Blog Post #4 What Makes it News?

The New York Times reported that the Dalia Lama's nephew was killed on a highway in Florida on Monday night during the first leg of a 300-mile walk to promote Tibetan independence from China. Jigme K. Norbu, 45, was headed south with traffic, following the white line on State Highway A1A when he was hit by a S.U.V., the Highway Patrol said. The driver, Keith R. O’Dell, 31, of Palm Coast, was not charged.

I find this story is newsworthy because of the timeliness of the article, just happening on Monday. The article shows prominence, being the Dalia Lama's son who was killed, as well as a strange person and way to die.

This article could be localized because the Dalia Lama came and spoke at the SJSU Event Center and the San Jose Convention Center this past Fall. There is a Gyuto Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhist Center and Monastery in San Jose, and I am sure that the death of his holiness' nephew had a strong impact on the members of that community here in the Bay Area.

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