Media Quiz #1

 

1.    Fatal Crash in the Ouachita County area- A young man was traveling at an accelerated rate down Highway 24 when he lost control of the vehicle due to determining if he should attempt to drive in the curve. Ultimately, the driver was launched from the vehicle where he passed away at 1:51 a.m. on September 2. (Camdenarknews.com) – LOCAL

2. Water Disaster in Mississippi- Over the past month or so, Jackson Mississippi has been on a strict boil water notice since late July. The water outbreak also led to corruption within the businesses in that area. After the long wait, the city of Jackson passed with flying colors to have clear and consumable water as of Sunday evening, September 4(abcnews.go.com) – INTERNATIONAL

 3. Cracked Case of the Missing Memphis Female Educator-  An arrest has been issued for the educator’s disappearance due to the evidence showing DNA matches of her abductor on her lost items. Surveillance in the city of Memphis has also played a key role in the arrest of Fletcher’s (Teacher) disappearance as well as key witnesses that thought the abductor was acting out of the ordinary on that occasion. (CNN.com) -INTERNATIONAL

 4. Disappearance of Planes at Mississippi Airport-  Saturday morning, the Mississippi Airport employee was booked in Lee County Detention Center after shortly being guided by officials and an alumnus to land the plane. It is even said that the employee had intentions of ramming into his local Walmart (CNN.com) – NATIONAL

 5. Water Shortage in Danube Europe- This is the first time in history that the Danube has experienced such a decline in water. The most interesting thing about this is that water vehicles from World War two have shown up. (reuters.com) – NATIONAL

6.   Drugs and missing vehicles in Arkansas- The number of drugs, and missing vehicles has led to the arrest of 15+ individuals. Over 399 grams of meth and weapons were confiscated. (Katv.com) – STATE

 7.  Can paying college students to sleep help sleep habits-A research study suggests that college students are more likely to sleep in longer increments if they are offered money in exchange. Their study consisted of paying $7.50 a night all week-long excluding Friday-Sunday. The experiment resulted in those students to still implementing that healthy habit of getting enough rest long after the study was complete. (theconversation.com) – INTERNATIONAL

 8. Women of color are more expected to get suspended- Inequality has been a thing of the century, but the assistant professor at the University of Tennessee-Andrea Joseph-McCatty, suggests that for our little black the suspense rate is existentially higher. Due to her research, it was determined that those that have borderline disabilities create a big percentage of her claim of the high suspension rate as well as those who do have nurturing role models present. (theconversation.com) – INTERNATIONAL

 9.  Nikki Minaj finally get a solo song on the billboards- Nikki Minaj is known to be one of the most influential female rappers in the era of music, but that fame came from many collaborations, exposure, and very few solo projects. As of August 22, her single: Super Freaky Girl” has finally earned her a number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. (Unbiasedtea.com) – ENTERTAINMENT

 10. Beyonce is back and better than ever- Beyonce is known to be a repeater artist that makes hits on the daily. For the seventh time in her career, Beyonce has earned yet another number-one album on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. Not to mention, she is the first female recording artist to have every single album release hit number one. (Unbiasedtea.com) – ENTERTAINMENT

 11.  Kansas decides to change its housing rates- Over a year ago, Kansas City has tried to help its community by decreasing the cost of living for a substantial amount of time to bring in more developers. Unfortunately, their existing deal with the city was a complete mess and they have decided to change the housing rate once again from the new 30% of the median income to 60% of the media income. (thebeacon.median.com) – NATIONAL

 12.  Balenciaga now has shoes that resemble water bottles- Over a year ago, Balenciaga produced a sandal that was made completely of an unused water bottle, which has been brought back to light from the fraud of photoshop. Our Canadian icon- Justin Bieber, was the guinea pig that presumably wore those water bottle shoes, but it was photoshop that blew the whole internet up. (highsnobiety.com) – SOCIAL MEDIA

 13. Throwing your clothes away hurts the economy- If not known, most, if not all, clothes are made from grown fabrics- like cotton which hundreds of Americans throw away each year. Instead of discarding these beauties why not recycle them or turn them into another daily use in your household? (nerc.org) – INTERNATIONAL FASHION

 14.  Does the Dutchess has kindness for the royal family now- If not known, ever since Prince Harry married Meghan Markle, there has been a stream of disrespect towards him regarding his family believing that his wife was not suitable for him as well as their departure from the United Kingdom to pursue a low-key lifestyle as a family. After many years of that treatment, Meghan has decided to stay quite quiet, but she has never said that all is forgiven.  (e-online.com) - ENTERTAINMENT

 15.  Deceased man found in the vehicle at Walmart – On September 5, an older gentleman was found in his vehicle deceased in a Walmart parking lot in Fort Smith Arkansas. As authorities and officials are looking into this investigation, it has not been determined how long the gentleman has been in his vehicle in that current state. (5news.com) – STATE