In recent elections, people have witnessed politics combine with the internet for more creative campaigns and a broader reach to the people. This also bypasses much of the news and media outlets that rely on television and other sources to distribute their information. In this article, the Texas governor has also done just that, bypass the media and address directly to his supporters. The article itself describes him signing a bill on immigration while on Facebook Live. This reportedly broadcast to his 1 million followers, and circumvented the need for news sites to report the event. This article, while reported factually and appealed to logic, also seemed supportive of the event. Even though the Dallas Morning News itself is one of these sites the governor bypassed, the author seems to appreciate the move. The application of statistics establishes both credibility and also seeks to have the reader agree by true logic. This article seems to accomplish its job while also ironically giving way to a movement that would ultimately work against the Dallas Morning News.
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There is a seemingly legitimate story, or rather stories, behind this article that sounds like common click-bait. It describes how three different people, who were thrown into debt by student loans or job loss were able to quickly recuperate by moving to vastly different places than they grew up in. One, named Ken Ilgunas, moved from living in New York to a remote town in Alaska, the author stating the town had a population of 10, giving the piece a bit of an exaggerated tone. Ilgunas was described to have employed as a park ranger and various other jobs while remaining free of any expenses but his debt. In two years he was able to pay them off. Another family taken by student debt, the Mclanahans, moved to the most poverty-ridden area of Chicago in order to pay relatively no rent and fees but for their debt, and are said to now live extremely comfortable lives. Lastly, a Canadian couple found that renting out their condo while living cheaper abroad solved their debt problems, they moved from the Czech Republic to Thailand to Croatia and seem to be happily enjoying themselves. All throughout this article, the author uses their tone of the piece to keep things light-hearted while they attempt to establish credibility through these diverse and unique sources.
This news story covers the stabbing at UT Austin, something that is being covered throughout the nation. A man entered the campus and stabbed four students, killing one and giving the other three injuries. The columnists, Liz Farmer, Madlin Mekelburg, and Cassandra Jaramillo fill this article with ample evidence to back up their story. There are a couple videos, several pictures of the crime scene, several photos of tweets on the event, and entirely full of quotes from witnesses and close friends and family. Overall, while mainly a credible and logical appeal, there is a somber tone throughout the article as it reports on the sad death of a student who had just graduated in 2016. Even when their purpose was to factually report the incident, the gravity of the situation is not prevented from making the reader a little sad on the inside.
This article was headed with an ironic weather picture of different wind fronts despite the “perfect storm” part of the title being purely metaphorical. Within the article, it describes Edie Bowser’s murder trial where he is reported to blame the incident on a “perfect storm” in his head, triggered by low sodium levels. The article reports on the event factually, stating how he is attempting to plead for insanity in order to escape the death penalty. They also state that he had post-traumatic stress disorder from serving the US army despite never being deployed. This does raise an interesting question, but the author’s strive for pure facts seemingly kept them from speculating on any of it, especially to how one can receive post-traumatic stress disorder despite never witnessing real combat. Ultimately, the reporter uses facts that they gathered and logically present the situation, from Bowser’s personal accounts, to what his lawyers believe, to how the trial proceeded. Meanwhile the reporter seems indifferent about it, which is a good thing.
Keeping with the pride for the Dallas Cowboys NFL team, Dallas news of course analyzes anything and everything the team does, especially this year's recent draft. Here, they are questioning if the top two picks for the Cowboys, Taco Charlton and Chidobe Awuzie, would receive starting positions in the new season. Charlton is said to have the third highest sacking record if you compared his college performance to current NFL stats. The article is mainly upbeat, logical, and all around informative to the casual sports reader. However, it’s easy to imagine that anyone who is not a Cowboy’s fan would be easily bored by this article, as it looks at minute details to justify a prediction that the Cowboy’s will have an instant success into their season.
This article on a major city feature took a more personal approach in its writing. It starts off with the reporter’s experience with the infamous “five-point intersection” in Dallas and how he was nearly hit by a car, almost hit a pedestrian, and witnessed a drug bust in broad daylight, all to get his son to some batting cages. Already he's established an account, exaggerated or not of how chaotic this place is. Continuing into the article, he explains how dangerous this intersection is and proposes ideas for improvements to the system. This is all accompanied with artwork and pictures, likely designed and edited for ideal purposes, to show possible upgrades and changes to be implemented. Overall, he appeals to the logic of the reader and possibly the state to make a safer and more convenient roadway.
In an article posted by the Dallas Morning News on Thursday, Claire Cardona reports of perhaps the most stereotypical event to ever occur in 21st century Texas. The very name of the article suggests that the author knows that this is exactly what anyone who thinks of Texas thinks of, a desert with cowboys and bulls running all over the place. However Texas is no longer a barren desert with few towns, given several cities like Dallas and Austin having High-rises and everywhere else is just as modern. The author relies on the humor of the title to back up her main story which factually and neutrally gives the story of how a bull ran loose from the butcher building and rampaged for several hours, chased by police, before it was brought down and roped by two cowboys who suddenly appeared at the scene.
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Davis W.A guy who analyzes news articles for an AP Lang class, who hates clickbait titles and biased "news". Archives
May 2017
CategoriesClick-bait: An article that attempts to gain nothing more but clicks for its ad revenue by using a fake title that does not accurately reflect what the article describes at all.
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