What function of the media does this article illustrate-and why? Justify your choice:
What function of the media does this article illustrate-and why? Justify your choice:This article is an example of a watchdog article because Martha R. Gore(author) is a watchdog and was examining Obama to see how and what he was doing in the office and how he was handeling foreign policy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/us/02strikes.html?ref=crimeandcriminals
This article is an example of a gatekeeper article because Rebecca Cathcart(author) informed us on news that we didn't allready know about. We as the people trust the media to tell us the truth. This article explains how John Wesley was charged with murder a very serious crime. Without these articles and the media we would never know.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2725487120080604
This article is an example of a scorekeeper article because it informs us on the two political parties and how they are different. The tittle of this article pretty much sums it up. "McCain vs. Obama" who will win and how? What are there differences? Who holds the power? All these questions can be answered by reading this article.
