Blog #34

What has stood out the most to me during the Newspaper mini-project has been all the stories that I have heard about the struggles that people have faced. I hadn't realized the hardships that people went though and the fight that was put up in order to be given what we see as basic rights. It is incredible to think that people gave their lives for eight hour work days and fair pay. It was them that allowed us to be where we are today.

The newspaper that stood out the most to be was Diego's group. Diego did a phenomenal  job of designing his spread. I could tell how much effort was put into the layout. He stayed after school and worked hard and also added special details that stood out. You can see the little design elements of people or arrows that added more effect and a graphic element to the paper. Visually it is very nice to look at and is impressive with all he was able to accomplish in such a short time.



This has affected the way I see new information because when I read it I will now think about the view of the author. I want to know their bias. What they find to be most important and what they hide. It is interesting to be able to dissect a newspaper article because I know now what it is like to write one and what goes through the author's head.

The new thoughts that I have about all of the subject matter is the violence that was involved in all of these. It seems that in every article there was mention of someone dying or being killed for their beliefs. I was taken aback by not realizing how much people had fought for our country. I feel like I haven't exposed myself to enough information about the hardships that people faced. I was unaware of the deaths and the struggles so many people faced.

The new thoughts I have about projects and assignments is thinking about what information I am showcasing and why. This has made me think about my own bias and what I chose to include in my own work. Although I won't always be writing news articles I will be creating things where certain information must be included. Now I will be thinking what is the most important and what I need to include.