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please do not remove this -- notes from class, thursday, 19 jan 2006 1104pst

 * use safe wording to avoid libel cases -- instead of "arrested for" use "arrested on charges of" or "for suspicion of"
 * TNT says not to give suspect name until formally charged!
 * qualified privlege - means you can report things that are defamatory as long as they were not used out of context of a news story
 * ...as long as this was done in a public forum or discussion
 * ...and not told to you in private by some whackjob on the street
 * blind leads are best for crime stories
 * ...unless the person charged or suspected is famous!!

don't remove this either; class assignment from same day
Matthew Austin								Journ 102 19 Jan 2006									P 168-69

Timely		Yesterday, Today Local			Local (Riverview Park) Important		Somewhat (involves 8-yr-old being arrested) Relevant		Police IAB investigation pending Dramatic		Child was 8 years old Unusual		Child arrested

Who			8-year-old boy, Audrey W. VanPelt, Officer Roger Temple What			Arrested an 8-year-old boy Where		Riverview Park When			Today Why			8-yr-old slapped a girl who wanted to use the swings How			Don't know

Police are conducting an internal investigation today after charges were dropped relating to the arrest of an eight year old boy yesterday at Riverview Park.

or this; notes from the day after yesterday
Everything relates back to the lead. It's lead, body topics items, then conclusion. Looks like an inverted pyramid.

ASSIGNMENT: Write an article. Write the whole story, double spaced, with the lead on a seperate page.

or this
Matthew Austin							January 25, 2006 Journalism 102							page 169 #8

New tax proposal to tone down deficit Mayor Datolli proposed a new fire tax on all properties at a press conference today as a way to eliminate the $6 million deficit. Under the new tax, all property, regardless of factors like ownership by schools and non-profit organizations, would be subject to taxation. All homeowners would pay a $124 fee for each year, regardless of the property’s value; apartment owners would pay $89 per unit. Churches, businesses, and schools would pay variable rates based on the property’s square footage. “It’s painful, but ultimately a good thing,” Datolli told reporters. “We have to solve our financial problems and provide essential services. I don’t want to cut back on them.” City council member Nyad called the idea “bizarre. We already pay for fire protection through our property taxes. This would tax the citizens twice.” There have been no tax rate increases in the city for seven years.

end

Homework for the weekend: write a story - - - - - on..............article number..............10 on page 169/170.
 * So what - you make a statement. So what?
 * Who cares
 * Duh
 * Stating the obvious

Page 263/264

 * "Our goal is peace", claimed the president
 * Benjamin Franklin said: "death takes no bribes".
 * She said her son refers to her literay endeavors as, "moms writing thing".
 * He is a scuba diver and pilot. He also enjoys skydiving. "I like challenge, something exciting."
 * "The dangers promise to be of indefinite duration." the president said referring to the Mideast crisis.
 * "Freedom of the press is not merely freedom to publish news." "It is also freedom to gather the news. We cannot publish what we cannot gather." said columnist Jack Anderson during a speech last night.
 * Jesse owens expressed the opinion that "I think that America has become too athletic." "From Little Leaguge to the pro leagues, sprts are no longer recreation." "They are big business, and they're drudgery." he continued
 * The man smiled. "It's a great deal for me." "I expect to double my money." he explained.

Here we go.
Mark Shackleford - claims that defendent said she was a dog expert, but dog died from parasites it had - $1092.46 is cost of dog and vet bills

Theresa Merschen - Defendent said that mark abused and killed the dog - Filed a countersuit for 2,000 for value of the dog

Bought a rottweiler on nov. 11 - no contract

Had the dog for three weeks - dog began getting sick and vomiting. The vet said he was dehydrated and sick, and kept the dog for a few days; vet offered a blood transfusion to save dog's life, mark said okay. Dog passed away eight days after the transfusion. He contacted defendant and defendant contacted the vet, the vet said she was nasty and rude, and he asked her to help pay for the vet bill and she said no, it's your dog, you own it, it's your responsibility. Plaintiff had a previous rottweiler who died from Parvo and told defendant that.

Defendant: "I don't sell just anyone a puupy; you have to be very articulate."

Defendant said that plaintiff sounded very articulate, very kind, "the kind of person I'd deal with."

Defendant: "You got thirteen years of being a judge! I got thirteen years of being a breeder! Get out here now!"

Defendant has written contracts, but didn't have one in this case.

Defendant interrupted judge repeatedly

"I assumed he would give the utmost care to this dog because he just lost a puppy to parvo." "I've never had any puppies die, I've never had any other animals hurt...no." The dog died because it had a belly full of worms; nine of every ten dogs evacuate the worms, but this one did not.

"You neglegently murdered the dog."

According to the veterinarian, the dog may have died of parvo, but results are inconclusive. The dog also died from the worms.

The defendant was ejected from the courtroom.

The judge ruled that the plaintiff didn't murder the dog. "You can't sue for a dog that doesn't belong to you."

"I'm not a racist. I date a black man."

"Because she ain't got the guts, I'll take her ass and drop her off in philly!"

"I thought I was in the right for assuming the amount of money that I lost, and I'm happy how things happened, but I'm still out of a dog."

"I had the dog in my posession for about three and a half weeks."

"She was very nasty, very arrogant towards them [the veterinarian]."