Online Reporting, Research & Writing

Hispanic education levels in 2014

As a young Latino, I always aspire to do great things. One of those things is by trying to obtain a college education.

I came across an article from back in 2014, about the education process across other Lations/Hispanics. Some of the results I expected and was also impressed by.

Some of the results show that most Hispanics don’t have anything further than a high school diploma, but over the years those results have changed.

In 2o14, most Hispanics have gone the distance to obtain at least a Bachelor’s Degree.

As the results also show, it’s the female Hispanics that have become the most successful of the genders.

NBA ratings increase as NFL’s decrease

Over the past few seasons, the NBA’s TV ratings are growing exponentially while the NFL is decreasing. Even on big holiday showings.

Christmas Day is a big day for the NBA. When scheduling games, the NBA uses Christmas Day as one of their major platform days to show off some of the biggest games of the season.

According to a few reports, the NBA’s ratings on Christmas Day have increased twenty percent from last year. This year’s NFL primetime showing on Christmas Day decreased from last year’s by nine percent.

A few different factors can be addressed as to why the ratings have changed.

Within the NFL this year, a lot of the political realm was leaked into the broadcasting of games and other headlines. Contrary to popular belief, this didn’t sit well with fans.

In the NBA, while fans weren’t interested in the political campaign, subscriptions for NBA’s League Pass increased as well.

The NBA has become a dominant force in TV with the era of “Super Teams.” Having guys like Kevin, Durant, Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson playing on the same team can definitely help the cause.

How soon will it be before the NFL makes the comeback fans are looking for? Or is this the NBA’s time to shine?

Crossing the Line

This past weekend during the NBA All-Star game, new broke out about LeBron James and Fox News political analyst, Laura Ingraham having a very heated disputed over President Trump.

NPR had a strong lede that helped describe what had happened over the weekend.

“Journalist Laura Ingraham sought to rebuke the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James for “talking politics” during a recent interview — something the Fox News host believes is out of bounds for an athlete”.

The lede gets straight to the point and briefly describes the situation. The main headline also draws you in by giving Ingraham’s opinion on James’ thoughts.

With this being one of the most talked about stories over the weekend, it was a very quick google result that contained many images.

Do not tell a lie, you must Verify?

University of Michigan -Dearborn gives wrong prices for student housing !

The truth shall always set you free, and truth should always be first. however, that was not the case for the listing of the University of Michigan-Dearborn housing statement. At the time I was trying to research some data for a school project where I referenced the University of Michigan-Dearborn website to check on student housing pricing. The housing on campus is called the Union at Dearborn . It is a privately owned student housing complex managed by UCC management , to house those students that attend the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and those students of Henry Ford Community College.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn has their housing listed at around $1,245 a year to stay on campus. With this being a commuter campus, it is understandable that a lot of students do not particularly take advantage of the student program. However, since it’s initial opening in 2014 the least expensive monthly rate was $500 a month for a 4×4 plan. that would equate to about $6,000 a year. In 2018 the amount has went to $725 for the same room plan. This equates to about $8,700 a year. That is nearly seven times as much that was listed on the website. I think that this is false information , and could lead into worst things because if I were not a resident here, I would not have known factual pricing.

How do you verify an image?

Blogging can be very useful and fun at times but it can also be a hassle when verifying facts and or photos are a must.

(photo credit Google free art)

On many instances I have shared my own artistic picture to go along with a story of my choosing and I forgot to label the picture. This can be counted as copyright infringement. A simple labeling of the picture as to where it was sourced from takes care of any problem.

Also there’s many ways to verify an image like, labeling, obtaining permission from the author and/or by contacting the uploader of the photo.

When placing a picture under a blog it’s important to make sure it adds to the story and doesn’t take away from the credibility by misleading any information on the image about the story.

I find giving credit where credit is due to be very important and it also shows the integrity of a person. There’s many ways to obtain free digital art to help enhance a blog so take a look, it’s easier than it sounds.