Wk 1 Blog post "strong news vs. 'weak' news"

From personal experience I am aware that as a species we are prone to displays of anger. What I find interesting are the intent and scale of the anger.



On my route to school today I heard the report on a local radio station about Serena William's behavior this past weekend at a tennis match. Unfortunately I am not well educated about the specifics of tennis. Regardless, in my opinion I feel that National news coverage of William's anti-social behavior should be deemed insignificant. Coverage on a National level of one person's rage can be comical, but not unusual. Perhaps because Williams is able to sustain a standard of living with her tennis career that most people are not fortunate enough to attain, then there is an allure to her life.

Here is a link to an online news report of the incident:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,549742,00.html



However, I was able to find an event covered in Jerusalem that I feel should be more highly demanded as News here in the United States. The news article illustrates the synthesis of hundreds of municiple workers who are upset about severe budget cuts to their municipalities and the lack of response to their concerns by Primeminister Binyamin Netanyahu. There are examples of displays of anger on a greater scale including shouting at Police officers and disrupting major local highways. I believe that covering a strike such as this displays the power of a group of people to oppose what they believe is unjust.

Here is a link to an online news report of the incident:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804571455&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull