Monday: Today was a bit of a downer, what with the massive amount of deaths in a Kenya explosion and the Cardinals losing. It’s terrible that I put those two in the same sentence, but whatever. The reporting on the Kenya deaths was interesting, as it brought into play further deaths in Kenya that had happened recently and how it would affect the political landscape of the country. It was interesting to see how the reporter tied a terrible story into the ongoing political intrigue of the country.
Tuesday: Today I found some interesting stuff, particularly the article about lithium in Bolivia. I hadn’t realized how big lithium may be; only knowing that it powers things like cell phones and laptop batteries and such. To be honest, I didn’t even know it was a mineral, but it seems to be key for the upcoming future of the auto industry and it was interesting to read about that and how Bolivia can make or break this future.
Wednesday: Again, there were quite a few interesting stories in the newspaper today, but the one that most piqued my interest was the article concerning the study showing the shoddy practices behind the concepts and procedures that put criminals behind bars. This was interesting to me because it would affect a lot of people if it were shown to be technically true. Would killers be set free based on inaccurate evidence? It would be bad for not only the society of America, but also a shot against the judicial system, one that would need to be reviewed in whole. It would be quite the mess.
Thursday: Today was definitely an interesting one that had quite a few interesting articles, including one that described how digital pirates were winning the ever-long fight with Hollywood studios. However, the most interesting article to me was how a huge snake’s remains, titled the titanoboa, were found in Colombia. It is said that at the time it was about 42 feet long and weighed over a ton! What was most interesting though is how it can show scientist just how hot it was back then and how organisms reacted to the heat, something that they believe can help today in projecting the potential future of global warming.
About Me
- Steve
- I'm a senior English major, Kinesiology minor. No, I don't know what I'll do with that. My experience with journalism is still limited, taking 621 and writing an article for TNH, but I've thoroughly enjoyed what I've done so far. As for my aspirations in journalism, I think that if I were to continue, I think I would aspire to be someone that would write FOR our current generation. Not that I would try to dumb it down or anything, but I think that for both an industry and a society that is in transition, it is important to be able to recognize how to fully connect and get the most out of the audience, and I would aspire to do that.
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