NYDaily Targeting a Child

Suri Cruise, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, was recently featured having a meltdown in the NYDaily News. A story written about her having an, "apparent meltdown," over a puppy received a full page. There have been scandalous entries about celebrities published in one way or another. However, iMediaEthics said that it was disappointed to see such a large paper and Pulitzer prize winner use such an, "invasive photo of a child."They also remarked on the fact that it took up a whole page instead of, "actual news."Other news outlets and entertainment sites were soon to follow this popular paper with tweets and further reporting the incident.

Fritinancy

The blog Fritinancy is still continuing to put up random fun and interesting things for readers. In a recent post the author informed her followers about the blog's "Life or Death Week", which seems like it will be an interesting addition to her posts. Her recent post about the release of Adidas' new shoes was also interesting because it points out that the "grammar is deliberately off".

CJR: Language Corner

The author of this blog described a term created in a 2009 article called "cisgender" which relates to people who are comfortable in the sex they have been born with. This word is much more specific than heterosexual because it implies the opposite of "transgender" where "trans" means opposite and "cis" comes from the prefix meaning same side. The author also describes when to use transgender, transsexual or gay. It truly gave some valuable insight on when to use certain words that are often questioned.

Headsup: The Blog "Random Images"

This blog post discussed the common use of stock photos that accompany stories and their irrelevance. The author poses several questions regarding the common habit of this, the necessity of their usage, and why editors allow these types of photos. As a reader, these generic types of photos add zero substance to the story and in most cases the photo is comical. If a stock photo is going to be used along with a story, it should at least contain some type of relevance to the existing story and engage the reader.

Guthrie No Answer for Today Show Woes

The replacement of long-time co-host of The Today Show, Ann Curry, has not improved ratings of the show and if Savannah Guthrie's poor start does not improve, Today's competition, Good Morning America will surpass the show in ratings. Don Irvine points out that the new co-host, Guthrie, may be having a slow start because viewers are already upset about Curry's departure. Today has been able to command top dollar from advertising, but if rating continue to drop, that will no longer be the case. Apparently, the NBC network has no complaints thus far of Guthrie, but stated the Today show is using the Summer Olympics to "revitalize" the show.  

The Editor's Desk

I thought it was interesting how he referred to his publishing as a complement to daily news organizations. They get down to the less flashy news that effects Raleigh citizens everyday. They typically have a reporter in all of their council meeting covering the city's budget and the economic development committee.

I also enjoyed how Mr. Duncan splits his day up between his office and the city. It was interesting how he would daily ask around and get a pulse of whats going on in Raleigh. He also mentioned spending a lot of time working on the website, which has become important doe news organizations.

NYT Blog After Deadline Courtesy and History

     The Time's use or omission of courtesy titles, Mr., Ms. or Mrs., when referring to dead people can be confusing but it's the most interesting. Some readers and writers think these titles should not be used after someone dies and others based it on some moral judgment. The Time's stylebook says to drop courtesy titles for historic figures no longer living. But a dead person being discussed in the context of current news events would most often keep a title, for example, Mr. Jobs, the Apple founder.