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Reporting the Story: Facebook Scams

Today, News 20 @ 5 followed many interesting news stories around the Tallahassee area. Our reporters covered stories on Florida's Insurance Crisis and Facebook Scams. Today, was a slow news day, and so many of our reporters were required to enterprise stories. The story that I decided to follow for today's news was a story on Facebook Scams. I intially saw the story on CNN and decided to localize the topic and tailor it to Tallahassee's demographic.
Tallahassee is filled with college students and many of those students use Facebook. Facebook is one of the most popular social networking websites on the web, but it also can become a haven for scam artist. Watch News 20@5 for the latest on Facebook scams.

Tattoo Laws

A new tattoo bill passes in Florida and many tattoo shops are saying it's time for the reform to take place. The new tattoo bill will require tattoo artist to follow stricter rules when it comes to tattooing. This new bill will also make it harder for any minor under the age 16 to get a tattoo, even with mom and dads permission. Several tattoo shops around Tallahassee are glad to see the changes take place. These stricter standards forevery tattoo artist. Whether practicing underground or above ground.
The new bill also has its benefits for customers. Stricter health standards can prevent people from contracting diseases from tattoo shops.

Florida's Education Rally

In today's news, News 20 @ 5 covered a story on the education rally that took place at the Capitol. News 20 @5 was the first news crew on the scene to witness the events taking place. Thousands of Floridans marched to the Capitol on Wednesday to demand no more cuts to educational funding, especially for private and charter school students. The streets of downtown Tallahassee were filled with students, parents, and teachers Many politicians from all over the sunshine state joined in on the rally to support the cause.

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Proposed Legislation for Red Light Runners

Drivers beware, or at least be cautious because big brother is watching. There is a new proposed legislation in Florida that will allow state officials to issue tickets to red light runners. The proposed legislation is currently on the table in Tallahassee, Florida. Cameras will be mounted on main intersections and streets such as North Monroe and Tennessee Street. The proposed legislation will generate hundreds of thousands of dollars for the city, but many Tallahassee residents are more concerned with where the money will go. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ron Reagan and R-Bradendton.

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Things go wrong in News too!

Today started out very well until tragedy struck. After completing my news package pretty early today, I was going to go down stairs to drop my footage in the server. Then it happen, my hard drive died. I am so sad but I can't cry, maybe it is because I only having only 3 hours worth of sleep. You don't understand how upset I was on the inside, but I just continued my work. This was the most I have worried all semester. I just could not believe that I had lost all my footage because of a fire wire hard drive. So I went to plan B and used a feature package that I had finish a few days ago, and replace my "Red Light Camera" story with my "Haitian Art" feature.