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  1. Apr 2025
    1. At the time of the collision, staffing levels were “not normal” inside National’s control tower, with no single controller dedicated to managing helicopter traffic

      This also gives us a bit more context as to why

    2. hundreds of emergency personnel from all over the metropolitan area converged on National and its surrounding roadways, bridges and riverbanks

      The author of this article chose to focus on the rescue aspect of the story more so than the stories of the victims involved

    3. “A large black spot,” as one official described it. Hazardous ice chunks littered the murky water, and wind gusts buffeted the rescuers like frozen needles.

      Environmental impact the crash had

  2. Mar 2025
    1. Washington will put hope in its youth

      This is a huge metaphor for the Washington Nationals this year. Their putting hope in their new younger players making hope seem like a tangible object that placed on someone.

    2. to the Phillies, who struck out more times (19) than any team in MLB history on Opening Day and still won

      This is such a sad stat for the Nationals :(

    3. MacKenzie Gore shines, but Nationals fall on an optimistic Opening Day

      The metaphor in this title is how Mackenzie Gore, the Washington Nationals pitcher, "shined" or did really well during opening day. However, the team "fell" meaning they could not pull out the win to back up his achievement.

    1. Interim President Katrina Armstrong addressed concerns in a letter to the Columbia community Wednesday, saying in part

      The mention of Interim President Armstrong's letter suggests an effort to communicate the university's stance directly, which is a common PR tactic to control the message.

    2. "It's a very, very tough situation," Moran said. "And Columbia really is in some ways exhibit A in this controversy."

      The reporter of this article was most likely put into contact with Moran through a Columbia University PR person

    3. But we will never compromise our values of pedagogical independence, our commitment to academic freedom, or our obligation to follow the law."

      This quote demonstrates Columbia University's potential self-interest in maintaining its core values such as pedagogical independence and academic freedom, even while considering the Trump administration's demands to restore federal funding.

    4. Columbia University is reportedly nearing a deal to give into the Trump administration's demands to secure millions in funding.

      This is the conflict

    1. McCuskey said that he will be looking into the selection process, asking the NCAA for a level of detail, accountability and transparency that will help teams in the future better know what they need to do to get into the tournament.

      Possible solution to the conflict

    2. “Any way you slice it, this thing reeks of corruption,” Morrisey said.

      Anything someone associated with the school says about the situation in a public forum is a form of PR

    3. McCuskey said that while many fans see the tournament as a fun way to fill out a bracket, the tournament is, in fact, a multi-billion-dollar business, as well as the pinnacle of many student-athletes’ college careers. try { var event = new CustomEvent("nsDfpSlotRendered", { detail: { id: "acm-ad-tag-mr2_ab-mr2_ab" } }); console.log("HTL.nsDfpSlotRendered", event); window.dispatchEvent(event); } catch (err) {}

      Leaving WVU didn't only affect the fans and the players it also affected the entire state of West Virginia's potential economy growth

    4. UNC’s athletic director, Bubba Cunningham, is the head of the NCAA tournament selection committee, with his term ending this year

      This definitely caused for an unfair bias in the section process

    5. Aaron Williams,

      Not entirely sure if we can call this author unbiased because from further research I have learned that he attended the West Virginia Univeristy.

    6. WV Attorney General JB McCuskey to investigate the NCAA tournament selection committee following WVU being passed over for the 2025 basketball tournament.

      This story talks about how WVU was snubbed from the NCAA March Madness Tourtament.