https://mic.com/articles/191488/airlines-may-soon-be-legally-required-to-add-more-legroom-and-increase-seat-sizes-on-airplanes#.tfKuI5MRi

Since moving to Indiana, my family has been flying me home for shorter breaks like Thanksgiving to avoid driving for 9 hours. I have flown more on airplanes than I ever did growing up. This being said, I instantly clicked on the article once I saw the headline.

I personally think they should have moved the section “Airlines profit from tiny seats” before “Seats get smaller as passengers get bigger.” I think it would have to make the article more interesting because it is more pessimistic and blames almost the airline profiting off of smaller seats. Then, after that section to read how much the seats have “shrunk” because of the profit of smaller seats.

This article is newsworthy, because it is interesting, and I feel has an impact on many lives because many use airplanes. Later the article discusses other changes that are proposed in the bill, including wider seats, more regulated bathroom sizes in planes, nursing rooms for new mothers, and new standards for service animals.

The audience I think is travelers, anyone that uses airplanes. I did like the tweet included in the article, shows a situation of little legroom that happens too often. I did think the article was a little long, and farther down I lost interest. I thought the lead did its job, had me interested.

Today I became a journalist. For the end of class, my professor sent us out with an assignment. I had to get a creatively bent paper clip and ask for music recommendations from two people.

I did not read the directions very well and interviewed the first two people I saw.  The first interview I did was on Professor John Kolbo, I asked him to creatively bend a paperclip and what song he would recommend.  He replied “Get Together” by Young Bloods. When asked why he said it is his “life theme song”, and it “relates to my life”.

My next victim to interview, Dylan Ferguson recommended “Transatlanticism” by Death Cab Cutie. I asked him why this song, and he replied “Just a really beautiful song” and mentioned the theme of the song as “emotional distance between two hearts.”

https://mic.com/articles/190812/asteroid-249516-aretha-nasa-named-an-asteroid-in-space-after-aretha-franklin#.OtipubTkT

This article grabbed my attention right away, especially the lead which I thought was very clever. I listened to some of Aretha Franklin’s songs and was sad to hear about her passing. I find this newsworthy because the topic has prominence discussing the “Queen of Soul”, and timeliness because she has been in the news due to her passing.

The audience I would say is anyone who normally keeps up on NASA news and Aretha Franklin fans. The basis of the story is simple and short, which makes for an easy read. The point of view seems to be a tribute from NASA. The article was long enough to have everything it needed but short enough to get to the point.

Serena Williams lost to rising star, Naomi Osaka in the 2018 Women’s Open on Saturday, September 8 after arguments with the chair umpire, according to the New York Times. Serena Williams called Carlos Ramos, the chair umpire a thief, argued with him throughout the match, and accused him of sexual bias.

Osaka remained composed during the match as Williams argued with the umpire. This took the focus away from Osaka, and fans watched to see what Williams was going to do or say next. At the podium, fans booed as Osaka pulled down her visor to hide her tears. Williams responded by asking them to stop, and celebrate Osaka’s victory. Osaka addressed the crowd saying “I’m sorry it had to end like this. I just want to say thank you for watching the match.”

The Washington Post article Japanese, Haitian and now a Grand Slam winner: Naomi Osaka’s historic journey to the U.S. Open questions the turnout. “We will never know whether young Osaka really won the 2018 U.S. Open or had it handed to her by a man who was going to make Serena Williams feel his power.”

The New York Times article “Naomi Osaka Lost Her Moment of Triumph. Let’s Not Forget Her Match.” They state “Ramos could have handled the situation better, but no doubt, Williams could have handled it a lot better..” Later in the article, it talks about how Serena is using her “hard-earned” platform more to speak out about social issues.

First major victories are not supposed to feel like that, and Osaka will never get that back. Instead of praises and celebration, she had to try to hold back her tears and face a crowd booing at her. She handled everything going on, the emotions, the arguments, the crowd, well beyond her years.

The Men’s US Open finalist respond to this controversy from News.com respond with the need for equality, especially about behavior and conversation on court with chair umpires.

Novak Djokovic says there was a lot of emotion on that court “He did change the course of that match. (It) was in my opinion, maybe unnecessary. We all go through our emotions, especially when you are fighting for a grand slam trophy.”

Billie King, tennis star backs Serena up in Washington Post, claiming “When a man does the same, he’s “outspoken” and there are no repercussions. Thank you, Serena Williams, for calling out this double standard. More voices need to do the same.”

Since this match, Williams has been fined $17K for rules violations, according to the New York Times. She was fined $10,000 for “verbal abuse”, $4,000 for coaching violation, and $3,000 for breaking her racket.

“I knew it would never make it to the airport,”  One eyewitness said. Friday afternoon, a United Airlines Jet with 61 people crashed in the residential district south of Townsville. Many died as the plane plowed through homes. The cook County reported 42 bodies have found, and 16 including the flight attendants have been admitted to Holy Cross Hospital.

“The last words the pilot said to us were, ‘We are at 4,000 feet and everything is going well.’ I knew something was wrong a few seconds later because he began to rev the engines”, one of the survivors, Marvin Anderson, 43 of Omaha said.

“We will look into this thoroughly” an official said. The National Transportation Safety Board in Washington immediately dispatched an investigative team to Townsville. Several board members were already in Townsville conducting hearings for the Oct. 20 commuter train crash that claimed 45 lives last month.

https://mic.com/articles/191181/billie-jean-king-calls-out-double-standard-in-serena-williams-us-open-loss#.JsxbD8CKt

For my paper, I actually wrote about this match and the different articles about this match against Serena Williams and Naomi Osaki in the final match of the Grand Slam. This article had the latest information, and I definitely wanted to keep up with this story. This is newsworthy because Serena and Naomi are celebrities. In other articles, it was mentioned that this kind of thing has not come up before in this high up of a competition and that it was rare. This article has prominence because of who is involved, the conflict between Serena and the chair umpire, the importance of this match, the unusual scenario, and the popular topic of interest, equality.

“You stole a point from me and you are a thief.” Serena Williams was charged $17K for this U.S. Open argument. Three fines of $10,000 for verbal abuse, $4,000 for coaching warning, and $3,000 for breaking her racket. In the match, she wasn’t playing as well, and the chair umpire Carlos Ramos noticed hand gestures from her coach, in a coaching matter of how to move. He made a formal penalty for coaching. Serena confronted him and said “We don’t have any code, and I know that you don’t know that and I understand why you may have thought that was coaching, but I am telling you it’s not. I don’t cheat to win, I’d rather lose.” Later in the match, she slammed her racket into the court, causing her to get another point violation.

Frustrated from the score, and confused why had given her the first point violation, she continued to argue with Ramos throughout the match. Once she called him a thief, he called another point violation for verbal abuse, which after three-point violations, shortens the match to the final point. Flustered, she lost and blamed the ruling on a bias. She claimed that men say worse things to umpires, and do not get called out for it.

Billie King, tennis star tweeted about the match, congratulating Osaki, and calling out the double standard. Billie King promotes gender equality in tennis herself as well and supported Serena’s actions of calling attention to what happened.

Students were protesting on behalf of other students that were suspended for a week on Monday for smoking marijuana on school property. Other incidents in Central High during the week include a Food fight on Wednesday that resulted in the cafeteria closing. Three false alarms on Wednesday assumed to be caused by students.

The principal of Central high says “Not so much unrest because of suspensions, but because of summer vacation being so near.” However, the principal sees no continuation of “incidents” in the near future.

65-year-old Moyer Quick died from a car crash, after colliding with a truck driven by Randy Radin in Townsville at 11 a.m. The other passengers in Quick’s car, his wife Dorothy Quick, 6 and Maxine Steuerwalk, 43 were transported to the hospital, with Dorothy in “good” condition, Maxine in “fair” condition. Radin, who was driving the truck is in critical condition.

Patrick Stewert, Highway patrolman said Quick passed Radin’s vehicle, but his rear end hit Radin as he was passing. Both vehicles ended up in the ditch causing Quick’s vehicle to roll. The accident is still under investigation, and the weather during the accident was clear and dry.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/sports/serena-osaka-us-open-penalty.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

According to the New York Times, Controversy and Accusations arise in the final match with Serena Williams and Naomi Osaki the 2018 Women’s Open. There was an argument with the chair umpire, and questionable penalties against Serena that cost her the match, and Naomi Osaka became the first Grand Slam Champion from Japan.

The match began with Naomi Osaki, the 20 from Japan in the lead against one of her idols and six-time Open Champion, Serena Williams.  The chair umpire Carlos Ramos, with a reputation for being strict, called a code violation or a formal warning for coaching after spotting Patrick Mourtoglou with his hands six inches apart and moving forward, indicating how Serena should move.  Frustrated Serena confronts the umpire about how she doesn’t cheat, and that wasn’t coaching.

Clearly frustrated and agitated, Serena hit into the net, then throws racket at her feet, destroying the racket. Throwing a racket is an automatic code violation, and her second violation gave Osaka a point for the next game.

Frustrated with the second code violation, she confronts the umpire again, addressing that she doesn’t cheat, that wasn’t coaching, assumed she was cheating and demanded an apology. She then said, “and you stole a point from me, you’re a thief, too.” Ramos then issued a third code violation, which results in a penalty of a lost game.

Serena then calls a referee over saying “to lose a game for saying that? It’s not fair, I mean, its really not.” She later claims that men have said a lot worse things, but because they are a man, this doesn’t happen to them.  then wins the match, receiving a hug from Serena. At the podium, fans booed when the M.C. started to speak, causing Osaka to pull her visor down and cry. Williams then put her arm around Osaki, and when she spoke to the crowd, asked them to stop booing and celebrate Osaka’s victory. Osaka told the crowd “I’m sorry it had to end like this. I just want to say thank you for watching the match.”

https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/mens-us-open-finalist-respond-to-serena-williamsumpire-controversy/news-story/146421da30869c566869194d8e42ff4a

The article Men’s US Open finalist respond to Serena Williams Umpire Controversy from News.com respond with the need for equality, especially about behavior and conversation on court with chair umpires.

The US Open Champion Novak Djokovic says there was a lot of emotion on that court, “He did change the course of that match. (It) was in my opinion, maybe unnecessary. We all go through our emotions, especially when you’re fighting for a grand slam trophy.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/10/japanese-haitian-and-now-a-grand-slam-winner-naomi-osakas-historic-journey-to-the-u-s-open/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ec472d4db1ea

The Washington Post article Japanese, Haitian and now a Grand Slam winner: Naomi Osaka’s historic journey to the U.S. Open questions the turnout. “We will never know whether young Osaka really won the 2018 U.S. Open or had it handed to her by a man who was going to make Serena Williams feel his power.” At the trophy presentation, Osaki bowed to Serena and said she was grateful to have played with her.

What is really unique about Osaki, besides her unbelievable tennis skills, her mother is Japanese and her father is Haitian, making her the first Champion for both Japan and Haiti. She has said that “maybe its because they can’t really pinpoint what it am, so it’s like anybody can cheer for me.” She is ranked 7^th in the world, and is believed the first Grand Slam winner of Haitian descent.

Iowa Highway patrol yesterday as a precaution banning radar guns in Des Moines Iowa due to possible links to cancer.

Studies are showing radiation waves from these guns have caused the patrol to withdraw 70 radar guns from service. Troopers will use radar units with transmitters mounted on the outside of cruisers.

Adam Smith, spokesperson  for the State Troopers says “The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue.” This decision was made after three officers in Cedar Rapids filed claims the use of these guns long term caused their cancer.