information strategy paper

Resource: The Kelsey Gazette

 

 Reaching Audiences.

 

Read the front page of The Kelsey Gazette.

 

Choose one of the headline stories.

 

Write a 350 paper in which you discuss potential bias in the story you selected and ways you can avoid bias as you do your own research. Address the following:

 

•             Identify the bias and unethical use of information.

•             What criteria could you use to improve the credibility of this story?

•             Rewrite the story to eliminate the bias. Your audience is a general audience made up of men and women of varying education levels.

•             How would you adapt your message to an audience made up exclusively of college professors?

•             Explain how you adapted the message to the new audience.

•             Discuss potential areas of bias associated with your specific topic.

  

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

For Millions on Welfare, Federal Rules Are about to Get Tougher

– Madeline Deily

On Thursday, the President is expected to release new rules that could affect millions of people who are currently enrolled the nation’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). (Story continues on B5)

The Kelsey Gazette

Tuesday, June 25, 2010

Local Teens Save Man’s Life, Paramedics Say

– Drew Gauze

At approximately 2:30 this morning a group of local teens stumbled upon a beating in progress inside the Kilgore Pharmaceutical Distribution Center Warehouse on Mid Oaks Lane. Using crowbars and other tools, the teens ignored their own security and fended off the attacker and called for emergency help.

The beating took place inside the Kilgore Pharmaceutical Distribution warehouse between 2:00 am and 2:30 am when local teens called 911. According to the police report, the teens, whose names are being withheld at this time, said they were “hanging out” in the warehouse when they heard the victim’s cries for help. Ignoring their own safety, the teens rushed to the man’s aid where they fended off the attacker.

“It sounded like he was getting beat to death—like the [attacker] was never going to stop,” one teen said.

The police report goes on to say that one teenager hit the attacker with a crowbar while another called 911. A third teenager stabbed the assailant in the neck with a screwdriver while yet another teenager took a picture of the attacker with her cellphone just before he fled the scene.

The photo has been given to the police who are hoping to be able to use it to catch the suspect and eventually convict him.

The victim, Kilgore Pharmaceutical security guard, Tom Witherton, was taken to the emergency room in critical condition; there, doctors rushed to save his life. Witherton, who has seen the teenagers at Kilgore Pharmaceutical before, has said he is grateful they were there on this night.

“I am so proud that these kids were able to overlook their own safety concerns to come to my aid,” says Witherton, who is expected to make a full recovery.

Police believe the assailant may be the same person responsible for a series of break-ins and petty thefts at the warehouse since June. (Story continues on A3)

Mayor Faces New Allegations in Latest Investigation

– Randell Getto

In what appears to be the latest problem facing Mayor Musgrave’s administration, investigators Monday revealed a series of violations in several of the mayor’s apartment buildings.

The buildings are located at 91st Avenue and Gannon Drive in the heart of the city’s most desperate neighborhoods, and have been owned by the Mayor’s family since the Musgrave family first moved to Kelsey and began seizing much of the city’s property in the early 1950s.

Investigators cite several violations of the city’s “slum” laws including, asbestos that has not been properly removed, poor insulation and heating. “There are several windows with cardboard and duct tape being used to keep out the cold,” one investigator noted.

“This is my home, where my children sleep,” says resident Silvia Martinez, who has seen her rent raised 3 times in the past 5 years but has seen few repairs. She says, “every morning when I first turn on the water, it comes out brown and I have to let it run for a few minutes—the mayor says she will fix things, but where does my money go?” she says.

And she’s not the only one asking questions. The mayor is up for re-election in November and her biggest opponent, local 3rd grade teacher and mom, Shantell Sassano, has stated, “Our children deserve better living conditions—parents shouldn’t have to worry that the building where they live is poisoning their children.”

If convicted, the mayor could be on the hook for some very costly repairs. (Story continues on A3)