Jack's Daily Update

Blog Post #6 - Human Errors continue to come to light in Boeing 737 Max Crashes After multiple crashes of the new Boeing 737 Max aircraft, an exchange between upper level employees revealed that Boeing was aware of the fatal error that has grounded the planes until thanksgiving. In the article, Michael Laris of the Washington Post examines the truth behind the flaw in the automated system, and the discussion on the ongoing investigation of the company.  The piece starts off with headlining news, where it was reported that "the company was aware of major problems with an automated feature on the 737 Max jet. It was uncovered from texts that the automated feature in question, "known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, that investigators say...forced down the noses of planes that crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing 346 people."  While Laris does stay fairly neutral through the whole piece, it is hard for Boeing to avo...

Daily Update #5 - Race to Contain LA Area Fire  As 100,000 people race to evacuate the  Sylmar community in the San Fernando Valley, firefighters continued to fight the nearly 7,500 acre blaze throughout the night, in order to prevent further damage to property and houses. NBC news takes an in-depth look at the circumstances that fueled both the Saddle-ridge and Sandalwood area fires, and what efforts are being taken on the contain them. Phil Hesel composes a robust piece of journalism by reporting the information of wildfires in a concise, neutral way that allows the reader to synthesize as much of the story as possible. He starts off with an overall summary of the story, informing the reader the ongoing fire was " fueled by high winds swelled in size Friday as more than 1,000 firefighters worked to try to contain the blaze". After helping the reader build a base of the situation, Hesel then goes into the more specific details of the report by referencing hard eviden...

Investigations into the Trump presidency continued this week, after it was revealed in a phone call that the President had been pushing Ukraine to investigate the son of Joe Biden, in attempt to use dirt to create an edge in the upcoming election. The Washington Post explores the truth behind the situation, and how both sides of the political spectrum are reacting to a new round of Trump scandals. In a July phone call with President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump asked "about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani on a probe that could hamper Mr. Trump’s potential 2020 opponent." The plan was to find reveling dirt on the son of Joe, Hunter Biden. President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani "suggested Mr. Biden’s pressure on Ukraine to fight corruption had to do with an investigation of a gas company for which his son was a director". However, after further investigation it was found that there is "no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Biden or his s...