I thought Semple’s writing of the tourists in Queens article is a hybrid of traditional and non-traditional forms of journalism. Towards the beginning, Semple uses words and phrases such as “all-star lineup”, “celebrity of event” and “No. 1” as a way to describe Queens, the borough. The style seemed very laid back, as if Queens is the underdog rising up to the professional level of metropolitan tourism. However, as the article goes on, the author uses percentages and dates, cold hard data, to emphasize Queens’ lead in the increased percentage of tourists, surpassing Brooklyn and big dog Manhattan.

One factor I thought the author could have touched upon is the missing voice of the local resident living in Queens. How do actual residents living in Long Island City feel about tourists? My thoughts could be that it may kick some of the residents out to the outskirts of Staten Island. I’d like to think of it as a social tsunami of tourism and gentrification: first Manhattanites get kicked out from their homes, then people living in Brooklyn get swept away for $7.00 cups of coffee. It seems as if Queens is next.