Sen. Hillary Clinton was victorious over Sen. Barack Obama in the New York State presidential primary held Tuesday, February 5th. The Clinton campaign party proved the NY Giants were not the only "come-back kid" in New York. Focusing on the votes in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Clinton triumphed by 62 percent over Obama’s 32 percent in Suffolk County and winning more than 52,000 votes over Obama’s 30,000 votes in Nassau County. Although the voting figures represent Long Island, a small sector of New York State, the overall returns were parallel to these figures. (Newsday, 2/6/2008, p. A7)
As a New York State resident and registered voter, this article was the most important one to me. This article incorporates several elements of news. The time element is crucial in this article because the presidential campaign is happening right now. The prominence and proximity elements play off one another other, due to the fact that it’s not only an important, well known and time-sensitive event, it is important to all of us who live on Long Island. The article also has the impact element, informing the reader of the day’s voting results within our domain, as well as to give us an indication which candidate may be closer to winning the election.
The article of the week that impacted me on a personal level was titled “Giants Stun Patriots to Win Superbowl”. Although I’m a diehard Yankee fan and love everything about New York, I unexpectedly follow the Patriots. The Pats losing to the Giants 14-17 was very upsetting to me. With what seemed to be a perfect season, it was cut short by one game, the most important one at that. The proximity element is in this article due to the fact both participating teams are from the surrounding area. (Newsday.com, 2/4/2008)
Al-Qaida threat grows. (Newsday, 2/6/2008, p. A7)…Study: Herpes drug doesn’t cut HIV. (Newsday, 2/6/2008, p. A25)…Stocks plummet on service report. (Newsday, 2/6/2008, p. A38)…Spears’ mom blasts manager. (Newsday, 2/6/2008, p. A14)…Parolees spark partisan debate. (Newsday, 2/6/2008, p. A21)
