South to The Keys
I really enjoyed reading this article because it brings the writer brings a new perspective on how he prefers to enjoy his road trip to Florida. I have lived my entire life in Florida, growing up in the West Palm Beach area, and then moving to Polk County - Yes, I know, Polk County, I would have never ended up here if my parents had not decided to move during my Junior year of highschool.
Anyways, Florida attracts tourism at Theme Parks and beautiful beaches, and by reading this article the writer certainly makes a good point - Florida is precooked with what you should do to really say you have been in Florida doing the Florida thing. However, I agree with the writer, there are many other parts to the Sunshine state that are just as amazing. It is great to see how the writer and his son still have a great time without doing the typical Florida vacation.
Neshoba County Fair
I think it is interesting how the fair is successful in this area. A lot of people attend this fair to enjoy family time and various activities. I think it is great that this fair has been around for a long time, it is like a tradition for a lot of people who attend this fair. I like that it is old-fashioned because it gives people experience in that type of of lifestyle. I would not mind attending this event because it is something different.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Feature Writing: Communication in the future?
Well, today we had a advisor meeting, and I realize that I graduate in the Fall '09. I do not think I am ready to go into the job market, so I am thinking about applying to graduate school. But I do not know what graduate program I want to do. I am not so sure I want to do any communication graduate program, I mean, I have enjoyed all my communication courses at FSC, but I think I want to pursue a different direction in graduate school. Thankfully, I still have some time to think about what I want to do.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Florida Orange Crop Shrinks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released today February its orange crop forecast for the 2008-2009 season, reducing its earlier estimate by two point five percent, or four million boxes.
The USDA attributed the decline to smaller sizes and increased fruit drop. USDA said it would continue to assess the impact of the freezes. The crop is now expected to total 158 million boxes.
“The USDA has taken off several million boxes since their original orange estimate in October and with the field reports we’re getting regarding fruit damage and juice yield loss from the late January and early February freezes we would expect less juice production than we were just a month ago,” Executive VP/CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual Michael W. Sparks said. “As a result, we would anticipate better grower returns for the late crop than what we experienced for the early crop.”
A cold spell hit Florida citrus on Jan. 22 and Feb. 5. The USDA said on Tuesday that a freeze survey showed little or no damage at that time.
The USDA makes initial citrus production forecastin October and then revises it monthly until the end of the season in July. In 2007-2008, Florida harvested 170.2 million boxes of oranges.
The USDA maintained its prediction that 23 million boxes of grapefruit will be produced in ’08-’09. The early and midseason crop is now projected at 83 million boxes, down from 84 million boxes.
The Valencias projection is now at 75 million boxes this season.
The Florida citrus industry
creates a $9.3 billion annual economic impact. It employs nearly 76,000 people and covers more than 576,000 acres.
Florida Citrus Mutual was founded in 1948. It currently represents nearly 8,000 grower members and is the state’s largest citrus grower organization.
Related Articles:
FSC Horticulture Science
Order Citrus Trees and Related Items Online
USDA Plant Health
Local Citrus Candy Factory
Find out more about California, Texas, and Arizona Citrus
Related Video:
Interested in a Grove Tour? Experience a Florida orange grove yourself!
Experience Home of the Orange
The USDA attributed the decline to smaller sizes and increased fruit drop. USDA said it would continue to assess the impact of the freezes. The crop is now expected to total 158 million boxes.
“The USDA has taken off several million boxes since their original orange estimate in October and with the field reports we’re getting regarding fruit damage and juice yield loss from the late January and early February freezes we would expect less juice production than we were just a month ago,” Executive VP/CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual Michael W. Sparks said. “As a result, we would anticipate better grower returns for the late crop than what we experienced for the early crop.”
A cold spell hit Florida citrus on Jan. 22 and Feb. 5. The USDA said on Tuesday that a freeze survey showed little or no damage at that time.
The USDA makes initial citrus production forecastin October and then revises it monthly until the end of the season in July. In 2007-2008, Florida harvested 170.2 million boxes of oranges.
The USDA maintained its prediction that 23 million boxes of grapefruit will be produced in ’08-’09. The early and midseason crop is now projected at 83 million boxes, down from 84 million boxes.
The Valencias projection is now at 75 million boxes this season.
The Florida citrus industry
creates a $9.3 billion annual economic impact. It employs nearly 76,000 people and covers more than 576,000 acres.
Florida Citrus Mutual was founded in 1948. It currently represents nearly 8,000 grower members and is the state’s largest citrus grower organization.
Related Articles:
FSC Horticulture Science
Order Citrus Trees and Related Items Online
USDA Plant Health
Local Citrus Candy Factory
Find out more about California, Texas, and Arizona Citrus
Related Video:
Interested in a Grove Tour? Experience a Florida orange grove yourself!
Experience Home of the Orange
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
"Thou shall Link to outside sites"
Linking to other sites is a great change for online journalism. Users benefit because they can read more about a particular topic. For example, if a user, who has not followed closely the Caylee Anthony case, reads an article about Caylee Anthony's funeral on the Tampa Tribune and then the user becomes interested in more information about this case, he or she can click on links to other news sites. Let say the Tampa Tribune posts a link to the Orlando Sentinel, well, then the user can find out information dated back to when the case started, like the first 911 call where the mother reports Caylee as missing. With this example, I am trying to show that linking to other journalistic sites can definitely help users be more informed on interested topics, and it also encourages the user to explore further on his or her own.
However, for mainstream news media who have not started their "linking journalism", the idea may seem a little weird - really, who wants to send traffic to a competitors site? But fortunately, just as users benefit from linking - so do these online news outlets. Linking offers mainstream news media the opportunity to build a media outlet community where users become familiar with all the sites and the type of media outlets they are.
I think linking will give other sites web traffic and credibility. If users noticed that the information that they are reading from the linked sites is reliable, than users will want to read articles posted in that site. But I do not think that linking will minimize traffic from the first site because users will also see it is reliable - considering that the site is linking to other reliable sites. This idea is true because linking will bring people back even after they have been sent away.
I think that the AP and other wire services will continue to exist - even as more site starts linking. However, I think that maybe in the future, wire services may change the way they do business to accommodate the growing trend in linking.
However, for mainstream news media who have not started their "linking journalism", the idea may seem a little weird - really, who wants to send traffic to a competitors site? But fortunately, just as users benefit from linking - so do these online news outlets. Linking offers mainstream news media the opportunity to build a media outlet community where users become familiar with all the sites and the type of media outlets they are.
I think linking will give other sites web traffic and credibility. If users noticed that the information that they are reading from the linked sites is reliable, than users will want to read articles posted in that site. But I do not think that linking will minimize traffic from the first site because users will also see it is reliable - considering that the site is linking to other reliable sites. This idea is true because linking will bring people back even after they have been sent away.
I think that the AP and other wire services will continue to exist - even as more site starts linking. However, I think that maybe in the future, wire services may change the way they do business to accommodate the growing trend in linking.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Feature Writing: Mrs. Kelly's Monster
The journalist did a excellent job providing details of the operation. I felt like I was witnessing the operation myself because of all the vivid details the journalist included in the article. I think this article shows that the journalist is professional the journalist because the journalist stayed focus by observing what was happening before, during, and after the operation.
When I first read the article, I thought it would be another happy ending after the character overcame struggles/challenges, but I was surprised to see that that was not the conclusion to this article. Death won in this case, however, I feel like Mrs. Kelly was prepared either way.
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