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 saying, for self defense and family countering that with unjustifiable killing. It adds depth to the person that got killed. Lastly, there is purely bias towards the victim in the writing, with the use of emotional writing, trying to convince readers in that way. It was a sad tragic story, but these kind of articles should be carefully read to avoid false information. https://apnews.com/article/florida-deputies-black-airman-killed-c747bffae2690dd8fa0908f4b95821b6

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