Hard News vs. Soft News

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.