Lecture 3: Grammar and Journalism 2.0
Outline:
Review Subject-Verb Agreement
Activity
Journalism 2.0
Add to E-Portfolio
Homework
Definition:
Subject–verb agreement is “the matching of the number and person of the subject to the form of the verb. When the subject is third-person singular and the verb is in the present tense, the verb takes the –s inflection, as in: The dog barks all night. He bothers the neighbours.
With other subjects and in other tenses, verbs (with the exception of be) do not change to match the number or person of the subject: I sleep, we sleep, he slept, they slept.”
Basic Idea:
Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.
My brother is a nutritionist.
My sisters are mathematicians.
Activity:
—Read the lyrics
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How does the song describe the Rainy Day Man? (answers on board) Is the agreement correct?
“The Reconstruction of American Journalism” (http://www.cjr.org/reconstruction/the_reconstruction_of_american.php)
"What is under threat is independent reporting that provides information, investigation, analysis, and community knowledge, particularly in the coverage of local affairs."
"Reporting is becoming more participatory and collaborative. The ranks of news gatherers now include not only newsroom staffers, but freelancers, university faculty members, students, and citizens."
"Universities, both public and private, should become ongoing sources of local, state, specialized subject, and accountability news reporting as part of their educational missions. They should operate their own news organizations, host platforms for other nonprofit news and investigative reporting organizations, provide faculty positions for active individual journalists, and be laboratories for digital innovation in the gathering and sharing of news and information."
Links mentioned in class:
http://www.edmontonsun.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/walter-cronkite/
http://darynkagan.com/index.html
http://news.google.com/
http://digg.com/
http://english.ohmynews.com/
http://www.flickr.com/
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page
Note: Image from wikinews.
Independent news is thriving, but mainstream news still dominates online:
CTV is the top choice for Canadians (41%)
CBC Television (38%)
CTV is especially popular in Atlantic Canada (61%) and Manitoba and Saskatchewan (60%)
Albertans are torn between Global and CTV for their top news source, with both stations selected by 42%
Stats from: http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/uploads/pages/pdfs/2007.06.06%20National%20Media%20Press%20Release.pdf
Homework:
Read “Crap Detection 101” by Howard Rheingold
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/rheingold/detail?entry_id=42805
Note: Grammar cartoon from grammar café and image of Howard Rheingold from SF Gate.
"Infant (subject) stays (verb) on life support for now"
ReplyDeleteThree-month-old Isaiah James May (subject) will remain (verb) under care at the Stollery Children’s Hospital for at least one more week after his parents took Alberta Health Services to court to fight the doctors’ decision to take him off life support.
Justice Michelle Crighton (subject) gave (verb) lawyers and the family until Jan. 27 to find an independent expert who can help determine if or when little Isaiah should be taken off life support because of severe brain damage.
"Replica (subject) painted (verb) to look like real gun"
The replica handgun (subject) is (verb) a spring-powered air pistol that is intended to shoot small, plastic BBs, Purvis said. The air pistol (subject) is made (verb) of clear plastic, but someone had painted it to resemble black metal, he said.
RICKI CUNDLIFFE
The Edmonton Journal; Edmonton & Alberta News Article:
ReplyDelete"Edmonton restaurants team up to help Haiti"
• Subject Edmonton restaurants..
•Verb: team up to help..
"Some nearby restaurants, including Da Capo, The Sugar Bowl and Remedy Cafe, are also taking part."
•Subject: Some nearby restaurants..
•Verb: are also taking part.
"The vegetarian and vegan restaurant, Padmanadi, will donate all proceeds from its buffet this Wednesday to the Haitian relief effort."
•Subject: The vegetarian and vegan restaurant, Padmanadi..
•Verb: will donate all procedes from its buffet this Wednesday..
K. Penny
Headline: Judge’s(Subject) decision delays(verb) infant’s removal from life support
ReplyDeleteArticle: Three-month-old Isaiah James May(subject) will(verb) remain under care at the Stollery Children’s Hospital for at least one more week after his parents took Alberta Health Services to court to fight the doctors’ decision to take him off life support.
Justice Michelle Crighton(subject) gave(verb) lawyers and the family until Jan. 27 to find an independent expert who can help determine if or when little Isaiah should be taken off life support because of severe brain damage.
Isaiah(subject) was born(verb) with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck Oct. 24 in Rocky Mountain House after a difficult 40-hour labour.
Headline: Haitians(subject) look(verb) to Obama to keep hopes alive
Article: Haitians(Subject) are(verb) looking to Barack Obama as their potential savior, saying the first black U.S. president is their best hope for building a new country from the rubble of their earthquake-shattered homeland.
In(verb) the chaos and misery of the Haitian capital(subject), much of which was left in ruins by the quake, stunned survivors glued to local radio have taken solace and inspiration in Obama's pledge to throw himself personally into helping Haiti.
"Mr. Obama(Subject) has said(verb) he will help save us. I'm praying to Jesus for that," said Steeve Grange, an 18-year-old high school student, squatting with scores of people to recharge mobile telephones off power lines from a radio station's generator.
Article 1
ReplyDeleteRelief efforts gain momentum in Haiti
subject-efforts
verb-gain
"The additional troops and police will be deployed with a six-month mandate."
subject-troops, police
verb-will be
"Despite reports of looters swarming over destroyed stores and trying to collect as many supplies as they can, United Nations relief agency officials said the security situation was under control and had not hampered distribution of food rations to 270,000 Haitians so far."
subject-officials
verb-said
Article 2
Surmont oilsands expansion given green light
subject-expansion
verb-given
"The project will employ up to 2,500 construction workers, while the permanent employee count will rise to 300 from the current 100."
subject-project,count
verb-will employ, will rise
"Alberta’s oilsands got a major boost Tuesday with an announcement that the Surmont oilsands expansion has been given the green light."
subject-oilsands
verb-got
1)
ReplyDeletePolice investigate 65-year-old man in Belmead School incident
S-Police V-investigate
-Police detained a man they believe tried...
S-Police V-detained
-The man was spotted walking near Belmead Elementary School...
S-The man V-was spotted
-Police said the age discrepancy occurred because the teacher only saw...
S-Police V-said
2)
Relief efforts gain momentum in Haiti
S-Relief efforts V-gain
-In an effort to support earthquake relief and maintain security, the United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed to boost the number of UN troops and police in the country...
S-United Nations Security Council V-agreed
-The International Committee of the Red Cross said it would attempt to resume distribution of aid in...
S-International Committee of the Red Cross V-said
-Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Canadian troops had...
S-Defence Minister Peter MacKay V-said
Edmonton restaurants (subject) team up (verb) to help Haiti
ReplyDeleteThe servers (subject) at High Level Diner (10912 88th Ave.) have pledged (verb) to donate (verb) half their tips on Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30 to the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders, who are helping (verb) Haiti earthquake victims.
Some nearby restaurants (subject), including Da Capo, The Sugar Bowl and Remedy Cafe, are (verb) also taking (verb) part.
Canadian folksinger Kate McGarrigle (subject) dies (verb)
The folksinger (subject), famous for her collaboration with her sister Anna, was (verb) 63 and had been (verb) battling clear-cell carcinoma.
Montreal Gazette music critic T'cha Dunlevy (subject) said (verb) Kate McGarrigle had (verb) a huge impact on the Canadian music scene.
Headline , Article 1:
ReplyDelete"Granted, this Turbografx 16 promo is more than 20 years old"
Subject: Turbografx 16
Verb: is
"penetrate the evil place... and let your courage shine!"
S1: Evil Place
V1: Penetrate
"I have never played a Turbografx 16."
S2: I
V2: Pave, Played
"Alien Crush looks like the crappiest pinball ever."
S3: Alien Crush
V3: Looks
Headline, Article 2:
"Health inspector decries filthy suite"
Subject: Health Inspector
Verb: Decries
"The eavestroughs and fascia were rotten..."
S1: Eavesdroughs, fascia
V1: were
Headline 1:
ReplyDeleteSubject: Chris Daughtry
Verb: Coming
1.Daughtry, led by former American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry, will perform Thursday, May 13 at Rexall Place, according to Pollstar.com.
Subject:Daughtry
Verb:will perform
2.Lifehouse and Cavo will open.
Subject: Lifehouse and Cavo
Verb: will open
3.Like Clay Aiken and Jennifer Hudson, the North Carolina rocker is one of the more successful losers of the TV talent show.
Subject:the North Carolina Rocker
Verb:is(one of the more successful losers :P)
Headline 2:
Subject:Ignatieff
Verb:Presses
1.Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says his party will use a policy conference in March to lay out an alternative vision to the politics of "division" practised by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Subject:Micheal Ignatieff
Verb: says
Headline:
ReplyDeleteOilsands expansion given green light
Subject: Oilsands expansion
Verb: given
Sentence:
1. The project will emply up to 2,500 constuction workers, while the permanent employee count will rise to 300 from the current 100.
Subject: project
Verb: will employ
2. The steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) poroject will boost production at Surmont from 27,000 to 110,000 barrels of bitumen a day by 2015.
Subject: SAGD project
Verb: will boost
Headline:
Ignatieff presses Harper government on deficit
Subject: Ignatieff
Verb: presses
Sentences:
1. Ignatieff's comments come as polls show a narrowing gap in support betweent he Conservatives and the Liberals.
Subject: comments
Verb: come
2. The party hopes to change that by gradually rolling out policy ideas over the next few months.
Subject: party
Verb: hopes
3. Ignatieff said Tuesday the party will make proposals for kick-stating economic growth and creating jobs in the coming weeks.
Subject: Ignatieff
Verb: said
"Pouliot battles way back into Oilers lineup"
ReplyDelete"Pouliot" is the subject and battles is the verb. Because "Pouliot" is one person, "battles" needs to have an s at the end.
In the article it says "Friday the Falcons were at home to Syracruse..." In this sentence "the Falcons" are the subject and "were" is the verb.
Later in the article it says "Jason Strudwick, meanwhile, shifted back to the defence..." In this case Jason Strudwick is the subject, and shifted is the verb.
Also in this article it says "Pouliot flew into Denver to join the Oilers for their game against the Colorado Avalanche." Pouliot is once again the subject and flew is the verb.
"Edmonton restaurants team up to help Haiti"
"Edmonton restaurants" is the subject and because the subject is plural, "team up" is the verb.
"Some nearby restaurants, including Da Capo, The Sugar Bowl and Remedy Cafe, are also taking part." In this sentence "restaurants" is the subject, and "are" is the verb.
"The servers at High Level Diner (10912 88th Ave.) have pledged to donate half their tips on Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30 to the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders, who are helping Haiti earthquake victims." In this quotation "the servers" is the subject, and "have pledged" is the verb.
-Steven Wagers
Headline: "Replica painted to look like real gun"
ReplyDeleteSubject: Replica
Verb:painted
Sentences from article:
-A woman shot dead Saturday afternoon after she pointed what appeared to be a handgun at police was actually holding a painted replica, Alberta Serious Incident Response Team executive director Clifton Purvis says.
-The replica handgun is a spring-powered air pistol that is intended to shoot small, plastic BBs, Purvis said. The air pistol is made of clear plastic, but someone had painted it to resemble black metal, he said.
Headline: "Bulls win third straight"
Subject: Bulls
Verb: Win
Sentences from article:
-Luol Deng scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls won their third straight game with a 96-83 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
-The Bulls won for only the second time in their last 12 road contests as they began a stretch of 10 of 12 games away from home.
Article one:
ReplyDeleteIgnatieff presses Harper government on Deficit.
Subject: Ignatieff, verb: presses.
My job is to determine whether that plan is credible.
Subject: job, verb: is.
The Liberals will return to work in Ottawa on Jan. 25.
Subject: The Liberals, verb: will return.
Article two:
Jeremy Clarkson puts the pedal to the metal in Top Gear.
Subject: Jeremy Clarkson, verb: puts.
he squeezes himself into the smallest of small cars for his Top Gear gig on BBC Canada.
Subject: he, verb: squeezes.
Britons We Love to Hate on Channel 4
Subject: we, verb: love.
Haitians crowd U.S. embassy to try to flee devastation
ReplyDeleteSubject: Haitians
Verb: Crowd U.S. Embassy
Heavily-armed soldiers held back the crowds in the busy, dusty street in front of the embassy, which showed no obvious structural damage.
Subject: Heavily armed soldiers
Verb: held back the crowds
One man held up pieces of a shattered U.S. driving licence before a soldier told him to move on.
Subject: One man
Verb: held up pieces of a shattered U. S. driving license
22 left homeless after hotel blaze
Subject: 22
Verb: left homeless
Staff ran through the halls knocking on all the doors.
Subject: Staff
Verb: ran through the halls knocking on all the doors
The hotel opened in 1914, replacing the Queen's Hotel that burned to the ground in 1913 on the same spot at 9923 102nd St.
Subject: The hotel
Verb: opened in 1914
Kris Hoyt
Headline: Ignatieff presses Harper government on deficit -subject: Ignatieff -verb: presses
ReplyDelete"Ignatieff's comments come as polls show a narrowing gap in support between the Conservatives and the Liberals." -subject: comments -verb: come
"The party hopes to change that by gradually rolling out policy ideas over the next few months." -subject: party -verb: hopes
Headline: Oilsands expansion given green light -subject: expansion -verb: given
"The project will employ up to 2,500 construction workers, while the permanent employee count will rise to 300 from the current 100." -subject: the project -verb: will employ
Headline: Haitians crowd U.S. embassy to try to flee devastation -subject: haitians -main verb: crowd
"Michael Renee, 28, ran up and down rope barriers dividing lines of Haitians holding U.S. documents from those without, trying to attract the attention of a soldier who could help him return to the United States." -subject: Michael Renee -main verbs: ran, dividing, trying
Headline:
ReplyDeleteInfant stays on life support for now
Subject: Infant
Verb: stays
Sentences:
Lawyer Rosanna Saccomani, who represents the Mays, asked for 90 days so that experts outside of Alberta Health Services can assess Isaiah’s condition and give their opinion on whether or not his brain damage might be reversible.
Subject: Lawyer Rosanna Saccomani
Verb: asked
Headline:
10,000 grand opening Art Gallery of Alberta tickets snapped up
Subject: Art Gallery of Alberta tickets
Verb: snapped
Sentences:
The AGA is extending its free timed tickets for Family Day, Feb.\
Subject: AGA
Verb: is extending
Richard Rhodes, editor of Canadian Art Magazine and curator of the biennial, selected this year’s winners.
Subject: Richard Rhodes
Verb: selected
1. Replica (subject) painted (verb) to look like real gun
ReplyDeleteSentence: The air pistol (subject) is (verb) made of clear plastic, but someone had painted it to resemble black metal, he said.
2. U.S. choppers (subject) land (verb) troops in heart of Haiti
Sentence: Hundreds of Haitian earthquake survivors (subject), who had been sheltering in an improvised makeshift camp near the presidential palace, rushed up (verb) to the iron railings in front of the building, peering through and awaiting aid handouts.
3. Axl Rose (subject) radiates (verb) charisma
Sentence: The Guns N' Roses frontman (subject) seemed (verb) to run backstage in the middle of every one of the band's 20-plus songs -- and, unlike Cher, it wasn't always to change his outfits.
4. Olympian Heil (subject) goes (verb) for silver in new jewlery collection from Birks
Sentence: While training for the Olympics, Spruce Grove skier Jennifer Heil (subject) has won (verb) the puke can twice.
Pamela Di Pinto
Journalism 2.0 is journalism reinvented by social media.
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is all about staying relevant in the digital era. The internet has changed everything and in order to get your message out you must use all the tools at your disposal, this can be done by embracing new technologies.
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is helping journalists become digitally literate.
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is the move from print and analog Journalism into the digital era, learning and adapting the media on the web and in mobile formats.
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is the practice of journalism being moved into the new age. It is journalism going into modern technology, such as blogs and social networking sites, as the world gets more used to such technology
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is the coming together of traditional journalism and technology. It's using new tools and skills not only to bring the news, but to have the news brought forth by the citizens themselves.
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is where journalism is going as a result of the latest technologies and networks. (journalism plus)
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is a guide to keep you informed and updated about the new technologies, as well as the new media that goes along with it. It encourages open mindedness and willingness to embrace the digital age.
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is about the convergence of traditional journalism with technology. It refers to concepts such as Web 2.0, blogging, audio, video, and other multimedia, and how they are used in journalism today.
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 is the deterioration of profesional voices, but at the same time an increase in the number of collective voices through new media.
ReplyDeleteJournalism 2.0 describes the new ways in which journalists must perform their work. Journalists used to just put pen to paper, write the story and that would be the end of it, but nowadays journalists have a wealth of technology (twitter, SMS, online news sites) which can be used to give news stories when they happen. That is what journalism 2.0 refers to: the different means of getting information out to the public. The basic concept of journalism stays the same.
ReplyDelete-Steven Wagers
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ReplyDeleteAlthough I acknowledge the fact that print media has taken a solid hit to its foundation because of the internet revolution, I do not believe that this influx of new news sources will end modern print media as we know it. As we have observed in the past, television was supposed to be the death of radio; yet still there is a radio in every car. Television did not murder radio in cold blood, but caused radio to adapt and evolve to better suit its new media environment. Here we see a similar pattern in relation to print media; the face of print media is changing, and because internet is inherently better at getting the point across quickly I believe that traditional journalism will survive as it takes a story telling role. This is not the end of print media, but rather a new begginning.
ReplyDeleteWhen Legacy journalism comes to it's grave, we find Journalism 2.0. Journalism 2.0 is when technolgy and news combine to give online users a look at the events unfolding in our world. Journalism websites need to have the ablilty to produce interactive content, such as video and audio, and use pictures and text to complement the story.
ReplyDeleteThe way journalism is moving it may soon be hard to tell the differance between TV and online Journalism. All the differant forms may have to meld into one format.
To quote Mark Briggs, Journalism 2.0 has to do with the intersection of journalism and technology, specifically information technology. Journalism 2.0 refers to the state of the industry in the advent of the Information Revolution, as well as the new skills journalists are required to master in order to continue to effectively communicate. Since audiences are now accessing information in new ways, journalists must thereby learn to gather and distribute information in new ways.
ReplyDeleteWhat is "Journalism 2.0"? What happened to journalism 1.0-1.9? Why has the public shifted their view from mainstream media to more outsourced places (such as the internet) to get their news?
ReplyDeleteThe fact is that mainstream media has become less and less reliable over the past years, causing a disruption in how people receive their news. The public has begun to search out the news for themselves, instead of having someone tell them what was important for the day. With the rising technology of the internet, information is more available than ever to anyone who can connect.
Journalism should not be going through a 'rebirth', becoming something entirely new; the elements of true journalism are sound. It is up to the journalists themselves to produce up-to-date, reliable news, and not dictate what the public should and should not be concerned about.
As we all know, traditional Journalism is the rough equivalent of Terry Scavio, a vegetable kept in a state of limbo by life support. The new wave, it seems, is Journalism 2.0, or in essence, Twitter. That is, it has been reduced to bare minimum, 140 characters or less bits of info that can be easily digested and just as easily forgot by our corpulent, ADD riddled society.
ReplyDeleteBut the truth is, this Journalism 2.0 is not so much a new wave as a death kneel, a struggle to hold on to the last bit of life in the dying art of journalism. The simple fact is, even though journalism can be converted to mere one sentence facts that will not offend those with the attention span of a goldfish, it won't hold their interest. Most people would prefer to read Twilight, or about what Brangelina are doing. This Journalism 2.0 is but our Ardennes offensive, a last final grasp at continued existence in the face of a foregone conclusion.
It's getting 'tarded, and there's nothing we can do about it.