Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Castro Feature; Feature Ideas

First, I would like to show this example of a feature. This feature concentrates on Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba, who has very recently stepped down. It was published in a leading Irish political magazine, "An Phoblacht" in December 2007.

http://www.anphoblacht.com/news/detail/22598

In Journalism, we have been directed to start brainstorming for our owm features. We must write about something concerning the teenage (peep, adolescent, whichever you prefer) population and I would like it to fall into my own beat.
My three ideas are:
1) affirmative action- this allows employers but, in my case most importantly colleges, to approve applicants on the basis of their gender or ethnicity.

2) Underage Consumption- This is very general and well heard of, so this is my, if you will, boring choice. The focus would be on substance abuse by teenagers in the 21st century.

3) Teen obesity- Everything you read tells you that all of America is fat. This feature will delve into the "fat" and explore the validity of the statement above, plus the effect junk food has on the body since it is so popular with kids in their teens.

All of these issues are current events and therefore notable news because something new is always happening within them. Whether a new case against affirmative action is brewing, more parties are busted or a study is released on obesity, something new is always happening.
Should be interesting!

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1 comment:

mfleming said...

I like anyone of those ideas for your feature becuase they all relate to your age group and specifically things you may know something about.

Affirmative action could be cool especially when you look at the current presidental hopefuls