News Worthy Article

One of the most important and newsworthy pieces of news to surface this week was addressed in Mike Zapler and Frank Davies' article, "Judge gives OK to furlough state workers", that was published on last Friday, the 30th of January. The article explained how a Sacramento judge gave Governor Schwarzenegger the green light to go ahead and cut two workdays out of state employee's work schedules, and is important and newsworthy because it includes five out of the seven main news values mentioned in our textbook. 

The topic covered in the article concerns a measure that was approved of recently, which illustrates that it is timely. It will also have a discernible impact on not only the hundreds of thousands of state employees directly affected by the measure but also on the general public who won't be able to access government facilities like the DMV on the affected days. The fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the man behind the change also makes this story more grabbing since people are more apt to be interested in hearing about what he is up to rather than the goings on of a less recognizable politician. Because the topic also concerns a current and popular topic being addressed in the media these days (the economic crisis) and will be affecting the main audience of the Mercury News, Californians, it is without doubt that it deserved its spot on the front page of yesterdays newspaper. What about this story doesn't make it front page worthy?

*Link to this article : http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11581816