An article is a subject treated in a magazine, a newspaper or even on the internet. Informative or expressing its authors opinions the article is a powerful communication means.
Writing a magazine article does not seem that difficult especially when you can get $40k for 1 or 2 pages. This is the rate for article writers on Vanity Fair after only a few years of experience. It is actually much more difficult to write for a newspaper and cover current events as it demands commitment and knowledge of world affairs. But the most important quality for a journalist making a newspaper article lies in its writing skills. It is hard to keep the reader interested along a full text and only the most captivating journalists can do this. And they owe this usually more to their story-telling skills than to the interest represented by the news.
For instance, almost nobody would ever read the wall street journal without the least interest in international business articles, but still, some journalists can make you feel like you have to read it even though you do not. On the contrary articles on health are of great interest to most people and not only to careful housewives so they do not have to be very well written or anything as they often cover subjects of major importance. As to Canadian newspaper articles you can find a selection of the best ones in Canada's national newspaper which features articles from both the globe and Mail two major Canadian newspapers.
