The article “U.S. Issues Terrorism Alert for Travel to Europe” was written by Scott Shane. It was published on the New York Times website on October 2nd, 2010 and printed in the New York Times paper on October 3rd, 2010. The article tells of the U.S. State Department issuing an alert that Sunday (September 26th) warning U.S. citizens about traveling by plane to other countries, specifically Europe. They told Americans “to be vigilant about possible terrorist attacks” along with mentioning the terrorist group Al Qaida may be involved. This alert was passed when the British government raised the terrorism threat from “high” to “general” in Britain and some close surrounding countries, such as France. The U.S. is not trying to depress travel to and from Europe, but just advises the travelers to be cautious. I believe that this article was written well. Shane was very direct about the subject of the article within the first few paragraphs. He goes on to describe some events that are perceived as possible terrorist attacks that took place in Europe. I think that Shane could have written more about the U.S. advisory at the end of his article to finish it with the same subject he started with, to leave the readers thinking about the object the article was focused on at the beginning and the title.
Original Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/world/europe/03security.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=terrorism%20in%20the%20us&st=cse
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