Evaluation of New York Times Stories

22 Clinton Emails

With the 2016 presidential race approaching Iowa, there is a lot of focus on the candidates and the actions they choose to make. This New York Times article reveals that 22 of the emails sent from Senator Clinton's unclassified server were tagged as "too classified" to be released to the public. This is important not only for her campaign's sake, but also her legal situation.


Hilary Clinton could not be closer to the center of this story. Every perspective has some kind of connection or focus on her. Whether it is her competition or her supporters, the article explains how Senator Clinton is directly influencing every situation. She is the one legally responsible and the one that will ultimately have to deal with the consequences.

Since the investigation of Senator Clinton's email controversy is happening in Washington D.C., the physical setting is technically there. However, this kind of national security issue, tied in with a presidential race, has a national platform. Anyone that is voting or cares about the presidential race, or our national security, would be interested in hearing this story. This seems to be the case with any controversial story that has a presidential candidate involved. Both sides must pay attention, either to support or defend the main character involved.

Like the polarized world of politics, there are two stubborn sides of this argument. The opposing side, non-Hilary supporters, tries to argue that Senator Clinton would be an irresponsible candidate. Sharing classified information on an unclassified and insecure server would put the U.S. in harms way. On the other hand, Hilary supporters, and Hilary herself, claim that the emails were not classified and that the whole controversy is being used as a political tool to bash the Senator.
For both sides the presidential candidacy is at stake. Voters have to pick one side. That decision will ultimately impact the presidential race in some way shape or form.



Apple Invests in Virtual Reality

As technology advances, businesses try to invest in the most promising developments. This is the case for virtual reality technology. Reaching platforms such as social media, movies, video games, and other media outlets, virtual reality will have many niches in future entertainment. This promise grabs the attention of any business that can afford to invest in it.

This article focuses on Apple and their decision to buy Flyby Media, an augmented reality start-up. While Apple seems to be the main character of this story, the article starts to widen its focus and talk about virtual reality in general. While mentioning other investing companies such as Facebook and Google, the article always comes back to Apple. While the first part of the article focuses on the actions Apple already made, the second half compares what other companies have done and what Apple could do.

There is not a specific setting for this story because the focus of the article is a product, virtual reality. There is never any location mentioned, as most of the article is hypothetical and speculation. The only action that can be tied to a specific location is the act of Apple buying Flyby Media. However, this detail has little relevance to the focus of the article.

There is no disagreement or argument in this article, but there is something at stake. The focus of the article is Apple's decision to invest in virtual technology and what the future will hold. This is what is at stake. The article lays out different directions in which Apple can proceed. Since Apple is such a large company, consumers and shareholders will be greatly impacted in the direction Apple chooses.