"And I believe that good journalism....can make the world a better place." Christine Amanpour

Friday, January 28, 2011

Egyptian Violence

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Internet-Shut-Down-as-Egypt-Braces-for-Huge-Protests-114786364.html

Violence in Egypt is escalating as protesters mount an assault to over throw the thirty year rule of their president. I learned some good things from this article.  First of all, I editorialize a lot.  Let's just be honest.  This author, however did an excellent job of keeping the writing to simply facts.  Though the reader may draw conclusions from the quotes the writer published, the writer remains neutral.  Secondly, the writer gives good back story. Explanation is given about the current situation in Egypt and the past situation.  The writer does a good job of explaining who the people quoted are and why the information being given maybe particularly relevant.  Lastly, though I do not believe journalism is a dieing art, I do believe the internet is the future of journalism.  It was so cool to be able to read the article and have an interactive option to watch videos and other things as well.

1 comment:

  1. I also really like that I have the ability to watch a video or listen to a sound bite while reading a news article. It's pretty cool that we have so many options for where and how we get our news!

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