Monday, November 12, 2012

Comparing two article on Elizabeth Warren

I read two different articles from different sources about the same subject: Elizabeth Warren's first press conference as an elected senator.  In the Boston Herald article, Warren seemed un-knowledgeable, brushing aside questions, answering in short, terse sentences and even passing question to Deval Patrick.  All in all, the article made Warren seem like and awkward public speaker.  Although the boston.com article admitted to Warren answering questions with short answers and even declining to answer questions, they had a "redemption paragraph" for Warren in which they quoted a longer answer she gave so it seemed as though she was not so unintelligent.  I thought the two articles were interesting to compare and contrast because, although they were about the same subject and though they both used the same facts, the articles had different aims in portraying Warren.  In one she seemed to be ditsy and awkward and in the other she was made out to be awkward at first but then eloquent after being warmed up.

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