http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/08/first-polls-close-in-2016-race-trump-projected-to-win-ind-ky-clinton-wins-vt.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/election-day-an-acrimonious-race-reaches-its-end-point/2016/11/08/32b96c72-a557-11e6-ba59-a7d93165c6d4_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cfadb9e575b3
It is a fact that Fox News and the Washington Post have incredible differences when reporting the same story- Fox News leans conservative, and the Washington Post leans liberal. This divide became even more so prevalent in months leading up to the 2016 election, which resulted in favor of Donald Trump and the hidden conservatives. It is worth noting that while none of these articles are wrong, none of them are right. Ideology has been the tug o war of our society, and it's affecting the way we receive our news every day. One platform of news caters to their viewers and what they want to hear, while another bashes that platform for doing so but in return, does the same. The articles both have a common factor- they acknowledge the victory of President Trump. One, however, very clearly reflects one view of the country while another praises the victory and ignores the other side. Both sides are to blame for messing with the truth.
The Washington Post focuses almost exclusively on the upset that the election brought to Clinton voters and supporters. They also focused on the negatives that the Trump presidency was bringing to the world- making it seem like the election was the apocalypse. The Washington Post labels Trump as such, saying "The prospect of an impulsive authoritarian in the Oval Office rattled investors around the world." The diction is important to note here- impulsive authoritarian is a vague but powerful statement that implies uncertainty. The newspaper comments on Trump voters. "Voters anxious about the economy, convinced that the system was stacked against them, fearful of terrorism and angry about the rising gap between rich and poor, gravitated toward Trump." Words like convinced and anxious, once again, imply uncertainty, attacking the Trump voter for being misinformed.
Fox News also uses language and diction that skews away from the facts. "Donald Trump, defying the pundits and polls to the end, defeated Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election and claimed an establishment-stunning victory that exposes the depth of voter dissatisfaction – and signals immense changes ahead for American policy at home and abroad." Fox News obviously gravitates towards Trump- they frame him as America's superhero without considering his actual policies. Words like "stunning" and "defying" imply that he is a savior- but is he? Attached to this very article is a video of President Trump gleaming as he walks on to the stage after accepting his win. The tag reads- "Donald Trump- a President for all Americans." But did all Americans vote for him? The truth is that only about half did. He would have to prove himself- but the word choice gives a false hope to any Fox News devotees.
These articles are a gold mine for assumptions!
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