Article: CBS News President Andrew Heyward Steps Down
Found in: The Los Angeles Time
Published: October 26, 2005

This article talks about how CBS News President Heyward will soon be stepping down due to the drama surrounding the President Bush story that CBS News aired last year. The anonymous source that was in this article was a veteran CBS News employee who commented on what the internal structure of CBS News has been like since the scandal. I believe it was in the best interest for this anonymous source not to be revealed because it would put the employee's career at risk and create conflict between him and CBS News. I feel that this source was used properly because it allowed the reader an inside look at CBS News and shows the reader the reality of the newsroom. The anonymous source substantiates and adds support to the belief that CBS has been going downhill since it aired the story on President Bush.

Article: 30, 000 strokes to go
Found in: The Los Angeles Times
Published: October 18, 2005

I enjoyed this article because it chronicles the trials and hurdles of one man as he fights to swim from Catalina island to the mainland. The article is a human interest story because it pushes the reader to relate to the struggles of James Rainey as he fights fatigue and harsh water conditions to swim across this channel. The author makes notes about Rainey during different parts of his swim, describing the water, Rainey's attitude, and his progress in the water. The article also includes a history of Rainey, the reason for his motivation, and his physical journey to his present day situation. This provides readers with the appropriate context so they learn more about Rainey, and become his biggest encouragers and supporters. I found this article interesting because it is a story about the underdog and does not feature someone of high prominence; rather, it showcases the abilities and uniqueness of everyday citizens.

Article: A Nobel Prize for Creativity
Found in: The Los Angeles Time
Published: Monday, October 10, 2005

I found this article interesting because it takes an investigative look inside academia. Journalists do not usually delve into the world of Nobel Prizes so I found the topic of this article very unique. This article talks about how universities lay claim to professors and researchers that win Nobel Prizes even though they may only have studied there, taught there for a short period of time, or came in passing. The article includes many rhetorical questions, a writing style that makes the article simplistic yet mind-opening to the length universities will go to associate themselves with prestige and honour. The article also includes a history of the Nobel Prizes, providing context to readers so they have better understanding of the topic. The main purpose of this article though is to ask the reader to determine for themselves exactly why and how a university can link themselves to a recipient of a Nobel Prize. Should it be if the recipient did their undergraduate or graduate studies there? Or perhaps if the recipient conducted research there? Or does it have to be if the recipient completed their award winning, groundbreaking research at the university? This article forces the reader to acknowledge that universities may draw undeserved fame to themselves with these distinctions, and thus forces the reader to question the legitimacy of such titles.

Article: Pearson disaster was avoidable
Found in: The Toronto Star
Published: October 2, 2005

This article had particular relevance to me because it is about an event that happened back in my hometown, Toronto. In early August, an Air France plane landed in tumultuous weather - hard rain, lightning, thunder. It skidded off the runway and exploded in flames in a ditch by the highway. I was drawn to this article because I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when the incident took place. Aside from the personal significance, I found this article a very good piece of investigative reporting. It was able to explain to readers what happened to the plane, why it happened, and what could have been done to prevent it from happening. The article had detailed descriptions of the runways that could have prevented the plane from leaving the runway, as well as the history behind why Pearson airport did not have that type of runway. The details in this story demonstrate that the journalist dug through significant amounts of information to retrieve the information that was pertinent to the context of the story. By noting the different steps during the crash landing of the plane, the article allows the reader to experience the event, which personalizes the article for them. The article drew readers in through human interest; it had interviews with passengers from the flights and included those passenger's flashbacks and memories of the plane crash, which provided a vivid account of what was occurring inside the plane. Lastly, rather than ending the article after the crash, the journalist continues to follow the story and explains the impact of the crash on the relatives who were waiting in the airport and the effect the crash had on the passengers. This story was significant to me because it increases reader awareness about planes and their landing gears, airports and their runways, and calls for reform in the air industry.