Reference no: EM133699424
Problem
Many Haitians' religious faith unshaken by earthquake - CNN
1. Representations of race, religion/spirituality, class, culture, sexuality, or language
2. Examine the assumptions the article makes and any underlying biases that may dictate its arguments or mode of presentation
3. For example, how does the article work? Is it a news item that is 'supposed' to be 'objective' or is it an opinion piece/column?
4. How is it argued? Does the article depend on opinions, case studies, historical documents
5. How does it reach its conclusions? Ex. statistics, trends, reports, beliefs, government mandates
6. Are any biases or perspectives revealed through the author's choice of words, language, descriptors, etc.? What was included in their analysis? What was left out?
7. What do the title and sub-headings reveal?
8. Why and how are images used?
9. Is the piece sensational? If so, what gives you that impression?
10. You may also want to consider the presumed audience and how this might affect representation. How would this article be received by its intended audience? How might it be received by those outside the author's sphere of influence?
11. Is this article polarizing? If so, how?