Sunday, October 6, 2019

-The Dispatch- news evaluation

News:

"Phase one: parking lot complete"

1. 
Who: The workers
What: Parking lot constructed
When: September 18
Where: Bowie Highschool
Why: Parking for seniors with the best attendance
How: Scheduling and working

2. The construction at Bowie has finally gotten though the first stage, building the parking lot. The workers are now building the foundation for the parking garage and planning for actually building the garage itself.

3. Jack Whaley, direct; David Murphy, direct; Emma Davis, direct & indirect. 

4. No opinions seen.

5. I feel the headline could have included something about starting phase 2, even though it's probably supposed to be assumed.

6. Yes


"State votes in over 800 laws following latest session"

1. 
Who: Governor Greg Abbot
What: 820 bills became law
When: After 86th legislative session/ Sept. 1st
Where: Capitol of Texas
Why: 1000 bills were passed and sent to be signed into law
How: Either signed by governor or became law without being signed

2. Several laws have been passed by the governor of Texas, and many of these affect people at Bowie. Some of these are include laws about tobacco, school funding, free speech at school, gun control, the sending of explicit images, and women's health.

3. Dalton Pool, direct; Abbas Akhtar, direct; Makena Patterson, direct.

4. Peter Dang says "In the age of digital media, sharing of media has become easier than ever." This is fact, but the way it's worded makes it kind of seem like an opinion.

5. The headline does summarize the story well.

6. Yes


"The stewing storm of sweet smoke"

1.
Who: High Schoolers
What: Vaping
When: All the time
Where: In the bathroom
Why: It's addictive, common, and harmful
How: They hide in the bathroom

2. There are so many teenagers, especially highschoolers, who vape either because they believe it's a safer option than smoking, or they are just addicted. It's not safe at all. It still sends nicotine to your brain and gives you "popcorn lungs".

3. Ben Satler, direct; Jessica Davis, direct; David Ronald, direct; Principal Mark Robinson, direct & indirect

4. I don't see any opinions.

5. It doesn't give direct context, but it's a creative way to describe vaping. I think it's good.

6. Yes


"New policy provides teachers with silence during lunch"

1.
Who: Students
What: A new policy
When: During lunch
Where: Academic wings
Why: To give teachers silence
How: Not allowed in

2. During previous years, students were allowed to eat in the academic wings during lunch which caused a lot of noise and left a large mess. This year, teachers stand guard not allowing students to go into the hallways to give teachers some quiet while they teach. They also make sure all students are wearing their IDs.

3. Principal Mark Robinson, direct; Assistant Principle Stephanie McGraw, direct; Ashley Spiro, direct; Danny Burton, direct; Brandy Ramos, direct; Elissa Wechsler, direct.

4. I don't see any opinions.

5. It summarizes the main plot well, but the section about the IDs seems like it should be a different article. It somewhat fits only roughly with the rest of the story.

6. Yes


"New class offering: Ethnic Studies"

1.
Who: Carlen Floyd (teacher)
What: Ethnic Studies
When: As of the 2019-2020 school year
Where: Bowie High School (and all other AISD high schools eventually if not already)
Why: To make a place where ethinic/religious/LGBTQ+ thoughts can be shared and discussed (also required by all AISD high schools)
How: As an elective

2. Bowie is now offering a new Ethnic Studies elective to give students a place where people can freely talk about minority groups and oppression in America. Here, they can freely discuss their thoughts and feelings about their identity without the fear of being despised.

3. Carlen Floyd, direct; Liam Kornacki, direct; Mariana Ramirez, direct & indirect; Anamarie Jarmon-Booker, direct & indirect

4. No, I don't see any opinions.

5. This sufficiently captures the "what" for the story, but if they wanted to, they could have added just a little more context into the headlines.

6. Yes


"Senior future farmers offer pet grooming services to staff"

1.
Who: Senior Future Farmers of America
What: Pet grooming/other cares
When: Future Farmers of America grooming day
Where: Bowie
Why: To teach students proper animal handling skills
How: Teachers drop off pets while students groom and care for them

2. On the first Future Farmers of America grooming day, any teacher can drop off their pet with senior veterinary medicine practicum students. When a teacher gets one of the two package deals offered, their pet gets a spa from one of the students who will care for all the pet's grooming needs.

3. Amber Dickinson, direct

4. I don't see any opinions.

5. The headline summarizes the story well

6.  Yes


"The Dispatch is now available on a new journalist platform"

1.
Who: Students & staff
What: Student News Source app (Dispatch Online)
When: Any time
Where: On anyone's phone
Why: More easily accessible
How: App for Dispatch Online & other student journalism

2. The Dispatch Online is now much more accessable for both staff and students through the Student News Sources app. This application allows people to not only more easily access the Dispatch online, but it also is a place for student journalism from around the country, and it includes more features such as subscribing and receiving notifications from a student media source.

3. Kaitlyn Zellner, direct & indirect

4. I don't see any opinions.

5. The headline well summarizes the story.

6. No

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