My Video Game: "A Magic Adventure"

I have completed making an interactive text-based video game! You want to play it? Download the attached file and go to twinery.org/2. When you reach the home screen, make sure to click "import file". The video game itself is a silly one with some wacky riddles. Check it out if you like.

Shattered Glass: Movie Review

The heavy movie, Shattered Glass deals with the downfall of a journalist who was fabricating his news articles (Stephen Glass). This movie really gives its audience insight into what happened and shows the process of the paper. First, we learn that everything has to be edited and revised multiple times, as well as fact-checked before a story is published. The news is a well-oiled machine and that's why journalists must remember to be as truthful as possible. The ramifications are not only severe for the reporter, but for the public that has been lied to. People need the news to be as honest and reliable as possible. We also learn in the movie that the journalist's notes are sometimes the only key source to check and rely on, something that Glass used to his advantage. For the future of journalism, people must remain strict fact-checkers, reliable reporters, and always able to track down a source.

AP Articles, Angles, and Leads

I read the AP article, "Giuliani urges Ukraine to investigate Democrats" by. Jonathan Lemire. It can be found here: https://www.apnews.com/0d7a2c280a8a4a588fb28c06e618d171. The lead of the article is a name lead, as it begins with Donald Trump and his lawyer Giuliani and their current actions. This news article takes on a national angle, explaining the situation on a grander scale, focusing on what this news bit might mean for our country.

In summary, the article discusses why Trump and his lawyer ask for foreign aid and explains how people shot down that idea.

Examining The News

The D&C article, "The 2019 Senior PGA Championship tees off on May 23 at Oak Hill, who's playing in it?" is short and to the point. The headline clearly states the event and time, it is also the first thing addressed in the article. This proves that the article followed the inverted pyramid because it starts with the event details, the most necessary thing, before moving on to a list of every player involved. Overall, a good example of a sports article update.

The D&C article, "Mason Earle gets life without parole for killing two of his classmates" starts off with an enticing lead that gives us the "who" and the "what". A lot of people are likely to read this article due to the effective headline and the way it's positioned on the website. The article first discusses what happened, why it happened, and then discusses the victims and addresses emotional comments from interviewed persons. While I may not agree with the way each chapter is positioned on the inverted pyramid's scale, it reiterates the principles of journalism.

The D&C article, "Man killed in freak accident at Home Depot in Victor identified" appears to be an oddball article from the headline. Who: Brian Perry, What: He died in a freak accident, When: 3:51 pm, Where: Home Depot, Why: The truck shifted while Perry was under it. The end of the article feels wrong, for it's only at the end that they state that Home Depot denies any involvement.

What's The News?

I read the article, "Bengal tigers could vanish from one of their final strongholds" by Isabelle Gerretsen. You can find it here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/21/world/bengal-tigers-sundarbans-scn-intl/index.html. The article discusses the decline in the population of Bengal tigers living in the Sundarbans, a land that is becoming increasingly threatened by rising sea levels and climate change. Not to mention the Tigers face many other human threats. The article varies in sentence length, leaning to the longer side, causing some boredom. There is frequent advertising of their other articles, making it seem for like a ploy for clicks than news. While the issue is serious, there are not any new actions being taken, making the article mere noise (like much of the CNN). The C does stand for commercial.

I read the article, "Victims of Sri Lanka Attacks: Who They Were" by The New York Times. You can find it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/world/asia/sri-lanka-victims.html. The article states that people from 8 different countries met an unfortunate fate during the Sri Lanka Attacks. As the article updates, we get to know the victims more personally (a famous chef, the children of a billionaire, hotel-goers, etc.). Is this news or noise? Well, people are hyped up over these attacks and many may feel the need to obtain this information. As for the article's structure, it is very solid, divided into sections as they continue to update it. Since it's all under one very strong theme, it seems hard to ruin with these updates. The introduction appears weaker than the very heavy body paragraphs because of this and the conclusion is nonexistent.

I read the article, "Stop & Shop says stores are open but may have limited services" by Travis Andersen, Katie Johnston and Breanne Kovatch. You can find it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/22/stop-shop-says-stores-are-open-but-may-have-limited-services-union-expected-set-vote-new-pact/LSAvq14mjzOETI2LRhIatL/story.html. After a 10-day strike, Stop & Shop is working on a voting process to fix things after a touchy protest. Workers are back in the building, but people in New England may not get the best services from these establishments right now. The introduction is not the best as beginning with "Now" leaves some people in the dark as to what happened before. Perhaps a recap on the tensions of the strike would be ideal. It is a very short article with awkward phrasing, could be better. However, this is an important update/notice for New England shoppers.

My Short Podcast Project

Although it was a short project, it was fun to work on. Click this link to listen to it. https://youtu.be/ZuxKupoKUk8

TV Tropes

There are so many different tropes in television. Some make the show better, others worse. I many somewhat older TV shows, we experience the "Everbody Laughs Ending", in which all the characters flash a cheesy grin or laugh at a joke that isn't funny. While sometimes a nice ending note, this usually just makes the show a bit cheesy. However, without all of these tropes, our television experience just wouldn't be the same. Such as the "Anvil on Head" trope that is so common between road runner and coyote. Or the "Boxing Episode" that one may have seen when watching the Three Stooges or MASH. There are also countless kids' show tropes, like the end song. All of these things make television the way it is, whether we like it or not.