What are you reading about this week? Last quiz = last chance. Offer it up. I may go full throttle and ask six current events questions. What might those look like?
We spend time learning WHAT media workers do, but it's just as important to think about HOW they do it and WHY they do it. Let's get some ideas percolating about what we see and how it affects us. I call it "Sunrise on Media" because I often arrive at work obscenely early and will update this blog then.
What are you reading about this week? Last quiz = last chance. Offer it up. I may go full throttle and ask six current events questions. What might those look like?
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What will surely not be a WGA strike on Monday... hopefully.
In Pakistan, Musharraf suspends constitution and ousts chief justice.
Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Turkey when Kurds from northern Iraq are rebelling in the area.
Musharraf suspending the constitution in Pakistan, a Nebraska teacher running off to Mexico with her 13-year-old student/lover, a capacity production of "Waiting for Godot" in New Orleans.
I feel like Katy Culver putting 6 current events questions on the quiz is newsworthy!!
Today is daylight savings time
Musharraf imposed emergency rule Saturday, suspending Pakistan's constitution.
The space shuttle had has some damage to a solar wing, but it was fixed by Astronaut Scott Parazynski(don't even think about it, Katy).
Wisconsin's own, Russ Feingold, will vote against Micheal Mukasey for attorney general. .
Rice met with Iraqi PM in Istanbul (not to be confused with Constantinopal)
Chavez is one sneaky president. .
The 7 French accused of kidnapping orphans in Chad were released
24 sailors of different nationalities were freed on sunday after being captured by pirates 6 months ago after ships were taken over off the coast of Somalia...this almost seems like a silly story, cause when i think pirates, i think captain hook! but its real.
General Mills recalled 5 million pizzas this week because of E. coli. Totinos and Jeno, hope you dont have them in your freezer! They think it's from the pepperoni.
Time name the iPhone the invention of the year.
A runner, Ryan Shay, collapsed and died while competing in the Olympic marathon trials in New York. He was 28-years-old
Musharraf imposes emergency rule
King Tutankhamun's mummy is being shown publicly for the first time
Locally, Jeopardy! announced its college tournament will be taped in Madison in April
While this wasn't a big story, I found it very interesting and emotionally touching. On Friday, the NYT posted a story online about the father of a marine killed in Iraq who sued a fundamentalist sect for picketing his son's funeral and won.
Also, several states are giving stays of execution to prisoners until a Supreme Court ruling is made on a case from Kentucky.
Pakistan undergoes more turmoil as they declare emergency rule and suspend the constitution.
Chief Executive of Merrill Lynch retires.
Microsoft outbids Google for stake in Facebook.
All U.S. contractors in Iraq will fall under military rule. Iraq is also proposing a law to take away immunity from contractors in the country.
Scruitiny over nominee Mukasey continues.
7 men aquitted in the Madrid bombing from 2004.
Girardi is new manager for the Yankees.
Looks like the former first lady of Argentina is to be the new president.
Big deal for college students: FCC is to end sole cable deals for apartment complexes which could lower the price and force companies to create more tailored packages.
Rice goes to Istanbul to discuss the P.K.K situation.
the trial for the Brazilian guy that was shot in London after 7/7 concluded. Turns out, it's only illegal to shoot a suspected suicide bomber when he's around lots of civilians. One might cause collateral damage with his bullets.
Otherwise, everyone else is off the hook, and the whole incident was written off as a mistake.
Rubin named the new head of Citigroup
Italy arrests their top Mafia suspect, Salvatore Lo Piccolo along with his son and two other bosses
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