http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/09/24/man-gives-his-porsche-cayenne-funeral-at-its-last-resting-place/?intcmp=features

        First of all, it's frankly humiliating that Fox News would report on something as silly and unimportant as a man giving his car a funeral. Second of all, this article goes against at least three of the 9 principles and 7 yardsticks of journalism; making the important interesting, newsworthiness, and local relevance. The fact that a man gave his car a funeral will never affect anyone, nor does it have any relevance to the public at large. This article is also a prime example of making the interesting important, instead of the other way around like it should be. This story was not only unworthy of being on a major news website, but also being reported on at all.
        There's nothing that can be done to improve this story. But instead of reporting about the "funeral," perhaps instead they could have reported on the accident that "killed" the car. At least then the story would have been somewhat relevant.

I learned a lot during the lecture about the printing press. I thought that Gutenberg had been the first to think of the idea, but it turns out that humans have had them for thousands of years, going all the way back to Mesopotamia. I also hadn't known about the huge impact it had on Europe at the time, or how different our world would be without the printing press.

I thought the lecture about music was very interesting. I hadn't even known about Edison's phonograph or Berliner's gramophone before the lesson, or how different modern music would be without them. I also hadn't really seen music as anything but entertainment, or that it was used to inform back in the Middle Ages.

I really enjoyed the lesson on newspapers several days ago, and thought it was very informative. Before the lecture, I was sure that newspapers would be gone within 20 years because of the internet. But now, after learning so much about their history and important qualities, I have hope that newspapers will still be around for many years to come.

http://nicopagni19.blogspot.com/ I agreed with Nico's critique of Fox News. Whenever I see Fox News on TV, I never really learn anything. It's either some pointless story about something unimportant, or just stating obvious facts I already knew. The next time there's a major event, I'll be doing the same as Nico; steering clear of Fox News.

http://snazzysnazzgs.blogspot.com/   I thought that Camille's critique of NBC's coverage of the Navy Yard shooting was very eye-opening. It seems so unprofessional of NBC to not even check their facts, especially with something as important as the number of deaths. I'm also impressed that she was able to catch NBC's mistake, as it was something I probably would have missed.

 I thought the lesson on magazines was very interesting .I had no idea how big of a role magazines played in establishing our national identity, or how far they'd come since the 19th century. For example, there are hardly any magazines nowadays that cater to a broad audience, unlike back then.