Assignment #2 --------- Troy Davis: Injustice

     I know a lot of people have been hearing or watching news about the Troy Davis execution that took place on the night of September 21, 2011. It was a sad day for many people. I am one of many people that did not know a lot about the Troy Davis case and the upcoming execution. A man ridiculed for the last 22 years and called a "cop killer", killed by another human being under capital punishment. Even after having prominent figures backing him and trying to save his life from being taken in a seemingly adverse situation, the Supreme Court and also the President of the United States did not intervene in his execution. 


I have read two articles on this case and gained insight from each, but a little bit more from one then the other.


USA Today 

Troy Davis executed; supporters cry injustice

• USA Today ran the story on Troy Davis setting a somber mood for the reader from the start of the article from the title "Troy Davis executed; supporters cry injustice" and the photo of the man consoling a crying woman, and it also had a lot of supporting facts. The article gave the feeling that it was a mistake made executing a man who's case has so much doubt included. USA Today quotes former President Jimmy Carter, a beloved president, when he said he hopes Davis' execution will spur us as a nation towards total rejection of capital punishment. This article was clearly bias and only stating that the whole outcome from the execution was bad judgement from higher powers. I understand the fact he was executed with so much doubt still in the air, but they started very little from the prosecutors and the family of McPhail's family.
 
• USA Today might not have referenced any videos except the main video at the top of the page to watch about Troy Davis, but they did have links posted to redirect the reader to more stories on Troy Davis, a timeline on his case, and photos from the execution. 
• The link to the "photos" unfortunately only has one photo and its not of anybody surrounding the trial or decision. 

ABC News

Troy Davis Executed After Stay Denied by Supreme Court

• ABC News ran the same story, but since I read the USA Today article first the ABC article basically repeated information. On the other hand though, ABC News stayed very general and reported about the same amount of information from both sides of the case. This article indeed was not bias, but lacked as much insight as the previous article. But in journalism we will take honest facts and information over bias opinions. INDEED!
• ABC News with a straightforward title actually gave a better insight into the Troy Davis case outside of the actual article, referencing side panels on the same page of the article linking videos of other media coverage from past trials and rallies. So even though the article was short and straightforward ABC News did a great job giving the reader a chance to take a closer glimpse into the Troy Davis case. 

Social Media Assignment #1 - Simmons

I have a lot of websites that I visit on almost a daily basis. Most of them particularly I will like to start with two newspaper sites that i like to access:
 1.)  www.ajc.com

• This website is a newspaper published for the city of Atlanta called the Atlanta Journal Constitution. I enjoy this website because of its easy accessible links and navigation to different areas of the news world. It also a cool website for the fact that you can access there website via twitter, facebook, and email.

2.)  www.annistonstar.com

• I like the Anniston Star also for the reason that its interface is similar to the the ajc website. The navigation runs very smoothly throughout the site. I also love the green and black color scheme on the interface, attracts me to the site once I have accessed it.

Now that you all have seen my two sites I like, here is the media website I do not like:
3.) www.tmz.com

• I do not like this particular website because it is a very plain site. I do not know if they left the site plain because of the exciting stories they have on the site. I believe creators could have made this website a bit more attractive beyond the stories. Keeping up with high end celebs should make them want to have a high end site. I DIGRESS.

Let us continue on this path of dislikes and I will tell you all another website that bothers me:
4.) www.google.com

• I DO NOT dislike google, i dislike the google images search engine. It is too much clutter and not well thought out. Type in someone's name like Will Smith and you indeed get great pictures, but you have to pick through the fake, small, and distorted images. I believe they have enough money and resources you have a better format for ciphering pictures.

Lastly, the website that I love to go on a lot is a bias pick because its my own website I made:
5.) www.theleadmovement.webs.com

• This website is my music website that is used for the exposure of my music and music movement I am trying to build from the ground up. L.E.A.D. Movement meaning Loyalty Everyday All Day with music based on the foundation of hip-hop and Atlanta Rap. This website is unique because it has a music player, artist bios, and also videos. You can really began to interact with the artist via twitter and facebook from this site. It is an easy accessible site and easy to navigate. I promise it will be an interesting site to visit. CHECK IT OUT..