In-Class Blog-Writing Prompt #5 (Term 2)

Pick a news story that you've read this week or last week in your Reading Period or online, and comment on the issue covered in it. How effectively was the story reported? Did it not cover any information you'd hope it would? Here is the link to the news article I read online about: http://news.xin.msn.com/en/weird/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4748370 Chatting babies video a YouTube sensation When I saw this article in a small advertisement box at the corner of my computer screen, it immediately caught my attention. I was like, "What? Chatting Babies?" I also managed to find the link to the youtube video of the twin brothers chatting with each other, saying things such as, "Ta tatata tata ta taaa. TA!" while raising up their hands and legs to pinpoint certain objects and each other. One thing I can say is that the title in itself was very effective in capturing the readers' attention, as the moment one sees this title, that person would sure be excited to know more about this phenomenon. "Chatting babies", in itself, is a mysterious and foreign thing to most people, using "YouTube sensation", tells readers that this is a phenomenon, and in that, a new and current phenomenon. This would certainly intrigue and grab the attention of many readers. I think the story was rather effectively reported, giving the details of where, when, what and how many people have already viewed this video, in just the first paragraph. This would allow readers who were maybe busy, or had their reading of the article cut halfway, know what the details of this entire phenomenon in just a short period of time. The article then when further on to briefing describe what happens in the video, and connects this with what experts(scientists) in other parts of the world say and think about this. The article ends off with a brief quote from the twins' mother, which allows readers to roughly know the family situation of these boys. What I had hoped that the article would cover, would be a more detailed description on the video itself, as when I was reading this article, I did not have time to go watch the video, so it kept me thinking about this article all day, until I got home and managed to watch the video. Truth be told, I actually watched the video from a facebook link, which was recomended by a friend of my! What a phenomenon! Here is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZSVlcOVEVI