tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964228899578003107.post7239337615614360858..comments2013-03-21T10:20:19.712-07:00Comments on K College Journalism Course Portfolio: Reading Response: Auperlee, Boo & FinkelMaggie Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120956965909234356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964228899578003107.post-32154544385977663582012-05-15T09:43:26.374-07:002012-05-15T09:43:26.374-07:00I hear what you're saying about the "Moth...I hear what you're saying about the "Mother who beat cancer..." article having a few too many emotionally charged phrases. Besides the one you mentioned, the author also describes the judge before he doles out the son's sentence as "not lenient or kind"--but in reality, he was probably just doing his job. Up until this point, it seems like Auperlee wants us to be cheering on the son, at least for his mother's sake, and it seems like he ends the article with the son getting sentenced to prison to gain sympathy from the readers. It is a sad situation, but it definitely seems like our emotions are being guided. I don't mean to be overly negative--I enjoyed Auperlee's topics for the most part, especially the article about the two boys who were hospitalized but maintained a positive outlook on life. That was just something that stood out to me as a bit off track for a news story.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355286970214515404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964228899578003107.post-90443677514113461012012-05-09T19:06:43.779-07:002012-05-09T19:06:43.779-07:00Maggie,
I like your perspective on the Boo's ...Maggie,<br /><br />I like your perspective on the Boo's use of marriage as a clever angle in her article. I agree -- the article wasn't really about marriage, but it used marriage to present to the reader the complex web of the struggles of poverty. Boo's mastery of writing can be evident in the emotions she was able to evoke in the reader (me) and like you I appreciated her commitment to remaining an observer (unlike in Trina and Trina) despite the fact that I was<br />initially a little put-off by her "dropping in on a low-income community" from a position of power and priviledge. <br /><br />Amandaamandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650107089890513904noreply@blogger.com