Whats in a Name? More Than You Think Reflection

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Saltzman’s Reflection - R 1 What’s in a Name? More Than You Think by Joe Saltzman was an informative and effective piece of writing. His background information helps to show that his information is credible and that he is qualified to criticize such media. His use of examples on how inaccurate television’s coverage of the Iraqi war helps to prove to the audience that the news they are receiving is a bit one sided rather than a full report of both sides of the war. Another aspect of the article that aids to its effectiveness was the language that he used throughout the article; it was nothing short of straight forward and to the point. In the headnote of this article, there are many professions and actions that he has completed that show that he is qualified and knowledgeable when it comes to critical writing about such topics. Proficient in writing and media in general, his work as an author in writing reviews specifically pertains to articles such as this one. He being an author, a mass media editor, and a professor brings strength to his Saltzman’s ethos. Throughout the article Saltzman brings up many examples of how the titles in news media are unfair and one sided rather than all around accurate. He states that rather than showing coverage of both sides of the war, the news used headlines such as “Collateral damage” in hopes to make it sound less horrific. Though in reality, they were referring to civilian casualties or civilians that were wounded by American bombs or ground fire (pg. 9). A strong suit of this article is his choice of words. He is very straightforward and does not leave out any reasoning behind the examples that are used. One example of his near perfect word choice is “The TV news media never should assume the role of a parents deciding what images and sounds the American people should be allowed to see.” In this sentence, he uses a
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