Occupy Wall Street PART TWO- Editorials
In the New York Post article “Ghoulish on Wall St”, October 4, 2011, The writers HANNAH RAPPLEYE, DAREH GREGORIAN and BOB FREDERICKS used some interesting words to describe the protest. They said such things as: “The wacky Occupy Wall Street protest…” and “The move came as the protest’s loopy lefties showed no signs of giving up their chaotic rallies…”
See this article at http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/ghoulish_on_wall_st_he7Pz8IHFneJgsKWQtbeNO
The use of words like wacky, loopy, and chaotic clearly tell us that the writers and the newspaper are biased against the protest.
While the NY Post makes their feelings obvious, other news sources still have bias although it may be harder to see. In the research we have already done on the Occupy Wall Street protest it was interesting to see how some news sources seemed sympathetic to the protest and protesters, and others seemed hostile.
A good news source should try to remain neutral (not take sides), but there is a place in newspapers where opinions are usually expressed- the Editorial section.
Steps
1. Do internet searches for “Occupy Wall Street opinion” and “Occupy Wall Street editorial”
2. Download a fresh (blank) copy of the document we have been using.
3. Fill in the boxes the same way except for in the box for facts, write down the opinion of the writers in the articles you find.
Here are some additional opinion sites you can visit:
politics.salon.com
Thebloodycrossroads.com
marketwatch.com
censorshipinamerica.com
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