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Journal Entry 2

Filed under: CST/IST — justin1337 at 7:09 pm on Thursday, July 31, 2008

Find TWO current media topics which you consider to be social justice or moral issues. Then using your eduBlog Page, under the category CST/IST – Project 5, answer the following questions for each media topic.

POVERTY

  1. Name the issue

Poverty is currently in the media and is classified as a social justice issue.

2. Describe one media account of this issue
Synonymous to the previous issue I found another media account on Fox news. After examining the account, it simply describes how poverty has dropped significantly compared to the last couple of years in America. The news article is called “U.S. Poverty Rate Drops 1st Time Since 2000.”

3. Where did you get this media account from?

I retrieved this media account from Fox news. You can view it yourself by clicking on the following hyperlink http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294912,00.html
4. Is this media account correct or reliable? Why?
Several pieces of evidence are found within the account such as statistics from the Census Bureau that proves poverty has dropped considerably. This in succession makes this media account correct and also reliable.

5. Where else might you be able to find more information about this issue?

You could possibly find my information concerning the issue on sites such as Wikipedia and Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Ethics and the Media

Filed under: CST/IST — justin1337 at 5:01 pm on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Original

Evacuations after fire in apartment in Sydney

Peter Hawkins
July 23, 2008 – 6:16AM

Fire crews were called to Elizabeth Bay in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs this morning after a lounge caught alight in a 9th floor apartment block.

At 3.54am four fire engines, a rescue team and one ladder platform were called to the fire in The Esplanade home.

The fire was extinguished a short time later but the blaze caused a large amount of smoke in the building.

Thirty people were evacuated from the block and firefighters on scene said no one was injured treated for smoke inhalation.

Firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire.

Modified

Devastating fire in hotel in Sydney

Peter Hawkins
July 23, 2008 – 6:16AM
Fire crews were called to Elizabeth bay in Sydney’s easter suburbs this morning after a Bed had caught alight caused by a malfunction with a faulty electric blanket. in the 25th floor of well known hotel.

At 3:54am 6 fire engines, a large rescue team and one ladder platfrom were called to the disaster at the hotel.

By the time the firecrews had arrived to the scene half of the building was up in flames with people from the 24th floor and below running out of the building in shock as for the people above the 25th floor it was too late for them to be saved.

The fire was extinguished after approximately 5 grueling hours.
Firefighters claimed for this incident to be the worst fire caused accident of all time in Australian history.

The amount of fatalities is unknown but it is said to be around over 150 people.

Original article taken from

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/evacuations-after-fire-in-apartment-in-sydney/2008/07/23/1216492481769.html