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This 4 page paper looks at the viewpoints presented by two different publications, considering the way in which the opposing viewpoints are presented and supported in terms of the appearance of the article as well as the style of writing. The articles assessed concern universal healthcare and are presented in the Washington Post and Business Week. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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influencing the way that the reporting in presented, with slants put on the articles that are reflective of a particular perspective. This can be seen when looking at the issue
if universal healthcare. Many publications have printed articles regarding this issue, most of which reflect a particular viewpoint, for example, Business Week appears to support the need for healthcare reform,
but not the idea of universal healthcare, with the use of a pragmatic approach, whereas the Washington Post takes a more socially liberal attitude with a high level of support
for social responsibility and the provision of universal healthcare, placing it in a social context. Business week lead with the McCain name with is immediately appealing to the politically
mind and the supporters of the senator who was a presidential candidate at the time the article was printed. The title text is the largest font in the article, but
bolding of text is used to create subheadings which further add to the impression that this is a factual article rather than opinion. The last section of the article is
entitles contrasts and criticism, this appears to give balance, but the contents are limited, with a dismal by the opponents and no equivalent factors, such as the costs. The presentation
on the Business Week web page is equally bland, the advertising that takes place on the right hand side is undertaken though dynamic content, appearing to be placed by a
third party contract, so this has little relevance to the editorial content. However, it is indicative of the target market of Business Week. There are also links to other
related issue, which in this case is the 2008 election. The Washington Post article may be argued as presented in a more emotive manner, with the use of emotion
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