On the front page of today's New York Times: more bombings in Iraq, more swine flu fears. I wonder how many different spins they can take on this never-ending swine flu pandemic story?
I was really impressed by Ian Urbina's story on runaways in America, "Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways." I think it had that perfectly balanced blend of narrative, description, profiling, and statistics. 50 people were interviewed for the story and featured runaways like Betty Snyder and the boys really gave the story a face. It was fascinating to learn about their lifestyles, how they roam almost in packs, protect each other, and share survival tips. It was much more interesting than if the article had been little more than a rambling off of statistics and numbers.
Next to this article and one about the ongoing marijuana debate, China has released a new edict that all children must salute passing cars. The idea behind this is that such an edict will "reduce traffic accidents and teach children courtesy." I thought that the automatic patriotic ringtone change was odd. This just seems ridiculous to me. How does this prevent traffic accidents. Its like saying that someone standing in a lane of oncoming freeway traffic will magically be saved by a raised hand. "Nearly 30 schools are located along roads without sidewalks or speed bumps." Signs indicating school crossings and even speed limit signs are "few and far between." This seems like a no-brainer to me. Instead of having 5-year-olds cross dangerous streets, pool resources into building sidewalks and crossing signs. Its obvious they need it.
Ares I-X is a sleek, white rocket ship that is splayed across page A12. It is a prototype scheduled to launch Tuesday morning after a week since the Ares I received a less-than-enthusiastic review report and brings the entire program into question. The program is aimed at landing human astronauts on the moon by 2020. NASA has not been shaken by the review and will continue with the launch as planned.
The Arts section is fairly thin. Stephen King is turning to comic books? Well, considering he's written every horror story conceivable, who could be really surprised?
I was really impressed by Ian Urbina's story on runaways in America, "Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways." I think it had that perfectly balanced blend of narrative, description, profiling, and statistics. 50 people were interviewed for the story and featured runaways like Betty Snyder and the boys really gave the story a face. It was fascinating to learn about their lifestyles, how they roam almost in packs, protect each other, and share survival tips. It was much more interesting than if the article had been little more than a rambling off of statistics and numbers.
Next to this article and one about the ongoing marijuana debate, China has released a new edict that all children must salute passing cars. The idea behind this is that such an edict will "reduce traffic accidents and teach children courtesy." I thought that the automatic patriotic ringtone change was odd. This just seems ridiculous to me. How does this prevent traffic accidents. Its like saying that someone standing in a lane of oncoming freeway traffic will magically be saved by a raised hand. "Nearly 30 schools are located along roads without sidewalks or speed bumps." Signs indicating school crossings and even speed limit signs are "few and far between." This seems like a no-brainer to me. Instead of having 5-year-olds cross dangerous streets, pool resources into building sidewalks and crossing signs. Its obvious they need it.
Ares I-X is a sleek, white rocket ship that is splayed across page A12. It is a prototype scheduled to launch Tuesday morning after a week since the Ares I received a less-than-enthusiastic review report and brings the entire program into question. The program is aimed at landing human astronauts on the moon by 2020. NASA has not been shaken by the review and will continue with the launch as planned.
The Arts section is fairly thin. Stephen King is turning to comic books? Well, considering he's written every horror story conceivable, who could be really surprised?
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