http://www.ktvu.com/news/18261602/detail.html
This article is about a high school in San Jose, California that had recently had all of their sports teams cut due to economic problems. As I read this article, I felt that the author added his own bias by only adding quotes that opposed the cuts. Out of the six quotes in this article, all of them are from parents, teachers, or students saying how disappointed they were in the cuts. The author briefly mentions that if the town cuts sports, then there will be less cuts in the actual classroom. If i was writing this article I would have added quotes from outsiders who understand that more cuts in extra-curricular programs means less cuts for education.
I can undertand having a few quotes opposing the cuts, and a few quotes supporting the cuts, but this author didn't do that. One quote that was added to the article was "I can't understand how we would take something so valuable as athletics from these youngsters. So I ask the board to reconsider. Shame on the people that are responsible for even bringing this up tonight. Shame on you! Shame, shame, shame!" I felt like this quote could be percieved as a personal attack, I can understand that the people in the town are upset but that quote is a little extreme!
Friday, December 12, 2008
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