The fatal shooting of Michael Brown and the community of Ferguson's response have evoked many opinions and issues. I am providing links to several opinions, but the first link is more of an objective background. I admit that I hesitated to post these, but this is a significant event that promotes necessary conversation. Read the following articles and think about the speaker of each article. Who is the speaker/writer? What is his/her investment in the subject? What is their credibility? Which piece do you find most effective? Why? Where do you question or disagree with the writer?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-ferguson-michael-brown-what-we-know/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/opinion/charles-blow-michael-brown-and-black-men.html?emc=eta1&_r=2
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/08/18/3472567/the-racist-history-of-marijuana-character-assassination/
http://time.com/3111474/rand-paul-ferguson-police/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/08/12/jesse-jackson-ferguson-riots-column/13957197/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/opinion/melinek-michael-brown-autopsy/index.html
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kaplan-ferguson-michael-brown-obama-20140819-story.html
1. The writer is Eliot C. McLaughlin, a reporter for CNN. He is credible because he got all of his information from witnesses and detectives. He seemed pretty neutral about the situation, so I can’t say if I agree with him or not. He simply stated what he knew about the situation.
ReplyDelete2. The writer is Charles M. Blow. His credibility is that he is a successful black man, which helps his prove that not all black men are bad. I agree that it isn’t fair that black men are accused for doing bad things more than white men and that that needs to be changed.
3. The writer is Nicole Flatow. She is credible because she had information and interviews from all of the cases in which black people were killed by police officers. I agree that black people are treated worse than white people by cops. It causes people to discriminate black people when they see that they are given harsh sentences.
4. The writer of this article is Rand Paul. He is the junior US senator for Kentucky. He has credibility because he is a senator so his opinion matters the citizens of America. I don’t agree that the cop is the only one to blame. No one is completely sure what happened.
5. The writer of this article is Jesse L. Jackson, a reverend. His opinion matters because, as a religious person, he wants to make peace with the situation. I agree that this controversy needs to be solved, and that it can be done by keeping the peace.
6. The writer of this article is Judy Melinek (MD), a medical examiner. She has credibility because she have performed many autopsies so she knows the drill. She uses her former experiences and her knowledge to show us that the autopsy holds the truth. I agree that Brown was unarmed and was not a threat because the autopsy showed that he was shot from a distance. Also, I don’t know how big of a threat someone can be after being shot 3 times.
7. The writer of this article is Erin Aubry Kaplin, a reporter. This article is credible because Kaplin used quotes by the president of the US, Barack Obama. Since Obama is in charge of our entire nation and is the first black president America has ever had, his opinion makes a huge impact on the opinions of American citizens. I agree that, even if he was a criminal, a robber, or anything that people are accusing him of being, Brown was still a person. We should treat him like a person, because he was one of us.
The articles that impacted me the most were the 3rd article and the 7th article. The 3rd article was impactful because the writer showed us cases where other innocent black people were shot by cops. The 7th was impactful because the writer used words from the president himself to prove her point. Writing notes for each article was really helpful, because it gave me a chance to think about the important points of the articles, and which points were the most impactful.
1. Eliott C. McLaughlin is the author of the first article. The author's credibility comes from working for CNN (a reputable news source) and obtaining his information from witnesses. This author remains neutral on the subject and therefore I can not say whether I agree or disagree with him.
ReplyDelete2. Charles M. Blow is the author of this second article. His investment in this issue is that this case involves those of his skin color and he believes that their voices need to be heard. His credibility comes from working with the New York Times for this long, and for leading them to win awards at the Malofiej International Infographics Summit. I disagree with this author. The data he uses can be interpreted many different ways, and we don't have the whole story behind those studies. Everyone chooses their own paths, and therefore arrests made are not necessarily prejudiced, but based on the actions of an individual.
3. Nicole Flatow is the author of the third article. Her credibility comes from her degrees and her current and previous occupations. I would like to question why this author is avoiding her own point. She is talking more about old cases instead of focusing on the current one. She is trying to win old arguments that have already ended in hopes of gaining support of one that she barely touches.
4. Senator Rand Paul is the author of the fourth article. His credibility stems from being a senator. I disagree with the demilitarization of police. Senator Paul makes it seem as though anyone sitting in their homes can be gunned down by a tank. This equipment is for drug raids in which the suspects are often armed with military grade weapons as well. While there may be some racial skew in law enforcement it is unlikely to be as large as this article suggests.
5. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is the author of this article. His credibility comes from being a reverend, being involved in civil rights movements for forty years, and founding the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. His investment comes from his beliefs and these being members of his own race. I don't know what to say about my opinion on this article. Jackson took a different route involving the Ferguson shooting than most other writers. I can't argue against there needing to be serious change in this country.
6. Judy Melinek, M.D. is the author of the sixth article. Her credibility comes from being a forensic pathologist. I agree that investigations take time. It seems reasonable to take time and do the job right instead of rushing and submitting evidence prematurely.
7. The author of the seventh article is Erin Kaplan. His credibility is from writing "Black Talk, Blue Thoughts, and Walking the Color Line: Dispatches From a Black Journalista.". I agree and disagree with the author. While it is not okay to shoot someone for stealing Brown's intimidating figure wouldn't be the only reason he was shot. It is unlikely that a trained police officer would handle a situation like that. It sounds more likely to me that Brown was doing more than just looking intimidating.
The 5th article impacted me the most. Unlike many writers, Reverend Jackson seemed relatively levelheaded and had a good grasp on the situation. He wasn't making up facts or profusely pointing fingers at someone. He calmly and reasonably stated some of the real reasons why the Ferguson shooting erupted on a national level. He looked into statistics instead of throwing them at the audience looking for support.
1. The writer is Elliot C. McLaughlin. I think he just wanted to state the facts he knew about the whole situation and be neutral about it. I feel that he is credible because he used quotes from witnesses and anyone related to the whole situation. I don’t think he really stated an opinion about it all so it’s a pretty informative article.
ReplyDelete2. The writer is Charles M. Blow of the New York Times. Blow is invested in talking about not just his particular case, but the broader subject of black men being treated worse than white men. He gives great detail regarding why he feels that way. The author is black, and he seems to be doing just fine. Just because you’re black, doesn’t mean you’re bad, which is what I feel his point was. Him being himself is credibility enough, he’s lived his life understanding the treatment he gets for being black. It’s absolutely not right, I definitely agree with Blow.
3. The author of this article is Nicole Flatow. She basically told us about all the different black people who were killed for reasons you just don’t kill a person over. She wanted us to understand that this Michael Brown case wasn’t the only one. This has happened before and it’s not right at all. I feel she is very credible because some words have links to where she got information and quotes from for certain parts. She seems to know what’s she talking about and didn’t just make up a bunch of stories to get people on her side.
4. The author of this article is Senator Rand Paul. He took the government and/or military approach towards this whole situation. He feels that the government just hands out military equipment to local police stations and despite the vast improvement in less prejudiceness, many whites are still prejudiced towards blacks. Paul is credible because he’s a senator and seems to have researched this topic quite a bit. I like his outlook on this situation because it’s a unique way to think about it, but it’s still totally related to the Michael Brown shooting.
5. This article was written by Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Jackson took the approach of how many towns in America now are. They have a shrinking middle class, and a rising low class. That would basically describe the state of Ferguson. Places like that are losing funding for things like schools and their programs, and young kids are turning to bad things, and of course blacks are the targets. I feel Jackson is credible because he’s a reverend and probably just wants peace.
ReplyDelete6. The author of this article is Judy Melinek who is a forensic pathologist and the medical examiner of the Manhattan Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. She is very interested in the medical aspect and autopsy of the Michael Brown case. From this article, I am getting the sense that the autopsy tells a lot about the case, just based on the body. Information from the actual scene is sometimes needed to help understand certain happenings on the body. I feel Melinek is credible because she is an actual medical examiner and can help us understand what the public should know. She also explains how the autopsy does not match up with some stories. It makes me curious as to who’s telling the truth.
7. Erin Aubrey Kaplan is the author of this article. She wrote the book, “Black Talks, Blue Thoughts, and Walking the Color Line: Dispatches From a Black Journalista”. I’ve never read the book, but from the title I’m assuming it’s about unfairness between the treatment of black and others. I feel she’s credible because of that, especially with the outlook she chose on this article. She started off with President Obama’s opinion on all of this and how it’s just such a tragedy. Her article was basically about what people assume about blacks and how that affects the Michael Brown case. I liked this article very much.
The article I would agree with the most is probably the sixth article. I liked the sixth article because I’m interested in the autopsy and what they factually think happened. I would like to hear the explanation for why they think what happened, actually happened. Then I’d compare it to the scene and people’s stories. I feel that science can prove a lot, and even though it’s not one hundred percent, it usually does make sense and I like it when things that happened have a reason for happening. If anything I’d question why the stories between the autopsy and other people are different, but I liked what the author had to say.
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ReplyDelete1. The author in the first article is Elliot C. McLaughlin. The credibility of McLaughlin is that he wrote for CNN, which is a credible news source, and his information was all from the witnesses. I can not agree or disagree with this article because the author remained neutral throughout the whole article.
ReplyDelete2. The author in this second article is Charles M. Blow. His credibility is that he works with the New York Times, which is another credible news source. His investment in this case is that he believes that white men are being treated better than the black men. I agree with this article because he gives proof with multiple other articles and statistics that black men are being discriminated greatly and it needs to change.
3. The author in this third article is Nicole Flatow. I agree with the article because she compares the older cases to the case of Michael Brown. I think she wanted to get the point across that Michael Brown isn't the only black person to be shot by a cop or white person for reasons that are just.
4. Senator Rand Paul is the author of this article. I agree with his article because yes, cops can be good guys but not when they are acting like soldiers. Cops are supposed protect innocent civilians, not kill them. While Paul believes rioting and looting shouldn't be happening, he also believes that cops shouldn't be hurting the innocent civilians. His credibility is that he is a senator.
5. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. was the author of the fifth article. I like how he stated the good in communities are being destroyed and their funds are being cut and the bad in communities are starting to overtake towns because some of the youth have nothing else to turn to. Also his last statement was very powerful and true. He explained and stated the Ferguson situation in a different way than any of the other authors did, and I really liked that.
6. The author of this article is Judy Melinek, M.D., and her credibility is that she is a forensic pathologist. I really like how she explained that investigations do take time to do the job right. Investigations that are rushed can lead to injustice, wrongly accused people, and wrong evidence.
7. The author of this last article is Erin Aubry Kaplan, the author of "Black Talks, Blue Thoughts, and Walking the Color Line: Dispatches From a Black Journalista." I liked how she talked about President Barack Obama's opinion on how devastating the death of Michael Brown. I also really liked how she explained the effects of the shooting.
The article that spoke the most to me was the fifth article, the one written by Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. I really liked how he didn't blame a certain group or anyone. The part that I loved about it was his closing statement: "Too many Americans have adjusted to injustice and inequality. But injustice and inequality anywhere is a threat to justice and equality everywhere. To allow injustice and inequality invites a Ferguson to your community. We must stand together, black, white, brown, red, and yellow and fight for justice and equality for all. It's the only way to avoid more Fergusons." We all need to unite and stop this injustice and inequality so we don't have other "Fergusons."
1. The writer of this article is Elliot C. McLaughlin. He is a creditable author because he works for CNN (which is a reputable news source) and because he used witnesses and detectives quotes. He didn't really state an opinion, he just stated cold hard facts
ReplyDelete2. Charles M. Blow is the writer of this article is creditable because he works for a credible news source (The New York Times). Blow was very attached to this subject because as an African American male he is upset about how male African Americans are being treated in the USA. The big point he tried to get across is that just because someone is black doesn't mean that they are a bad person. I agree with how Blow is feeling because its not right that people any color are getting treated that way.
3. The writer of this article is Nicole Flatow, she isn't very credible because she isn't working for a credible source and gives no background information of herself. She focuses on old cases rather than more current cases. She tried to get across the point that the Micheal Brown cases isn't the only case like this, where an African American male has been killed.
4. Senator Rand Paul wrote this article. He is a credible source because he is a senator and is around politics and has to deal with this stuff all the time. He rights from the government/military aspect. He speaks about how we need to demilitarize the police, which I agree with it's not right nor necessary for the government to just handout military grade weapons to police officers.
5. This article was written by Jesse L. Jackson. She took the approach of current events because in America the middle class is shrinking and the low class is becoming increasingly bigger. I believe that the author is credible because he can see first hand what it is like in these neighborhoods.
6. The writer of this article is Judy Melinek. She is credible because she is a forensic pathologist and a medical examiner. She is upset about the lack of knowledge displayed by the public about how a medical examiner is not apart of the police force and how medical examiners would not lie about such a serious case.
7. Erin Aubrey Kaplan is the writer of this article. The author also wrote a book about how the treatment of blacks is much different than other races. The fact that she had enough background knowledge and research to write a book gives me enough evidence to believe she is a credible author. A big point she tried to get across is what people assume about blacks and how that effects the case.
The article I would agree with the most is article number four. I agree with it the most because it really sparked my interest about how the government is supplying military grade weapons to police officers. Which in my opinion is wrong, that kind of power does not need to be in everyday peoples hands.
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ReplyDelete1. The author of this first article is Eliot C. McLaughlin. He is creditable to his sources because he got all of his information from witnesses and detectives, and also points out that these are all opinions that came from these people, not facts. The author himself never states his opinion and remains neutral.
ReplyDelete2. The author, Charles M. Blow states his opinion about the killing of Michael Brown. This author believes that he was killed not because he was a threat, but because of the color of his skin. The author supports his opinion by using statistics that support that people of different races are treated differently still today. He is creditable to his sources and cites his research. I like how he closes with the quote of the victims mother “Do you know how hard it was for me to get him to stay in school and graduate? You know how many black men graduate? Not many. Because you bring them down to this type of level, where they feel like they don’t got nothing to live for anyway. ‘They’re going to try to take me out anyway.’ ” This really brings out a strong conclusion of the authors opinion.
3. Nicole Flatow states her opinion that she thinks it was wrong and makes no sense as to why 6 deadly shots were fired at an unarmed men. Like many others she believes he was shot because the officer finds black people more threatening. She supports her opinion with statistics such as “African Americans are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana than whites, even though they use marijuana at about the same rate. So it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that they are also more likely to be indicted by the public.” She also uses other credible stories that relate to innocent black people being shot. She does a good job uses credible sources to support her opinion.
4. In this article, author Rand Paul, gives a similar opinion and explains as to why he thinks the color of the young teens skin has something to do with his killing. The author uses credible sources, mostly witnesses and other officials. The author supports his opinion by giving opinions of witnesses and talking about how police should not be acting like a military.
5. This article by Jesse Jackson had a similar opinion to the last few, but i believe it didn’t come out as strongly to me. They more just talked about Ferguson and how to prevent things like this in the future, and how we need to have justice for all. I think that this article is ok, but there choice of sources and subjects used to support their opinion isn’t as strong as it could have been.
6. This article was very different fromt the other. It was written by the women who performed the autopsy, Judy Melinik. She gave her opinion that as the person giving the autopsy it is not her job, nor has it ever been, to support the police. she is there only to examine the body and tell the truth and even give the family and attorneys the answers they need. She is very creditable to her source considering she is a medical examiner and performed the autopsy. I also like that she avoided talking about the argument over whether or not the shooting had anything to do with his race because this would have weakened her opinion.
7. This article by Erin Kaplan was like most. Her main point that there is still a problem today with inequality between races. She is creditable to her sources and I liked how she opened with the quote from president Obama. I also think her opinion was strong because she didn’t talk about the questionable things that occurred at the crime scene but rather talked about similar situations from the past.
1. The speaker of this article is Eliott C. McLaughlin. His investment in the subject is just that of a CNN reporter, who is trying to get the story out to the world and also trying to erase confusions and misunderstandings about the shooting, and that everyone knows what truly happened that day. His credibility is that he is a reporter for a world-renowned news organization, and that he gets facts and details about the story from people who were actually at the scene of the crime, only putting factual information into the article. I agree with the writer in this, because he really does seem to try and get evidence from both sides of the story, and not just from the side he thought would bring in the best results, which means he really had to work to make this article.
ReplyDelete2. The speaker of this article is Charles M. Blow. His investment in the subject is that he is an African-American, so he can identify with the struggles of Michael Brown on a more personal level. He is also a writer for the New York Times, so it is his job to alert the country and the world of this problem with racial discrimination, especially against blacks, and hopefully when people become aware of this, they will work hard to end this discrimination. His writing for the New York Times acts as his credibility, so it is his job to get good, sound information, and put it in his story, and get the true word out, not using biased information that may sound better in a story. I agree with the writer, because even though I come from the Midwest, I am aware of the extreme racial prejudice that occurs in the South, and it is very hard for black people to make anything of themselves in the world because of all the obstacles they must overcome just to do something like succeed in a public school system and go on to college. They have to deal with all the normal things of life, as well as special, racial problems just because they are born black.
3. The speaker of this article is Nicole Flatow. Her investment in the subject is that she is a writer who wants to get the word out that black people are held at a different level when they use drugs like marijuana and alcohol. Even if they did not actually use the drug, if people even think they did, then they still may be found guilty purely because of that. Also, she’s trying to tell people that Mike Brown is only the latest person to be wrongly accused of a crime just because they may or may not have used drugs. Her credibility in the subject is that she seems to be fairly educated on the topic, and she pulls plenty of statistics and factual stories about the topic from a variety of sources, so we know she’s being truthful. I agree with the writer, because she talks about how black people are specially punished when they do something little like smoking pot in the face of a large crime that they may not have committed, like murder, etc. In fact, when someone who is white does the same thing and maybe even knowingly uses drugs like weed, they are not usually punished as much, just because of their skin color.
4. The speaker of this article is Senator Rand Paul. His investment in the subject is that he is a Junior Senator for the state of Kentucky, and it is his job to be concerned and involved with matters like this, especially those that concern the securities and liberties of all American citizens, and not just those of 1 particular race or color. The fact that he is a Junior Senator describes his credibility, and also, within the article itself, it is described when he gets facts, stories, and quotes from a wide variety of sources, all done to show that multiple entities agree with his take on the issue of police-militarization, and not just a few. I agree with the writer, because even though I come from a relatively-small Midwestern community that fortunately does not have these kind of problems, the police forces in areas like Ferguson where Michael Brown was shot have become way too militaristic, drawing on measures like tear gas, brute force, and in some cases, even tanks, all to solve the “problem” of innocent civilians who are mostly protesting peacefully, with raised-hands and signs.
ReplyDelete5. The speaker of this article is Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. His investment in the subject is that he is a concerned reverend, and the founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. His credibility is that he is a reverend and founder/president of a coalition that is pursuing social justice, civil rights, and political activism. He is very concerned about this matter, and is pushing to end injustices and problems like this all over the world, and not just in one area of the country. I agree with the writer because he talked about how communities like Ferguson have devolved into sub-communities riddled with poverty, struggle, and all kinds of other problems, and that if we do not put an end to this, then these kinds of communities will start and continue to form everywhere, creating poverty all over the country, and not just in 1 area.
6. The speaker of this article is Judy Melinek, MD. Her investment in the subject is that she is a forensic pathologist who served as a medical examiner at the Manhattan Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for two years. She was one of those called on to examine Michael Brown’s body after the shooting. Her credibility is that she is a highly-skilled and professional Medical Examiner, and clearly knows what she is doing in performing autopsies and related examinations. I agree with Melinek, because I believe too that Michael Brown was not a threat because of how far away he was from the officer when he was shot, and in the amount of times he was shot, as well as where the bullets hit his body. I also agree with Melinek in that the examination of Michael Brown’s body should not be taken lightly, and the utmost care and attention to detail must be taken in order to make sure that everything was interpreted correctly, instead of finished in a hurry, possibly leaving something out or even missing something extremely important that may have been able to completely change the case.
7. The speaker of this article is Erin Aubry Kaplan. Her investment in the subject just seems to be as a concerned person, who cannot understand why we as a society are still having racial problems, despite all that has happened over the years, and many centuries after other countries have moved on. She seems to have a self-asserted credibility. She also seems knowledgeable on the subject, as she provides a wide variety of opinions, pieces of articles, and other things. I agreed with the writer because she talks about American society as a whole seems to still be afraid of “blackness”, just like we were many, many years ago, except not as severe in our harshness, prejudice, etc. In addition, she talks about how people still bias against blacks, and it can be very hard for them to make it out in the real world because of this bias. Lastly, she talks about how we need to make a change, so human beings that are different than the “majority” (in this case, mainly white people), can still be treated just the same, like Muslims, illegal immigrants, and especially black people, as African-Americans are one of the most biased groups of people in America. I agree with the writer, because we have been biasing these groups of people that should be considered equals, and it is time we make a change, so incidents like this do not happen again.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the articles, I think the first one, “What we know about Michael Brown's shooting”, is the piece I find most effective. This is the case because for one, I thought the other articles took the topic of Michael Brown’s murder, and went on a rant about something that was related to it, like police-militarization or black-bias, but did not seem to cover the actual issue/story at all. Furthermore, I think the first one was the most effective because it gives you a backstory and some information about what happened to start the shooting off, and then it gives recounts of the story by Michael Brown’s friend who was with him when the shooting happened, as well as from some of the bystanders who also saw the shooting happen. A brief synopsis of how the shooting happened from the cop’s point of view, and how what the bystanders and the cops each said contrast greatly from each other was provided as well. Lastly, it presented some quotes from Michael Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, that talked about how she felt about this whole thing, one of which was, “You're not God. You don't decide when you're going to take somebody from here."
1) In the first article the author is Elliot C. McLaughlin. His credibility is that he is a writer from CNN which is a trusted new company. Plus he has interviews from witnesses. The author through this piece remained neutral and didn’t state his opinion. This article was more about informing the readers on what was happening and gave us all the information. So I can not say whether or not I agree with this author. The piece was effective in just giving us the facts on what happened.
ReplyDelete2) In the second article the author is Charles M. Blow. His credibility is that he writes for the New York Times which is a very successful and well known company. His investment in this event is that he is an African American male so he has a background and maybe knows what its like to be discriminated against. He is upset that others of his race are being treated like this and how the situation was handled. He does bring up many situations where African Americans were treated different and I think that is very wrong. But in the case of Michael Brown in Ferguson I do not agree. It doesn’t matter what your skin color is if you walk towards an officer and he tells you to stand down and you do not obey the commands you will face the consequences. The officer didn’t know what the man was going to do so he chose to protect himself and his fellow police officers. I think it is horrible what happened but do not think the cop was wrong for protecting himself. Brown should have known to follow a policeman's instructions, this tragedy could have been avoided if he had done so.
3) In the third article the author is Nicole Flatow. I do not think she is very credible due to she is not writing for a known source. She doesn’t give any background on herself so we really don’t have any information about her. She does bring up old cases where African Americans had been shot by policeman in the past. I do agree with that is a problem that African Americans are still being discriminated against and that its not fair to them because that war has already been waged. But if a white man was walking toward a police man the same steps would have been taken to protect the policeman.
4) In the fourth article the author is Rand Paul. He is a senator so he knows government background and deals with situations like this and knows hot to handle the public. So that is where he gets his credibility from. He brings up points about how the police have military grade weapons and how he doesn't believe that it is right for the police to be shooting innocent civilians. This case is very controversial and no one has all the facts. I think policeman should have weapons but not weapons made for war. They should be able to protect themselves as well but killing someone was a little far. The officer could have shot him somewhere that wouldn't have killed him but would have allow the officer to handle it. He could have also tazed him. So I agree and disagree with this article.
5) In the fifth article the author is Jesse L. Jackson. He is reverend and he was involved with the civil rights movement so that is where his credibility comes from. He brought a point that not a lot of people like to talk about. In the U.S. middle class families are shrinking and violence is becoming more present by the day. Adolescents have no where else to go so they turn to the streets. He had a different way about going about the topic. I agree that there is a rising problem in our country and it’s becoming more and more of an issue with every day that passes.
ReplyDelete6) In the sixth article the author is Judy Melinek, M.D., she is a forensic pathologist and worked as a medical examiner for two years. That is where he credibility comes from. She is a trusted women in the medical field. In her article she talks about as a forensic pathologist in order to get her job right it takes time. Something the news and police do not understand because they want the information faster than she can work. She also talks about how some of the things she is finding to the victim is not lining up with some of the stories that are on the news. Which leads us all to curiosity about who is stretching the truth and lying.
7) In the seventh and final article Erin Aubrey Kaplan is the author. She wrote the book, "Black Talks, Blue Thoughts, and Walking the Color Line: Dispatches From a Black Journalista." From the title you can take away its about inequality. So she is credible, if you can write a whole book on the discrimination of one race I think you are able to write a good article as well. She uses quotes from President Barack Obama whom many Americans look up to. She also uses past events of inequality towards African Americans to support her story. She brings up that Brown was a suspect for robbery. No matter what your skin color is black, white, yellow, green, or purple. If you steal and break the law you should be punished. Now this doesn’t mean going to the extent of killing him but the law is the law.
The fifth article by Reverend Jesse Jackson was the one I thought that stood out the most. He had a good firm grasp on the situation with only cold hard facts. He didn’t come out a blame one person or another which I thought was very professional. I liked how he brought up the fact that crime and youth violence is a rising issue in our country. He talks about how Ferguson is facing injustice and inequality but also how that is everywhere. He all around did a very good job on this piece.
1. The first article is written by Eliott C. McLaughlin. McLaughlin is credible because he works with CNN a credible news source. The states no opinion, just the facts. Since McLaughlin is neutral I can neither agree or disagree.
ReplyDelete2. The author of the second article is Charles M. Blow. Blow's credibility comes from working with the NY Times. His investment in the issue is race and criminalization of young black males. I disagree with Blow, the studies have more factors than race. Like whether a father figure is in the picture etc. I don't think blacks are being criminalized. Just because blacks might be more likely to end up in jail it's not a discrimination issue.
3. Nicole Flatow is the author of the third article. Her credibility comes from being a reporter. I think her investment is the previous and similar cases. Flatow doesn't blatantly state her opinion is very obvious. I disagree with Flatow Michael Brown's toxicology should be taken into account. Along with him being a suspect in robbery. Smoking marijuana and being a robbery suspect takes Brown's character into question. If that's not taken into consideration it very well should be.
4. Senator Rand Paul is the fourth article's author. The author's credibility is Paul being a senator. The author's investment is police militarization. Paul does not believe in it or the killing of innocent civilians. I agree and disagree with the author. Police should be able to protect themselves without being questioned. But the weapons police have and the way they deal with riots causes question. Nobody has all the facts in this situation and I doubt we ever will. That's the reason for my opinion.
5. This article is written by Reverend Jackson who gained his credibility by being a leader during the civil rights movement. Jackson is invested from being an activist. He found a interesting way to talk about this controversial topic. Jackson brought up the shrinking middle class, high unemployment, and low graduation rates. He then tied this to teens turning to the streets which is a valid point. I agree with Jackson's point, maybe something being done will solve this problem.
6. Judy Melinek a forensic pathologist wrote this article. Her credibility is her occupation and former occupation as a medical examiner. Melinek states that investigations take time and should not be rushed. She also states that the press should let the medical examiner do their job and wait to hear the results. I agree with Melinek but for public shootings the medical examiner should state to the press the amount of time it takes so they won't be suspicious.
7. The final article is written by author Erin Kaplan. Kaplan wrote three books about race inequality making her a credible source. Her investment is the controversial topic of racism in our society. Kaplan used quotes from President Obama. Who is respected by much of the U.S. I disagree with race inequality being a major issue, but Kaplan did have strong points in her article.
I think the first and fifth article were the most effective. They stated facts and weren't over shadowed by opinion. If I were researching the Michael Brown case I would read those two. Both articles are also professionally written unlike article three in my opinion. Article one and five also were written with being aware how controversial this situation is. That is why I think they're most effective.
1.The author of the first article is Elliot C. McLaughlin and he is crdible because he is working for CNN and he got his quotes and information from eye witnesses. He doesn't state a clear opinion so I can not agree or disagree.
ReplyDelete2.The author of the second article is Charles M. Blow and his credibility comes from his job for New York Times and the fact that he is a black man himself. His opinion is that black people and hispanics are judged and punished more than white people. I disagree with him. It doesn't matter the color of their skin if the actions call for punishment then that is what should happen whether the person be white, black, hispanic, native american, indian, etc...it doesn't matter. I think the author looks too much at the color of skin and not the actions of the actual person.
3.The author of the third article is Nicole Flatow. She is not very credible. I do not think that the author did very well in this article. She briefly brought up the Brown case and then left it sitting there and went to focus on past stories thinking it would help her point. My opinion is bringing up old cases will not help you solve a current one most of the time.
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5.The author of this article is Jesse L. Jackson. He is credible due to the fact that he is a reverend. He makes his point by bring up the fact that there is not just one Ferguson there are many Fergusons all around us and if we don't get what's happening in the actual Ferguson now under control then there will be much more chaos.
6.The author of this article is Judy Melinek and she is very credible. She is a forensic pathologist and a medical examiner. She is just trying to explain why it takes so long for an autopsy report to be realeased to the public. I like how she talks about her ordeal during an autopsy and how long some of the tests can take.
7.The author of this article is Erin Aubry Kaplan. She is credible because she is a published author. I liked how in the article she referenced Obama's opinion a few times and used his words to help herself get her point across. I agree with her in that stereotypes and assumptions about blacks can change the way some people view things.
The article that I would say got to me the most was the second one. I disagree with him but it got to me mostly because I felt that he was meaning to be aggresive with this article. Talking about how just because someone is a different color than white that automatically makes them bigger targets. He had facts and statistics but I don't think any of it means a thing if the punishment was justified by the actions despite the color of the persons skin.
1. The author of the first article is Elliot C. McLaughlin, a reporter for the CNN. Much of his credibility comes from the fact that he works for a very well known news association, and that he get the majority of his knowledge about the topic from eyewitnesses. One of his strong suits in his article is that he is unbiased about the topic and just presents the facts as they are. But because of this, I cannot agree or disagree with him.
ReplyDelete2. Charles M. Blow is the author of the second article. He is a columnist for the New York Times, and it is a relatively successful black man. His opinion on the issue is that minorities, especially black people, are being treated unfairly based on the fact that there are higher rates of black people being disciplined in the school system than whites, along with higher dropout rates. And I strongly disagree with his opinion. I can say with all certainty that being a black young man has not once held me back from doing anything that I have wanted to do. I have not had to work any harder than white teenage boys to get what I want in any case. It is true that facts show higher suspension, expulsion, and drop out rates than whites, but it doesn't show is racial discrimination. A higher number does not mean that the blacks in question did not deserve the punishments the got, it just shows they got them. And with experience of seeing the way many black teenagers act in the "hood" of Florida where my father was raised, the numbers don't surprise me the least bit. The way they act compared to how to whites in the same social class and are is astronomically different. Those numbers don't show discrimination, but differences in behaviors, actions, and cultural norms between the races in America.
3. The author of the third article is Nichole Flatow. She is a credible source because of the her various college degrees in law, philosophy and a few other things. She points out many other cases of black teenagers being murdered and uses them to try and prove innocence for Michael Brown. I don't agree with her. She hardly talks about Michael Brown and hides behind other cases of black teenage murders by whites. She completely ignores the case in front of her, which is Michael Brown.
4. The author of this article is Rand Paul. He is a credible source because he is a senator and it is part of his job to stay informed with current events and form opinions on them. His main focus in the article is that he feels that the polices presence in Ferguson are too militaristic, and they are not doing their job as police. I agree and disagree with him on this point. I feel that the mustard gas and other things being used could very well be perceived as a bit much. But I can't say that I blame them for using them. The people in Ferguson are rioting, destroying property, and acting like criminals. And I think thy deserve to be treat as such.
5. Jesse Jackson Sr. is the author of this piece. His credentials lie in him having been a part of the civil rights movements for many years. He talks a lot of the state of America and how there is a decline in infrastructure, education, and social discrepancy, and the state of Ferguson before the chaos struck. But one thing he doesn't talk about much is the state of Ferguson now. I liked his writing a lot and agreed with many of his points about the direction in which this country is going. But I can't relate it at all to what is currently happening in Ferguson.
ReplyDelete6. Judy Melinek, a medical examiner, is the author of this piece about the ridicule that is thrown at people in her line of work, and the importance of the autopsy in a murder investigation. There is a lot of responsibility placed in her hands and she realizes that and does not take it lightly. I agree with her that the truth about his death will come from the autopsy and it will speak for itself. She also gave me a lot of incite into the distrust of medical examiner from the general public.
7. This article was written by Erin Aubry Kaplan, a published author. She takes a much different perspective in the case by talking about how black men are perceived and why it isn't exactly a surprise that this whole case is a big deal. I agreed with her that black men are looked at in a more criminal fashion than most. But I feel that it is just one of many stereotypes that we have ingrained in our minds as Americans. We are just a biased people. There is a stereotype for every person out there and whether we want to admit it or not, they affect the way we look at people from first glance.
My favorite two articles are the first and fifth. The different perspectives that the cases were taken in intrigued me and I appreciated them both a lot.
1. The author is Eliott C. McLaughlin, a reporter for the major news network CNN. The writer obviously invested plenty of time and effort into this news segment, as his article was long and filled with information. His information is credible because he has real quotes and links to where he found his information. Since the author was merely being informative, I cannot agree with him or not.
ReplyDelete2. The author is Charles M. Blow. The author subtly invests his opinion that Michael Brown was not just killed, but murdered and also presents his knowledge of african-americans and hispanic-americans getting arrested and not passing high school more often than people of lighter skin tone (white people). His information is credible not only because he links a few sources, but also because he showed all the reasons why the murder happened. I agree with the author because the murder was absolutely wrong and should have never happened.
3. The author is Nicole Flotow. The author invested a good amount of time looking for other cases to contrast how horrible it is to be an african-american dealing with police officers or judges, and how people tried to defend the murders of several african-americans with marijuana and alcohol use when there was no indication of substance or drug abuse in their systems. The author is credible because he has many links to other credible sources all around the article. I agree with the author because defending a murder with lies to make the officers and legal system look good is utterly wrong.
4. The author is Senator Rand Paul. The author invested his wanting of police to be demilitarized by writing long and thought out article that showed that the militarization of police can only lead to bad things. The author is credible because he quotes and links sources to his information and reasoning. I agree with the author because militarizing police can only lead to violent happenstances, such as in Ferguson, Missouri.
5. The author is Jesse L. Jackson. The author invested the idea that the quiet around everybody isn’t justice, but rather the public being afraid of the police. The author is mostly credible, but doesn’t link a few of the sources he got his information from. I agree with the author because a militarized police force is pretty menacing.
6. The author is Judy Melinek. The author invests that the complete autopsy and cause of death is yet to be determined, so instead of immediately judging, the public should wait for official answers. The author is credible because she is a forensic pathologist who is describing why people shouldn’t jump to conclusions. I agree with the author because a rash jump to a conclusion almost never works out right.
7. The author is Erin Aubry Kaplan. The author invests that people should think that any other person, regardless of race, gender, or belief, should still be thought of as a person. The author is credible because he is mostly speaking his mind, but he did link the information he put in. I agree with the author because the classification of whether or not a being is a person is based on it’s major DNA paradigms, not it’s minor DNA mutations.
I find the first piece the most effective because it is purely information, no opinions or stances.
My favorite piece was Rand Paul's Time article about the militarization of local police forces in America. I like the fact that the focus was centered more on not just the shooting of Michael Brown, but the rise in expensive technology of law enforcement and how that rise has culminated in this incident and others. The author of the article concerning marijuana use and black teenagers used evidence of pot usage among victims, linking this evidence to a racist agenda by some to place the attention on drugs, rather than the tragedy. The author of the first article was objective rather than subjective in his view, presenting the facts in an unbiased stance, since information about the shooting was not yet as clear as it is now. I do agree that there has been a record of police violence against minority groups in the past and recently, but I do not think that in every case drugs are used to "smear" the victim's reputation after their death. I think that if drugs are linked to a case, then that information should be divulged to the public, after that information is verified and found to be truthful; however, I do not think that speculative information about drugs should be released before they are absolutely found to be accurate.
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