Sensory Overload Warmup

"I believe that more and more, we are defining our environments not as the spaces themselves, in terms of the buildings or architecture, but rather by the objects and devices that we buy and surround ourselves with. ... I would like that message to carry through universally," Seymour said.
I think what this guy is saying is basically its the artifacts and things we can hold and have that interest people.  He thinks that its not the surroundings, but the objects that define who people are.
I agree because depending on what you collect and keep and have around your house is what defines you. 
I feel as if my photography could change because now i know that its not really about where you are, but what is there that is pretty interesting. 
2.  When i looked at the photos, it made me want to go to that place and take photos too because it was really colorful and pretty.  It would have cool things to shoot. 
3.  I think it would be hectic and busy for a child whose parents work here because its definitely a busy place and the parents put their whole hearts into running the business, so the kids probably spend a lot of time at the stores. 
4. My favorite photo was the first one with the hats on the dolls heads, because it was really colorful and i like the expressions on the kids' face. 

News Values

Timeliness
U.S.: Who's funding cleric popular with Islamic State?

 This is timeliness because ISIS is a real threat to people across the world right now.  A growing fear of ISIS is at an escalating point and the timeliness of this article interests the people. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/23/us-funding-cleric-isis/25208189/

Proximity

Why being first could help Ted Cruz's presidential hopes

This is proximity because Ted Cruz was the governor of Texas for a long time. This draws Texan (us) readers and interests people because they can relate to him and know he was part of Texas, in turn sparking the want to read. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/03/23/ted-cruz-presidential-announcement-first/25212253/

Prominence

David Crosby hits jogger at high speed

This is prominence because David Crosby is a figure in the US and he hit a jogger with his car.  This is newsworthiness because every mistake a celebrity makes, the press find out, especially when its an individual. This makes it newsworthy. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/03/23/david-crosby-hits-jogger-at-high-speed/70350932/

Impact

Troops notified their names are on Islamic State kill list

This is impact because now ISIS has stated it is going to try and kill these military men ad women.  The impact is new fear, and the troops being notified that they might be in danger.  Thesis caused officials to warm military families not to post stuff about their military lives on social media. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/23/pentagon-response-islamic-state-kill-list/70335810/

Conflict

Top Obama aide: We can't ignore Netanyahu comments

This is conflict because there is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which relates to us as you can tell in the article. Apparently there have been comments that Obama says we just can't ignore. Igniting more conflict.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/23/denis-mcdonough-j-street-netanyahu-two-state/70330378/

Human Interest

Freedom includes ability not to vote: #tellusatoday

This is human interest because the right to vote is talked and debated about around the world and is fiercely argued to be right. This topic in the article has a lot of people involved and is creating drama and interest to see both sides. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/03/23/mandatory-voting-democracy-tellusatoday-your-say/70351102/

Novelty

A rare sight: Parts of Europe see total solar eclipse on Friday

This is novelty because it is unusaul as a total solar eclipse is rare doesn't happen that much. People were attracted to this in Europe the other day because its rare and this event sparked curiosity. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/20/solar-eclipse-europe/25068207/

Author Visit

1.  What genre does she usually write? Young Adult Romance
2. What is one of her other books? Pushing the Limits
3. What is her favorite basketball team? University of Kentucky

4. What is one book series she has written? Pushing the Limits
5. What is her twitter name?  katiemcgarry
6. Why is she in Austin this week? For the Austin Book Fest

Warmup Questions

1.  This is part of a winning sports photography portfolio because the coaches team just won and some of the players are celebrating by pouring water on the coach.
2. The shutter sped is probably really high because the lighting is good and the photographer wanted to freeze the human action an you can see the individual water droplets.
3. This isn't a key moments, its a safety shot because this is done after the game and was predictable.
4.  This could have been planned because usually this is what happens after a team wins, they pour water on the coach, so the photographer knew it would happen if they won, and wanted to get the shot. 5.  This was a reaction shot.  The photographer was able to get everything that was important in the frame, and it was the perfect moment.

My Newspaper

Newspaper Front Page Practice