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The Uber controversy has been all over the web and has effected many cites across the world. This "ride-hailing" company has brought up many issues in ethics and economy. In this post, I will address the event that happened in New York City the summer of 2015.

1. City Hall and Uber Clash in Struggle Over New York Streets

Jordan, Bri."Screenshot of New York Times Article." 9/5/15 via New York Times.

• URL: The New York Times is a generally reputable site. They have a good public standing and have gained trust from over the years of being reliable. Although this is a ".com" site, it does not prove that the site is particularly biased or non-credible.
• Author: Matt Flegenheimer and Emma Fitzsimmons are the authors of the New York Times article. They are both verifiable as people on The Times website as well as Twitter. They are both from New York making them in the midst and affected by issues which adds credibility. 
• Last Update: The article has not been updated since it was published electronically on July 16, 2015.
• Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform the audiences (anyone who is interested in the Uber debate) of the what happened between the city of New York and Uber. 
• Graphics: There are a few pictures to break this article up. They show important interviews of people such as David Plouffe who is head of Policy and Strategy at Uber. There is also a photograph of drivers outside of the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission. 
• Position on Subject: The article doesn't seem bias, but they do reveal a lot of the dirty deeds of Uber. Uber has a lot to lose if the cap on their licenses get approved. Even though the city backed down, they seem to have future plans on this topic. 
• Links: The article has many links, most leading to other sources within the New York Times, but some other places. There are a couple links that lead to biographies of key people mentioned in the post. Other link lead to other newspaper sites that have similar posts or a factual page like congestion prices. 

     2. Big Win for Uber, New York Backs Down

Jordan, Bri. "Screenshot of CNN article." 9/5/15 via CNN.

• URL: CNN is most commonly known as a cable news station/ site. They seem to be more reliable than other news stations because of the resources used to back their stories up. The URL does end in a ".com" saying that they are trying to sell something. 
• Author: The two authors of this CNN article are Sara Ashley O'Brien and Laurie Segall. They are both verifiable as people as well as on social media. Both women live in the New York area and therefore have a credible say of what is happening there. 
• Last Update: The article has not been updated since it was published electronically on July 23, 2015.
• Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform the audiences (anyone who is interested in the Uber debate) of the what happened between the city of New York and Uber. It focuses more on what Uber has to lose and the people who are invested in it.
• Graphics: There are no photographs in this picture but there are two video clips. The first is of the news report done on this story, the second is a generic "5 Facts about Uber."
• Position on Subject: The authors seem to take more of pro-Uber position. There are a couple comments about de Blasio's real reasoning behind the proposal. The seemingly generic video at the end of tho post also promotes Uber. 
• Links: The article only has a few links. Two links lead to other articles about Uber being banned and fined. Another link is to an official document from the Taxi an Limousine Commission. The last one is to credit the New York Times for publishing the story first.