Article #1
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/26/indonesia-volcano-evacuation.html
This article on the CBC News website, "Indonesia volcano starts to erupt" would be considered hard news. It would be considered hard news because it tells you the what, when, where and it tells you all the facts about the volcano from the past to present. Since it had a picture of the volcano it set the tone of the article. It didn't have any soft news in the article.
Article #2
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-calls-planned-execution-of-iranian-woman-completely-out-of-line/article1783290/
This article on the Globe and Mail website, "Canada calls planned execution of Iranian woman ‘completely out of line’" would be considered in between hard and soft news. It would be considered in between hard and soft news because there is a who, what, when, and where but it is also a human interest story because they are discussing whats going to happen to the woman and her lifestyle.
Article #3
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/11/03/world-greece-mail-bombs.html
This article on the CBC News website, "Greece warns of more bombs" would be considered hard news. It would be considered hard news because it tells you all the information about the bombs. Its considered hard news because it has a picture which has more affect.
Article #4
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2010/11/03/kinect-move-wii-motion-gaming.html
This article on the CBC News website, "Review: Microsoft Kinect and Playstation Move" would be considered soft news. It would be considered soft news because it is entertainment and has nothing to do with serious news.
Article #5
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2010/11/04/paul-mccartney-biography-howard-sounes.html
This article on the CBC News website, "The man in full" would be considered soft news. It would be considered soft news because it is more personal interest than normal news. It has nothing to do with any serious news.
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