Some of the stuff seems pretty basic. Stories that touch on French/English relations in Canada, anything patriotically Canadian — beer, hockey, beavers . . .
Wait, beavers?
But this fits with what my prof said is the #1 theme that everyone reads without fail: Animals.
In a world of wars and famine and personal economic strife, people care to read about our furry friends? While it seems slightly ridiculous, a quick look at any major news organization will show you that my professor isn't the only genius in the business. If you can't find one story or picture about animals per day, that outlet's doing it wrong.
BBC for one is particularly good at fulfilling our animal-in-the-news quota:
Courtesy of AP photo we have three Siberian tiger cubs from a zoo in Germany. They aren't saving the world . . . they aren't going to solve the global economic crisis . . . they're just really, really cute.
I myself wrote two articles on ladybugs and songbirds. And you know what? I got As.
Quality journalism ftw.
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