Assignment 2
Shenmin (Eric) Zhu
301280891
CMNS 262
Question 1: Describe the current issue that you are going to analyze. Explain the logic of your comparison. For example, are you comparing content in similar articles across different cities within the same newspaper chain? Two articles “Delta goes to court to close marijuana shop” published by two newspaper titles The Leader and Delta Optimist report on the controversial issue regarding the legalization of marijuana. In this case, about B.C. Supreme Court ordering a marijuana shop in Delta shut down. According to both reports, the WeeMedical Dispensary Society was sued by Delta council for operating without business licence after refusing to close. The society was also fined close to $12,000 dollars since the business continued to operate. The opening of the dispensary violates the Delta’s local bylaw since it is prohibitive to produce, store or sell medical marijuana anywhere in the municipality. Two articles …show more content…
The use of verbs and the quotations in article written by The Leader criticize the opening of the Weemedical shop. This type of language that the press uses creates a power division between the authority, in this case, the Delta council, and the marijuana shops. It perpetuates the institutional power over the control of marijuana. However, the Delta Optimist challenges the notion of power by using implicit verbs. It is evident when the article states that a permanent statutory injunction “prevented” the dispensary from operating. It shows that the press disagrees Delta council’s decision on shutting down the marijuana shop. Thus, the repeated pattern of the text shows that the Glacier media is in favor of legalization of
Shenmin (Eric) Zhu
301280891
CMNS 262
Question 1: Describe the current issue that you are going to analyze. Explain the logic of your comparison. For example, are you comparing content in similar articles across different cities within the same newspaper chain? Two articles “Delta goes to court to close marijuana shop” published by two newspaper titles The Leader and Delta Optimist report on the controversial issue regarding the legalization of marijuana. In this case, about B.C. Supreme Court ordering a marijuana shop in Delta shut down. According to both reports, the WeeMedical Dispensary Society was sued by Delta council for operating without business licence after refusing to close. The society was also fined close to $12,000 dollars since the business continued to operate. The opening of the dispensary violates the Delta’s local bylaw since it is prohibitive to produce, store or sell medical marijuana anywhere in the municipality. Two articles …show more content…
The use of verbs and the quotations in article written by The Leader criticize the opening of the Weemedical shop. This type of language that the press uses creates a power division between the authority, in this case, the Delta council, and the marijuana shops. It perpetuates the institutional power over the control of marijuana. However, the Delta Optimist challenges the notion of power by using implicit verbs. It is evident when the article states that a permanent statutory injunction “prevented” the dispensary from operating. It shows that the press disagrees Delta council’s decision on shutting down the marijuana shop. Thus, the repeated pattern of the text shows that the Glacier media is in favor of legalization of