COM 387- His Girl Friday

I did not do live-blogging because I am not a very fast typer and the movie was fast-paced so I felt it was easier to jot down notes and come back to blog about it later...
His Girl Friday is a 1940s comedy filled with sarcastic humor. The main character, Walter Burns, is a newspaper editor for the Morning Post who is desperately trying to get his ex-wife Hildy back. Hildy was a former well-known and talented reporter who wants to shed the image of being a newspaper reporter. She is about to marry a man named Bruce whom she expects to treat her as a real woman, unlike the way Walter treated her. Walter tries to get Hildy to come back and cover one last story about a convicted murderer, Earl Williams, who is on death row. However, Williams ends up escaping from jail. The whole time all of this is going on Walter is scheming and trying to find ways to win Hildy back. He sets up Bruce to get arrested and kidnaps Hildy's future mother-in-law. In the end we find out that Williams is not guilty and city officials actually set him up. The movie just ends without us knowing what happens between Walter and Hildy and Bruce.

COM 317- Due process of law

According to due process of law, laws and legal proceedings must be fair. You must play by the rules. Walter Burgwyn was a judge who served in the Alabama state legislature from 1919-1920, then he was a circuit judge until 1935 and a presiding judge from 1935-1963. He is known because he is the judge who heard the famous Times vs. Sullivan case. Jones was very racist because he did not let black people have any rights. He also wrote several Confederate War poems. T. Eric Embry was hired by the Times to defend blacks in criminal cases. Jones was a circuit judge in Alababa who contradicted his own article by making it his mission to do everything possible in his power to prevent blacks from having any rights. Embry and Jones ended up meeting in court when Embry was a defense lawyer and Jones was the judge in the Sullivan case,

com 317- Britney Spears

The pop star was hospitalized again for her erratic behavior. I think Spears has a lot of mental issues going on and I am sure the papparazi are making it worse for her. I do feel sorry for her because her privacy is being invaded and the media is out to make her look as crazy as possible by showing pictures and clips of her at her worst times. She just needs a lot of professional help.
The 5150 gives the right for a medical professional to help one who might be a possible danger to his/herself or others. Although it is hard to decide, I think she does have rights under the 5150 because she is allowed to leave after 72 hours if the medical professionals think she is not a risk anymore.

COM 387- Jimmy Breslin

After reading a few of Breslin's articles, I realize that he is a very opinionated reporter. I found his interview about the election and candidates with Jeremy Schaap a bit ruthless but also comical at times. Schaap referred to Breslin as "a torchbearer from the days of the big city print journalism, the quintessential constant in an ever-changing megatopolis." He uses some big words there! Breslin directly says that he cannot stand Hilary Clinton while answering the first question. He thinks everything that comes out of her mouth is a lie. Then when asked about Guiliani, he says 'he will start World War III." He considers him the worst mayor ever. Then he describes Bush in two words- dumb and evil. Breslin is a very blunt and honest person who is more than happy to express his opinion. However, I think his opinions are a little too harsh.