Comm 2320
Basic Reporting for the School of Communication at ECU

“From the Grade to the Web Site’s the Thing: Shifting the Grounds for Evaluation in a Collaborative Class Product for the World Wide Web”
By Bernard M. Timberg
Associate Professor, School of Communication
First web publication: www.COMM 2320.com web site
Future web publication (in revised form): Writing Intensive Institute web site, East Carolina University
Summary: This is an [...]

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By: Jay Ross, Doug Palmer, Jordan Horvath and Shemeh Shirbabadi
Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover
In this year’s 2008 National Elections, two Presidential candidates and two Vice Presidential candidates endured months of mockery and jokes. Some candidates tolerated the media more than others. It became the core interest of the American population and began [...]

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Technology can be defined several ways; we are defining it as any type of electronic communication, such as cell phones, Internet, television or the radio. We felt that campaigns’ effective use of technology in this election year would help make or break their message [...]

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As the economy takes another turn for the worst, American’s turn to the presidential candidates for answers.
After President Bush announced his proposal for the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, both presidential candidates began seeking answers from top consultants.
According to an article by washingtonpost.com, both John McCain and Barack Obama began [...]

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Through extensive research around campus about the political campaign we discovered how much the student body of East Carolina University truly knows about the politics. We gave an exploratory survey to 100 East Carolina Students and asked them numerous questions about politics. Some questions were simple yes or no questions that all the [...]

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Erin Barnette, Alison LeBlanc, Jill Adams, and Ryan Davis
Who Cares? The Issues
Our power point presentation discussed several of the different issues that faced the 18-29 demographic during the November 4, 2008 Presidential Election. Although there were many issues facing the young voters this election, the issues we ultimately decided to research [...]

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The upcoming presidential election may very well be more important than those before it. The country is in a transition and it needs a powerful leader to help keep her healthy and stable. While some may point out that each new election brings an added sense of patriotism and change, thus making this [...]

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Stefanie Wethington
Carlton Purvis
Travis Ostrander
Patrick Jones
Akela Yarn
Videos
1. “The Daily Show’s Influence Over Young America” (See slide 3 video—video is 3:37 minutes long, but you only have to play until 1:09 to get the gist)
2. “Saturday Night Live’s Tina Fey as Sarah Palin” (See slide 12)
3. “Sarah Palin on Saturday Night [...]

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By Exum Harrell, Ashley Howerton, and Joshua Pake
Videos we show (from youtube.com):
“Barack Obama Supporters Head to Charleston”
“Harlem Voters”
For our COMM 2320 Basic Reporting class coverage of the 2008 elections, our group decided to examine the image of each candidate. We set out to interview students to get a feel for how they [...]

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For Alexandra Lynn Duty, friends are a huge part of her life, as she is a big part of her friend’s life. Many good times have come between Alexandra and her friends and it would be safe to assume that these good times will continue in the future. All the good times that [...]

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Joshua Pake is a friendly and intelligent person who has used his Faith in Christ to help and touch many people throughout the country. Exum Harrell, a close friend of Josh, describes him this way: “Josh is one of the nicest people you would ever meet, and you can tell immediately that he is very [...]

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Entertainment media and the 2008 Presidential Election
We decided to do our research on entertainment media’s effect on public opinion for the 2008 presidential election because we expected entertainment media to have a large impact on overall votes. We started by developing a survey to administer to students with these questions: Age/year in [...]

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“Beautiful Bethany”
By: Analicia Robinson

Bethany Bryn Degraff is a beautiful blonde with many goals and aspirations. As I sat next to Bethany, she started to unravel her life story and I could tell that she is very positive and optimistic. This young woman is a pleasure to be around and has a smile that could light [...]

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“The Road Less Travelled”
By: Josh Pake

“Faith…is the art of holding onto things your reason once accepted, despite your changing moods” C.S. Lewis.
Exum Marvin Harrell IV, he has lived by faith through thick and thin, charting his own course through life. Its no coincidence then, that the path he chose has led him to impact [...]

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“Athlete About the Rest”
By: Zach Karamegios
Taurian Houston is a junior collegiate athlete at East Carolina who is taking a closer look at the big picture of his life. Taurian is a member of the track and field team specializing in the discus and hammer throw, but it wasn’t just sports that took Taurian here [...]

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“Fitting In”
By: Taurian Houston

When first talking to Zach, you get the feeling that he is a normal guy, somebody you could see yourself playing basketball with or heading downtown to unwind. You feel as if you have known him since you were kids, probably because he reminds you of someone you used to hang with. [...]

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True Life: Drew Hemphill

Drew Hemphill, born on March 27, 1985, is a senior here at East Carolina University and is graduating in May 2009. He will receive a degree in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and a minor in Sports Studies.
Drew is from Clayton, North Carolina, and an only child. He attended Camden [...]

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Fabulous Life of Alexis
By: Drew Hemphill

Funny, sincere, dependable, and confident, these are the words that friends use to describe Alexis Hoots. Alexis is a junior at East Carolina where she is majoring in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations and a minor in Sports Studies.
Born on July 23, 1988, Alexis was raised in [...]

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By: Seth Firquin, Bethany DeGraff, Analicia Robinson & Elizabeth Perle
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Our power point provides links to:
“McCain: Fundamentals of Economy Strong” a youtube.com video describing McCain’s initial reaction to the financial crisis.
“Barack Obama on the Economy in Chillicothe, Ohio” a youtube.com video of Obama addressing Ohio about the current financial crisis.
“Buchanan: Obama [...]

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I thought this year would never come. I am finally a senior with plans to graduate in the spring of 2009. The past few years have been the best years of my life. It sounds cliché, but it is so true. Originally from Fayetteville, NC, I am the older of two children, and we are [...]

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“McInerney, sounds like MAC, then Bert -n- Ernie,” This is a phrase that is all to familiar with Megan. She used this phrase many times to professors and those she meets for the first time. “I have heard so many people try to pronounce it differently, I think this is the best way to show [...]

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