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