Question

find 2 articles online about black lives matter movement .Read the articles, then respond to the following questions. (Make sure to link or to cite your articles in your response.) MACRO: What do you know about these two news sources (feel free to use Google to find out more information). Based on your own belief system, how do you approach a news article like this? What Macro frame do you use when approaching this topic? Also look at the placement of the articles, are they on the main page? Are they opinion articles? How does the placement frame the story? (Meaning, where did you find this article? If in a search, was it a top listing? On the website, was it prominently displayed? (Was this a "front-page" news item? If it was, what does that mean in reference to your perception of the article. If it was not, how does that impact how you feel about that information?) MESO: How are these articles organized? How do the pictures that are included with the article frame the stories for you before you ever begin to read the stories? Do the authors start with a story, a statistic, or a fact? How do the authors end the article? Do they cite their sources, if necessary? MICRO: What words are used to shape how you view this topic? Do the titles set you up to be critical of the stories? Do the titles act as a frame or do they simply report the news? What other words stand out to you in these articles? What is the overall connotation of these words? What kind of feeling does the article leave you with based on these words? Did you have to look any words up, if so, how does that impact your ability to understand this topic? CONCLUSION: Write a brief reflection of this framing exercise. What could be done different to re-frame these articles? Could they be located in different places? What words would you change? Do you think the authors framed their stories appropriately? How would the frame change if you had read the material in a different order? How does framing change the way you approach the news?

Answer 1

I don't remember using these sources for reading articles before. One article is trying to stay neutral and the other is just stating the information with inclination towards African Americans. The article was placed on the main page but towards the end. It's common for multiple articles to be placed in such way based on SEO techniques used while writing the article.Only one is an analysis article and places the opinion (snopes.com).

The picture used tries to bring a positive emotion about black lives. One looks like a fact, other is story fashioned and they do not seem to cite their sources.

The words have a neutral or slightly favourable tone and leaves a similar feeling to me.The titles are set up to appear critical.

The article is rightly placed in the search engine. The authors should have framed the article in a strictly neutral way and words to be used as such. Had the order been in a different way, it would have striked a sympathy feel for me towards black lives.

Reference - snopes.com and breitbart.com