Fodder

(If you are looking at gun-control, the first article may be of some interest or use to your paper.)

'No More Weapons!' billboard placed on US border
http://news.yahoo.com/no-more-weapons-billboard-placed-us-border-053553960.html

Mountain man scares owners of remote Utah cabins
http://news.yahoo.com/mountain-man-scares-owners-remote-utah-cabins-090722480.html

DC man’s ‘NO TAGS’ vanity plate earns him $20,000 in tickets
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/d-c-man-no-tags-vanity-plate-earns-000913724.html

Secret $1 million gold stash discovered in French rafters
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/raining-gold-secret-1-million-gold-stash-discovered-203724430.html

12 Scary Debt Facts for 2012
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/12-scary-debt-facts-for-2012.html

Drunk Pilot? Suspicion Delays Omaha Flight
http://news.yahoo.com/drunk-pilot-suspicion-delays-omaha-flight-211253296--abc-news.html

Goliath new Samsung Note phone causes rift amongst gadget junkies
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/goliath-samsung-note-phone-causes-rift-amongst-gadget-190010313.html

What Makes A Nightmare Sports Parent -- And What Makes A Great One
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/more-family-fun/201202/what-makes-nightmare-sports-parent

Italy police seize $6 trillion of fake U.S. T-bonds
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/italy-police-seize-6-trillion-144806660.html

ICE Agent Shot Dead at California Federal Building
http://news.yahoo.com/ice-agent-shot-dead-california-federal-building-022718660--abc-news.html

Fodder

Obama wants cheaper pennies and nickels
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-wants-cheaper-pennies-nickels-101600840.html

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion wins
hottest pepper title
http://news.yahoo.com/trinidad-moruga-scorpion-wins-hottest-pepper-title-015457622.html

Belgian linesman rocked by mystery object to the head
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/belgian-linesman-rocked-mystery-object-head-212438387.html

Florida executes man who raped, drowned woman
http://news.yahoo.com/florida-executes-man-raped-drowned-woman-013433091.html

Neighbors had reported possible
abuse of Wis.
Girl
http://news.yahoo.com/neighbors-had-reported-possible-abuse-wis-girl-080620325.html

Vietnam man next to crying child opens plane door
http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-man-next-crying-child-opens-plane-door-122829364.html

A Houdini escape: driver survives a 20-ton boulder dropping
on car roof
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/houdini-escape-driver-survives-20-ton-boulder-dropping-220605976.html

Georgia
school voluntarily forfeits playoff spot rather than play team involved in
football brawl
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/georgia-school-voluntarily-forfeits-playoff-spot-rather-play-131118863.html

Reading journal Fodder

In addition to the normal on-line light reading fodder, I'm going to try and find some more serious information on line which may or may not be useful to you in your reasearch.


Violence in Media Entertainment
(This is a website article, #39 on page 434 in the
Longman Handbook)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/violence_entertainment.cfm

The Business of
Media Violence
(This is a website article, #39 on page 434 in the
Longman Handbook)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/business_media_violence.cfm

Media Violence Debates
(This is a website article, #39 on page 434 in the
Longman Handbook)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/violence_debates.cfm

Media Education and Media Violence
(This is a website article, #39 on page 434 in the
Longman Handbook)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/role_media_education.cfm

Should We Censor Violence in the Media?
(This is an on-line document, #40 on page 434 in the
Longman Handbook)
http://www.yellodyno.com/pdf/Violence_in_the_media.pdf

US jobs gap between young and old is widest ever
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-jobs-gap-between-young-050926726.html

Want a Promotion? Change Your Name
http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/want-promotion-change-name-213400665.html

Remember that journal entries must be numbered, dated on the date you read and commented on the article. Each entry is to be double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman type and at least 300 words. If you reference specific information from the article you must cite it using APA format. The content should be personal, reflective or reactive, consider questioning the motives of the people, the writer, even the news agency. Follow this by an APA formated bibiographic reference on each entry. Also, include a cumulative References page at the end of the document. All entries should be in ONE document and submitted on or before February 29th at midnight.


Malaysian jungle adventurers solve WWII mysteries
http://news.yahoo.com/malaysian-jungle-adventurers-solve-wwii-mysteries-084802195.html

Fire kills
husband of missing Utah
woman, 2 boys
http://news.yahoo.com/fire-kills-husband-missing-utah-woman-2-boys-041211345.html

Stuck in a bad dating rut?
http://yahoo.match.com/y/article.aspx?articleid=3831&TrackingID=526103&BannerID=961485

6.8 quake
in Philippines
kills 13, buries homes
http://news.yahoo.com/6-8-quake-philippines-kills-13-buries-homes-090600155.html

Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties
http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-try-19-americans-case-straining-ties-195204213.html

Wal-Mart
greeters still greet, but duties change
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wal-mart-greeters-still-greet-015629241.html?l=1