Who Cares and Why

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/travel/cruise-ship-passenger-safety/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Editors decide to report and publish articles like these so that people can be aware of the incidents that are happening around them and for a story that is as unusual as this one it is important that people understand what happened. It is an important article because people need to know that incidents like these can still occur even in the most advanced ships. Its pretty big news because an incident like this one where people were killed hasn't occurred in recent years.


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/18/sopa-internet-blackout/?hpt=us_c1

Editors decide to report and publish articles like these because this topic in particular affects anybody who uses the internet which nowadays is the majority of people. This is an important topic because the passing of this act could affect millions of people in the United States and many people believe it is an infringement on their first amendment rights. If passed this act could potentially block many of the websites thousands of americans use daily


Mason