Delicious Sweets and Treats! (Extra Credit)

The BNN program had a bake sale that took place in front of the cafe on the campus of SCSU. There were a select choice of delicious sweets to choose from. From cupcakes to brownies, however I made sure I supported and bought three cupcakes for one dollar.

I purchased three cupcakes and a small bottle of water to support my fellow communications program with their fundraising. When I first walked over there I was greeted with a friendly welcome. I saw Ms. Pryor, Mr. Harwood, and some classmates that I know.

While I hung out for a while and ate my cupcakes I took some pictures of the bake sale and all the details about it. I thought that it was a good idea to have it in front of the cafe. It was on Valentines day, so many students were hanging out on campus and around the cafe.

My Thoughts About Twitter

Twitter is a very active and fast pace social media website. Twitter is my personal favorite social media account. After that I would say Instagram, only because I like posting pictures. Whenever I want to laugh I open up my Twitter app and start scrolling through my feed. My tweets have gone viral before. I had a time where I tweeted something that I seen in a Walgreens and everyone retweeted it. I had 1,000 retweets on it. However, my account that I went viral on is now suspended.

They suspended my account because when I first joined Twitter I was only 12 years old. In the guidelines that make it known that you have to be 13 years and older. Back in December I tried changing my birth year to the correct year. Twitter then sent me a message saying that my account will be temporary suspended until they investigate. So now I am using a new page that I recently created, and I don't have as nearly as many followers as I did before.

I joined Twitter 3 years after it launched in July 2006. There is always something new that I learn on Twitter. It is also good to get news updates from time to time. It's interesting to see celebrities thoughts and opinions when they tweet. Donald Trump only tweets to get on people's nerves. I don't pay him any attention. I would never follow him either. I follow Nicki Minaj, Obama, Michelle Obama. I admire all of them in some kind of way.

Library Resolution

Library Resolution
Brooke Brady
February 21, 2019
150

A church is restricting children from using the computers in the library due to people watching porn

Brooke Brady

Members of the Bellbuckle Interfaith Church are demanding that only adults are to use the computers in the Sunbright City Library.

 People have been using the computers to view porn. They are going to monitor what the adults watch. One of the founders of the group had a lot to say about the situation.

According to Mary Edith Ricks, she doesn't want her tax money to provide for pornography. She is one of the Christian members of the church, and feels strongly about this. As she was speaking to the audience about her protest, the audience cheered and agreed with her.

One person in the audience gave her a hard time. Someone asked a question about First Amendment rights and she shut the question down. The City Council and the library will have board meetings about the issue. Mary Edit Ricks wants to make sure that the members of the group attend.

About Linkedin

Linkedin is a website used to network and make connections regarding internships and jobs. It gives people the opportunity to connect and see what experience others have. Professors, students, and people that work corporate jobs use Linkedin. It's popular because it is a good way for people to find internships. I like how on Linkedin it gives you suggestions of people that you may know. I will try to connect with more people on my account. Networking is very imperative when you are in the communications field and looking for opportunities.

Many people that attend a university should have a profile on Linkedin. There are a lot of companies that are always looking to hire new people. Internships are very popular around the spring semester, because usually students want internships the following summer.

What is News?

The newspaper that I chose to analyze is Times and Democrat. The paper was published on February 5, 2019. It is a local Orangeburg newspaper and they have new papers daily. Below I sorted out the different stories using the nine news characteristics.

Consequence: Escapee's dad in prison
A man from Orangeburg helped his son escape prison and is now facing the consequences. They will now put him in jail.

Controversy: Blackface scandal spotlights deep racism
Iraq leader calls Trump's troop comments "strange"

Human Interest: Stephon Gilmore gets super ring

Proximity: U.S. Marshals seek attempted murder suspect

Prominence: Grammy nominated rapper in U.S. custody
21 Savage is a hip hop rapper who is now in ICE custody. The rapper is originally from England and moved to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 12.

Comparing Front Covers

New York Times 1/24/19

The three news paper covers that I chose to pick are Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal. All of these newspapers are published in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. All major cities with different topics to cover. Unless it is world wide coverage, most of the stories are local. Whenever there is a big national story it is usually always on the front page.

Los Angeles Times 1/24/19

Chicago Tribune 1/24/19

The front of the Chicago Tribune newspaper has a blue font title. It also has a Chicago skyline as the logo in the center of the title. Unlike the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune has the telephone number underneath the title. On all three newspapers the date is right underneath the title and header. All three of today's front page stories have something to do with Trump. Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal are all
talking about Trump's retreat at the union.

All of the news paper covers are more similar than different. Although it seems like the front pages have no differences they do. However, I would have to say I like The Wall Street Journal front page the best. The column on the left side makes the front page look more organized.

Get to Know More About Me

Late Christmas shopping

A college student just trying to find her way around this world. Down to earth, calm, creative, funny and selfless. If someone were to ask me to describe myself that would be what I'd say.

From a suburb right outside of the city of Chicago. Now I am in South Carolina handling my education and trying to be successful in life. My major is journalism and I am currently a senior as of January 24th in the year 2019. My plans when I graduate are still loading, although I do have some ideas of what I would love to do. I enjoy YouTube, eating, shopping, writing and editing. Eating is probably my favorite hobby. The grinch once said, "Am I just eating because I'm bored?" I felt those words.

Went roller skating this night.

I didn't make too many New year's resolutions. However, going to the gym is now apart of my every day schedule. I'm a strong believer that mind, body, and soul is important. It is important to love and take care of yourself. Also, I want to be more consistent on my YouTube channel. Starting March I am making it a goal to post a video every week for my subscribers. All in all I enjoyed my winter break being home and eating good food.