Homework Week 2

Leads Exercise #1

Lead #1: A local couple that was in a traffic accident back in March was awarded $150,000 in damages yesterday at the Butte County Court. The money was for injuries they had suffered during the accident.

Lead #2: Another snowstorm is shown in the forecast to hit the Sierras today. This will be one of the many in a series of storms to come.

Lead #3: Today police confirmed three firefighters were injured when they had to evacuate 41 families from a burning six-story building on 204 Union Ave.

Leads Exercise #2
One Hundred thirty one passengers were killed yesterday on a US airplane outside Pittsburgh. The plane, which was traveling from Chicago, launched into the pavement as it was preparing to land; this is marked as the worst plane crash for the US in the last three years.

Top News #1
The article that caught my interest this past week was on the cover page of the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday January 25, 2009. It is titled “ LGBT groups unhappy with No on 8 leaders.” For those who do not know, LGBT stands for lesbian gay bisexual transgender. The standing result from the votes, which banned same-sex marriage, has been an ongoing issue since the election; and almost fifty percent of Californians are unhappy with the outcome. It affects an abundance of the population and a range of men, women, and transgender.
A battle continues over same-sex marriage in California. Many of the people who are part of an equality act are discouraged with the millions of dollars spent during the election to sway voters to say yes on 8. Measure 8 passed with a 52 to 48 percent vote with the majority believing marriage should be between a man and a woman. People in the gay rights movement will need even more participation next time there is a vote in hopes to win. The 80 million dollars was a record raised by supporters, however sadly many feel it went to waste. The conflict will linger on and there is no telling when equality for same-sex marriage will be accepted; but many same sex supporters will be ready when the next round comes.

hello class

Hello everyone my name is Linsay and this is the first journalism class I am taking here at SJSU. It is part of my minor which is public relations. I am starting school part time right now as well as working full time. My major is in health science and I plan to complete it within the next few years. I had taken some time off of school to work and save money and now I'm ready to jump back in.
I picked my minor in public relations because I have always been interested in writing and media. The aspects of the media that catch my interest the most would be television, advertising, and magazines. I have grown up around all of it and have always been intrigued by how the different aspects are put together. I hope to improve my skills in writing about the news and media and have a stronger sense of what goes on to put a story together.