http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/21/russell-williams-day-four.html
This article is obviously hard news. It's about Col. Williams court case and certainly isn't meant to be light or humorous. Although it kind of does appeal to human interest, it's too much of a serious topic to be considered soft news. The pictures which are of scenes from the court add to the seriousness of the topic.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/10/21/windsor-dog-accident-triathlon.html
This article is about a dog who tripped a bicyclist and police are searching for the dog and the owner. I'm not sure whether this should be classified as hard or soft news. It talks about a dog who tripped a bicyclist which is kind of bad because she hurt her back pretty back and will likely be unable to compete in a triathlon but at the same time it's just plain hilarious because of the headline.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/10/26/panda-baby-boom-china.html
This panda is light news because it's news that the number of pandas born this year was 19, the highest in years since 18 in 2006. This is a good thing because panda's are in danger of becoming extinct and this story provides the reader with happiness of knowing that an animal that many love may become for popular.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/26/indonesia-volcano-evacuation.html
This article is about the volcano that began to erupt Tuesday in Indonesia that killed at least 25 people according to this article. This is hard news because people are dieing or in risk of being injured. We can't really relate but we feel bad for them and try to help in any way we can.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/a39096.html
This soft news article is about zombies and them beginning their invasion of New York. The article says they were two dozen actors doing it as a TV stunt. This is soft news because it's a fun article to read and isn't a too serious topic.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Is it Newsworthy?
Col. Russell Williams guilty pleas expected
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/col-williams-court-1018.html
Timing - 4/4
Near perfect timing because this only happened about 3 hours ago from the time I'm writing this and the article was uploaded an hour and a half ago.
Significance - 4/4
If this guy doesn't deserve 4/4 for significance I will rip my own head off. He is expected to plead guilty for 88 charges including 61 counts of breaking and entering.
Proximity - 3/4
This is happening in Ontario which is kind of far but not too far. Not much else to say on this.
Prominance - 2/4
Giving this a 2 out of 4 because people had to of hear of this guy because some of his crimes include murder and sexual assault, but I never heard of this until today.
Human Interest - 4/4
When ever a notorious criminal is arrested, it always has people talking. Heck, people are still talking about Allen Legere and that was Almost 25 years ago.
Final Newsworty mark - 17/20
Typhoon Megi lashes Philippines
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/18/typhoon-megi-philippines.html
Timing - 2/4
It doesn't say when this happened but it was the newest upload.
Significance - 4/4
Thousands are stranded without homes and they were hit with wind speeds of 225km/h to 260km/h.
Proximity - 2/4
This happened on the other side of the world, but we were hit with a hurricane not to long ago and we can almost relate.
Prominece - 2/4
People are going to be given help and this will likely affect us somehow.
Human Interest - 3/4
The main thing here is sympathy. People who are not well off are now even worse off.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 13/20
U.S. bloggers call for boycott of Canadian-made halal Campbell's soup
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/us-bloggers-call-for-boycott-of-canadian-made-halal-campbells-soup/article1761436/
Timing - 4/4
This is an ongoing thing that's happening right now.
Significance - 1/4
I gave this a 1 out of 4 because I don't even see how this makes even a little sence. I'm only giving it a 1 because this certainly caught my eye.
Proximity - 3/4
This is happening on some popular blog. Since I'm blogging right now, I think I could get away with saying this is kind of close to home.
Prominence - 2/4
I'm sure this is a big deal to a certain group of people, but this doesn't affect very many.
Human Interest - 4/4
This deserves 4 out of 4 because this is the best news article I think I've ever read, and for the people who read this, I know they would feel the same.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 12/20
Dozens of Facebook apps breached
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/dozens-of-facebook-apps-breached/article1761305/
Timing - 3/4
I guess this could be happening right now, and this is a new article.
Significance - 3/4
Think about how many people you know who use facebook. Everyone. Everyone of those people are in potential danger of ID theft.
Proximity - 2/4
Once again, this is on the internet so it could happen to anyone, anywhere.
Prominence - 1/4
I'm going to give this a one out of four because even though this poses a threat to everyone, it more than likely will only effect 10 people.
Human Interest - 3/4
Everyone who uses facebook would like this article. Unfortunatly, I don't use it and find this kind of bland.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 12/20
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/col-williams-court-1018.html
Timing - 4/4
Near perfect timing because this only happened about 3 hours ago from the time I'm writing this and the article was uploaded an hour and a half ago.
Significance - 4/4
If this guy doesn't deserve 4/4 for significance I will rip my own head off. He is expected to plead guilty for 88 charges including 61 counts of breaking and entering.
Proximity - 3/4
This is happening in Ontario which is kind of far but not too far. Not much else to say on this.
Prominance - 2/4
Giving this a 2 out of 4 because people had to of hear of this guy because some of his crimes include murder and sexual assault, but I never heard of this until today.
Human Interest - 4/4
When ever a notorious criminal is arrested, it always has people talking. Heck, people are still talking about Allen Legere and that was Almost 25 years ago.
Final Newsworty mark - 17/20
Typhoon Megi lashes Philippines
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/18/typhoon-megi-philippines.html
Timing - 2/4
It doesn't say when this happened but it was the newest upload.
Significance - 4/4
Thousands are stranded without homes and they were hit with wind speeds of 225km/h to 260km/h.
Proximity - 2/4
This happened on the other side of the world, but we were hit with a hurricane not to long ago and we can almost relate.
Prominece - 2/4
People are going to be given help and this will likely affect us somehow.
Human Interest - 3/4
The main thing here is sympathy. People who are not well off are now even worse off.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 13/20
U.S. bloggers call for boycott of Canadian-made halal Campbell's soup
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/us-bloggers-call-for-boycott-of-canadian-made-halal-campbells-soup/article1761436/
Timing - 4/4
This is an ongoing thing that's happening right now.
Significance - 1/4
I gave this a 1 out of 4 because I don't even see how this makes even a little sence. I'm only giving it a 1 because this certainly caught my eye.
Proximity - 3/4
This is happening on some popular blog. Since I'm blogging right now, I think I could get away with saying this is kind of close to home.
Prominence - 2/4
I'm sure this is a big deal to a certain group of people, but this doesn't affect very many.
Human Interest - 4/4
This deserves 4 out of 4 because this is the best news article I think I've ever read, and for the people who read this, I know they would feel the same.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 12/20
Dozens of Facebook apps breached
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/dozens-of-facebook-apps-breached/article1761305/
Timing - 3/4
I guess this could be happening right now, and this is a new article.
Significance - 3/4
Think about how many people you know who use facebook. Everyone. Everyone of those people are in potential danger of ID theft.
Proximity - 2/4
Once again, this is on the internet so it could happen to anyone, anywhere.
Prominence - 1/4
I'm going to give this a one out of four because even though this poses a threat to everyone, it more than likely will only effect 10 people.
Human Interest - 3/4
Everyone who uses facebook would like this article. Unfortunatly, I don't use it and find this kind of bland.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 12/20
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