Week+8

Select an article under any section and critically analyze it using FAIR’s FAQ. Follow the questions and make an assessment. Decide as a pair whether you consider this specific news article objective. Explain why or why not.

The article that I chose is name “Temperatures rise as ‘flu rage’ explodes across Canada.” found in the National Post. I believe that this newspaper is using the general public perception so as to increase readership. The popular sentiment towards the flu is a very defensive one wherein everyone is quick to react to the smallest developments. The language in the article is definitely biased and loaded and thereby does not offer a balanced perspective on things. A quote that can buttress this viewpoint can be found in the article, “ "This is a life-and-death scenario . . . People are asking, 'How did the province not get it right?'" says Hoch ”. This shows how the language is tilted towards favouring public perception.