Hofstra Journalism 80 Section A Fall 2007: 2008

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Tim Robertson Production Notes for Hempstead Hunger

By Tim Robertson

Scripting and producing this story took a lot of patience, flexibility and perseverance on my part.

Originally, I planned to interview homeless people, call me ambitious, but it was my goal. I attempted – twice – to go out into Hempstead to find people to talk to. I saw plenty, don't get me wrong, but the interviews never took place. Some ignored me, others didn't have that welcoming eye and most just brushed me off.

I tried to talk to other people in Hempstead who didn't look homeless, but they wouldn't talk either. I went back a final time in the beginning of December in the freezing cold. I stood outside, with few breaks to my car to warm up, for two hours trying to find people. Some came close, but then found out they would make their camera debut.

I finally had to expand my area. I went to other shopping centers. I tried Roosevelt Field Mall, but the wind blew too strongly and no one would stop – and I can't blame them. I went to Carle Place, and found one woman to talk on camera, but knowing I needed at least one more, I hardly felt relieved.

I continued to drive, and decided to try another Stop 'n Shop, so I pulled into one that borders on Hicksville and Westbury on Old Country Road. There I found a younger man, 20, to talk on camera. Both interviewees had insightful quotes that I thought would mesh with my story well. I didn't meet racial diversity standards, but I meet gender and age diversity with my two sources.

With these interviews on camera, I decided to head home and get warm.

After struggling with Kaltura, a video uploading site, I switched to Jumpcut. Unfortunately, I underestimated the amount of time the videos would take to load, so I had to sit, with patience and time waning.

I finally uploaded all of the clips, and started to piece it together and tried to organize it. By the time I finished cutting out the parts of the interviews I didn't want, I had close to a 3:30 story. Like you would want to sit through that. So I had to cut it down.

I took out parts of my interviews, removed portions of my stand-up, and cut the story down to a bearable two minutes and 13 seconds.

In order to achieve this, however, I had to make one jump cut (no pun intended). I apologize for the absence of fluidity because of this edit, but in the interest of time, it had to go.

Sometimes the production doesn't come out smoothly and as dreamed, but with learning anything new, it takes time and practice to get it right. This is the first of what I bet will be many pieces I will make using the Internet as my only tool. I have time to learn.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

To Whom it May Concern Over 21: Please Drink Responsibly

By Anthony Cerase
Nassau News Staff Writer

I’m writing this letter to beg everyone out there that drinks alcohol to be safe. Alcohol is perfectly fine when used in a social manner in a responsible way by people 21 years or older. But, it can also be as potent a drug as any out there if used irresponsibly.

This letter is part of a multimedia report on under-age drinking in the Hempstead (Long Island) area. Not included in the package are the other effects of abusing alcohol. They are: liver disease, brain damage, and fetal alcohol syndrome. These are only a few of the many illnesses you can come upon while abusing alcohol.

Another big issue with alcohol is drinking and driving. I plead with whoever is reading this to never consider this act. Drinking and driving causes the most fatal accidents in any category of accidents. In 2004, there were over 16,694 fatalities due to alcohol related accidents. This is 16,694 more than it should be. There are car services, public transportations and designated driver assignment amongst friends should eliminate drinking and driving. Drinking comes with responsibility, so I ask you, Please drink responsibly.

P.S -- Here is a chart to help you figure out whether or not you are impaired:

Blood
Alcohol Concentration Estimate – for Men

Drinks^A	Body Weight In Pounds								Influence^B
	100	120	140	160	180	200	220	240
1	.04	.03	.02	.02	.02	.02	.02	.02	Possibly
2	.08	.06	.05	.05	.04	.04	.03	.03
3	.11	.09	.08	.07	.06	.06	.05	.05	Impaired
4	.15	.12	.11	.09	.08	.08	.07	.06
5	.19	.16	.13	.12	.11	.09	.09	.09	DUI

6	.23	.19	.16	.14	.13	.11	.10	.09
7	.26	.22	.19	.16	.15	.13	.12	.11
8	.30	.25	.21	.19	.17	.15	.14	.13
9	.34	.28	.24	.21	.19	.17	.15	.14
10	.38	.31	.27	.23	.21	.19	.17	.16
^A One drink is 1.25 oz. of 80 proof liquor, 12 oz. beer, or 5 oz. of wine ^BSubtract .01 for each hour of drinking

Blood
Alcohol Concentration – for Women

Drinks^A	Body Weight In Pounds								Influence^B
	90	100	120	140	160	180	200	220
1	.05	.05	.04	.03	.03	.03	.02	.02	Possibly
2	.10	.09	.08	.07	.06	.05	.05	.04
3	.15	.14	.11	.10	.09	.08	.07	.06	Impaired
4	.20	.18	.15	.13	.11	.10	.09	.08
5	.25	.23	.19	.16	.14	.13	.11	.10	DUI
6	.30	.27	.23	.19	.17	.15	.14	.12
7	.35	.32	.27	.23	.20	.18	.16	.14
8	.40	.36	.30	.26	.23	.20	.18	.17
9	.45	.41	.34	.29	.26	.23	.20	.19
10	.51	.45	.38	.32	.28	.25	.23	.21
^A One drink is 1.25 oz. of 80 proof liquor, 12 oz. beer, or 5 oz. of wine ^BSubtract .01 for each hour of drinking

Websites for Final Project on Thrift Shopping

By Stacey Englander

I decided that in order to get an idea of what kind of people and how much income that area has coming in I found on www.muninetguide.com that the median household income for Hempstead is $55,075 and the median household income in Nassau County is 87,701. To find out a little about what the area has and how the living is in that area I went to www.mynassauproperty.com and http://www.city-data.com to find out a little about the community.

The median age for residents in Hempstead is 37.6. This is a little older than average in the U.S. Families (non single residences) represent 78.4 percent of the population. This gives Hempstead a higher than average concentration of families.

Then I went to http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html to find out what society thinks about fashion, money and the cost of living. What type of fashion is big now and what you need or want to look for the business world.

It’s hard to stay trendy while trying to keep a reasonable budget. There have been so many different articles, pictures and magazines that are dedicated to showing what they believe are fashionable.

Take the following article, for example: http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/othercities/portland/stories/2007/09/03/daily22.html?b=1188792000%5E1517943 What’s wrong with this is that it doesn’t fit everyone’s budget like they would like it to.

Fashion and cost have become such a big issue that even Kohls has now come together with Vera Wang to make a line that’s affordable but priced just right, that even Ophra agrees. http://www.oprah.com/beauty/fashion/fashion_omag_200709_wang.jhtml?promocode= CNNveraDL?cnn=yes

I have found sites that try and tell you how to shop and what to look for, such as: http://health.learninginfo.org/womens-business-attire.htm.

While using all this information I have looked up ideas and prices that business attire for women would cost. http://www.anntaylorloft.com/catalog/category_outfit.jsp?N=1200013&pCategoryId=199&categoryId=212&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_212&cm_mmc_o=QztBBj1BufCjC-55zywkjmAbflCjC-pMzEgwpCjC_AlbEwll+lAbf+cBFzE%7CC%7Cviiiiiiiiiiiiiiin9ISv

And then I got an idea on how much men’s business attire would cost. http://www.josbank.com/IWCatSectionView.process?IWAction=Load&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1100&source=yahoo&keyword=mens_suits. The budget I decided to make for myself for women, is around $140 (the average cost of a women’s suit in a department store) and for men it would be around $150 (a little less then the average cost of a man’s suit).

One place I’ve decided that I would try and shop at to see what I can get for the right price is the Salvation Army. http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf.

Web Sites for Final Project

I have found sites that try and tell you how to shop and what to look for, such as: http://health.learninginfo.org/womens-business-attire.htm.

One place I’ve decided that I would try and shop at to see what I can get for the right price is the Salvation Army. http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf. There I will see what I can get, at the same price.

Hofstra Journalism 80 Section A Fall 2007