Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Loaded Language

5/3/16

Huffington Post Link
I chose two different media sources covering the same story about Ted Cruz dropping out of the 2016 presidential race. By comparing a conservative article from Fox News and a liberal one from Huffington Post, there is a noticeable difference between the way that Cruz and the republican party are seen in these posts. On the side with the Huffington post, the unpopular statements of Cruz are highlighted as they mention "the opposition of gay marriage on the basis of religious freedom." This shows words that demonstrate the lack of sympathy for a conservative former-candidate that Huffington Post is probably not fond of. By using this phrase, they condemn Cruz about his unpopular opinion that led to his resignation from the presidential race.

Fox News Link
In the article about Ted Cruz with Fox News, the article states that there was a "bitter and personal clash" between Cruz and Trump. Fox News would want to talk about the rivalry between the two candidates instead of the unpopular statements that Cruz had said, which caused him to be dropped out since nobody wants to support him. This is an important shift to other competitors in the Republican party as more and more people continue to dislike Trump. The fact that there are no companies that want to sponsor Cruz shows the lack of support, leading to his resignation from the presidential race.

Overall, these two different websites are covering the same stories, but cover different details of the event. With Fox News, a conservative website, they continue to highlight the clash between Trump and Cruz, but also continue the best interests of the Republican party. On the other hand, Huffington Post is more on the liberal side, so this blog talked about the faults that Cruz had. This further separated the rift between liberals and conservatives.

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