Inauguration Story

TO: Burnis Morris

From: Jarrod Clay

Subject:  Feelings toward President Obama at he inauguration

Scope: Generally, heading into a presidential inauguration there joy and excitement from the winning party, and disappointment and cynicism from the losing party. But this year is a little different. Given all the recent events such as the fiscal cliff, Newton shooting, and debates on gun control, how will Obama handle his inauguration, and should there even be such a big event given he has already served one term in office.

Need: There is arguably more political tension between parties now than at any other time in history, and as the president Obama must be able to somehow draw the close together. I feel that this inauguration is key on how the next four years will go for the president.

Methods:  This story can be documented in many ways. First, obviously watching the speech and listening to what that President has to say will be key, but not only that, but how will the crowd respond.  In this day in age, social media is also a great way to draw conclusions of how President Obama is being viewed by the people, so looking a Twitter and Facebook during the speech will be a great way to gauge how the people feel about the President.

Sources: The number one source will be from the President during his speech, what will he say, and how will he say it. Twitter and Facebook will also be a key to see how the average person feels about the President and his speech. Reading what political experts from both sides of the political spectrum will also be a great way to see how Republicans and Democrats alike feel about how the next four years will go.

Presentation:  This will be almost like a three part story. The first part will focus on the speech itself, how the president approaches the current events and what he says about moving forward for the next four years. Along with that will be how the crowd at the speech reacts to president Obama. The second part will be focused on how the general public reacts by monitoring social media. This will not only give a read on the general public, but an unbiased reading as well. Finally, the third part will be that of how the President is perceived my political experts from both sides of the political spectrum.