Post 2

The first assignment was useful for many reasons. The first reason is that knowing what an editorial is can be useful for knowing opinion journalism vs. fact based journalism. A growing trend is in the media is opinion journalism. Different personalities on Fox News and MSNBC tell news using their opinion and sometimes do not use actual facts in their journalism. Recognizing opinion vs. facts can help people see clearly whether the news he or she receives is news or opinion. Then, being able to break down an editorial even further is very useful as well. Some people (including myself) like reading editorials because it can open your mind to other opinions, and if the opinion is good enough, can even change my mind about a subject. Also, it seemed that the first assignment helped us see what a good editorial should encompass, a description, and a valid argument. An editorialist job in writing the article is to try to get the reader to see his/her point of view. I recognize what an editorial is, but some people cannot, and that is sad.