media journalism wknj sample script_adam kennedy

7/26/2019 Media Journalism WKNJ Sample Script_Adam Kennedy

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WKNJ Newscast

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Good afternoon, its Frida, Fe!r"ar #$t%, &______at _____________ oclock and

o"re listenin' to ().$ WKNJ*FM, +nion, New Jerse, and m _____________ wit%

t%e news.

n -ocal News

/ 0erse 1it man and woman %a2e !een acc"sed of prod"cin' fake c%ecks and cas%in'

t%em in !ot% 3aonne and Jerse cit. /anna -. 1affee, #(, and Jamaine 1%am!er, &4,

attempted to "se t%ese fake c%ecks at K"%ls 5a2ern twice wit%in one week. 5%e ta2ern

was s"spicio"s of t%e two after t%e first c%eck !o"nced, and w%en t%e two arri2ed to t%e

ta2ern once a'ain, on Wednesda, t%e police were called. 5%e admitted to "sin' t%e

fra"d"lent c%ecks and t%at t%e !ank acco"nt listed did not e6ist. 5%e two are !ein' %eld in

t%e H"dson 1o"nt Jail on a !ail of 7#),))).

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Keepin' it -ocal
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n +nion, NJ, / local Strip cl"! on art%

s%o"ld sa %as !een a serio"s topic re'ardin' t%e searc% for e6traterrestrial life. @t%ers

sa t%at it wo"ld !e dan'ero"s for t%e world to let t%eir presence !e known to ot%er

worlds. For more t%an $) ears radio telescope facilities in t%e +S %a2e attempted to
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s%ow si'ns of e6traterrestrial life, !"t %a2e %ad no l"ck. Now, instead of listenin' for

!roadcasts from ot%er worlds, t%ese scientists want to !roadcast t%eir own messa'e into

space to %opef"ll 'et response. Man people donAt want to see a !roadcast sent o"t to

space a!o"t >art%. 5%is co"ld p"t t%e entire world at risk. /s a last statement, Dr. S%ostak

sas t%at we s%o"ld send t%e internet in its entiret? more information at once s%ows

!etter si'ns of t%e !roadcast workin' o"t.

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B4*ear*old 1rai' Hicks in 1%apel Hill, Nort% 1arolina is !ein' c%ar'ed wit% t%ree

co"nts of first de'ree m"rder. 5%e wife of t%e G"nman, Karen Hicks, descri!ed %er

%"s!and as someone w%o considers e2erone to !e eC"al? t%e are in t%e process of

'ettin' a di2orce. Nei'%!ors of t%e families descri!ed 1rai' to !e someone w%o will

confront people for lo"d m"sic or parkin' iss"es in t%e nei'%!or%ood. 5%e 2ictims %a2e

no do"!t t%at reli'ion was !e%ind t%e m"rders. 1rai' is considered an /nti*t%eist? t%is

means t%at %e is an at%eist w%o is 2er confrontational a!o"t %is !eliefs, and find

e2erone else to !e wron' or ill informed. 1rai' Hicks was also said to %a2e a concealed

weapons permit, and act"all posted pict"res of %is weapons on a Face!ook pa'e. 5%ese

acc"sations are et to !e finalied, !"t t%ose w%o are in2ol2ed are sain' t%at t%e crime

was most definitel a %ate crime.

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n nternational News

/ soccer matc% in 1airo on s"nda res"lted in #( dead w%en riots !roke o"t after t%e

'ame %ad ended. 5%e matc% !e'an wit% 2iolence amon' t%e fans, and wit% an end res"lt

of a draw, # to #, t%e 2iolence a'ain escalated after t%e 'ame res"ltin' in riots. 5%ese riots

were said to %a2e !e'"n from fans w%o were ticketless at t%e 'ame and still tried to enter?

police 2e%icles were set on fire and a stampede of people !e'an clim!in' fences. 5%e

people descri!ed t%e sit"ation differentl t%en t%e police. =eople said t%ere was tear 'as

trin' to lea2e t%e soccer arena. More restrictions need to !e placed on professional

at%letic e2ents? / soccer 'ame s%o"ld not res"lt in #( deat%s.

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n Sports

/n e6citin' ni'%t for Hocke.
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5%e =itts!"r'% =en'"ins fell one s%ort to t%e New ork slanders si6 to fi2e.

5%e Nas%2ille =redators made it look eas wit% t%eir win a'ainst t%e =%oeni6 1ootes

fo"r to one.

/nd t%e 3oston 3r"ins contin"e t%eir plaoff marc% wit% a win a'ainst t%e =%iladelp%ia

flers si6 to t%ree.

5%e New Jerse De2ils take on t%e New ork


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n >ntertainment

Sl2ester Stallones /"stralian %otel room and pri2ate 0et was searc%ed for ille'al

s"!stances, sa /"stralian a"t%orities. 5%is searc% comes 0"st t%ree das prior to

a"t%orities seiin' !anned s"!stances w%en %e and %is ento"ra'e were stopped !

/"stralian c"stoms officials after a ro"tine *ra detected somet%in' wron' wit% t%eir

l"''a'e. /"t%orities detained Stallone and %is ento"ra'e for w%at was !elie2ed to !e a

tpe of %"man 'rowt% %ormone. 5%e o"tcome is still to !e seen? /"stralians %a2e a no

tolerance polic for an tpe of ille'al dr"'s, incl"din' steroids and performance*

en%ancin' s"!stances. Stallone was in /"stralia in s"pport of t%e /"stralian premiere of


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