Saturday, October 6, 2012

Presidential Debate News Story Analysis

News Analysis on the First Presidential Debate
Source Information      
Date:  October 4th, 2012
What news organization (or individual) produced this?:  FoxNews.com
What is the type of news source?: online article

 
Content
 
What is the main headline?Obama, Romney battle over economic policies in first presidential debate


What facts (statistics, important events, etc.) are included?:  Obama says that Romney wants a $5 trillion tax cut, Romney wants a 20% all-across-the-board rate cut, Romney wants to replace "ObamaCare".
Is anyone quoted? If so, who? What did they say?:  Yes, Romney was quoted and said:    “Under the president’s policies, middle-income Americans have been buried.”
 
What information or ideas might have been left out?: Foreign Policy and International Policy   

 
Message

Who is the intended audience?: People that can vote  
Does the author seem to have an opinion? If so, what is it?: No not really. The author discussed both candidates fairly equally.   
What is the tone of the source?: The tone is very informational and serious in a way because politics can be a serious matter.  
What words or phrases create the tone?: All the quotes from Obama and Romney create the tone.
   
Is any one person or group discussed positively? Negatively?: No but the author does say that Obama was off his game.   

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