Air Jordans Critique

On October 23, an article titled :Police: suspect arrested after advertising stolen Air Jordans on Facebook was published on the WDRB website and can be seen here: Written by Stephan Johnson, it clearly violates the 7 yardsticks and 10 elements. The actual article describes how the suspect is accused of breaking into a home and stealing electronics, a purse and 30 pairs of ladies Air Jordans. Police say when he tried to sell the items on Facebook, the victim saw it and got them involved. This is a common example of trying to make the interesting important without having any local relevance. It is not newsworthy, because the only people it affects are the victims of the Facebook purchase and the person selling the Jordans. Obviously, this article isn't worthy of attention at a local news site.