Teacher's Pay Emil
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Scenario 2: You have been assigned to cover your local public s
chool system.
The Sioux Falls School District of South Dakota is the largest s
chool district in all of South Dakota,
consisting of 23 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 traditio
nal high schools, with 1 tech high
school, and 1 Catholic High School as well. There are many cha
nges coming to the Sioux Falls
School District; some exciting and some well overdue. For mont
hs, there has been talk of the
statewide half-cent sales tax bringing more money to South Dak

ota schools. Most of these funds
will be going to our teachers and their salaries. It had been prev
iously stated that this increase of
salary would only be included strictly for actual teachers. South
Dakota was not including the
supporting staff such as school counselors, librarians, substitute
teachers, and nurses. With that
said, the Sioux Falls School District has a much broader definiti
on of "teacher" than what the South
Dakota Legislature has in mind. With the teacher's union well in
tact, all members presented under
this contract, (counselors, librarians, and nurses alike) will see
approximately a 10% increase in
pay.
Many sources will be beneficial with such an important and exci
ting issue, the most important being
the teachers themselves. It is well thought that teachers are not
paid nearly as much as they
should be getting paid for the job they are doing. The Sioux Fall
s School District realizes this, and
is taking action. It's important to reach out to the school boards
themselves as well. These two
sources have the capability of working as a team, and would bot
h help allot in creating an article on
the topic of teacher's pay.

Greensboro, NC City
government
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Scenario 1: You have been assigned to cover your city governm
ent.
There are several issues before the Greensboro City Council tha
t will require reporting to
the public. The Partners Ending Homelessness
is currently on the docket for
discussion. Darryl Kosciak greeted the Provider Coalition and s
hared announcements
from Partners Ending Homelessness. Darryl introduced the meet
ing’s informational
session topic, Single Portal of Entry. Darryl also encouraged the
Coalition to visit the
new Partners Ending Homelessness website and social media sit
es. Darryl announced
that Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughn and High Point Mayor Re
becca Smothers are

joining Partners Ending Homelessness to update the community
on the 2016 Point In
Time Count and status of homelessness in Guilford County at a
press conference at
10am on July 15. The event is in the main lobby at Showplace,
211 E. Commerce
Avenue in High Point.
The most important human sources in connection with this issue
will be the mayors of
both Greensboro, and High Point, NC, along with Mr. Kosciak,
and other council
members. Also integral to providing the best information concer
ning this subject will be
members form the participating agencies: Alcohol and Drug Ser
vices of Guilford
County, Inc. (Jackie Butler), Barnabas Network Director (Erin S
tratford) Children’s
Home Society Director (Kevin Floyd), Goodwill Industries of C
entral NC, Inc.
administrator (Gale Murphy) and Greensboro Housing Authority
/Coalition directors
(Belvin Jessup and Chasity Logan). These individuals will inter
act with the city council
in preparing an agenda that will be instrumental in providing inf
ormation and services to
those who are homeless and in need of assistance. By keeping in
close contact with these
individuals, there will be a continuous stream of information to
provide to the public,
and resources will be made available to the homeless population
of the Guilford county
area.
References:
City of Greensboro Meeting Calendar , 2016 session

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I have never been too much into watching sports via television o
r the internet. Which is strange
since I was involved in many sports when I was younger (Volle
yball, Soccer, Soft ball,
Cheer-leading, and Track). Sports news today is just as importa
nt as political news. I did some
research on ESPN to find out what makes their reporting so effe
ctive. "Covering beats is among
the most important work in journalism" (Brooks, Kennedy, Moe

n, & Ranly, 2014). When
researching ESPN, one of the first things I noticed was the audi
o and video. Audio and video are
very useful when reporting because the audience gets a direct vi
sual of the content and can
interact better than if they were just to read about the game. The
ir use of traditional interviews
makes the story they are reporting on have more accuracy and a
uthenticity. It also allows the
audience to feel more of a connection with the players the repor
ter is interviewing regarding
game strategy or tragedy. The human touch can go a long way e
ven when reporting sports.
ESPN has their social media pages as well, which allows for qui
ck reporting on the game or
players. For an audience, this is a major bonus, because they get
the chance to view game stats
when they are unable to turn on the TV.
Reference
Brooks, B., Kennedy, G., Moen, D. R., & Ranly, D. (2014). Ne
ws reporting and writing (11th
ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s
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No matter the locale, beat reporters today are expected to tell th
eir audiences not only what is
happening, but also how to get involved. (Brooks, 2014)
When it comes to sports reporting, make no mistake, it is still re
porting the news. Sports today
are as important as politics, and local stories. We are in this cou
ntry, fanatical about our favorite
teams. In North Carolina, college basketball is a big thing, and
with their almost perfect season,
and trip to the Super bowl, the Carolina Panthers have made pro
fessional football a hot topic as
well.
The use of traditional interviews on local radio and television al
low the fans to connect with the
players both professionally, and on a personal level. It gives the
viewer an opportunity to know
what the player is thinking in terms of the game, and how they i
ntend to approach their
adversary. Many sports commentators these days are former pla
yers and/or coaches
themselves, (Michael Irvin, Deon Sanders, Troy Aikman, Tony
Dungy), and have a knowledge
of the game that is unparalleled by journalists who have studied,
but never played the game. It
is much more informative, and effective to hear a former player
explain why a particular route
was ineffective in producing a “1st and 10”, or a Touchdown; or
why a Strong Safety was able to
“break up a play”, simply because of the inside knowledge.
It also makes for more thorough reporting. To get the why and h
ow of a game’s outcome,
reporters need to dig beneath mere results. They can bring a stor
y to life by getting out of the

press box to find an interesting story angle or to secure compell
ing quotes from players and the
coaches (Brooks, 2014).
An example of that would be Cam Newton’s outburst following
their loss to the Denver Broncos
in Super Bowl 50. When it was suggested that he (Newton) shou
ld have been a better sport
after losing, his response was, “You show me a loser who is a g
ood sport, and I’ll show you a
loser”. While this controversial quote was fodder for many repo
rts, it was this kind of reporting
that fuels tweets, blogs, and online chats worldwide.
References:
Brooks, B., Kennedy, G., Moen, D. R., & Ranly, D. (2014). Ne
ws reporting and writing (11th
ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s. Chapter 14