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by Kelly Du It’s so easy to believe in the credibility of numbers. They provide something concrete and real to base our conclusions off of. But living in this media obsessed world, it’s easy to see now that these statistics that we read and hear about in the news mean something much more. There are hidden motives behind every statistic. The sake of doing studies
by Kelly Du With all the recent media coverage surrounding the Trayvon Martin killing, much of the media quickly reported on the story without any restraint. The coverage soon escalated without much consideration of the facts. The attention primarily centered on the supposed racism against Trayvon Martin by the killer, George Zimmerman. There was extreme media bias towards the idea that George Zimmerman was a
by Nina Mariotti and Alexandra Augustak Photo Credit: Joel Hinrichs To add to his impressive list of visited countries, Joel Hinrichs recently sojourned to the exotic Saudi Arabia. In an attempt to dispel any stereotypes or misunderstanding that American students might have about Saudi Arabia a popular oil company invited 20 US teachers to experience the country first hand. Hinrichs, an adventurous history teacher at
by Alexandra Augustak Listen up Froyo fans! No need to drive all the way to New Haven to satisfy your yogurt loving sweet tooth anymore- Froyo is coming to Branford! As of now, not a lot of information could be divulged, but you can expect a Branford location by the end of summer this year. Stay in touch with the BHS Buzz for more updates
Many journalists are expected to seek the truth and report it fairly. But no matter how hard a journalist or reporter tries to stay objective during stories, this is easier said than done. Bias is found everywhere in articles whether it’s intentional or not. It’s difficult to present the news fairly and impartially without including any sort of personal bias or stereotype. A news story
Here’s a famous example of a well established news magazine, Time, using photo editing on its June 27, 1994 cover. As you can see, the magazine manipulated O.J. Simpson’s mug shot by darkening it to appear more ominous. His face appears “darker, blurrier, and unshaven.” Even the black glow around the cover makes it look haunted. In contrast, Newsweek used the same photo for its
Today our Cafeteria was invaded by the chefs of G-Zen with trays of delicious vegan food! G-zen is a new restaurant in town on the green, they opened up this past winter, and so far business is booming! They are a restaurant that in addition to only serving vegan foods, uses only organic and locally grown ingredients. If you want to learn more about G-Zen,
Intro to Kelly’s Korner: Kelly Du, a Junior at BHS, is currently taking an online class in Social Media and as one of her projects she will be writting once a week on our school’s online newspaper about the effects of modern media. Here is her first topic, Photojournalism: by Kelly Du The first topic that I’d like to introduce this week involves the use of photo-ops
By Meglin Bodner It is amazing how many long hours of challenging work are put into the spring musical even before the acting starts. Preparation for Aida begins in January and ends in March. That is three months creating props and costumes to use on opening night and the following performances! Construction was done by parent volunteers, both men and women, and two students.
