News Evaluation- CNN

I decided to watch CNN news, for about half an hour. Over these 30 minutes, they went over three major news topics. The first one was about bombings in Pakistan. Another major story talked about Israel and the United States beginning to do joint military trainings and exercises. Lastly, the third major story talked about was about a comedian on TV, Soupy Sales dying.

Bombings in Pakistan:

This story talked about how there were bombings in Pakistan where at least 7 people are reported to be dead. A suicide bomber committed this crime, and this bomb was blown near a military facility outside of Islamabad (the capital).

Israel and US combined Military Training:

This story talked about how Israel and the United States started their ‘largest’ ever joint military exercise. This occurred on Wednesday.

Soupy Sales passes away:

This story was centralized around Soupy Sales who was a comedian who came on television for quite a bit. This 83-year old died on Thursday in New York. He was seen many times on popular game shows.

Did the newspapers meet the criteria for what is news? Explain.

I think that the newspapers both met and didn’t meet the criteria for what is news. I believe that the Bombings in Pakistan story definitely meets the criteria for what is news. This is because it was something very surprising, and involved many deaths of innocent people. It is something that people should be informed about, as there is chaos going on in Pakistan. I believe that the Israel and US combined Military Training is considered for what is news, but shouldn’t be a top story/main headline. This is definitely something interesting and something that people should be informed about. Lastly, the story about Soupy Sales and his death is undoubtedly does not meet the criteria for what is news. This is about one man, and shouldn’t be telecasted at all on good news networks, especially like CNN.

What news was relevant or useful to citizens of the local area, including young people? In what way was it useful or relevant?

The bombings in Pakistan doesn’t seem relevant to citizens in Israel. However, the story about Israel and US combining military services and trainings is extremely relevant and useful to the local area (Israel). This is because the story is about the local area. This story seemed pretty useful and extremely relevant to Israelis as they get to hear about their country excels in terms of military. Lastly, I don’t believe that the story about Soupy Sales is useful or relevant to the local area. It might be useful and relevant to fans of Soupy Sales, however that’s about it.