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1. Top stories - Did Trump Admit He Tried To Fire Mueller And Sessions? John McCain Funeral Was Unmistakable Rebuke To Donald Trump   You Know I Got A Pistol? the man yelled. So The Uber Driver Shot Him Carl Bernstein: Trump attacks degenerate Watergate reporter News Near Me-  Tropical Storm Gordon threatens Gulf Coast, hurricane warning in place Abby Lee Miller Leaves Rehab Facility 4.5 Months After Spinal Surgery USA Gymnastics CEO forced out after nine months marked by chaos, lack of tangible action ' Colton Underwood Is the NextBachelor: Third Time's The Charm World News- Japan's Deadly Summer Grinds On With More Than 1 Million Evacuated in ' Worst Typhoon In 25 Years Pope Francis Says Those Seeking Scandal Should Pray, Be Silent

Current Events

1. Donald Mcgahn is 50 years old 2. 5,000 people showed up at the Texas Book Festival 3. Aston Martin is attempting to make 14,000 cars next year 4.Burger Stadium , house park, Delco center, Noack sports complex, Nelson Field required clear backpacks. 5. I would want to the UT kick off brunch. I would want to go to that because what better way to celebrate your favorite season starting than with brunch. 1. Some peoples passports are being revoked because the government doesn't believe that they were actually born in the United States. Even though they were actually born in the United States, it doesn't really show it. 2. Juan was very upset when he found of that his passport was being renewed . He was really upset because he served for our country and he fought for us and our safety. Juan was risking his life for us and he couldn't even renew his passport. 3.  When the government suspects fraud, they will most likely  question the person trying to get a passport

Media Literacy

1. Bloomberg, ABC News, Reuters. 2. Vanity Fair, Daily Beast, Mic 3. Reason.com, National Review, The Weekly Standard 4.  ( Liberal )-Palmer Report, David Wolfe, ( Conservative )-The Blaze, Newsmax 5. Facts- something that is known 6. Opinions- a belief about someone or something 7. Informed Opinions- Thoughts on a subject by someone who is very familiar with that facts or studies. 8. When finding information for the dispatch , I would go somewhere that is neutral . The best places to find neutral information are Bloomberg and Reuters. I also believe you could go to ABC News because it is still reporting facts that are accurate. 9. Some news places that might provide informed opinions are The Washington Times and The American Conservative. 10.  Everyone has their own opinions on certain topics they write about.  If you are writing about something that is passionate to you, some of your own opinions might slip in . 11. Some words that would cue me in that I am writin

News Values

1. 2 bodies found in southeast Travis County, authorities say   relates to timeliness because when i checked to see how new the story was, i found that it was posted 32 minutes ago.  That means that the story is very updated and has the most recent facts. This information was found at the Austin American Statesman. 2. FORECAST: High of 102 would make 11th straight day above 100 in Austin  relates to proximity because it is talking about the weather in our area, not weather in other areas. This information was found at the Austin American Statesman.   3. Police: 3 Taylor High School students made school shooting threats  relates to prominence because the topic of school shootings is something that a lot of people tend to pay attention to and want to hear about. This information was found at the Austin American Statesman.   4. Michigan teacher under investigation for running porn site with husband  relates to impact because readers will now look at their teachers different

Why I joined Journalism

 Hello, I'm Cecelia and I chose to join journalism 1 for a few reasons. One of the reasons being that I love writing, I have such a big passion for telling stories . Another reason being that I wanted to try something new, I've always wanted to try journalism and see if i'm good at it. let's have a good year cecesters!