Starting with the basics

News story #1

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/09/22/igor-aftermath.html

The news article is talking about Newfoundland and Labrador and how they are dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Igor. Hurricane Igor happened from September 21 - 22, 2010. The reason that they did an article on the aftermath of Hurricane Igor is because the aftermath was enormous and people need to be informed about the people of Newfoundland. The lead is very effective because it catches your attention. It catches your attention because it is very informative but it makes you want to keep reading because it doesn't tell you all the information. "Unfortunately, we have our drivers held up on both sides of the road closure," said Gord Peddle, an official with the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association. "Both sides [are] just more or less waiting it out." The source of this quote is Gord Peddle. The most important and interesting information was told first. It was talking about the most interesting things about the aftermath of Hurricane Igor. The story has a good ending because it explained how the storm set records and that the how much rain Newfoundland and Labrador got in a short period of time, which shows how bad Hurricane Igor really was.

News Story #2

http://www.thecanadianpress.com/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=DOR-MNN-CP.65b90ea8bb344c9986b39da027764fab.CPKEY2008111310&newsitemid=4598819&languageid=1
The news article is talking about how Quebec dropped what would of been precedent-setting plan to charge health fees. This is happening currently in Quebec. The reason that they did a article on the charge of health fees in Quebec is because people everywhere were in an uproar over the fact that Quebec wanted to start to charge health fees. The lead is very effective because it catches your attention. The lead catches your attention because it leaves you wanting to know more about the issue. "The polls had been very favorable to user fees. But when it's staring people in the face they change their minds," Finance Minister Raymond Bachand said Wednesday. The source of this quote is Finance Minister Raymond Bachand. The most important and interesting information is told first. This information is about how they have dropped the idea and why they did. It has a good ending because the ending keeps you thinking about what is the government going to do now to fill that budget shortfall.

News Story #3

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/iran-nuclear-program-disrupted-by-cyberattack-experts-believe/article1723083/

The news article is about how the Iran nuclear program was disrupted by a cyber attack. This just happened recently in Iran. They wrote this article because it tells people about this virus, what it does, and how sophisticated this virus is. The lead is very effective. It is effective because it catches your attention and leaves you wanting to know more about this virus in Iran. “We cannot rule out the possibility (of a state being behind it). Largely based on the resources, organization and in-depth knowledge across several fields – including specific knowledge of installations in Iran – it would have to be a state or a non-state actor with access to those kinds of (state) systems.” The source of this quote is Kevin Hogan, Senior Director of Security Response at Symantec. The most important and interesting information is told at the first of this article. The important and interesting information is what happened when the virus was put into the Iran nuclear program and how its not only in their computers but other peoples computer are getting this virus too. The article has a good ending because the companies are reassuring everyone that they are working on finding the source of the virus and how to fix it.