Deion Sanders is leaving Jackson State to Coach in Colorado.
Sanders is doing what many college football coaches aspire to do. He had success at a smaller school and was offered an opportunity at a bigger school so he took it.
This decision doesn’t sit right with some people. Sanders was previously at Jackson State University, a historically black institution. Sanders made it seem possible that black coaches were getting more opportunity, historically black schools would gain more respect, and that the best African American players would start going to HBCU’s. After his departure, these thoughts started to dwindle. Sanders is going to start bringing his recruits to his bigger school of course, dragging them away from the previous HBCU.
This is news because Deion Sanders was a professional athlete that turned into a coach, so people know of him. Many football fans know of his success as a coach and the style of coaching that makes him successful. This is also news because it affects the perception of top athletes going to HBCU’s. Sanders had a great influence for that but now he is gone. The news values covered would be impact, prominence, and human interest.
How to Manage Credit Card Debt When Holiday Shopping.
Credit card balances are starting to get back up to levels like they were pre-pandemic. Card delinquency has been relatively low, but is now starting to increase as well. This leads to credit card debt when holiday shopping. Young adults need to remember that they don’t have to buy expensive and fancy gifts. It’s about being reunited with our families. One way to manage credit card debt is to set a budget in advance. Another way is to buy one present that benefits a whole family, rather than buying something for each individual. Something to keep in mind is to pay more than the required minimum payment for your credit card bill. It will save you from paying extra on interest.
This is news because the holidays are right around the corner. Many people are going shopping for their loved ones and might experience credit card debt. Reading this article might help them be proactive. News values used in this article are human-interest, timeliness, and possibly impact and conflict. Impact and conflict might be new values because if people don’t take action early, they are going to be paying off their debt for a while and not have enough money to make other payments.
Dwier Brown makes special guest appearance for Miracle League of Sioux City Fundraiser.
On Tuesday night, Dwier Brown, the actor that plays Ray Kinsella’s father in the ‘Field of Dreams’ movie, was in Sioux City to help out with the Miracle League fundraiser. Dwier Brown also got the opportunity to play catch with Kevin Negaard who runs the Wanna Have a Catch? campaign which supports the Miracle League. It was Kevin’s 301st consecutive time playing catch this year while raising awareness for the foundation. Dwier helped raise a lot of money for the Miracle League which allows them to continue to grow.
This is news because many Iowans know about the ‘Field of Dreams’ movie which takes place in Iowa. It is cool to read and see that an actor from the movie is helping out locally. So it covers the news value of uniqueness and proximity right there. It also covers the value of prominence because Dwier Brown is famous in Iowa.
Tom Brady recently passed 100,000 passing yards in his entire career.
This stat also includes his postseason passing yards, because that adds an additional 47 games for him. Typically in North America, postseason stats aren’t included so he really reached 87,067 yards which still holds first place by 6,000 yards in the regular season.
Last Sunday when Brady and the Buccaneers beat the Rams, Brady recorded his 43rd, 4th quarter comeback and his 55th game winning drive.
When the media asked Brady how he felt about reaching 100,000 passing yards, he sort of brushed it off.
“It’s all about the win, man,” he said. “Never cared about that.”
This is news because this is a new record in the NFL and no one has ever reached 6-digits in passing yards. It goes to show how dominant Tom Brady has been in this league for so many years. Many football fans will find this very interesting because they like Brady or maybe because they want their favorite quarterback to try and reach this milestone. Tom Brady is also a well-known professional athlete which also makes this news. The news values in mind would include timeliness, prominence, human-interest, and novelty.
As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits.
This article from The New York Times talks about how the euro and pound are exchanging at historic lows against the US dollar. This means that the US dollar is stronger and worth more overseas. Many students are deciding to study abroad because that means their tuition is less expensive. The article goes into detail and interviews specific students who are studying abroad. One student noticed that her groceries were way cheaper in Florence, Italy than they were in Los Angeles. Overall, students stated that they chose to study abroad because of the drastic decrease in tuition. Many thought it was a dream that would never come true.
This is news because it might interest some students who are having financial troubles as well as students who are looking to study in a different part of the world for a new experience. It is also news because it is showing the public how the economy in the Europe is struggling with the decrease in their currency against the US dollar. Human-interest and proximity might be the news values.
I chose to do a media comparison on how Hal Steinbrenner is planning to keep Aaron Boone as the Yankees manager. I got the print article from the Associated Press and the video from the New York Post.
Both of the media types use Hal Steinbrenner in their lead. This is because he is the one who makes the decisions for the Yankees since he is the chairman and managing general partner of Yankee Global Enterprises, which owns the New York Yankees. The video version of the story uses a quote as the lead to get the topic introduced while the print version does not. Then, the print version goes on to talk about some details on other teams and injuries, while the video version focuses more on Boone and the Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, and if they are coming back together or not.
Both the print article and the video are fairly short. The print version has a little bit more detail. The video version is like a conversation with some analysts all talking about the same topic.
The print version uses many quotes from Hal Steinbrenner himself and then the video uses some quotes citing the content from the Associated Press which is the print article.
I noticed that the role of sound and video portrayed a different kind of mood. For example, I read the print version first and then found a video about the topic. The print version seemed more informative with quotes while the video version mixed in facts as well as the reporter, Andy Martino’s opinion on the issue. The video seemed a bit more subjective to me.
One thing I found interesting was that the article under the video didn’t really follow what the video had to say. The video was much more specific which must’ve meant that they felt like the information they covered was the most important.
The Yankees Have No Answer for an Ageless Astros Ace.
In order for the Yankees to win the American League pennant, they are going to have to beat Justin Verlander, who is in the running for the Cy Young Award this year. Verlander may go down in history as one of the best pitchers ever, even after coming back from Tommy John Surgery on his elbow.
In Verlander’s first face off against the Yankees in the ALCS, he struck out 11 over 6 innings and recorded the win.
“He’s not only physically strong, which you can see, but he’s mentally strong,” said Astros Manager Dusty Baker.
Jameson Taillon, the Yankees starting pitcher who faced Verlander, gave his best effort, trying to keep things close, but he couldn’t outlast Verlander.
The Astros manager hands the ball to left-hander Framber Valdez to face the Yankees for game 2 of the ALCS Thursday night to try and repeat the outcome.
This is news because of timeliness. Post-season baseball only happens once a year so everyone is paying attention. This is also news because of proximity. Fans in New York and Houston might be interested in their home teams during the MLB playoffs. Lastly, this is news because of human-interest for all of the everyday baseball fans who watch baseball on TV and who attend the games in person.
With His 62nd Home Run, Aaron Judge Stands Alone in A.L.
Aaron Judge has passed Roger Maris’ and Babe Ruth’s American League record for home runs.
Last Thursday Aaron Judge beat Ruth’s record and tied Maris’ record. Five games later, he finally belted his 62nd home run of the season to beat Maris’ record.
“It’s a big relief,” Judge said of hitting the home run after the chase and all the attention focused on him. “I think everybody can finally sit down and watch some ball games.” (NY Times, 2022)
Judge struck out in his next at bat, later exiting the game.
Judge had bet on himself early in the season. He turned down a 213.5 million dollar deal with the Yankees. After this incredible season, he has increased his value for next season.
This is news because it is a new record in Major League Baseball, which does not happen often. It interests people who like baseball because no one has ever hit 62 home runs in the American League before. It’s newsworthy because it consists of human-interest, and it’s odd. Baseball fans would love to read about this and of course it is odd because it has never happened before.
Hurricane Ian’s Devastation Shows the Challenge of Pricing Climate Risk
Hurricane Ian is expected to inflict around $40 billion dollars worth of property damage. It is getting harder for insurers to analyze actuarial patterns due to climate change increasing these types of storms.
Climate Central estimated that there may be up to 4.4 million acres under water by 2050 due to climate change. This has put a lot of stress on insurers when pricing risk.
Florida’s homeowners insurance market is in a crisis. There has been 6 property insurers to fail this year.
This is news because of impact, human interest, and oddity. This tropical storm is impacting all of the people who live on the southeast coast, letting them know that they need to take action and do things to prepare for this storm. They are also impacted in the aftermath of the storm, where they might see increasing insurance policies in the future due to the reoccurrence of these storms more frequently.
Human interest and oddity are kind of the same thing in this case. The normal everyday citizen would like to read about this because it interests them and since they don’t happen often in this degree.
I also feel like this article could be expanded on with more detail. It felt very short and since this is a very important crisis, it could have covered a little bit more.
Health Panel Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said the guidance was intended to help prevent mental health disorders from going undetected and untreated for years or even decades.
There has been a rise of anxiety levels recently due to inflation, crime rates, and the potential to lose a loved one from COVID-19.
From August 2020 to February 2021, symptoms of anxiety have increased from 36.4% to 41.5% in adults.
Mental health care providers noted that screening is one thing, but they need to be able to lead them in the right direction. America is low on mental health resources right now. Mental health care workers also don’t want to start over-prescribing medication if it isn’t needed.
The recommendation stops at 65 because after that, symptoms begin to be normal for people who are aging, such as fatigue and generalized pain.
This is news because there is such a wide population of people who are under 65 that this is going to affect.
This is newsworthy because it falls under the impact, and timeliness categories. The reason it falls under impact is because it impacts the entire population that is under 65. It also impacts the health care workers who now have to conduct the screening on every patient under 65.
It also falls under timeliness because of the rising inflation and the stress of the pandemic. Health care officials saw the rise in anxiety and are trying to fix the issue
