Apost Khan News 6/8/08 – The State Of UT360
Some of you may be wondering why this months issue hasn’t been uploaded yet, or why a vast amount of previous posts have been deleted, well the answer is simple, the blog is changing, and changing for the better. From this day forth this will act as my official website offering breaking news, new music, lyrics, videos, multimedia and tons of other new things. It will also remain my official blog, only I am proud to announce, starting at the end of this month, it will become a video blog. So no more lack luster reviews or comical vents with vast spans of dead time between posts.
Now each month will feature it’s own video pod cast, a week before which the magazine cover will be released detailing what will be found in that episode. Here is the breakdown of what my new video blog will feature.
*In Depth Breaking News On All Things Apost Khan
This includes song previews, behind the scenes videos, on set updates on film projects, and all kinds of behind the music type featurettes.
*A Current Events Blotter
This section will kick off each show and end each show. In this portion I will give my 2 cents on all the recent happenings, think Jim Rome Is Burning.
*Reviews
These will come in 2 forms. Some such as dvd reviews will be featured in a scrolling ticker at the bottom of the screen, allowing them to be part of the show yet not eat up a bulk of time, the other veriety will be video game reviews, which will be handle in a very X-Play like fashion only with a twist, each game is reviewed for the point of view of a sports gamer. All reviews will be scored on a 1-10 basis. 1 being of course atrochious, think Superman 64, and 10 being utter perfection, example God Of War.
The reviews will break down like this:
TV Shows & Wrestling Events will be broken down by episode or match, each receiving a 1-10 rating. Those ratings will then be added up and averaged out to get the final score.
Video games will be graded on a overall quality level of the game. Each component will hold weight, such as graphics, AI, ect., but the main core of importance will be placed on the enjoyment of game play. In an interesting twist, as sports gamers know all too well, many games ship unfinished. When this occurs points will be deducted from the final score.
Reviews on the horizon are: MLB 2K8, NBA Ballers: Chosen One, GTA4, Ninja Gaiden II, Top Spin 3, Don King’s Prizefighter, Nascar 09 & Much More.
*The Ultimate Exposé
This section will feature indepth news stories many people may be unaware of and will be featured in every other issue. Most will feature interviews with people who have a firm knowledge of the subjects in question. These stories will be chosen to have impact on two levels. The first will be to open peoples eyes up to real issues that news stations, if you can call them that anymore, as most of them have become 24/7 editions of Entertainment Tonight, just simply ignore or briefly touch upon. The second aim is to expose and hopefully put an end to the foolish hypocrisy many people in this nation display and instead get these people who enjoy being part of a cause to imbrace a cause that truly holds value and merit.
The first 4 editions will be centered on the meaningless platitude that we hear recited endlessly that “Children Are The Future”. We hear outrage all the time, video games are corrupting the kids, violent movies are desensitizing them to violence, giving kids failing grades in school can damage their precious self esteem, and recently we had the whole nonsensical outrage over a Vanity Fair spread of a millionaire. So much time from so many places wasted on complete crap when there are real issues, some severe and heart renching, others tragedies that we could right in weeks if not days, and some just stories to show these people that there are things to really get upset over, theres no need to manufacture issues when so many already exist. These stories will be 100% factually accurate and will be heavily researched to ensure for the complete unadulterated truth to be exposed.
The breakdown of this section goes as follows.
1.Avoidable Childhood Blindness – Tragically tens of thousands of children around the world are blind simply because they live in such conditions that they cannot consume enough vitamins to keep themselves healthy. This is truly a tragedy that could be fixed in weeks if a concise effort was made. In the next installment of the program I will have a sit down interview with Faizan Siddiqi, a man who runs Kids With Vision, A non-profit organization who are championing this cause. He recently took a camera crew to these parts of the world and will give us information on what we can do to help and make a difference.
2.The Prevalence Of Online Child Modeling Sites – Hundreds if not thousands of websites exist offering what they claim to be legal content, but what in many peoples opinion crosses the line. These sites have massive user bases and offer their content on a pay by credit means, in this edition we will explore the legality of these disturbingly popular sites as well as go indepth on just how expansive this phenomenon has become. In this portion of the show I will conduct a sit down interview with a law enforcement official who specializes in this area and review several of these “legal” sites, leading to a vast gauntlet of questions to be answered and issue to be cleared up. Look for this eye opening installment in the issues to come.
3)Slavery – It’s hard to believe but as of this moment there are more slaves in this world then ever before. This is a truly heartbreaking issue that the vast majority of people are completely unaware of. Tragically many of these slaves are children, most ripped from their families who in many cases were killed before their very eyes and forced to fight in armies. The phenomenon of the child soldier is sadly escalating, estimates in places such as Burma/Myanmar put the number of child soldiers in the tens of thousands. While in other regions of the world people are sold for as cheap as 40$. This practice has even migrated from places like Haiti to regions in the United States. Several authors have written compelling books on this very troubling subject and later this year I plan to conduct a sit down interview with one of them and allow them to detail the horrifying things they’ve uncovered.
4)The Crumbling Education System
While not as dire as any of the stories leading up to this, this is a story that people from this country really need to begin to pay attention to as we continue to lag behind other nations in education. From book shortages, to books just simply being outdated, to underpaid teachers and decaying institutions, to school board corruption, we will go as indepth as humanly possible on this issue. Interviews will be conducted with students and teachers at both rural and city schools detailing what they deal with every day and the difficulties they face. Look for this later this year.
When these segments conclude the next 4 segments will be centered around the slogan “Support The Troops”.
These will not be fluff pieces, I am approaching these as a serious journalist, so expect massive amounts of the ultimate undeniable truth. Nothing needs to be fair or balanced, the truth is the truth it has only one side.
*Road Trips
These will happen from time to time, portions of the show may be shot on location at Spring Break, Sporting Events, Concerts, Big Media Shows, ect. UT360 will expand its reach with every edition.
*Feature Presentation
Each edition will have a feature presentation. This may be a music video debut, a short film debut, a new trailer or something else equally as monumental. These will always be the big conclusion of each installment.
*Album Of The Month
Each month will feature a section detailing what was the best hip-hop album of the previous month.
*Dime Of The Month
Pretty straight forward. This section will crown the hottest girl who had the biggest impact in the month before.
*Plus An Interactive 20 Questions Segment
In this segment I will answer questions live on the spot from whoever wants to asks them about whatever they wish to ask. This could be interesting…
Well thats it as far as the new blog format goes. Just one last thing I’ll leave you with……….
NEW SONGS NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!
