Kristen Wedegis Current Event 6
Link: https://www.npr.org/2018/10/29/661845687/president-trump-to-visit-pittsburgh-after-deadly-synagogue-shooting
Assessment of news source: National Public Radio (NPR), is an American media company headquartered in Washington D.C. that aims to deliver breaking national and world news. Funded privately and publicly, NPR is a non-profit membership organization. As a result of its monetary contributions from a variety of sources, NPR is considered as having a slight liberal bias. Though not as left of center as other news outlets, information presented in reporting coverage by NPR is often factual data framed in a way that attempts to influence their audience to favor liberal agendas.
Summary: This article recounts the shooting that recently occurred at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and President Trump’s plans to visit the site of the massacre. Trump has been scrutinized for his reaction and response to the horrible event, and many individuals are fighting for the President not to visit the scene. President Trump is planning to show his support to the victims and their families, regardless of those who disagree, and White House representatives have begun handling such comments that the President’s divisive words led to the shooting.
Analysis: The liberal political party bias that National Public Radio (NPR) is often considered as having is evident in this article through the presentation of the information at hand. Though not explicitly stated, conservative causes are put down and implicitly degraded throughout the article (especially through discussion of President Trump inciting the shooter through his demeaning vocabulary). The information presented in this article is factual and correct, yet it is framed in a way that can push readers to favor liberal political party causes. As a result of this, additional research may be required in order to receive an accurate representation of the story concerning all sides of it.
Opinion: In my opinion, National Public Radio (NPR) is a fairly moderate news source, and although liberal political party bias is present in the framing of information, I personally trust what NPR has to say about certain stories. Political stories (especially United States politics) may require more research, but for the most part, NPR is a credible news outlet.
Assessment of news source: National Public Radio (NPR), is an American media company headquartered in Washington D.C. that aims to deliver breaking national and world news. Funded privately and publicly, NPR is a non-profit membership organization. As a result of its monetary contributions from a variety of sources, NPR is considered as having a slight liberal bias. Though not as left of center as other news outlets, information presented in reporting coverage by NPR is often factual data framed in a way that attempts to influence their audience to favor liberal agendas.
Summary: This article recounts the shooting that recently occurred at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and President Trump’s plans to visit the site of the massacre. Trump has been scrutinized for his reaction and response to the horrible event, and many individuals are fighting for the President not to visit the scene. President Trump is planning to show his support to the victims and their families, regardless of those who disagree, and White House representatives have begun handling such comments that the President’s divisive words led to the shooting.
Analysis: The liberal political party bias that National Public Radio (NPR) is often considered as having is evident in this article through the presentation of the information at hand. Though not explicitly stated, conservative causes are put down and implicitly degraded throughout the article (especially through discussion of President Trump inciting the shooter through his demeaning vocabulary). The information presented in this article is factual and correct, yet it is framed in a way that can push readers to favor liberal political party causes. As a result of this, additional research may be required in order to receive an accurate representation of the story concerning all sides of it.
Opinion: In my opinion, National Public Radio (NPR) is a fairly moderate news source, and although liberal political party bias is present in the framing of information, I personally trust what NPR has to say about certain stories. Political stories (especially United States politics) may require more research, but for the most part, NPR is a credible news outlet.
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