The most important article in the Thursday, January 20,
edition of The Morning Call is on the
ninth page of the news section (News 9). Titled “Corbett seeks Medicaid waiver
from feds,” the article is the most beneficial to society. The story states the
proposed guidelines that allow customers to be eligible for Medicaid. Corbett’s
plan would allow individuals that earn between $5,745 and $11,490 to use
government funds to buy insurance. He also noted that individuals making
between $11,490 and $15,282 must pay a premium after the first 12 months, and
those people making more than $15,282 will have to pay a premium and
co-payments. The author does a solid job of explaining who is eligible for
Medicaid and Corbett’s proposed guidelines.
On the front page of that same issue, the main article
titled ‘I felt so violated,’ may be just as important as the previously
discussed story. The author of the article, Riley Yates, explains the
sentencing hearing of a local Northampton County child sexual abuse case
stemming from a 2013 arrest. The author provides all of the details—when the
assault happened (between 2011 – 2013), where it happened (Nazareth Middle
School) and other details about the case. Being inside the courtroom, the
author was able to provide many first-hand accounts of the hearing and quotes
from the judge, the victim and the accuser, Shawn Salevsky.
Both stories have strong implications on society, but I
believe the second article was placed on the front page to send a message to
the community that child sexual abuse will not be tolerated. It provides a
sense of comfort that wouldn’t be captured if placed on the inside pages of the
newspaper. Instead, the newspaper isn’t hiding from the act of sexual abuse;
they are bringing attention to it and stating it won’t be dealt with lightly.
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