Gas going up once more

One piece of news that I have always been interested ever since getting a car is the gas prices. The rate at which they fluctuate depending on the season or time of year always annoys me. I found a recent article on gas prices that had caught my attention because gas prices are not usually rising again until the end of April. The link is here: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/11/gas-prices-increase-nearly-4-cents/?hpt=T2.

I thought this would be important to anyone who has a car therefore I figured it would be some good news. Also, it says in "The Reconstruction of American Journalism" that, "news reporting also provides vital information for participation in society and in daily life." I feel this is vital information for everyday life.

Like I said, this article caught my attention because I never like to see gas prices go up, especially when I have to drive 45 minutes to Eastern four days a week. The rise is not the usual one that comes every first week of summer, but instead it is due to a rise in crude oil prices. This is a big deal because it means the prices would still go up the first week of summer. I also picked this article because it reminded of last weeks reading where Jay Rosen stated that there may be a case of demand without supply. This article did not have that problem. It told me why there was a rise in the prices right away, and I knew how it would affect me. I believe that while this was a small story, it shows some changes in reporting that I think should be in more reporting including the "why should I care?" factor.