Heading: Japan monitoring Chinese warships near southern island
Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/japan-monitoring-chinese-warships-near-southern-island/article4615053/
Timing - 3/4
The story comes from the tensions that have erupted between the two countries, China and Japan, over the ownership of the islands that lay in and around the Okinawan island chain, in the past month. The story was published today, however, the ships were spotted and reported on during last Tuesday, so it is a little off.
Significance - 3/4
The significance for us Canadians is very little unless you have family or friends that are living in or travelling to that area of the world. The southern islands of Japan are a popular tourist destination for their tropical-like and mild weather.
Proximity - 1/4
This story isn't very close to home, so the impact it has on Canadians is perhaps dulled in some way.
Prominence - 3/4
This story does, however, have a large prominence. When a story concerns entire countries and their relations between each other, it is given an immediate prominence in the news. Sometimes events like these can change very rapidly, so a continual feed of updates is usually made by the larger news corporations to appeal to those who are at the edge of the seats.
Human Interest - 1/4
This story doesn't really fit into the category of human interest very well. There is nothing special, cute, different or funny about the topic of nations butting heads over land.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 11/20
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