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1. Key DOJ publics and target media for story Women of all ages Women in college Parents of women in college Any victims of sexual assault Professors, deans, presidents of universities They should care because this is a prevalent issue in the college community affecting every student that goes to college 2. Readability statistics SEO character count: 7 Word count: 361 Words per sentence: 18.4 Sentences per paragraph: 3.0 Passive voice: 0% Grade level: 12.0 3. Elements of 4-3-2-2-1 Four key words/phrases o College: 7 o Women: 11 o Victims: 7 o Rape: 9 Three subheads o National Institute of Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics o The study o Attention to the sexual victimization of college women Links o External http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij. http://cjonline.uc.edu/masters-in-criminaljustice/faculty/bonnie-s-fisher-ph-d/. o Internal o http://www.counseling.umd.edu/ o http://beta.umd.edu/ One Visual o Photo of Bonnie S. Fisher to give a face to the woman who conducted all of this research

(more) 4. Web writing style vs. print/broadcast style Similarities o Both web and print have a focus on the SEO headline to be able to attract the reader in the most minimal amount of words o Both web and print are able to use visuals such as art, photos, tables, charts, and graphs to send the message to their reader 5. Web writing style vs. previous print and R-TV writing Differences o Web has more of a focus on the detail-oriented facts o R-TV writing has more directions and cues within the writing o R-TV incorporates the author while web sticks more to the facts and the storyline o Web enables links to lead to more information about the story

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Liz King W/R #12, TA #2 Comm231 0101 April 15, 2013 A#5 Web News Story

College women most likely to be rape victims

Women are at greater risk for rape and sexual assault than women in the general population. At any college of 10,000 people, women could experience more than 350 rapes a year.

National Institute of Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics 1.7 percent of female college students were victims of attempted rape 3 percent of college women experience a completed/and or attempted rape during a college year 10 percent of completed rapes occurred at a fraternity 13 percent of college women have been stalked since the school year began 60 percent of completed rapes took place on campus

The study Study results are based on a telephone survey of a randomly selected, national sample of 4,446 women who were attending a 2- or 4-year college or university. This survey was limited to schools that have at least 1,000 students. The study suggests that rape victimization is a prominent problem for women in college and must be addressed by public politicians. The study also focuses on the importance of organizations to improve education and knowledge about sexual assault. Full report and questions researchers asked on the National Institute of Justice site can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij.

Attention to the sexual victimization of college women Bonnie S. Fisher, a professor at the University of Cincinnati, conducted the federally funded study. She found that many women do not characterize their sexual victimizations as a crime for a number of reasons: Embarrassment Not understanding the legal definition of rape Not wanting to define the individual who victimized them as a rapist Blaming themselves for their sexual assault For more information about Bonnie S. Fisher and her work in Criminal Justice visit http://cjonline.uc.edu/masters-in-criminalProfessor Fisher still works at the justice/faculty/bonnie-s-fisher-ph-d/. University of Cincinatti.
Source: cjonline.uc.edu

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Attention to the sexual victimization of college women is extremely important being that it is such a prominent issue in todays society. Many resources are available in the College Park area to help women deal with and help avoid becoming rape victims. Two great counseling sites for University of Maryland students are: http://www.counseling.umd.edu/ http://beta.umd.edu/ ###