For this media blog post I listened to National Public Radio segment from Friday, November 1. It is definitely a media outlet for professional and cultured people. It includes news about politics, business, entertainment, and international news. I liked the outlet because the stories were short, but they gave you the most important information that you needed to know about the stories.

The first story I heard was “Food Stamp Benefits Set To Shrink.” It said that 45 million Americans on food stamps will have to make due with less. The officially name Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program is losing $5million in funding. Kate Maehr, executive director and CEO of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, says that there is a continuing struggle in obtaining food for families.

Another story I heard was about the new book to movie, “Ender’s Game.” The story was titled: “‘Ender’s Game’ Movie Shows Hero’s Lasting Appeal.” The movie shows how the rise of a teenage hero is appealing to teenagers. It is an inspiration to bullied kids, because Ender is just a child who has to rise above his superiors to win a war Ender’s Game is set in the future where children are trained by computers to fight off evil alien bugs. The movie deals with issues that we feared in the ‘80s (when the book was written) and that we still fear today: crone warfare, preemptive strikes, and child soldiers.

The other story I’m writing about is “Fannie Mae Sues Big Banks.” Fannie Mae sued nine of the world’s largest banks, which include Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, on Thursday. Fannie Mae accuses the banks of manipulate interest rates between each other, which has cause Fannie Mae to lose about $800 million.