Over the few weeks I have been watching the channel Wave 3, I've noticed that, by comparison, they allot much more time to individual stories in their 6:00 block, then the other channels observed. This can, and usually is, a very good thing, by giving more context and information on certain stories. The only problem is that, sometimes, time is not spread proportionally to a stories importance.
A Louisville firefighter died when he came in contact with an electrical wire, trying to preform the ALS Ice Bucket challenge for charity. It was a terrible thing, and rocked quite a few people, but it had little relevance when it initially happened, and is still being reported on.
The only reason the story should have been featured at all, was the fact that their was an investigation on the event. The investigation returned assuring that everything was within regulation when it happened, which would lead you to believe they wouldn't spend that much time on it. Despite that, it was one of the top stories, and it leads to suspicion on whether Wave 3 was just try to report on something interesting, instead of something particularly important.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Wave 3 Watch: Push for Charter Schools
Today on Wave 3 news, they had an interesting exposure of the recent controversies of education and charter schools. Many organizations have been contacting different candidates to discuss the situation, and their concerns.
I would like to commend Wave 3 for representing the side for charter schools, as many of those in this discussion are against them. It is a core principle of Journalism to equally and accurately represent all sides of a story, and Wave has been able to do this. Especially the group they have reported on and interviewed has often been marginalized, and they have made a good point. The local African American community have been pining to have these charter schools, so their children can go to better schools in other areas from where they live. The parents pointed out that the charter school will not cost as much as their opponents fear, and that their children seek the best education's they can possibly have.
While I do not have all the facts on this story right now, I think that their argument is valid, and lead me to support the charter schools. I also want to point out that: Wave 3 has been doing fairly well since my class has begun this study, though, they are still a local news source.
I would like to commend Wave 3 for representing the side for charter schools, as many of those in this discussion are against them. It is a core principle of Journalism to equally and accurately represent all sides of a story, and Wave has been able to do this. Especially the group they have reported on and interviewed has often been marginalized, and they have made a good point. The local African American community have been pining to have these charter schools, so their children can go to better schools in other areas from where they live. The parents pointed out that the charter school will not cost as much as their opponents fear, and that their children seek the best education's they can possibly have.
While I do not have all the facts on this story right now, I think that their argument is valid, and lead me to support the charter schools. I also want to point out that: Wave 3 has been doing fairly well since my class has begun this study, though, they are still a local news source.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Wave 3 Watch: Fear and Loathing in Ebola
For our new class project we've been watching the news and recording what each story was about. We've also been tasked with continuing our blog projects, and were encouraged to give responses to the stories we're recording. Today, listening to David Bowie, I found only one story on Wave 3 particularly interesting, that being the new hit fear of Ebola, so I'll just talk about the story, as well as the whole Ebola panic.
After the second Dallas nurse to contract Ebola flew on a plane, three more patients who were in close contact with her were put in quarantine. As I do not have the full details on the situation, I will not make great judgement on the medical caring of the situation, besides what most people have already said. I will assert, however, that many people, like with ISIS, have been overreacting to the threat of Ebola. Of course, much ISIS, it does pose a threat, but it poses a greater threat outside of America, and has for quite a while.
People have been treating Ebola like the new black plague, mostly because it's come to western society, and now everyone believes it will kill us all. Ebola is very hard to spread, it is not airborne, it has an almost nonexistent chance of becoming airborne, and according to Abbey Ohlheiser at the Washington post: it can only spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone experiencing symptoms (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/10/05/nothing-to-fear-but-ebola-itself/).
Again, Ebola is a problem, and we definitely focus on helping people with it in both America and Africa. I just wanted to assure people, specifically people like my sister and classmates, that they have an incredibly low chance of getting anywhere near a person with Ebola, let alone catching it. If we blow this out of proportion we'll forget about things like Ferguson, or Ebola in Western Africa. I commend Wave for treating this fairly proportionately, and being respectful to the victims, it is honorable, and will helpfully prevent people from boarding their homes and stocking rations.
After the second Dallas nurse to contract Ebola flew on a plane, three more patients who were in close contact with her were put in quarantine. As I do not have the full details on the situation, I will not make great judgement on the medical caring of the situation, besides what most people have already said. I will assert, however, that many people, like with ISIS, have been overreacting to the threat of Ebola. Of course, much ISIS, it does pose a threat, but it poses a greater threat outside of America, and has for quite a while.
People have been treating Ebola like the new black plague, mostly because it's come to western society, and now everyone believes it will kill us all. Ebola is very hard to spread, it is not airborne, it has an almost nonexistent chance of becoming airborne, and according to Abbey Ohlheiser at the Washington post: it can only spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone experiencing symptoms (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/10/05/nothing-to-fear-but-ebola-itself/).
Again, Ebola is a problem, and we definitely focus on helping people with it in both America and Africa. I just wanted to assure people, specifically people like my sister and classmates, that they have an incredibly low chance of getting anywhere near a person with Ebola, let alone catching it. If we blow this out of proportion we'll forget about things like Ferguson, or Ebola in Western Africa. I commend Wave for treating this fairly proportionately, and being respectful to the victims, it is honorable, and will helpfully prevent people from boarding their homes and stocking rations.
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