Record Enrollment Set at Southern Arkansas University... Again.

SAU has broken several of its own records this fall, including overall enrollment, residence hall enrollment, and new student enrollment, putting the university at the height of popularity in Arkansas. The student count this year topped out at over four thousand.  Of those four thousand, over seven hundred are international students. The university is quickly becoming a hotspot on the maps of both the region and the world at large.

http://amppob.com/sau-announces-record-enrollment-for-fall-15/

Hometown News - El Dorado

Ndaba Mandela, the grandson of the late post-apartheid African president Nelson Mandela, made an appearance at El Dorado's 10th Annual SouthArk Lecture series. While there, Mandela raised several points about needing Americans and others to take an interest in African society and culture, to drop fears of visiting and to encourage motivation for change and improvement in African homes and villages. Mandela's tour through the U.S. seeks to encourage people to contribute to the effort of an improved Africa and better global impression.

Nelson Mandela's Grandson Visits El Dorado - Story | Central Arkansas - Little Rock, Pine Bluff | ArkansasMatters | KARK and KARZ

24 Hour Twitter Observation

On 4 September 2015, the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo was witness to an act of desperation, then immediately an act of sacrifice from an unexpected savior.

Following posts from twitter on the event, one can see the story spread from Sao Paulo to greater Brazil, then to more English speaking countries as news organizations pick up the story. A man followed a woman, seen below, to the steps of a cathedral in Sao Paulo after watching her withdraw money from an ATM. After pulling a gun and taking the woman hostage, the man attempts to handle the situation, literally in front of a growing crowd of onlookers. As police arrived and attempted to diffuse the situation, the man and woman begin to struggle. He pushes her to the ground, exposing his back to the 61 year old homeless man, Erasmo Francisco Rodriguez de Lima. He tackles the gunman long enough for the woman to flee down the steps. Unfortunately, the gunman succeeds in shooting Erasmo at least once in the chest, as seen in the video.

 Strangely, this event didn't receive much worldwide coverage. News organizations like CNN's Breaking News Twitter account have no links to the story at all, focusing on political news and Kim Davis updates in the days following the shooting, while independent twitter users and YouTube personalities covered the story rather quickly.

MM2003 Assignment 1: What is News?

 What is "news?" I'm reminded of a phrase, "If I haven't heard it, it's news to me." News is information that has been newly discovered. Hence the "new" part of news. In today's society, news is what we see on the TV, hear on the radio, or discover on our personal devices. It's information relevant to all who view it, rather than smaller scale information. 

 "Did you hear? Tom broke his leg!" This is relevant to Tom's friends and family, but not to society en mass. This is small scale news.

"Did you hear? There's a manhunt going on in Illinois for three guys who murdered a cop!" This is relevant to those in the town in question, the friends of those involved, the residents of Illinois, and the U.S. at large. 

 News is information relevant to all.