For my critical thinking exercise i used an article about a situation in the NBA. I took an article from Fox Sports News and also Kidult (online news website for a younger demographic). The article that was on the Kidult website used very basic language but resorted to using more direct quotes from the NBA commissioner rather then using a lot of their own words. With the seriousness of this topic and also the viewers that they aim to attract i believe that they made a conscious choice of limiting their own views. Fox Sports news which has a broader audience uses more of their own input and language. They also took a little more initiative to dig into the story and express the reactions of people who were offended by what the article was speaking about. Fox also used direct quotes and used more colorful words such as "derogatory" or "homaphobic". The pictures they used to display kobe were along the same lines, it was a basic snapshot but with kobe bryant having a "I dont care" body language.
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