Final Portfolio

http://kelseyjournalistic.weebly.com/


Thank you for a great semester!! :)

Ferguson Reaction

As a young, white, female living in a predominately black community this issue in our country has had a huge impact on me and my thoughts toward the human race. To start I think that nothing wrong happened on that day in Ferguson, MO. It is clear that Michael Brown was committing a crime when he was confronted by Darren Wilson. There was a lot of confrontation and I can't say anyone really knows what happened to cause the incident to end so fatally. I honestly feel like I can't have an opinion or whether the officer was correct or not because the media has construed the story so much. I still don't completely know what happened on that day.

I do however have a lot to say about the way the community is reacting. THIS IS NOT A RACE ISSUE IT IS A POLICE BRUTALITY ISSUE! I have tried to beat this into the heads of every human who has brought this topic up in my presence. This has absolutely nothing to do with the color of either of these people's skin. There are crimes everyday of white on white murder, black on black murder, and white on black murder. Why is this different? Perfect example of a public case such as this that had a similar result, OJ Simpson. A black man very possibly murdering two white people and there were no riots.

I would also like to add that riots such as the ones happening in Ferguson are some of the most ridiculous things I have seen unfold in my lifetime. Violence will never solve violence. I repeat violence will never solve violence! Ever! Innocent people are losing their businesses, being robbed, and there are possibilities of them losing their lives. I honestly have so much to say about all of this it is good to get it off my chest finally.  

Possible Publishing Forums

http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/5-free-sites-to-help-journalists-build-an-online-portfolio_b12982



This article lists five possible locations for new journalists to build portfolios. I feel that even though this is not exactly what you assigned us to find that these are EXTREMELY useful. Each website publishes your work in your own forum. It is very similar to our websites for our midterm portfolios and final portfolios. Possible employers can be linked to your website and read all the work you have ever written. I think that all five of these forums are very useful.

Finished Midterm Portfolio

http://kelseyjournalistic.weebly.com/

Book Club Expectations

           I am actually very excited to book club for this class. My group is reading Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. This is a story about a World War II veteran and what he went through while deployed. I am most excited to read this because my grandfather was a WWII vet as well. I am interested to see what my fellow group members think after each meeting. We will all relate to it in different ways and have different opinions to vocalize. What I got from online summaries is, this story is about a man named Louis Zamperini whose plane crashes while in battle. Him and his pilot are the only remaining survivors and survive through many trials and tribulations. I can't wait to begin reading

This movie will also be a feature film this Christmas directed by Angelina Jolie

Possible profile candidates

1. Boyfriends friend who is in army
2. David Lu- currently deployed in Afghanistan
3. Sisters roommate currents transitioning to first year in college with Crohn's disease