Drug delivery drone crashes in Mexico
To: Kate Gray
From: Dakota Goodman
Date: 2/7/2015
Subject: Drug Delivery Drone Crashes in Mexico
(http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30932395)
Over the years, drug trafficking has taken on a whole new form of technological advancements. With drones now being used to transport drugs discreetly over the border, the drug community is quickly gaining power. Engineers, who support the drug community, are being called to do the job of making these drones suitable for the task, no matter how illegal it is. It is important the public stay informed of the potential dangers and hazardous situations this technology creates.
Quick Coverage
BBC news was quick to get to the scene of the recently discovered drone, which crashed in a Walmart parking lot in Mexico. After speaking with police and locals at the scene, BBC news discovered the drone was carrying 6.6lbs of drugs. Further investigation showed the drone was set to fly over the American border and drop off the highly illegal package. It was also discovered the drone was set to autopilot. The autopilot setting allows it to fly without being traced to its original source. The swift coverage of the crash provides the public with an extensive and truthful article.
Objectivity/Accuracy
Since the nonbiased article comes from BBC News, a reliable source, the facts can be trusted. Within the article, no opinion is used, only statements of what happened and why it happened. The only questionable information would be the statistical data. For example, the article stated there has been 150 trips made by drones to the United States per year. This information is unreliable because in all reality, the news team only truly knows what they have, and that is the single crashed drone.
Currency
The article was written on January 22, 2015, only a day or two after the crash happened. All information in the article is up to date and can be trusted. Because of the quick coverage of the BBC News team, this act also affects the currency in a positive manner.
Authority
The authority however, is on the weaker side of what should be used in a source. BBC News, being a news network, is not one to command great authority because of bias being associated with them. Although this is the stereotype of news stations, this article proves otherwise; it fully relies on facts and staying straight to the point.
The article proves to stay true to fact and not veer towards the dangers of bias. The article seems to be one to trust for information on the topic of drone drug trafficking and the recent crash. BBC News’s quick coverage and straight-forward journalism makes this article a credible source. Publishing this article for the public to view was mandatary for citizens to know what is illegally entering America and what is being done to prevent it.
Sincerely, Dakota Goodman
