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Call it the $9.1 million shot. kind of heard around the world.

Uber and Lyft’s political arm, Ridesharing Works for Austin, said its spending in the recent Proposition 1 election. It was more than seven times the previous record of $1.2 million for an Austin election campaign and was necessary to counter confusing ballot language about the rules for ride-hailing companies.

But the amount was so unprecedented that longtime politicos and observers suspected there was a second rationale at work: The companies wanted to send a message to other cities that might try their hand at regulating the ride-hailing industry.

“They had a pool of money to spend on this as an urban election that was in proportion to what their bottom line was,” said Jim Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas. “The larger game of this election was state, national and even international regulation and what the precedent meant.”

However, in the week since Austin voters decisively rejected Prop 1, it appears that news of the ride-hailing giants’ massive spending and subsequent defeat landed with a thud instead of a bang. In cities such as Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles, the fight over fingerprinting for ride-hailing drivers for criminal background checks is being driven by local political forces, though some note was taken of the Austin outcome.

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Who - AMA (American Motorcycle Association) 
What - Announcing 450 National Champion
Where - Press Conference after the last race of season
When - February 3, 2016 // Saturday Afternoon
Why - Champion to be crowned
How - announcing it

 Today, February 3, 2016; the AMA National Champion is to be crowned. 

"Through hard work on and off the track, full dedication and the itch to be successful; 42 riders lined up at the first round all with the same goal," said AMA's correspondent Jeff Langham.  

Weeks later, the final round has just ended and a champion has been crowned. 

Accomplishing this task took many years of hard work, luck and success in racing. 

From growing up in a family dedicated to racing amateur nationals, to getting your pro card and racing AMA sanctioned events nationally; motocross is a community & there are very few riders to accomplish a title in any form. 

'I would like to welcome the 2014 450 national champion, Ryan Villopoto!' said Jeff Langham. 

'Thank you very much. I'm so blessed to be here right now on top of the podium. I'd like to give all the glory to the Man up above my wife, Melissa and my team. Without any of them I couldn't have accomplished this goal. I'd like to give a big shoutout to my mechanic, Torque; he's stuck by my side through everything this year. Also, all my sponsors; they supplied me with all the best parts and service in the industry,' said Ryan 

'Wow, I've definitely enjoyed watching you race this year and take on all the competition. The field this year was stacked; the championship was in the grasp of at least 5 different riders and you persevered; I know you're busy and thank you for your time. Enjoy your newly won title and have a big round of applause for our newly crowned national champion; Ryan Villopoto,' said Jeff.

'Thank you, I'm going to head back to the trailer to spend time with my wife and team,' said Ryan.

Opinion Writing Preview Activity

1. Who wrote the story? Granger Coats

2. What is their story about? Drug dog searches make students feel violated

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. There topic is rights we have as an american, "The American flag stands gallantly above the reverted noble school."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? Yes

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. No, I felt like they did a good job.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? No

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

1. Who wrote the story? Alicia Molina

2. What is their story about? How things can spread on social media

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. No it was a general and is how many people think about it.

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? No

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. No it was very eel stated 

6. Are there any quotes in the story? Yes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

1. Who wrote the story? Fuaad Ajaz

2. What is their story about? How music can send a huge message around the world and expressing what you think. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. "some people were offended by the halftime performance"

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? some people may be angry.

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? yes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

1. Who wrote the story? Mia Barbosa

2. What is their story about? Will the ap history test help you get into a good collage              

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. " I think its a good way for kids to get ahead in collage."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? No

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. No it was very clear to me.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? No

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

1. Who wrote the story? Eliana Lynch

2. What is their story about? Apple not letting the fbi get int there phones and evading users privacy

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. "Apple will give their codes to the FBI when ever they would like."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? Yes

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. No it was a very good strait forward topic.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? Yes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

Finally, answer the following questions:

A. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three. The harder it is the longer it takes to write, 

B. Why do you think there aren't very many photos on this page? because its about weed and I don't think you can draw or put pictures of it on a school newspaper.

C. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on? 

Bmx, Motocross, Mountain Biking 

SNO Online Papers - Opinion Writing Pt. 2

Vandegrift Voice:
1. Who wrote the story? 
Johnny Morreale & Jasmine Moreno

2. What is their story about?

A Sophomore athlete at Vandegrift, Kendal Shields, attending olympic trials for swimming. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. Everyone has dreams and desires, hoping to grow up and become something incredible in life. Having this desire to pursue these dreams offers hope of another opening to come. Each and every step is a step to helping others dream to come true or at least to work just as hard to make that dream happen.

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? Though she admits the training is a grueling process itself, Shields believes it gets results.

“It is brutal sometimes,” Shields said. “But it pays off.”
5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. Their opinion was valid in that they chose to stick with the side in supporting Kendall and swimming, the only time they brought up opposition was the hardwork, effort she was having to put in to be such a successful swimmer. 
6. Are there any quotes in the story? Yes, they interviewed Kendall and her mother for the newspaper. 
7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd person

JBHS Lonestar Dispatch: 

1. Who wrote the story?

Granger Coats

2. What is their story about?

Jasmine Correa; JBHS Senior//pageant show contestant making a name for herself.

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. “I started pageants about 3 years ago and the first one I did was just for fun with my friend. I placed 2nd runner up and I liked the rush of adrenaline you get from being on stage,” Correa said. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? “It’s undeniable that she loves what she does. I admire the fact that she stays focused on school and that’s her priority. I think she manages both perfect considering how demanding they are,” Castillo said.

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they ever go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. In this interview, they focused mainly on Jasmine's modeling and the 2 other opinions shared had to do with her keeping her grades up at the same time she travels around modeling. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story? “I stay very organized and on top of all of my work to make sure that wherever I’m going for modeling, I’ll get my work that I’ll be missing so I don’t get behind,” Correa said.

1. Who wrote the story? Aro Majumder, Jack Stenglein

2. What is their story about? Westlake vs. Lake Travis Lacrosse game on Senior night

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. Senior night promised an entertaining matchup between two of the top lacrosse programs in the state. Coming into the game as the favorite, Westlake proved to be too much to handle for Lake Travis in a touted D1 lacrosse rivalry game on April 20. Westlake set the tone for the game right off the bat and didn’t look back, winning the game 13-8. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? The spark appeared to come in the form of a streaking run from center field into the Westlake third by Lake Travis junior Cade Green that ended in a goal. Unfortunately for Lake Travis, its team wasn’t able to harness the momentum and saw the game slowly slip from its hands. Westlake’s continuous pressure was too much to handle, and the Lake Travis defense bent until finally breaking for five more goals, making the final score 13-8. 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. They did a great job appealing to both sides during the lacrosse game, however; Westlake did end up winning.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? “We just kept reinforcing the fundamentals that we’re working on,” head coach Chris Delfausse said. “Throughout 48 minutes, you’re always going to have ups and downs, so [whenever we’re struggling], we just go back to what was working and back to the basics and try to get refocused on what we’re trying to accomplish.”

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd person

Personal Essays - Opinion Writing Pt 2

1. What was one idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics section that you can use as you start deciding on a topic? Whatever you care about is fair game to use as an essay topic.

2. What was one idea the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that you should remember as you are writing your piece? Details draw the reader in, generalizations keep them out. Be specific. Avoid using abstract expressions and phrases such as “the best day of my life”, “my happiest moment as a parent”, “I’d never known greater grief” to describe emotions of love, loss, anger, joy, satisfaction, etc.
3. List three suggestions the writer makes in the Personal Essays and Crafts section that you will use as you write. While personal essays allows for the use of many fictional craft elements — dialogue, setting, point of view, characterization – if you use facts to anchor your piece or as a springboard for your opinions, you need to double-check them for accuracy. One factual error can prevent the reader from believing much else that you have to say.

Final Exam Planning

1. When will you shoot this assignment? When Jonah decides to have me shoot him. 

2. Where will you shoot? BMX pump track, 9th St, etc

3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about? One day in the life of Jonah Warner.

4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished? My camera, 

5. Make sure to describe the process, by this I mean, where will you use the video portion, where will you use still images, where will your narration be, etc? I'll start the video with narration and pictures of him getting his day started, part of the way through Jonah riding I'll take some videos to fill in that portion at the bmx track before switching back to photos and continuing his day till the end. 

HDR Photography Intro

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image? Change the exposure within the pictures limits

2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image? Tripod, Camera

3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image? Improve the quality of the picture and remove flaws
4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo? Gets rid of dark and light areas to make a perfect photo

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Architecture Prompt Shoot

Patterns

 Angles

 Details

 Light

 Surroundings

Inverted Pyramid

School Uniforms

1. Students, Parents, Superintendent.

1. Students
    -What do think about the new district policy?
    -What would you change about the policy?
    -Do you think the policy is too strict? How?
    -How have other students at your school reacted?
    -What do you like about the uniforms?
    -What do you dislike about the uniforms?
    -What happens when you don't have your uniform that day?
    -What do your parents think about this new policy?

2. Parents
    -What do you think about the new district policy?
    -How does the new policy effect your student?
    -Do the uniforms cost you money? if so how much?
    -How many uniforms do you have to have?
    -What do you like about the uniforms?
    -What do you dislike about the uniforms?
    -What did you get to use for clothing when you were in school?
    -Do you think changing the policy randomly is okay?

3. Superintendent
    -What pushed you to make this decision?
    -How are the students reacting to this decision?
    -Do the teachers have to dress in uniforms?
    -What have uniforms changed in the students?

Newspaper Design 2

Sensory Overload

What do you think about this statement? I believe this statement is very true. People have turned material possessions as the key to having a happy life.
Do you agree or disagree? I agree.
As an aspiring photographer how does this make you feel about your photography? Inspires me to visit new places and try new things with my camera.

2. When you looked through the images, did you want to visit this place and take your camera? Not really, its all kind of creepy to me. 

3. What do you think it would be like to be the child of someone who worked at this place? As a child of someone that works one of these boothes I would probably not know any other life and would have grown up accustomed to it.

4. Describe your favorite photo to me. My favorite photo out of the grouping is the one with a girl sitting at her booth of colorful flowers. The flowers colors are mixed and there are many different colors surrounding her booth

Portfolio Analysis

a. Name of photographer - Melissa Golden

b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- old people

c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - lost of un needed objects, clutter, off topic.

d. List two things the judges like- the good portraits

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I did not like very many of her photographs.

a. Name of photographer - Daryl Peveto

b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- poor way of life

c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - blurry, too slow of a shutter speed, corny.

d. List two things the judges like-  action shots.

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? i got bored of their pictures.

a. Name of photographer - Anthony Souffle

b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- saving a bird

c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -subjects were too bland, went for the cute kid.

d. List two things the judges like- the color, stopped action

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? i liked more than half of the photos.

a. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it? how he seemed to be right in or part of the action

b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses? not scared to get right up into the action. no weaknesses that i could see

3. Watch the contest recap video at the very bottom.

a. Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.

they needed to be good at editing there own pictures and good diversity. also having all strong pictures.

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.

i agree with the greyhound story and how he tells a good story with only 8 photos.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.

i did not agree with the baseball pictures i thought they were very good considering the old camera he used. 

Outside Prompt Shoot

Is the risk worth the reward?

Action Sports Prompt

Walking More Than the Hallways

Front Pages of the World

1. What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why? Austin American Statesman; it's my cities capitol.
2. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? Local places to dine because Austin has amazing local restaurants 
3. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? I don't know exactly. 
4. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc. Equal amount of photos on the newspaper. 
5. What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc. Colors, text sizes and pictures shown on newspaper are different. 

Year Book Intro

1. What is the title of your book?
Front & Central 
The PIX 2008
2. What school is it from?
Little Rock Central High School
3. What "thematic elements" do you see in your book? This means what elements are evident from beginning to end of the book 
Classical Beliefs
4. How many sections are in your book? This could be tough to figure out, but do your best
4 sections in my book
5. What is your favorite "spread"? A spread is 2 pages about the same topic
One about oppurtunity P. 10-11
6. Is there an Index in your book?
There is, at the back of the book.
7. Are there photos of groups of people, like clubs and organizations?
There are a lot of clubs and groups at this high school.
8. Is there a table of contents?
Yes 
9. How many people go to the school whose book you have?
7A; 2456
10. What state is your book from?
Arkansas

1 Heading on front 
2 Cool background picture
3 Student Section
4 Teacher Section
5 Senior Portraits 
6 Juniors
7 Sophomores
8 Freshman
9 Sports area
10 Sponsors
11 Section Title Pages
12 Pictures related to subject 
13 Academics 
14 Awards
15 Trophies
16 Football team
17 Basketball team
18 Baseball Team
19 Lacrosse Team
20 Hard cover 
21 Teacher of the year
22 Student of the year
23 Fine Arts 
24 Club pictures
25 Senior Messages

2 Magazine Peer Review #3


http://jaxsonphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com

1. What is the name of the magazine that you looked at and who made it? Jaxson Bennett; Blurry

2. List two things you liked about the magazine cover 

Blurry and about photography

3. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover

Take a better picture

4. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.

Getting assignment done.

5. Is there a bar code? Is it appropriate in size and located in the correct place?

Yes there is. 

6. If you were walking by the magazines in Barnes and Nobles would you pick this magazine up and look at it? Why or Why not? No I wouldn't because it wouldn't catch my eye. 
7. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait?

Portrait of oneself.

http://jakeworthyphotojournalism.blogspot.com


1. What is the name of the magazine that you looked at and who made it? 

The Flip; Jake Worthy

2. List two things you liked about the magazine cover

catchy font style, colorful

3. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover

Change portrait to better picture 

4. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.

I wanted to get assignment completed.

5. Is there a bar code? Is it appropriate in size and located in the correct place?

Bar code is in proper location.

6. If you were walking by the magazines in Barnes and Nobles would you pick this magazine up and look at it? Why or Why not? No I wouldn't because it doesn't fit my style.
7. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait?

Portrait of oneself.