Hard News vs. Soft News

This article on Vice is about how weed smokers have 20 percent more sex than the normal person. It is definitely a soft news article, because the topic itself is sort of amusing in a way, and the article isn't about anything that's exactly hard hitting. This article would be interesting to people who are avid weed smokers, and maybe it's hard news to them, but to the average reader, this article is just an entertaining read.

This article on Vice is about how Canada payed 31 Million dollars to three Canadians tortured in a Syrian prison. I think this article is definitely hard news, because it invokes a lot of emotion, especially for a Canadian reader. It's an interesting article that is about very serious topics, such as torture, so I think that makes it a hard news article.

This article on CBC is about twins that were conjoined at the head. This may seem like just a soft news article, but I honestly believe it has sort of a blurred line between hard and soft news. I think the medical standpoint of the article could make it hard news, and the fact that it's about two little girls that can feel each others feelings makes it a possible soft news article, because it invokes a sort of emotion that isn't as serious as some fully hard news articles.

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