It's the last day of my media analysis project! So, here's an article from the New York Times, one of the most widely read daily papers in America.
"Official Quits in Backlash on Gun Vote in Colorado." Jack Healy, New York Times. November 28, 2013
This article is about a state senator in Colorado who resigned after anti-gun control voters threatened to hold a recall vote to strip her of her seat because she voted for and sponsored gun control laws. It is slightly longer than one page long (it is a column on the side of the page). It contains lots of pertinent background information that helps me to understand the article. There are seven quotations in the article: one from the senator, Ms. Hudak, and one from a Democratic supporter, three slightly shorter quotes from Republican opponents of Ms. Hudak, and two quotes from neutral political experts. This distribution shows a fairly balanced view of the matter; however, much of the first half concerns the struggles Democrats have faced in the swing state of Colorado. Nevertheless, I think the article does a fine job of staying neutral and reporting objectively on these issues.
I appreciated that this article contained a lot of background information and explained the sometimes complicated process of recall voting clearly. Also, the addition of quotations from neutral experts is something that I have not noticed in any other newspaper articles (although it was a major part of the PBS News Hour show that I watched). Although the article was objective and contained information on the opposition to Ms. Hudak, I would also have appreciated more information on other reasons (besides gun gun control) that many voters were opposed to Ms. Hudak's policies. All in all, I appreciated this article because it provided a viewpoint into important events in another state. I often don't know what is happening in other states because I read the Massachusetts newspapers most often. I recommend this article to readers who are interested in events in each state or who would like to follow partisan politics.
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