a flight with hopes of a window and not getting it. The story also shows how big stories can blow up on social media. The problem can be caused more and more as the flights cram more seats into the cabin of a plane.

UPDATED ABBY STORY

Morningside sophomore Abby Koch added Mass Communications as a second of two majors. She already was a graphic design major. As a graphic design major Abby has to exhibit patience very often. Last week Abby was involved with a stressful event- Election Night Coverage 2018. Abby found frustration with how late she was asked to do the graphics for the endeavor. She also had to change these graphics quite a bit. Koch stated,” Graphics are a hassle.” Even with all of that work Koch is working on a double major. Koch commented on adding the second major saying,”I added it so I can hate my life twice as much and be twice as poor.” She was drawn into the Mass Communications department after taking Introduction to Mass Communications. Koch is also very involved on campus where on top of being a double major she is a part of Alpha Lambda Delta. Alpha Lambda Delta is the women honor society where Koch is the social media chair. In that position she publicizes what the “geek not greek” group does. She is also looking forward to her upcoming Mayterm to Iceland. She has been working hard over the summer to help fund this journey. Some of the work she did was at Whispering Creek Golf Course where she was a moving target on the golf course and a glorified trash person. Finally Koch talked about how she finally landed on Morningside as her college of choice saying,”She likes the small size and felt like home, even being a commuter it feels like home.”

Feature Example

https://www.si.com/longform/2015/1985/marino/index.html

I would say the frame is simply showing the 1984 season of the Dolphins, along with the frustration of the Dolphins after the super bowl loss, The story delves in to Dan Marinos past as well.

In the frame is the stats of the 1984, Marinos past, the frustration of the 1984 Super Bowl, overall frustration after the super bowl loss

The only thing that was left out is the very finite details about Marino

COUPLE SHOOT FINAL

Newly wed wife shot by husband

Richard Brunson shot his wife Laurette Brunson in the abdomen early yesterday evening. The shooting happened mere hours after the couple had gotten married. (Everything’s great CLIP) The events that sparked the shooting was Laurette throwing a plate of macaroni salad at Richard during the reception (CLIP pop, pop, pop sound) Police say Richard Brunson is still at large and his whereabouts are unknown. Mrs. Brunson is in satisfactory condition.

News Comment #12

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/02/12/stories-from-main-street-jeff-jasper/

This story talks about a coach from New Jersey who passed the historic win number 1000. The reason that 1000^th win was so significant is that make Jeff Jasper the first coach in New Jersey girls’ basketball history to achieve such a mark. The match of coach and town seems to be good one. The community says he is an extraordinary coach, Jasper however remains humble. The quote “I’ve just been in the right place at the right time,” said Jasper “I never thought anything that I’ve done has been all that remarkable.” Shows how humble and thankful Jasper is. School Superintendent Gunderson has high praise for the coach saying, “Jeff Jasper is a pillar in the Pascack Valley community.”

This is story is a good example of a feature story. This is a story that proves to be interesting because of the mile marker that the coach has eclipsed. The 1000 win mark is a very impressive mark for any coach to achieve. This is a bit of a feel good story too because of how well the coach and community fit together and respect one another.

Trump hammers away on immigration at Missouri rally-News Comment 11

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-hammers-away-immigration-missouri-rally-n930151

Trump pushes his barrage against illegal immigration. This push comes just before the upcoming key elections. “We’re going to keep these people out of our country,” Trump said. “Vote Republican.” The quote comes at time where immigration has been a topic of great divide in the US. For Trump to make this statement followed by “Vote Republican” is extremely interesting. Trump reviewed his policy and how well protected the voted is. On Thursday night, Trump called the guarantee of citizenship to babies born inside U.S. borders a “crazy, lunatic policy.”

This article does an okay job of drawing readers in. The article uses the idea of “what has he (Trump) done now. People are continual amazed with what Trump says and does. This article does a great job of giving the facts and giving great quotes to show what Trump said during the speech