Indonesia volcano starts to erupt
This article on the CBC site, "Indonesia volcano starts to erupt," is hard news. The purpose of the article is to send a warning and inform people of what is taking place. It also includes a picture of the volcano beginning to erupt. The headline suggests that the volcano is harmful, because it uses the word "erupt" which means to explode. The tone of this article suggests harm or danger.
Save the economy, keep the spending tabs open
This article on the CBC site, "Save the economy, keep the spending tabs open," is hard news. This article is trying to inform people on how much our economy has changed and is continuing to change. It is also trying to warn people to keep from spending a lot in order to save our economy. The tone of this article is very serious.
Dern-Ladd family joins Hollywood Walk of Fame
This article on the CBC site "Dern-Ladd family joins Hollywood Walk of Fame," is soft news, because it is about a family of actresses and actors who were honored to accept a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This story is very entertaining, and the tone of the article suggests happiness and joy.
Kathleen Winter's debut novel vies for 3 awards
This article on the CBC site, "Kathleen Winter's debut novel vies for 3 awards," is soft news, because it was found under the entertainment section of the site. It is also soft news, because writing a novel is considered an art. The tone of the article is also very happy because she is being nominated for the awards.
Snake loose in Toronto high rise
This article on the CBC site, "Snake loose in Toronto high rise," is considered to be a blurry. I think it is blurry because it is serious that the snake is lost and could eventually die if not fed, but the fact that it cannot hurt anymore due to the fact that it is not poisonous changes the way people look at the story, for example seeing it as being entertaining or humorous. A quote that shows how this article can be humorous is, "I can't go to the bathroom without thinking it might be in the toilet or something," said Karynah Zeh, laughing. "Which is probably totally untrue, but you don't know, right? All those stories that scared you when you were a little kid." This is funny, because this could not actually happen. I would consider this article to be hard news, because the tone of the article is very serious, considering that someones pet is lost and could more than likely die.
Crosby drops gloves in Penguins loss
This article on the CBC site, "Crosby drops gloves in Penguins loss," is blurry, because fighting is a serious matter, but while at a hockey game, it is very entertaining. Although the tone of this article seems to be very serious, and the quotes of the players are also serious, I believe this article to be soft news, because the fight sounds like it would have been very entertaining, and sports are considered to be soft news, because they entertain people.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Is It Newsworthy?
Before he was Fab
Timing:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on timing, because it is a very new story, seeing as it was just published yesterday.
Significance:2/4
I give this news story a 2/4 on significance, because the story is only about the director of the movie, and her feelings about it.
Proximity:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on proximity, because this movie is available for everyone to see in Canada and the USA
Prominence:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on prominence, because it is about John Lennon and before he became famous. More people are going to read the story if it is about John Lennon instead of John.
Human Interest:3/4
I give this news story a 3/4 on human interest. because it is about a movie that anyone can see, and everyone has seen a movie at least once in their life.
Super typhoon lashes Philippines
Timing:3/4
I give this news story a 3/4 on timing, because even though it was published on Monday, and is not a brand new story, people will still want to hear about the cyclone, and to be updated.
Significance:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on significance, because the cyclone affected everyone in the Phillipines, not just a select few.
Proximity:2/4
I give this news story a 2/4 on proximity, because even though we are not even a tiny bit close to the Phillipines, we can still relate to them, because we have huge storms as well.
Prominence:3/4
I give this news story a 3/4 on prominence, because even though there would have been a few people who were injured and affected badly by the cyclone, if it says "lashes Phillipines", than more people would be interested.
Human Interest:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on human interest, because it can affect people worldwide. Everyone in the world can relate because a huge storm can happen anywhere. Also, it is very amotional, because lives were lost.
Workplace death blamed on government
Timing:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on timing, because it was just published today, which means that it is new news.
Significance:3/4
I give this news story a 3/4 on significance, because even though there was only one death, everyone can relate to it, because everyone has to be safe in their working environment.
Proximity:3/4
I give this story a 3/4 on proximity, because even though it never happened close to home, people can relate to the death and being safe while in their working environment.
Prominence:3/4
I give this story a 3/4 on prominence, because even though it is not the death of a famous person or a famous company, the death is being blamed on the government, which everyone is involved in and votes for.
Human Interest:4/4
I give this story a 4/4 on human interest, because people worldwide can relate to the incident. Anyone can be injured while working, and more people should be aware of what can happen if your are not careful.
Ottawa-area man found dead in Mexico
Timing:4/4
I give this story a 4/4 on timing, because it was only published on Sunday, which means that it is still reletively new news.
Significance:3/4
I give this story a 3/4 on significance, because the man who was murdered in Mexico was from Canada. The story involves two completely different countries, but when something like this happens people can relate, because murders happen all over the world.
Proximity:4/4
I give this story a 4/4 on proximity, because even though the man was murdered in Mexico, he was Canadian, which scares a lot of Canadians from going to Mexico.
Prominence:3/4
I give this story a 3/4 on prominence, because even though this man was not famous, Mexico is a popular country during march break and vacations. This incident could keep a number of people from going there for their vacation.
Human Interest:4/4
I give this story a 4/4 on human interest, because murders happen all over the world, and could eventually get closer to home.
Timing:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on timing, because it is a very new story, seeing as it was just published yesterday.
Significance:2/4
I give this news story a 2/4 on significance, because the story is only about the director of the movie, and her feelings about it.
Proximity:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on proximity, because this movie is available for everyone to see in Canada and the USA
Prominence:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on prominence, because it is about John Lennon and before he became famous. More people are going to read the story if it is about John Lennon instead of John.
Human Interest:3/4
I give this news story a 3/4 on human interest. because it is about a movie that anyone can see, and everyone has seen a movie at least once in their life.
Super typhoon lashes Philippines
Timing:3/4
I give this news story a 3/4 on timing, because even though it was published on Monday, and is not a brand new story, people will still want to hear about the cyclone, and to be updated.
Significance:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on significance, because the cyclone affected everyone in the Phillipines, not just a select few.
Proximity:2/4
I give this news story a 2/4 on proximity, because even though we are not even a tiny bit close to the Phillipines, we can still relate to them, because we have huge storms as well.
Prominence:3/4
I give this news story a 3/4 on prominence, because even though there would have been a few people who were injured and affected badly by the cyclone, if it says "lashes Phillipines", than more people would be interested.
Human Interest:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on human interest, because it can affect people worldwide. Everyone in the world can relate because a huge storm can happen anywhere. Also, it is very amotional, because lives were lost.
Workplace death blamed on government
Timing:4/4
I give this news story a 4/4 on timing, because it was just published today, which means that it is new news.
Significance:3/4
I give this news story a 3/4 on significance, because even though there was only one death, everyone can relate to it, because everyone has to be safe in their working environment.
Proximity:3/4
I give this story a 3/4 on proximity, because even though it never happened close to home, people can relate to the death and being safe while in their working environment.
Prominence:3/4
I give this story a 3/4 on prominence, because even though it is not the death of a famous person or a famous company, the death is being blamed on the government, which everyone is involved in and votes for.
Human Interest:4/4
I give this story a 4/4 on human interest, because people worldwide can relate to the incident. Anyone can be injured while working, and more people should be aware of what can happen if your are not careful.
Ottawa-area man found dead in Mexico
Timing:4/4
I give this story a 4/4 on timing, because it was only published on Sunday, which means that it is still reletively new news.
Significance:3/4
I give this story a 3/4 on significance, because the man who was murdered in Mexico was from Canada. The story involves two completely different countries, but when something like this happens people can relate, because murders happen all over the world.
Proximity:4/4
I give this story a 4/4 on proximity, because even though the man was murdered in Mexico, he was Canadian, which scares a lot of Canadians from going to Mexico.
Prominence:3/4
I give this story a 3/4 on prominence, because even though this man was not famous, Mexico is a popular country during march break and vacations. This incident could keep a number of people from going there for their vacation.
Human Interest:4/4
I give this story a 4/4 on human interest, because murders happen all over the world, and could eventually get closer to home.
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