Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Courier Journal article Critique

The article 'Chick-Fil-A Planned on Bardstown Near Costco' is neither relevant nor newsworthy.

I found the article while scrolling through local news because I am in the courier news group. When I clicked to see the rest of the article, I was surprised that this type of article is in the news.  This article has many problems, one being that it is only one sided. The article never reaches out to the audience or the consumers of Chick-Fil-A. The only opinions presented are those of the design crews who came up with the design and location of the new restaurant. The article is only informing readers about the new restaurant. After reading, I felt uninformed. Why a new Chick-Fil-A? Why there? What are the estimated sales going to be? There was also a part in the article talking about a nearby movie theatre and I thought that that was going off topic so I was very confused by that.

This article had no real purpose besides to tell consumers about a new restaurant on Bardstown Road by the Costco. It is not newsworthy because it does not explain, or visit both sides of the story.

Read the full article here.
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2015/10/27/chick-fil--planned-bardstown-near-costco/74672498/

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