Today, I also looked at Twitter for my sources and news.
The first source was from the VirginianPilot and like the name implies, the issue is one that is prevalent in Virginia. Author Mary Albiges writes about the fact of popular vote in our state concerning the President. The narrative of the article focuses on the history of the idea in Virginia. The headline of the article brings the author’s idea on the subject to the forefront, blatantly stating that “Virginia won’t join national push to have popular vote pick the president, at least for now” as the title. Acknowledging that even though the option isn’t favorable now, there is a possibility for it in the future. Overall, the article was not too packed with information but it has enough for the basic reader. It effectively gets the point of debate across without bogging it down with too much extra material. This is a good starting point if you are interested in the subject, rather than something created for the demographic in which this knowledge is commonly known.
The next article was retrieved from FiveThirtyEight, a ABCNews site. This is an article on what defines Senator Sander’s “coalition”. The main point of the article is to inform about the voter demographic. One main example that is used is a visual of the voter demographic charting ages and party alignments. Format wise, this article is very much structured to inform and not just notify. Included in this article are detailed facts and verifiable information. Unlike the previous article, this is a topic that is country wide rather than located in a specific state. The author does an excellent job of informing the audience and expanding upon the information given.
Finally, I went to the New York Times Politics site to see their opinion on the current issue of coronavirus. The angle played by the author Neil Irwin is not that of health, rather it is of economics. In the article, it is addressed how current President Trump is focused on the stock market and its well-being rather than the outbreak of coronavirus that has many citizens concerned. With this premise, the article is obviously formed to inform of an issue and frame a perpetrator. The author is functioning as the critic against the government and its actions. This is done with quoting tweets made by President Trump and quoting members of the administration. Very different from the other articles read, this stands for a certain message and doesn’t have the audience form their own opinion and rather gives them one to side with.
Overall, these 3 articles were different but all had content based on the political system of the United States. However the differences such as scale and issue addressed really made the articles worth reading. As seeing the different perspectives and reasoning for covering the issues is interesting.
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