Today, I looked across my twitter feed to make sure I was up to date in the news. When looking, I found 3 articles that really stood out to me.
First, I read an article on intermittent fasting, written by Jane E. Brody. In this article by DailyPress, they outline the positives gained from fasting intermittently; something that was very evident from even just reading the headline. As a digital journalist, Brody does a good job as it starts with an image that draws the reader in. However, this is an article in which it is very information heavy and more list like in instructions to intermittently fast. The addition of a link to a video would be appreciated as hearing the process out loud could give the audience a voice to hear.
The next article I read was in the New York Times. Unlike the previous article on DailyPress, this is based on politics. A very political article, even starting from the headline of “To This Group, Labor Is More Than a ‘White Man Who Works in a Factory’”. The author, Isabella Grullon Paz, writes about the issues of domestic work and how the workforce is viewed by politicians. Obviously a very different article than the first, it is also framed differently. More to inform than instruct or provide a solution, this article is framed to bring up the issue and give a possible solution.
Finally, I read another article on the New York Times. Again the publisher has more political content than DailyPress. This time they focus on the global economy, specifically in India. Specifically, the Trump owned estates in the country and how the country isn’t suited for the business of real estate. Again focusing more on politics or economics, this article informs of issues while hoping for action. This article also includes visual aids throughout the writing as this helps create emphasis on the issue.
Overall the articles looked at were all quite similar in format, with the occasional deviation. All had a basic form of having the words speak for themselves, without too much aid from visuals or audio. However, it would have been useful in the first article. Regardless, these all gave a strong sense of what is happening and why it is important to us as the audience.
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