Journalism 120 - Janet Jardine

This news article involves Julia-Louis Dreyfus, who is a famous comedy veteran who was also in Veep. In this article, the main topic discussed is Julia announces that she has cancer. Julia announced this mournful news, Thursday, September 28, 2017. Dreyfus has been diagnosed with cancer in her breast. The cause of the cancer was not revealed in this news report, which made it difficult for me to answer why Julia was diagnosed with breast cancer and also how she has been diagnosed. I believe that the lead is very effective. I think this because in a short variety of words a lot of information is brought to the surface. " Veep star Julia-Louis Dreyfus announces she has breast cancer." With a lead like so fans who admire Julia would be intrigued and would more than likely want to read more. One quote from the following article is, "The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union. Th...

Journal Entry #1: "First Newspapers" The delivery of information:  Compared to today, some of the obvious differences between historical newspapers and today's newspapers is historical newspapers did not have any photos. Newspapers today have many photos that relate to the main event. Another difference is today's newspapers include sports news, main events and obituaries. Newspapers back then did not include as much information about a variety of different things. Newspapers todsy are also alot more expensive than they were in historical times. Reading news online you are able to watch a video clip to see live footage of the main events; long ago you were not able to do so. You were also not able to view others opinions of a topic, while now, people are able to post a comment/reaction of their thoughts on the event. Newspaper suppression: I believe the government should not have that kind of control or power over what is printed today. To me, as a viewer, it is...