“Supreme Court Backs Use of Lethal
Injection Drug”
URL:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/29/politics/supreme-court-lethal-injection-ruling/.
The URL of the
CNN article analyzing the morality and constitutionality of Lethal Injection
ends with .com. This implies the general web, with no scholarly restrictions,
or education-establishment affiliations to the website. If the source was a
.edu, .org, or .gov, the source would be more credible, as it would be
connected to specific education/government-based organizations. However, CNN is
a news station, so their articles, though potentially biased, depict factual
information, as well as opinionated editorials.
AUTHOR:
Ariane de
Vogue was the author of this particular article. Ariane de Vogue is a CNN
Supreme Court reporter, and generally works with modern controversial topics in
politics. Some of the issues she addresses includes the movement to legalize
gay marriage, planned parenthood scandals, the right to life, healthcare, and
religious freedom. De Vogue graduated from George Washington University, and
was a former Supreme Court Reporter on ABC news as well.
LAST
UPDATED:
This article
was last updated on June 29th, Monday, at 2:03 PM. The links on this page send
the readers to other CNN articles depicting the role of certain
politicians/SCOTUS judges on the case of lethal injection, and other articles
debating the constitutionality/morality of Capital Punishment.
PURPOSE:
The text is
attempting to analyze the national controversy supporting lethal
injection, and subtly refute the pro-capital punishment argument by
illuminating the inhumane actions in an execution in the Oklahoma State Court.
The author provides perspective to the potential harm and immoral effects of
lethal injection through a general analysis of the opinions of SCOTUS members.
The author utilizes the article to inform and persuade the readers to assume
malpractice in capital punishment through specific evidence that fails to
justify the opposition's argument in that judges '"are
not confronted with the threat of violence that is ever present in many
Americans' everyday lives."'
GRAPHICS:
The
article includes a broadcast video of the issue at hand. The article is a
synopsis of the show that was displayed on CNN.
Position
on Subject: The author depicts underlying bias against lethal injection in that
she fails to elaborate or justify the opposing side's arguments. However,
as I am against capital punishment, my interpretation might be different than
another reader who supports lethal injection; thus, the author's subtle
bias could be missed by an audience not searching for it.
LINKS:
These two
links are presented for "further reading" at the bottom of the
article, as well as a hyperlink to CNN's Political Twitter. A related video
section includes other broadcasts analyzing similar cases evaluating lethal
injection in the US. The article has no direct in-text citations.
“Botched Lethal Injections Executions
Reignite the Death Penalty Debate”
URL:
http://www.npr.org/2015/01/06/375399560/botched-lethal-injection-executions-reignite-death-penalty-debate
The URL has a
.org address insinuating it's affiliations with a national organization. NPR
reports international and domestic news supported by various sources and
multiple analyzations of multi-faceted evidence in order to deliver
well-rounded broadcasts intended to inform a general public.
AUTHOR:
Wade Goodwyn
authored "Botched Lethal Injection Executions Reignite Death Penalty
Debate" akljf Wade Goodwyn is a national
NPR Desk Correspondent covering Texas and the surrounding states. Goodwin
covers general news, and any specific topic, ranging from politics to natural
disasters, to economics. Before joining NPR, Goodwyn was a political consultant
in NY with a degree in history from the University of Texas.
LAST
UPDATED: The page was last updated on January 6th, 2015, at 5:45 PM. The web
page provides links to a general search of the NPR database for
pharmaceuticals, lethal injection, the death penalty, Texas, and Arizona (where
the article takes place).
PURPOSE:
Goodwyn appeals to his audience's emotions by graphically depicting the
"botched execution" of Joseph Wood in order to highlight the horrors
of lethal injection. Goodwin simultaneously attempts to sway the reader,
as well as inform them of both the process, and immorality of the
death penalty.
GRAPHICS:
Goodwyn includes
a general picture of an eerie, cold looking execution room. He also includes a
photo of Joseph Wood, so that readers can place a name to a face (further
disturbs one's emotions). Goodwyn includes enlarged quotes intended to further
the reader's perspective of the malpractice of lethal injection.
POSITION
ON SUBJECT:
Goodwyn
has a clear bias against lethal injection. He expresses the clear inhumanity
and pain experienced by the prisoners sentenced to death in order to appeal to
his reader's emotions. A reader who had no knowledge on the subject, and read
this article, would most likely form opinions against the death penalty.
However, one in support of capital punishment would not benefit from Goodwyn's
assertions. Goodwin does not justify counter arguments in support of
lethal injection, however, he does address them.
LINKS:
Goodwyn includes hyperlinks for specific names and cases in order to allow the
reader an opportunity for extensive knowledge on the overarching subject of both
the constitutionality and morality of the death penalty, as well as
the key influences (people) within the modern debate.
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