blog #5

Sock monkey outraged because airport takes toy gun from him
source
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/10/21849757-tsa-confiscates-sock-monkeys-toy-gun?lite

This sock monkey named George is in fiery rage because the airport of St.Louis took his toy gun even though he proved it was fake by letting security take it apart. They didn't even put it back together they just threw it away. Then he was tasered and taken out in handcuffs. We go live with him in St.Louis correctional facility where he sits in solitaire with his straight jacket. officer john brings him out so we can have a word with him. As we sit and ask him questions he dosnt answer until he asks the officer to take the jacket off the facility agrees he gets it off sits for a minute then he sprints toward the window and screams I WANT MY GUN NOW! and hit his head off the bars on the window and knocks himself out flat. They put his jacket back on then we get forced out. We go talk to Georges owner Antoinette. When we asked her about him she cried and said she knew something was going to happen but she didnt know when. He was acting weird lately talking crazy she said and i quote "I just didnt expect him to snap like that" then she told us we had to leave so i came here to post this amazing story.

Post 5- News Story Parody

Journalism is a style of writing used to report news and current events.  The basics of good journalism come down to grabbing the readers’ attention,  being descriptive, and answering the “big” questions that everyone wants to know, the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, AND HOW of an event.

For this week’s blog you are going to write a news story parody by describing a comedic event you witnessed or heard about over Thanksgiving break. Using a journalistic style, report the story as if it is a news item (i.e. The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, etc.). That means, you must answer the big questions above to tell your readers what happened.  You also have to write it in a way that will capture our attention; perhaps using a big headline or an interesting first line/lead.

Posts are to be 300-400 words and are due Monday, 12/16/13.