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Daniëlle van der Leest

International Journalism

Docent : R. Kroon

28 October 2013

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Contents

1. The News Fairytale ‘Family drama at Neuschwanstein forest Germany’

2. The Press Release ‘Bring sex back in your relationship’

3. Letter to the editor ‘Pakistani girl shot by Taliban’

4. Editorial ‘Want to make a difference? Dare to choose’

5. Hot off the wire ‘Animal shelters about to hit rock-bottom’

5.1 . Photo documentary Animal Shelter

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1 Family drama at Neuschwanstein forest Germany

A mother kills her daughter and seven cousins in the forest near the castle Neuschwanstein

in Bayern, Germany.

Presumably the cause of dead of the girl is a poisoned apple. The police found her, named

Snow White, lifeless on the ground with a half eaten apple next to her. They send the apple

to the lab for more research. The cousins were stabbed when they tried to defend Snow

White.

The police found the mother sitting next to the death bodies. During the arrest she kept

screaming: ‘Now I am the most beautiful of all!’ Blood test indicates the mother had an

overdose of drugs. Waiting for her trial she is send to rehab.

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2 Bring sex back in your relationship

FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 23TH

, 2013

Danielle van der Leest

[email protected]

020-5466301

06-21335478

Bring sex back in your relationship Amsterdam: 16:30, 23 September 2013. Psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer will

discuss current sexual issues during the Woman to Woman Conference. The conference is

this coming Saturday, the 28th of September in the Peabody hotel in Amsterdam. It’s for

every woman who ones was confident, but don’t know how to bring back the sexual tension

in their relationship. Dr. Ruth Westheimer will give ten workshops, for example: ‘Our sexual

selves’ and ‘Why does he do that’.

New research shows that relationships may be killing your sex drive. Often it can be

influenced by stress, job worries or the impact of children. But according to Joanna Coker,

sex and relationship expert, it does not have to mean the end of a relationship. ‘It is quite

possible that sex became a routine over time and is in need of a shake up. By sharing and

talking through issues with your partner, friends or experts you will be able to find a solution.’

That is why the Woman to Woman Conference can help you. The different workshops held

by expert will give you a different view on your sex life. Do you want to keep your problems

private? There are also free booklets and a resource information desk.

Bring back the harmony in your life by experience these workshops at the Woman to

Woman Conference. This coming Saturday it will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For

tickets call Rosalie Bledsoe 875-6682, €35 per person which is tax deductible donation. Any

proceeds are to benefit the Palmer Hospital for Children & Women.

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3 Letter to the editor

Dear Madam/Sir,

I am writing in reference to an article on your website www.foxnews.com. Since you cannot

leave any comment on the website I hope I will reach the writer of the article ‘Malala

Yousafzai, Pakistani girl shot by Taliban, under new death threat’. I think the girl you write

about is really inspiring. Education is important and everybody should have the right on this.

By putting her in the spotlight, also the big problems of Pakistan become more tangible for

western people.

However there is also a reverse of your story. We

generally know not much about Pakistan. I think

one of the most important tasks of a journalist is

showing both sides of the story. On that point you

succeed. But in my opinion the side of the Taliban

is not showed in a right way. I am not saying I

approve their missions and killing, but the order of

the paragraphs makes that we can speak of

certain framing. In order to clarify, the fourth

paragraph: “Anyone who campaigns against our religion and criticizes Islam, like she is

doing with her secular ideology, is our enemy and so we will target her again, and again,”

Shahid added.” makes your image of the Taliban direct very bad. But when you did put the

tenth paragraph in the beginning of the story it makes that you feel already a lot better about

the Taliban. “When you were attacked it was shocking for me. I wished it would never

happened and I had advised you before,” wrote Adnan Rasheed, according to the

Telegraph.” That almost sounds friendly is it not?

Furthermore, I want to say something about the fact that she is still not safe. To my

knowledge she is safer than any other woman there. Also for western people who are

visiting that country, there are just as unsafe as her. The safety is a risk because of the

Taliban, but also because there are people who commit suicide and thereby hope all his sins

will be forgiven.

I hope you are willing to explain more about the situation in Pakistan to the readers of this

website. I also hope that we see more news about Malala Yousafzai and many other girls

and boys who are still trying to survive the craziness out there.

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4 Want to make a difference? Dare to choose

Our world is spinning 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. Someone is

always doing something somewhere. The world does not take breaks. Does anyone ever

take a break in their socially and demanding world?

Today, we are free, to make our own choices. The only problem is that this is also the most

difficult part. When you are live, following strict rules, you will not do anything wrong. There

is no space to do anything another way. Now however, we can never be sure if we made the

right choice and the lack of that experience, make us insecure and give us more to think

about.

The most comfortable situation is, when you know what to expect. Living in your own little

universe. Do you know the feeling of going to a party where you do not know anyone and

where you are not sure what it will be like? The tension you have on your first day of school

or at a new job? Change is not a scary thing though, it’s necessary to improve life.

Even in the wealthy Europe the gap of incomes and live standard is becoming wider and

wider. But not only a protesting unemployed and hopeless youth is what makes us hesitate.

Growing up in peace and growth, we have to realize, that the individual is a lot easier to be

changed than the whole world.

We are surrounded by war, terrorism, Africans dying in Lampedusa, we get spied, all

overwhelming things happening around us which make us feel as ourselves are the one and

only thing we can start with.

In this magazine we hope to guide you in finding the right way. The way of courage Stories

of others might help you to find the answers you need for your own change. If we first help

ourselves, maybe the world turn out better eventually. We want to show you some different

solutions for an economic crisis. Also some people your age will tell you how they act on

their personal crisis. One girl had to leave her country because it was not safe anymore.

Stories of your life and stories of others inspire you to go unconventional ways. A choice

always influence the further way of living, but there is no right or wrong. Your best by dealing

with the situation.

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5 Animal shelters about to hit rock-bottom

There are just over one hundred animals shelters in The Netherlands. Each year they are

receiving around 25.000 dogs, 50.000 cats and all other sorts of pets in addition to the

animals they already have. A lot of the shelters have a hard time gathering enough money to

get around. There are many animals that need lodging, but the money they receive from the

government getting less every year.

Animal Shelter “Crailo” in Hilversum has seven employees for an average of 120 cats and

45 dogs. Luckily they have some volunteers who help with walking the dogs or petting the

cats. “I work five days a week from 7am to 8pm. Cleaning the kennels and the outside areas

takes up the most time. Other than that there is a lot of time put into feeding the animals

their the different diets and the medication they need."

When they lose their government funds they will no longer be able to have as many full-time

employees. The same can be said about the upkeep for the kennels as well as rent for the

fields they are using to run the dogs when there are not enough volunteers to walk them.

Because of the loss of government funding the animals keep getting shipped back and forth

between places. Animals from Weesp and the surrounding area’s now end up in Amersfoort

and Almere.

“We are afraid the same might happen here. It is important to be consistent with animals.

They need the attention but also because they a lot of them have medication. It’s easy to

mix them up. My first few days I had a very hard time recognizing all the cats. I finally

learned to recognize most. So have they though. The ones that need vaccines or other

painful treatment run away as soon as they see me” Says Robert while trying to catch one of

those cats.

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5.1 Photo documentary Animal Shelter

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