1. Who donated the largest amount of money to the University of Texas during their eight year fund drive which ended Sunday night? Page 1 "UT fund drive raises $3.1 billion…"
James and Miriam Mulva donated the most money at 75 million dollars.
2. What is the proposed national minimum wage that President Obama would like to see in place this year? Page A2 "Obama renews push…"
The proposed minimum wage that Obama would like to see in place this year is $10.10 an hour.
3. What do you think the political cartoon on Page A9 means?
The political cartoon, labeled "The Eyes of ISIS," depicts the eyes of what is presumably a personification of the Iraqi "jihadist" terrorist group that is currently driving Iraq to the brink of a civil war with a skull reflected in them. It's simply making a statement claiming that it's only goal is death and destruction, no matter what they claim.
4. How many people were killed in accidents over the holiday weekend? Page B1
Three people were killed in accidents over the holiday.
5. What happened to UT quarterback David Ash over the weekend that has UT football fans upset? Page C1
Ash suffered what is only being referred to so far as a "head injury," and it's unsure if he will ever play for the Longhorns again.
6. What is a "hyper lapse video? Page D1 Life and Arts - not the travel section
A hyper lapse video is the kind of video that can be created with Instagram's new app, Hyperlapse, which stabilizes and smooths time-lapse videos, in which frames of video taken at different times are stitched together to create one single video.
Read one of the obituaries found on page B4. Read one of the longer ones. What elements make up an obituary? What kind of information is available. What thing would you expect to read in an obituary that you rarely find in one (see if you can deduce this one on your own)? Did you know that many new reporters first assignments are to write obituaries? What would you think about having to write one of these?
Obituaries are typically made up of a brief summary of the deceased's life, their hobbies and accomplishments, and who their remaining living family members are, as well as their death date and age at death. Rarely you will find a description of their specific cause of death, however. I didn't know that many reporters' first assignments are to write obituaries, and honestly I would feel disappointed if my assignment was simply to write someone's obituary, especially if they weren't well known.
Of course if I was assigned it I wouldn't be disrespectful to the family and I would try my best, but I would be disappointed that I didn't get assigned something more relevant to current news to report on.
Three people were killed in accidents over the holiday.
5. What happened to UT quarterback David Ash over the weekend that has UT football fans upset? Page C1
Ash suffered what is only being referred to so far as a "head injury," and it's unsure if he will ever play for the Longhorns again.
6. What is a "hyper lapse video? Page D1 Life and Arts - not the travel section
A hyper lapse video is the kind of video that can be created with Instagram's new app, Hyperlapse, which stabilizes and smooths time-lapse videos, in which frames of video taken at different times are stitched together to create one single video.
Read one of the obituaries found on page B4. Read one of the longer ones. What elements make up an obituary? What kind of information is available. What thing would you expect to read in an obituary that you rarely find in one (see if you can deduce this one on your own)? Did you know that many new reporters first assignments are to write obituaries? What would you think about having to write one of these?
Obituaries are typically made up of a brief summary of the deceased's life, their hobbies and accomplishments, and who their remaining living family members are, as well as their death date and age at death. Rarely you will find a description of their specific cause of death, however. I didn't know that many reporters' first assignments are to write obituaries, and honestly I would feel disappointed if my assignment was simply to write someone's obituary, especially if they weren't well known.
Of course if I was assigned it I wouldn't be disrespectful to the family and I would try my best, but I would be disappointed that I didn't get assigned something more relevant to current news to report on.
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