Friday, July 12, 2013

Ethos and Credibility

The article that I picked is called Pressing for murder Verdict, Prosecution uses Zimmerman's Words Against Him he article was about the latest information on the Zimmerman Trial. I believe that this article is definitely an accurate representation of the facts, because it was unbiased and showed the views of several credible sources also the trial was shown on TV.
In the article, it talks about how George Zimmerman chose not to testify in his own defense against charges he murdered Trayvon Martin.But on Thursday, he was a star witness -- for prosecutors trying to convict him. This article is accurate because not once does the authors, Michael Pearson and Greg Botelho state an opinion in any way. The author sticks to giving quotes from different sources displaying their opinion, without including their own. The authors included quotes from policemen, parents of victims, and the judge. I consider the reporter to be very credible because the quotes he/she had were from different viewpoints.
The facts are correct in the story. I researched the case myself, as the best I could, and found that the basic information was all correct. I consider the company (CNN) to be very credible because I have CNN as my homepage on my computer, and I always check their site and trust them immensely. The reporter’s language was easy to understand, and the article flowed nicely.

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