Blog Assignment #1: Blog Reflection 1

Question: How well does the media do in each of the following area:

Clarity, Accuracy, Precision, Relevance, Breadth, Depth and Logic. 


"Angry Passengers Smash Trains in Brazil"
Article: CNN

 
Image from: Expatify

1) Clarity 

The clarity in this article is clear.  The 5 W's(who, what, when, where, and why) were stated.

Who: Angry passengers

What: Damaged 17 train cars

When: Tuesday

Where: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Why: Frustration towards slow service

2) Accuracy

There are no pictures to prove that it actually happened, but because it is from a news network the report cannot be fake.  Perhaps the media might have exaggerated too much with the damages done, but because there are no pictures to prove; the accuracy in this article seems inaccurate.

3) Precision

There are not enough details in this article.  They did not state how badly the train cars were damaged.  It stated at the end of the sentence that the damaged trains were back on service later in the day so we could only assume that the damage was not extreme.  

4) Relevance

Everything mentioned in the article was relevant.  It was short and got straight to the point.  It tells us who are angry, the passengers.  Why they were angry, slow service; and also provided a reason why the service was slow.

5) Breadth

The article was narrow in terms of what happened.  It was straight to the point.  They did not go into the feelings of the other passengers who were also affected by this disturbance.

6) Depth

No solution was mentioned in the article.  All they said was that the trains were back in service later in the day.  The article did not state any punishment that the angry passengers would face.  So there was no depth in the article.

7) Logic

There were background information as to why the trains were slow, therefore this was based on known statements.  Statements also came from the operations director of the Sao Paulo metro which made it legitimate.