Journalism Class - Monday November 7

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

Spider is slumped behind his desk looking pissed as hell. There's a button on his jacket that reads 'Do not attempt to converse with me' and one below it that reads 'This means YOU'. The cat is nowhere to be seen.

Once there are several people in the classroom, he snarls, "For today's class assignment, please go to The New York Times website. Find an article with a definite slant or bias. Copy it, explain why it is biased and how and highlight the words or phrases that reveal the bias. Discuss amongst yourselves as to whether you agree or disagree with the original author of the article and/or your classmate's diagnosis."

Comments

[mycanonhatesme]

"This article was obviously written by someone who doesn't like the governor. Even the headline of the article, saying he won't get a 'Hollywood ending' is condescending. There's an almost gleeful tone over the whole article, like the reporter is excited to see the governor getting knocked down a few pegs." Chloe frowns a little, reading more. "She calls his tone of humility 'uncharacteristic,' and compares him to ordinary people almost like he's super-human or something, which probably isn't a good thing for someone who's trying to be a man of the people."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica grins at her roommate.

"I think some people have a hard time separating the governor from the actor," she says.

"But I also think he's suffering, like other Republicans, fall out from all the scandal in the White House."