News Skill Shot Zine

This is an article on the recent killing of Avis Bank and the status of Carla Hughes who face charges on murdering Avis Bank.

The former Jackson school teacher, Carla Hughes has been found guilty of killing pregnant Avis Banks and the jury at Madison County convicted her, on Tuesday, for committing the crime. Banks was killed at her home, at Ridgeland, which she shared with her fiancée; Keyon Pittman .Hughes killed Banks because Hughes was having sexual relationship with Keyon Pittman, who is her school colleague.

Banks was stabbed four times all over the body, on the neck, the legs and the face, at her apartments on November 29, in 2006.She had shots on her legs   and were killed because the victim wanted to get rid of her to be with Pittman .The verdict may get Carla Hughes life imprisonment or death penalty for killing a woman and her unborn baby.



The verdict brought tears into the eyes of the relatives and family members of both the parties. Hughes started sobbing in the courtroom as she heard the verdict and there was mixed response from both the parties. Bank’s sister said she was relieved and she recalled the moments she shared with her sister. Bank’s family suspected Pittman’s role in Bank’s murder but Pittman was not found guilty by the court and Bank’s mother pointing towards sky said “God will take care of him.” Banks father said now his daughter’s soul will rest in peace and the verdict has brought justice to her. There are huge responses from many parts of the country as the verdict was given.

Tum to Gaironki baat karate ho,

Humne apne bhi aajmaye hai,

Log kaantonse bach nikalte hai,

humne phoolonse jakhm khaye hai.

KOI CHAHTA HAI KI HUM HAMESHA HASTE RAHE,

BAHUT SAARE YAAR HUMEIN RULA KAR RAAZI HAI.

3-4 GINTI KE LOG HAI JINHONE HUMEIN GALE SE LAGAYA,

BAAKI SAB MITTI MEIN MILA KAR RAAZI HAI.

Ankho me aansuo ko ubhar ne na diya,

Mitti ke motiyo ko bikhar ne na diya,

Jis raah pe pade the tere kadamo ke nishan,

Us raah se kisi ko gujar ne na diya

Utre jo zindagi teri gehraiyo mein hum,

Mehfil meh rahkar bhi rahe tanhaiyo mein hum,

Deewangi nahi to aur kya kahe,

Insaan dhoondhte rahe parchayio mein hum !

pyar k naam par bewafai ka saath paaya,

hamare isq ko daulat k taraju me tol diya…

do asqk apni majboori par gira kar,

bahut khubi se apni bewafai ko aansuo ka naam de diya….

Khud se to pyar hum ne kabhi kiya hi nahin tha

Aap ke siwa kisi ko ye haq diya hi nahin tha

Mushkilon main aaj aap ne rishta hi tor diya

Roshni ka khawab dikha kar andhere main chor diya

Mousam ko mousam ki baharon ne loota.

Kashti ko sahil kay kinaroon ne loota,

Tum to dar gaye ek hi kasam say,

Humain to tumhari kasam day kar hazaron ne loota.

Na mila dil ka qadardan is zamany may,

Yeh rishta toot gaya dekhne or dikhane may,

Sochtay hain ek roz SHAMA say pochain,

Maza kis may hai … jalnay may ya jalanay may?

When genius and futurist John Naisbitt put out Megatrends in 1982 calling our future the “information age” even he could not have predicted the amount and value of information we would inhabit by the turn of the century. With all forms of media, security cameras cell phones recording our every move there is more news and not-really-news than we can assimilate in a day.

News magazines have become a helpful and needed conglomeration of information to help us sort out fact from fiction and keep us up on the need to know we encounter. Although they all relate news, each of our three major news magazines offers a different slant on the events of our times.

Politics Stage Left or Right

For political coverage above and beyond media scope the distinct leader is Newsweek. From its quotes of politicians and media stars to its “Conventional Wisdom” meter, Newsweek offers all its news with a very political approach. If there’s an article about global warming, it will talk about how politician’s respond to the crisis.

If there is a movie review it will take note of any imagery or idea that is remotely political. People who love Sunday morning news talk shows are the type who enjoys Newsweek’s Capital Hill coverage and view of the world from the policy makers of power. Like most publications, Newsweek is only as bipartisan as the writers on staff, but it does work hard to objectify its coverage and does offer a range experiences to play in its politicized arena.

What About My Wallet?

While some keep up with national and global affairs because it’s interesting and fun to know what’s going on, others keep up to manage their money. Economics and the things that effect finance play a decisive role in the slant of U.S. News and World Report. This magazine doesn’t put on the same friendly front as Newsweek and instead covers hard news stories, often with a financial or economic world angle as part of the picture. For investors or people who care about the price of tea in China because it affects their trade interests, U.S. News and World Report is an obvious choice.

News For The Rest Of Us

Then there are folks who simply like to keep up to date in a more generic or general way. We want to be informed but don’t want to take a college class on government or business to understand our events. For these folks, Time is the leading magazine of choice. Time covers politics and money but includes a plethora of other topics as well. Time was a groundbreaking force in bringing spirituality articles to the cover and front of the magazine and handles movies, media, and human interest with the same warm professionalism as it does politics, money and demographics. Time’s famous “Person of the Year” is often the subject of controversy and is popularly awaited every year. The person is not always a political leader, and not always a popular choice but reflects the world’s focus on the event of our age.

There’s a lot of stuff going on every minute of every day and we are privy to most of it via media. Selecting a news magazine that fits your focus of information helps funnel that coverage into a meaningful block of knowledge.