As I rummaged through the many articles on The Baltimore Sun website, a simple few really caught my interest. Although, a short, brief article, the first piece that I looked at involved a shooting in downtown Baltimore. The startling title reads: "Man, 25, fatally shot in East Baltimore." The man died from injuries after being shot while sitting on rowhouse steps. At the scene, the victim was found suffering gunshot wounds in his head and torso. The man died at about 12 a.m. There was no information released regarding a suspect or motive in the killing.
I found this article to be newsworthy because of its relevant proximity. The scene of the crime happens to be relatively close to Towson University, where I along with thousands of other students, attend school. Having such a sudden event occur so close to where I currently live is startling. The location of this story is one element of the article that caught my interest immediatly.
An additonal article that caught my attention was one regarding the mother of legendary popstar, Britney Spears. The article touches on a book that mother, Lynne Spears, wrote that focuses on her daughters, Britney and Jamie Lynn. Other than the fact that my sister and I share the same names as the Spear's sisters, I found the article to be interesting and relative to the lives of mothers and daughters. In the book, "Through the Storm," Lynne talks about Britney and her obvious talent at a young age. She discusses her regrets as a mother and her life as a powerless parent.
This feature article seemed to be newsworthy to me because of it's affinity. It had the element of family and I can easily identify myself with that. Although it was written by a parent, and I am not yet one myself, I still found myself able to relate well. Although probably on a smaller scale, I am familiar with some of the same issues Lynne Spears faced with her two daughters, as my mother does with me and my sister.
The last article, my
eyes wondered over to was a strange and peculiar one. The headline reads," 10-inch desert tortoise, found at Idaho highway rest stop, awaiting ride to Mojave Desert." What drew me to this article was its unusual elements. It's not everyday where you hear of a lengthy tortoise found at a US 95 truck stop. Sadie, the tortoise is accsustomed to certian temperatures and climates, so it was suprising to find her roaming around Idaho. The unsualness of the article stands out from the rest of featured pieces and cathces the reader's attention. It allows you to focus on a story or event that you do not necessarily hear about everyday.
I found this article to be newsworthy because of its relevant proximity. The scene of the crime happens to be relatively close to Towson University, where I along with thousands of other students, attend school. Having such a sudden event occur so close to where I currently live is startling. The location of this story is one element of the article that caught my interest immediatly.
An additonal article that caught my attention was one regarding the mother of legendary popstar, Britney Spears. The article touches on a book that mother, Lynne Spears, wrote that focuses on her daughters, Britney and Jamie Lynn. Other than the fact that my sister and I share the same names as the Spear's sisters, I found the article to be interesting and relative to the lives of mothers and daughters. In the book, "Through the Storm," Lynne talks about Britney and her obvious talent at a young age. She discusses her regrets as a mother and her life as a powerless parent.
This feature article seemed to be newsworthy to me because of it's affinity. It had the element of family and I can easily identify myself with that. Although it was written by a parent, and I am not yet one myself, I still found myself able to relate well. Although probably on a smaller scale, I am familiar with some of the same issues Lynne Spears faced with her two daughters, as my mother does with me and my sister.
The last article, my
eyes wondered over to was a strange and peculiar one. The headline reads," 10-inch desert tortoise, found at Idaho highway rest stop, awaiting ride to Mojave Desert." What drew me to this article was its unusual elements. It's not everyday where you hear of a lengthy tortoise found at a US 95 truck stop. Sadie, the tortoise is accsustomed to certian temperatures and climates, so it was suprising to find her roaming around Idaho. The unsualness of the article stands out from the rest of featured pieces and cathces the reader's attention. It allows you to focus on a story or event that you do not necessarily hear about everyday.
3 comments:
Brittany, I love your layout! I think that you should include some pictures though, just as a way to capture your audience. Otherwise, your content and formatting look lovely!
Adding some photographs to your stories would help enhance your blog so that you can catch the attention of whoever is reading it instead of them opening up your page to a full body of text. It would help them to better understand what you are refering to. Good use of links and seperation with paragraphs.
I like the layout and colors you chose for your blog. This week's blog and the articles you chose were interesting, but I think it could be even better if you included pictures also.
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