Monday, January 30, 2012

Three killed after cruise ship, costa Concordia, runs aground off Italy

The author’s purpose is to inform because it is an informational article to tell you, the reader, what has happened and the main idea of everything that happened.
I did an analysis on the source and it is accurate information because it meets the entire checklist for reliability and there are facts like other sources listed.
The quality of the evidence had facts and bias against the captain.
The accuracy of the information was true because it matched other information like other sources.
The author’s viewpoint: main idea is to inform the readers that a cruise ship has crashed because of the captain or a blackout. The author’s opinion was to get the information out to the world that a cruise ship had crashed and people had died.
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Three killed after cruise ship, costa Concordia, runs aground off Italy

The author’s purpose is to inform because it is an informational article to tell you the reader what has happened and the main idea is that a cruise ship has crashed in Italy.
I did an analysis on the article and it is “accurate information” because it meets the entire correct checklist for reliability like URL, spelling/grammar, professionalized, logo.
I did it because it was breaking news and there were more changes later when more details and evidence came available.
The accuracy of the information matched other sources and information because I have looked at other sources.
The author’s viewpoint: main idea is to inform the readers that a cruise ship had crashed in Italy. The author’s opinion is to tell people that people on board died and that they don’t know why the captain went off of the course.
articlehttp://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/italy/120114/three-dead-cruise-ship-runs-aground-italy

Cruise Ship Captain


In the article “Italian cruise ship captain to be questioned; 29 remain missing” the main idea is to inform the public about what is happening to the captain who sunk cruise ship off of Italy’s western coast. This story is written by Dan Rivers, a reporter form CNN. This source is very reliable because it was posted on one of the worlds top news station and if their facts weren’t true they would be seriously sued. In the story it explains that Francesco Schettino (cruise ship captain) is in under arrest. He may face as many as 3 different charges including shipwreck, manslaughter and abandoning ship while passengers here on board. This article was written on the 16th of January and the trial was to be held the next day. The author does not show any signs of slant or a bias because in an informative piece you need just the facts and no opinions.

Filipino Heroes

In the article “Pinoy Cooks, crew of sunken cruise ship hailed as heroes” the main idea is to inform the public about the heroes that helped save many lives as the cruise ship was sinking. This story was written by Bernice Bauzon a reporter for manila times. This story is very reliable because it was written for a world wide newspaper, and has reliable data that I have read on many other sites. In the story it explains that many Filipino works were the main heroes in the sinking cruise ship they helped many passengers get to safety and risked their own lives to save others. Three Filipino works were hospitalized for their brave actions. This article was written on the 19th of January in 2012. The story does show bits of bias and slants toward how heroic the Filipinos were but this does not affect the story’s data, it says things like “Filipinos are good at what they do. They are helpful and they go out of their way to extend helping hands to anyone in need”