Dr. Ben Carson is known by millions across the nation for being an extraordinary neurosurgeon and now, a leader in the Republican race for the presidential election. Carson, a collected and calm man who is the author of several books, including the autobiography entitled “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story,” has charmed many potential voters with his rags-to-riches story. Several liberal news journalists are suspicious, accusing Dr. Carson of lying about his past. Although many believe he is a decent candidate, some journalists, specifically Scott Glover and Maeve Reston of CNN, and Kyle Cheney of POLITICO, are creating unfair and clouded journalism. The liberal news media is not effectively covering Dr. Ben Carson because the media excessively
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In the midst of the race for the Republican nomination, one might assume that journalists are writing articles mostly about Dr. Carson’s world views and economic beliefs. In reality, readers are inundated with articles diving deeply into Carson’s childhood. For example, in the accusatory article, “A Tale of Two Carsons,” CNN journalists Scott Glover and Maeve Reston attempt to analyze what Carson has stated surrounding his violent childhood in interviews and press conferences. Glover and Reston only provide information that attempts to debunk Carson’s past, giving potential voters no details on how this affects Carson’s political views or race for candidacy. Later in the article, Glover and Reston explain how they attempted to learn information about Carson’s life; the journalists interviewed ten of Carson’s elementary acquaintances. By including direct quotes from the interviewees, CNN concluded that “[Ben Carson] is unrecognizable to those whom CNN interviewed, who knew him during those formative years” (Glover and Reston 1). The authors repeated versions of this quote several times, attempting to strengthen their argument. This repetition continues throughout the article because none of the ten acquaintances knew enough about Carson’s private life to totally prove or dis-prove Glover and Reston’s story. Glover …show more content…
Ben Carson. It is commonly known that political news sources claim to post unbiased information, but often do not do so. CNN is a liberal-sided news media network, and often will support leftist views. This is especially true with the media surrounding Dr. Ben Carson. As two primary source examples, “A Tale of Two Carsons” and “Carson Claimed West Point Scholarship but Never Applied,” both provide unflattering photographs of Ben Carson from a lower angle and bright spot lights that seem to pull out his natural flaws (Cheney 1) (Glover and Reston 1). This purposeful example of bias explains how their predetermined political views could affect their view on Carson before investigating. Both articles use accusatory sentences to describe Carson, attempting to pin him as a liar before they have real facts to back up their story. An example of this predetermined language is in the headline of Cheney’s article, “Republican hits POLITICO story, later admits to the New York Times he wasn’t offered aide” (1). This quote highlights the obvious frustration and negative feelings that Cheney presented, probably due to his liberal views. This biased information results in a lack of “the once-prized quality of objectivity [which is] increasingly dismissed by some as outdated and pointless” (Sullivan 1). This quote, from “As Media Change, Fairness Stays Same,”
In the midst of the race for the Republican nomination, one might assume that journalists are writing articles mostly about Dr. Carson’s world views and economic beliefs. In reality, readers are inundated with articles diving deeply into Carson’s childhood. For example, in the accusatory article, “A Tale of Two Carsons,” CNN journalists Scott Glover and Maeve Reston attempt to analyze what Carson has stated surrounding his violent childhood in interviews and press conferences. Glover and Reston only provide information that attempts to debunk Carson’s past, giving potential voters no details on how this affects Carson’s political views or race for candidacy. Later in the article, Glover and Reston explain how they attempted to learn information about Carson’s life; the journalists interviewed ten of Carson’s elementary acquaintances. By including direct quotes from the interviewees, CNN concluded that “[Ben Carson] is unrecognizable to those whom CNN interviewed, who knew him during those formative years” (Glover and Reston 1). The authors repeated versions of this quote several times, attempting to strengthen their argument. This repetition continues throughout the article because none of the ten acquaintances knew enough about Carson’s private life to totally prove or dis-prove Glover and Reston’s story. Glover …show more content…
Ben Carson. It is commonly known that political news sources claim to post unbiased information, but often do not do so. CNN is a liberal-sided news media network, and often will support leftist views. This is especially true with the media surrounding Dr. Ben Carson. As two primary source examples, “A Tale of Two Carsons” and “Carson Claimed West Point Scholarship but Never Applied,” both provide unflattering photographs of Ben Carson from a lower angle and bright spot lights that seem to pull out his natural flaws (Cheney 1) (Glover and Reston 1). This purposeful example of bias explains how their predetermined political views could affect their view on Carson before investigating. Both articles use accusatory sentences to describe Carson, attempting to pin him as a liar before they have real facts to back up their story. An example of this predetermined language is in the headline of Cheney’s article, “Republican hits POLITICO story, later admits to the New York Times he wasn’t offered aide” (1). This quote highlights the obvious frustration and negative feelings that Cheney presented, probably due to his liberal views. This biased information results in a lack of “the once-prized quality of objectivity [which is] increasingly dismissed by some as outdated and pointless” (Sullivan 1). This quote, from “As Media Change, Fairness Stays Same,”