Blog #8

I receive the most of my news from CBC news or MSN.ca. While checking my hotmail I usually read the highlights posted on MSN.ca right afterwards. I enjoy watching CBC news because it not only provides me with world events, but also events occurring throughout Canada.
MSN.ca (Canada) is Microsoft’s news wire and it is not only in the United States, but worldwide. I like this news source primarily because it is quick and has up to date events posted throughout the day. I evaluate the accuracy of this website in that I know it is going to have some nonsense stories because it is owned and operated by Microsoft. It will not necessarily display all the big events in a day, but will post particular stories that receive the most hits and which are most popular. This I feel is a marketing and money-making scheme for Microsoft to display mindless stories to get more people to click on them. For example, stories about Anna Nicole Smith’s death most likely provided them with a large endorsement since so many people were checking up on this particular issue/story.
CBC stands for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It provides the most important stories throughout the world along with the top Canadian headlines. I evaluate the accuracy of CBC in that it provides reliable and up to date information on a daily basis. I enjoy how they portray worldwide news because they often times describe Canada’s role in a particular issue. Since most American news channels do not provide any stories from Canada I love the CBC for providing up to date Canadian news about society and politics.