Take 2: Internet Explorer, reporter investigation

Mathias Alling, Staff Writer • May 21, 2021

The Take 2 series features brief weekly updates on the state or nation’s relevant news for the community.

Internet Explorer retirement: Microsoft will retire the web browser Internet Explorer on certain versions of Windows including Windows 10 on June 15, 2022. Microsoft will continue support for the browser on some versions of Windows like Windows 8.1. Microsoft discontinued support for the browser on Microsoft 365 apps and services this year. This change will take effect Aug 17.

Significance: This is part of a large initiative to transition Microsoft products to modern versions of Microsoft Edge. Edge boasts better security features and faster load times, issues that the legacy browser Internet Explorer struggled with. This change happens 26 years after the original release of Internet Explorer in 1995.

Princess Diana Interview: After 25 years, the BBC apologized for an interview involving Princess Diana and reporter Martin Bashir. In the interview, Princess Diana admitted that her husband Charles, Prince of Wales, was having an affair. This interview came two years before her death.

Significance: The BBC admitted that the reporter was violating other journalistic ethics. These include faking bake statements to undermine rival news agencies. This scandal comes will conservative PM Boris Johnson is threatening to overhaul the compulsory licensing fee that funds most of the BBC’s operations.

About the Contributors

Mathias Alling, LJP Staff

Junior Mathias Alling is entering his third year on The Red Ledger as a section editor. He can often be found riding his bike at six in the morning, at school or learning more about cycling. If it has two wheels, handlebars and pedals, Alling is probably going to love it. He currently has 7,000 miles recorded in since he started riding and is currently going broke trying to buy more and more cycling computers and gear. Alling also enjoys cooking, watching TV shows and movies and spending time with his family. He is looking forward to the new school year and is ready to start writing and editing.

Hannah Gonzalez, Graphics Editor

Mama Mia, here we go again. As she takes her last ride in the TRL classroom, Hannah Gonzalez is ready to end this year with a bang. Gonzalez serves as a Co-Graphics editor for the third year in a row and this is her fourth year on staff. When she’s not making killer graphics, you can most likely find Gonzalez on the volleyball court, at FCA meetings, in school or going for a joy ride in the Jeep that she named “Beep.” Although TRL is life, Gonzalez also enjoys going for late-night ice cream runs, watching early morning sunrises, going to church every Sunday morning and going on an occasional lake trip. To add to her list of accomplishments, Gonzalez has won three state championships and is looking for a fourth. With her happy planner by her side, Gonzalez is looking forward to kicking procrastination to the curb as she conquers her final year as a high school student.