Newspaper Spread

News Values

Timeliness- This article falls under the category of timeliness because it is something that has just happened. It would not be a relevant article if it didn't happen recently.

Ex-President Mohamed Nasheed Is Arrested in Maldives link



Proximity- This article falls under the category of proximity because it is about something happening close to me. I want to know what is going on in my town, and this article helps me with that.

Lineups for SXSW parties coming together link



Prominence-  This article is very prominent because it is about the evacuation of soldiers in Syria. They had been guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah, a relative of the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Turkish Military Evacuates Soldiers Guarding Tomb in Syria link



Impact- This article falls in the category of impact because what the article is about will have an impact on the Yemeni people. Their president is taking steps to resume duties after fleeing house arrest.

Yemeni President Is Taking Steps to Resume Duties link



Conflict- This article falls under the category of conflict because it is about China's protest about an Indian leader. Most of the time, when an article's headline includes the words "protests" and "disputed" there is conflict involved.

China Protests India Leader’s Visit to Disputed Border Area link

Human Interest- This article is in the category of human interest because it is about an emotional thing. Two conjoined twins were successfully separated. 

Conjoined twins separated at Texas Children's Hospital link

Novelty- This article is definitely a novelty article. People are attracted to this article because it is about an odd spin on memorable Oscar moments.

We live-designed the most meme-worthy oscar moments link

My Yearbook Spread

5 Websites

First website
http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/

On this website I looked at a variety of photos, all of what are said to be the oldest things in the world. They were all naturally-made things like trees and plants. From this website I learned just how old certain trees can be and how they often don't look like it from the outside.
Favorite photo from site:

I picked this photograph because it shows something unlike anything I've ever seen before. There aren't any obvious rules of photography seen here. The photo was taken by a woman named Rachel Sussman.

Second website

http://petapixel.com/2015/01/01/projector-brought-forest-turns-nature-glowing-wonderland/

On this website, I watched a video. In the video, there were several shots of different things in the forest with photographs projected on to them. This beautiful project was done by Tarek Mawad and Friedrich van Schoor. They wanted to  try 3D projections on non-orderly canvasses. From this video, I learned that there are certain ways to look outside of the box and take wonderful, almost dreamy photographs, you just need to think.

Third website
https://iso.500px.com/45-images-of-life-on-earth-ordinary-moments-extraordinary-photos/

On this website I looked at photographs of things going on at different parts of the earth. I picked this photograph because it reminds me of when I hatched chicks in kindergarten. In a way, there is framing happening in this photo. The shell is framing the baby chick, and everything else to look at is basically just the person's hand. It was taken by David Pereira.

Fourth Website (from extra websites)
http://petapixel.com/2015/02/18/a-photo-booth-with-a-240mph-leaf-blower-pointed-at-peoples-faces/

I found this article very interesting. Most of the couple portraits I see have people with completely normal faces, not ones that are being blown with a leafblower. It is interesting to see what our faces can look like. I chose this photo as my favorite because the woman decided to stick out her tongue really far. There aren't really any obvious uses of the rules of photography in this photo but it is great nonetheless. The photographer is Martin Szabo.

Fifth Website

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/

On this website, I looked at photographs of staircases from a bird's eye view. I picked this photograph as my favorite because I like the little colored window panes. One rule of photography I see in this photo is viewpoint, or perspective. If the photographer took this photo from a different angle than above, it would not be as interesting of a photo. Christian Richter is the photographer.

Front Pages of the World

My favorite newspaper front was The Wall Street Journal from N.Y.C. because i love the layout and sophistication of it all.
My favorite headline from this paper is "After Crisis, Goldman Goes It Alone", because it sounds like the journalist is narrating a movie or a book.
There are 5 stories on this newspaper front.
Almost all of the newspapers I saw had one main photograph and story, a barcode, and a couple large bolded headlines.
I noticed that the style of the largest photo on each cover tends to vary. Some newspapers have very serious photos, while another one may have some sort of American flag shopped into the background. this is the same thing with the headlines, the sizes vary depending on importance.

King Pica Spread

Welcome Back!! (forgot to finish earlier)

This photograph is one of my favorites because it was taken at
the perfect moment. The injured girl is making eye contact with
the camera, allowing you to look into her eyes. It seems as though
time is frozen.

I loved this photograph because it is not of something you see
every day. A dead body laying in the earth with a bright rose
on top, an attempt to bring some sort of dignity back to the
woman who was killed unexpectedly. The clear wrapping
reminds me of Laura Palmer.

I found this photo very interesting because if there were no
blood splatters or glass shards the table would look normal.
It would probably be a happy scene of people at a table, a
bowl of peaches, and a cup of coffee.


1. My favorite song of 2014 was most likely "Adult Diversion" by Alvvays, even though I'm not
entirely sure if it came out in 2014. I chose this song because I have listened to it over and over
and I'm still not tired of it. It is the epitome of my style of music.

                2. I did not watch as many movies in 2014 as I would have liked to. I still haven't seen Big Eyes
                      or  Interstellar, but out of the movies I did watch I have to say I enjoyed Nightcrawler the most.
                       It was very dark and I liked the psychological-type feel it had. The man Jake Gyllenhaal played 
                       had some pretty disturbing quirks but he played it very well. He was very dedicated to the character
                       and he even lost weight for the role in order to look more gaunt.

                      3. I think that the most important news story of  2014 was the death of Michael Brown. This sparked
                        outrage pretty much everywhere and I think that the news stories that touch people are the most powerful.
                         I have not taken a side on the story but I still think it is important because a boy was killed and it caused 
                         quite a stir.

                    4. In my opinion, the most important person of  2014 was Malala Yousafzai. This past year she continued 
                        to fight for women's education and she even won a Nobel Peace Prize, setting the record for the youngest
                       person to ever receive it. I find her bravery and determination very admirable.

                   5. I feel that Beyonce was the most popular (not exactly important) person in entertainment this year. Lots of
                       people talked about her this year. I feel that the media really took to her daughter's cuteness, drawing people to
                        the subject of Beyonce.

                       One memorable thing that happened this holiday was Christmas, of course. It felt really great to see my family.
                        My resolutions for this new year are to wear the clothes I like more often and to make time to read more.
                        I am looking forward to the summertime this year!