Today’s topics especially revolved around the Harvey Weinstein conviction, Katherine Johnson’s death and a flux of entertainment gossip combined with election news. This gossip surrounded Vanessa Bryant’s tribute to her late husband and daughter, her plans to sue the helicopter company that caused the death of them, and the celebration of life that occurred. Today had these two big deal topics occur as an influential woman died after years of service and impact, while also a big name Hollywood star’s name was dragged through the mud and he was officially convicted of sexual assault charges.

I first checked out an article from politico that talked on the Harvey Weinstein conviction. For some background, with the rise of the #MeToo Movement turning “whispers… into a torrent of accusations”. This article on him specifically focused on his trial in New York and the verdict reached. Weinstein was found guilty on charges of criminal sex act and third-degree rape. This is a huge deal within the #MeToo movement and sets the tone for other’s currently being prosecuted/accused of wrongdoing. The writer of this piece took a look at providing plenty of information and understanding on this topic and kept a fact checking system of what exactly had gone down. The generation of traffic on this case was continued and ability for commentary by users was set open after the information was presented. This writer took a narrative sort of way of presenting the information by taking the reader through the trial and giving the information out. It was combined with the inverted triangle method of stating the key facts initially then building off of this.

Katherine Johnson passing today was also seen as a big deal for her great impacts. This one hit a bit closer to home for myself, seeing as Newport News is where I currently reside and her passing just down the street. This piece shows the variety of being kept in the shadows and her many achievements. It continued on through discussion of the film based on her story and the many impacts she had made. There was a large take of being narrative. The piece was written to express her achievements and impacts, followed by a play by play of her story. The piece applies the data miner aspects of digital journalism through sifting through a large amount of information and media to share a cohesive piece on Mrs. Johnson.