Most people have probably never heard of North Dakota State University, but all of that is going to change now because the men’s basketball team just won the Summit League Championship to get them into the NCAA Tournament. This was the first year that they were eligible to get into the NCAA Tournament.
In chapter nine, it talks about different news releases and leads. I am sure there are many papers around this area that had articles about the Bison winning the Summit Title. I was looking on the Fargo Forums home page on the web, and there was a this title on the main page, “NDSU is going dancing: Bison men’s basketball team secures automatic bid into NCAA tournament after winning Summit League championship.” That title got my attention right away because I am a sports fan and the NCAA Tournament is one of the biggest college sporting events. Not only did the forum have an article about the Bison’s basketball team, but there was an article on ESPN’s web site “Woodside hits jumper with 3 seconds left to push N. Dakota St. to Summit title.” Many college basketball fans probably read this story because everyone is excited to see who is going to make it into the NCAA tournament.
In chapter 12, it talks about logos and color. Now everyone who watches the NCAA Tournament will be seeing the Bison logo and its green and yellow colors. The Bison’s logo will separate NDSU from other colleges because there are not many schools with a Bison for their logo. If I was watching the tournament and noticed the Bison logo, I would look it up on the internet to get some information about them. This might make some people interested about the school and maybe it will bring in more people to the college from around the United States.
Since it has been cold outside, I have been inside all day and have had the radio on at times and even they are talking about the Bison making it to the NCAA Tournament. They had a interview with the Bison’s head coach and they had Ben Woodside on when he was talking to the fans during their welcome back. When I woke up this morning, ESPN was showing highlights of the game so this is giving NDSU national exposure because there are millions of people who watch ESPN. Ben Woodside even made the top 10 plays for making the game winning shot.
Both of the titles caught my attention so I read threw the stories. These are examples of a good lead to a story.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
NBA Cares
This last weekend was one of the biggest events in the NBA (National Basketball Association). It was All-Star weekend, and this year it was located in Phoenix, Arizona. During All-Star weekend, they have many different events that take place on and off the court. The events that take place on the court include a celebrity game, rookie vs. sophomore challenge, game of horse, skills challenge, three-point contest, slam-dunk contest, and the West vs. the East All-Star game. Many people fill the stadium not just to see their favorite NBA player but to see the best NBA players currently in the game that take part during All-Star weekend.
Many people might think all NBA players do is just play basketball and get paid a lot of money, but the majority of the players do things off the court like help in their local communities. During All-Star weekend, they have a NBA Cares day to kick off All-Star weekend. All of the players that are selected to play in the All-Star game participate in the NBA Cares day. This year for NBA Cares, they had 1,000 people who helped the NBA and WNBA players, coaches, and legends build a playground, refurnish a house, and renovate a local school. Here is a video of the players helping in the community.
This doesn’t happen just during the All-Star weekend, but during the whole year. Many players do things in their communities too so it’s just not the players who made the All-Star game helping out. During the season players will visit kids in hospitals, schools, read to kids, and serve dinners and help build playgrounds at schools or in neighborhoods.
If you watch NBA games, they use the media to air NBA Cares commercials to show what NBA players are doing to help in the community. To make all of this work, the NBA players have to be prepared and come up with a plan for what they are going to do to help the community. I’m sure many of the players set goals on how many projects they want to take part in over a year and how many people they want to help.
Many little kids look up to NBA players because most kids want to be like them someday. By helping out in the community, the NBA is setting a good example for everyone and this can only get more people involved in community events.
Many people might think all NBA players do is just play basketball and get paid a lot of money, but the majority of the players do things off the court like help in their local communities. During All-Star weekend, they have a NBA Cares day to kick off All-Star weekend. All of the players that are selected to play in the All-Star game participate in the NBA Cares day. This year for NBA Cares, they had 1,000 people who helped the NBA and WNBA players, coaches, and legends build a playground, refurnish a house, and renovate a local school. Here is a video of the players helping in the community.
This doesn’t happen just during the All-Star weekend, but during the whole year. Many players do things in their communities too so it’s just not the players who made the All-Star game helping out. During the season players will visit kids in hospitals, schools, read to kids, and serve dinners and help build playgrounds at schools or in neighborhoods.
If you watch NBA games, they use the media to air NBA Cares commercials to show what NBA players are doing to help in the community. To make all of this work, the NBA players have to be prepared and come up with a plan for what they are going to do to help the community. I’m sure many of the players set goals on how many projects they want to take part in over a year and how many people they want to help.
Many little kids look up to NBA players because most kids want to be like them someday. By helping out in the community, the NBA is setting a good example for everyone and this can only get more people involved in community events.
Friday, January 30, 2009
It is the biggest game of the year, the Super Bowl. There will be millions of people, who will take time out of their busy schedules just to sit down and watch the Super Bowl. Some people might watch it because they love the game of football and then you get some people who will watch the Super Bowl just for the commercials. This is the one time out of the year where I will not change the channel once a commercial comes on. You never know when there will be a good commercial on and if u miss that one commercial you probably won’t know what people are talking about the next day. Usually the day after the Super Bowl, you will hear people talking about the best commercials throughout the game.
The Super Bowl is a good way to advertise and persuade people to buy your product through a commercial since there will be so many people watching the game. If I was in charge of a big company, I would want to have a commercial because its a good way to get your name out to people. However, with the economy the way it is right now, there will be some big companies not airing any commercials this Super Bowl. These companies include FedEx, and all of the automakers. Since these companies will not be airing any commercials, that will make room for other companies to get their names out.
GM has spent nearly 77 million dollars over the last fifteen years for Super Bowl ads. In 1967, a super bowl ad cost 40,000 dollars on to run on NBC or CBS. Now in 2008, it will cost you three million dollars just to run a commercial for thirty seconds.
Michigan State University has a group of professors that ranks the Super Bowl commercials every year for the last 12 years. They grade the commercials based on creativity, production value, content, and sales. Last year MSU ranked the commercial were the Dalmatian dog helped train a Clydesdale horse to load a beer wagon number one.
One of my favorite Super Bowl commercials has been the Budweiser frogs. This commercial was shown during Super Bowl XXIX in 1995. I don’t even remember who played in Super Bowl XXIX, but I remember that commercial like it was yesterday. A couple other of my favorite commercials have been the Bud Light secret fridge and FedEx stick. What are some of your favorite Super Bowl Commercials of all time?
The Super Bowl is a good way to advertise and persuade people to buy your product through a commercial since there will be so many people watching the game. If I was in charge of a big company, I would want to have a commercial because its a good way to get your name out to people. However, with the economy the way it is right now, there will be some big companies not airing any commercials this Super Bowl. These companies include FedEx, and all of the automakers. Since these companies will not be airing any commercials, that will make room for other companies to get their names out.
GM has spent nearly 77 million dollars over the last fifteen years for Super Bowl ads. In 1967, a super bowl ad cost 40,000 dollars on to run on NBC or CBS. Now in 2008, it will cost you three million dollars just to run a commercial for thirty seconds.
Michigan State University has a group of professors that ranks the Super Bowl commercials every year for the last 12 years. They grade the commercials based on creativity, production value, content, and sales. Last year MSU ranked the commercial were the Dalmatian dog helped train a Clydesdale horse to load a beer wagon number one.
One of my favorite Super Bowl commercials has been the Budweiser frogs. This commercial was shown during Super Bowl XXIX in 1995. I don’t even remember who played in Super Bowl XXIX, but I remember that commercial like it was yesterday. A couple other of my favorite commercials have been the Bud Light secret fridge and FedEx stick. What are some of your favorite Super Bowl Commercials of all time?
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