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Journal Part 10

Date of the Article: May 6, 2024 Date of the Blog: May 9, 2024 News source: Av web news To begin with, this news article is about aviation, saying an airport is being closed for an upcoming maintenance project at Indian Creek Airstrip in Idaho. The tone is informative and cautionary. Language used is concise and detailed. Framing mainly focuses on safety around the airport. I would say there is no bias Firstly, talking about the tone, it is informing about a NOTAM, alerting pilots for hazards and unsafe things at the airport, It uses professional words. Secondly, the language is precise and detailed, providing pilots with specific information about the ongoing situation. It uses precise dates on when it will be closed and what to expect. Thirdly, framing of notams focuses on keeping pilots safe by talking about runway conditions, hazards at the airports, and to practice extreme caution. Lastly, there is no bias and it is a very straightforward informative writing. I would say tha...

Journal part 9

Date of the Article: May 4, 2024 Date of the Blog: May 8, 2024 News source: BBC News To begin with, this article is about the recent events at the mansion of the rapper Drake in Toronto that have raised concerns with attention to the security surrounding the celebrity’s property. The article has factual information regarding the event. The language is clear and concise. The framing focuses on the factual details. For bias, I believe overall it's balanced. Firstly, the language is clear and concise, presenting factual information about the shooting at Drake’s property. It has important details about the breakin attempts and Drake’s involvement with Kendrick Lamar. It uses words like “ detained”, “Apprehended” and serious condition to provide details about the situation Secondly, framing focuses on the factual details of what happened, and has a sequence of the events that were done by law enforcement . It provides facts in order for readers to understand easily. Lastly I would ...

Journal Part 8

Date of the Article: May 1, 2024 Date of the Blog: May 7, 2024 News source: AP News The article is about a tragic shooting of Senior Airman Roger Fortson by sheriffs in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It has grabbed a lot of attention and raised awareness and questions to the law enforcement department. It has a very emotive and sympathetic tone. The language used is straightforward and accessible and easy to understand. Framing focused on the injustice for Fortson’s death. Firstly talking about the tone, it uses phrases like “tragically shot”, “tearfully recounted” and "exceptional guy” highlighting and showing lots of empathy. The tone of the article is emotive and sympathetic towards senior Airman Roger Fortson. Secondly, the language used is straightforward, uses words like mistaken shooting, self defense, and legally owned gun to provide clarity. Thirdly, The framing of the article focuses on the injustice of Forson’s death and accountability. By highlighting the officer s...

Journal Part 7

Date of the Article: April 30, 2024 Date of the Blog: May 6, 2024 News source: The Guardian News To begin with, this news article goes over the conflicts in Gaza and the US involvement in sending US arms. The article is written in a factual and informative tone. Also framed very well. Firstly, the article provides insight about the US arms, quote from the article “more than 100 separate foreign military sales had been made to Israel since October 7th, shedding light on the extent of US involvement in arming the Israeli military” It provides informative and factual information. The article also talks about what the pentagon faced while delivering the arms. Secondly, the article goes in depth about how much the Israeli military relies on Us support by talking about all the supplies US has supplied them with “US has provided over $123 billion of military aid to Israel to date” . It also states 69% of Israeli military supplies was sourced from the US. Thirdly, talking about framing,...

Journal part 6

Date of the Article: April 26, 2024 Date of the Blog: April 30, 2024 News source: US News To begin with, the article discusses Colorado's concerning rise in crime rates, and its causes. To analyze the article, I have looked at the writing style, tone, structure and bias of the article. It is also very informative writing. Firsty, the media covers and discusses the concerning rise in crime rates using in a very straightforward and informative way. Quotes from Mitch Morrissey, a former district attorney for Denver, and George Brauchler, another former Denver-area district attorney, provide the impact of rising crime on the community. Quotes from Mitch Morrissey, a former district attorney for Denver, and George Brauchler, another former Denver-area district attorney, provide firsthand accounts of the impact of rising crime on the community. Secondly, the article uses socioeconomic trends graph and many other trend graph to show factual information. The framing is done in a way a...

Journal part 5

Date of the Article: April 19, 2024 Date of the Blog: April 25, 2024 News source: CNN News To begin with, the article about the tragic Baltimore bridge collapse article has very formal and informative information, framed well, and has little bias. It provides a clear understanding of the recovery process of the Baltimore bridge. Firstly, the writing style is very informative, has a lot of details. It uses clear and concise language. An example would be “authorities announced, "Salvage teams have recovered the body of the sixth and believed to be the final victim killed in the March 26 Baltimore bridge collapse," . This line from the article shows the clear, concise and the details it uses and factual information. Secondly, the tone of the article is very neutral and respectful. Also very dark, with the tragic details. Thirdly, talking about structure and the framing of the article, It has a lot of details about the event. It is structured to be informative about the recov...