Essays on News

            Although it is the goal of journalism to be impartial to ideology and remain unbiased, more often than not, journalist’s attitudes are clearly seen in the way they report the news. It is up to the individual reader to decide the merits of the articles they are reading and decide which deals more in…

In modern society, a lot of people read sports news every day. After the investigation and statistical analysis of lexical density English sports news, It is useful for us to discuss some lexical features of English sports news. Using brief and expressive vocabulary One of the distinguishing features of English sports news is using brief…

“No news from auschwitz” by Abraham Michael Rosenthal The extract under analysis represents the article taken from the “New York Times” and written by a well-known American columnist Abraham Rosenthal. He was born in Ontario, Canada, but moved with his family to New York City when he was four.  For many years he served with…

Boy Found Dead in Alley Lying in a pool of his own blood , 16 year old Andy Ritchie was found in an alley near Alfredo’s convenience store, March 12, around 12am. He was found stabbed right under his rib cage and died from blood loss. The Police Officer on the case said that he…

When George moved to the four-day workweek scheme, should he have expected his managers to work five days for four days’ pay? Yes, he should. Managers are leaders for the company employees. Therefore, they have to “model the way”. To effectively model the behavior they expect of others, leaders must first be clear about guiding…

Is today’s news a truthful account of the day’s events? Is it a blatant attempt to guide the reader’s reaction to keep interests high? Or do entertainment corporations trying to make a profit overrun today’s news? Should there be certain standards of journalism in news today?To answer these questions, the reader must understand the definition…

Lately, the top story in the news day after day, months after months have been about William Jefferson Clinton, also known as Bill. Who could blame them, there is nothing better than a story out of the ordinary, especially one with presidential status. For the past months he has been the most talked about figure,…

Foreign Relations, Finance, Judiciary, etc. Subcommittees – smaller groups, more detailed subjects Special committees – temporary Joint committees – staffed by both Representatives & Senators Conference committee ? joint to resolve differences in legislation Committee Membership members want membership on committees to influence policy, help constituents Chairpersons have most power on committee same powers as…

These days it is easy to find a piece of news which informs us about a death of a woman who has been killed by her husband or her boyfriend. Hundred of women are mistreated and then assassinated each year and these deaths are increasing. However, although this is the main problem in our society,there…

It’s 5pm, the kids want their dinner, the boss is on my back about the report due yesterday and the car has broken down. Come on, let’s face it, the last thing we want to watch is some boring negotiation between two politicians. Never fear! The commercial stations recognise the audience’s panic and has found…