1.What is your article about? My article is about how the holiday shopping for sales boosted up.
2.Why did you choose it? Because in this economy everybody needs to buy stuff in order to survive so if the 2009 holiday sales boostes the hopefully this can be the start to get out of this depression.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose? Yes people did go out and buy stuff this year so it went good.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly? Yes it explains everything clearly but very understandable.
5.Would you use this news source again? Yes i would because it talked about the economy and how people were buying and that is a good thing.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
What's next for new MTA tax?
1.What is your article about? This article is about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported Monday that the new payroll tax — 34 cents per $100 of payrolls in the agency's 12-county service area — was under-running projections by about 20 percent, or $200 million.
2.Why did you choose it? I choose this because paying tax on stuff us the people use is important tax on the house cars everything we use to survive. We dont need taxes to go up either stay or go down.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose? No because we dont need the tax to go up we are going through enough stuff with the way the economy is today so no we should try and fix the problem.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly? Yes it explains everything clearly but very understandable.
5.Would you use this news source again? Yes i would because tax is very important today and the article helped me understand that
2.Why did you choose it? I choose this because paying tax on stuff us the people use is important tax on the house cars everything we use to survive. We dont need taxes to go up either stay or go down.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose? No because we dont need the tax to go up we are going through enough stuff with the way the economy is today so no we should try and fix the problem.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly? Yes it explains everything clearly but very understandable.
5.Would you use this news source again? Yes i would because tax is very important today and the article helped me understand that
YRC's finances on rough road
1.What is your article about? This article is about trucking company which employs about 550 at a hub in Maybrook, fights for survival.
2.Why did you choose it? I choose this article because people cant afford to loose anymore jobs and us the people need truck drivers because they transfer our goods.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose? No because nobody should loose their jobs and especaily if the trucks have no drivers how are we going to get our products.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly? Yes it explains everthing fairly and is real easy to under stand.
5.Would you use this news source again? Yes because it explained everything and was real easy to use.
2.Why did you choose it? I choose this article because people cant afford to loose anymore jobs and us the people need truck drivers because they transfer our goods.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose? No because nobody should loose their jobs and especaily if the trucks have no drivers how are we going to get our products.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly? Yes it explains everthing fairly and is real easy to under stand.
5.Would you use this news source again? Yes because it explained everything and was real easy to use.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
1.What is your article about?
The article is about an estimated 14% of employers will freeze salaried across the board down from 30%.
2.Why did you choose it?
It is interesting how the jobs and the economy changes from one year to the next.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose?
Yes because the news given the fewer firm-wide pay freezes and staff reductions planned now comopared to the same time last year.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly?
Yes I think this information has been presented fairly.
5.Would you use this news source again?
Yes.http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/21/news/economy/more_employers_granting_pay_raises/index.htm
The article is about an estimated 14% of employers will freeze salaried across the board down from 30%.
2.Why did you choose it?
It is interesting how the jobs and the economy changes from one year to the next.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose?
Yes because the news given the fewer firm-wide pay freezes and staff reductions planned now comopared to the same time last year.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly?
Yes I think this information has been presented fairly.
5.Would you use this news source again?
Yes.http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/21/news/economy/more_employers_granting_pay_raises/index.htm
1.What is your article about?
The article is about how a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's $290 million ruling against Microsoft that will prevent the world's largest software maker from selling the current version of its popular Word program.
2.Why did you choose it?
I chose it because it is important to know what kind of software you are using on your computer.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose?
Yes i agree because they are making a new version of Microsoft that will work better and Word will not be affected.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly?
Yes I think the information has been presented fairly.
5.Would you use this news source again?
Yes.http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/22/technology/microsoft_word/index.htm
The article is about how a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's $290 million ruling against Microsoft that will prevent the world's largest software maker from selling the current version of its popular Word program.
2.Why did you choose it?
I chose it because it is important to know what kind of software you are using on your computer.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose?
Yes i agree because they are making a new version of Microsoft that will work better and Word will not be affected.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly?
Yes I think the information has been presented fairly.
5.Would you use this news source again?
Yes.http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/22/technology/microsoft_word/index.htm
1.What is your article about?
The article is about how oil climbed $76 a barrel after a government report showed that crude supplies fell more than twice as much as analysts predicted.
2.Why did you choose it?
I chose it because its interesting how oil rises and falls the same time the economy does.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose?
No because there were draw-downs of crude oil.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly?
Yes. the information has been presented fairly.
5.Would you use this news source again?
yes.http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/23/markets/oil/index.htm
The article is about how oil climbed $76 a barrel after a government report showed that crude supplies fell more than twice as much as analysts predicted.
2.Why did you choose it?
I chose it because its interesting how oil rises and falls the same time the economy does.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose?
No because there were draw-downs of crude oil.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly?
Yes. the information has been presented fairly.
5.Would you use this news source again?
yes.http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/23/markets/oil/index.htm
1.What is your article about?
The article I chose is about how Newburgh is confronted with a deficit, possible layoffs, tax hikes and the tough choices to get its financial house in order.
2.Why did you choose it?
I chose it because newburgh city went through a brutal budget season that ended with a 24% tax increase and 27 fewer full-time jobs.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose?
No i do not agree with whats happening.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly?
Yes because more and more people are loosing their jobs because of the increase in taxes and the decline of the economy.
5.Would you use this news source again?
Yes.http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091130/NEWS/911300317/-1/NEWS78
The article I chose is about how Newburgh is confronted with a deficit, possible layoffs, tax hikes and the tough choices to get its financial house in order.
2.Why did you choose it?
I chose it because newburgh city went through a brutal budget season that ended with a 24% tax increase and 27 fewer full-time jobs.
3.Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose?
No i do not agree with whats happening.
4.Do you think the information has been presented fairly?
Yes because more and more people are loosing their jobs because of the increase in taxes and the decline of the economy.
5.Would you use this news source again?
Yes.http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091130/NEWS/911300317/-1/NEWS78
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