Bibliographic Information
- Author(s) of article: Chris Duckett
- Title of article:China shuttered 128,000 sites during 2017 internet crackdown
- Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article: zdnet.com
- Date article was published: January 09, 2018
- Web address: www.zdnet.com
Summary Information
- Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in summarizing the story and getting the reader’s attention. China had to shut down internet websites that contained harmful of obscene content.
- Briefly describe the factual content of the story related to the lead: 5 W’s and the H.
- Who: China
- What: Shut down internet sites
- When: 2017
- Where: China
- Why: They contained obscene or other “harmful” content
- How: Removal of all VPN apps by Apple from the Chinese app store.*
- Were all the 5 “W’s” and “H” answered? yes
- Of all the 5 “W’s” and “H”, star the one you think is the most important. Tell why. They had to remove all of the apps. This was the most important thing they had to do.
- Magnitude of the event in story Important to everyone
- Is it international, national, or local? International
- What is its impact? How many people were affected by it? About 1,900 people were affected.
- Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article: China had to shut down lots of internet websites.
- Facts in a news story are supposed to be arranged from most to least important.
- Do you believe he author did this effectively? No. He put some of the most important facts at the end of the story.
Reliability of Sources
- Did the article come from a wire service? Yes
- Who are the sources in the article itself? (Examples: lawyer, doctor, neighbor, police officer, forensics expert)Chinese law enforments
- List one quote that made the article sound more reliable.”In other words, WeChat issued a blanket ban on his name after his death, greatly expanding the scope of censorship.”
Personal Reaction
- What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by reading this article? The amount of websites they had to take down.
- What question(s) do you have after reading this article? Why did they have those messages censored.
- What would you like to learn more about? The Chinese government.