Peter S. Goodman

In his article, “Foreign News At A Crisis Point”, Peter S. Goodman discuses the dire need for more global news writers. Throughout his article Goodman uses multiple persuasive devices and a great deal of literary techniques in order to convey his point.
Before he begins his article, Goodman includes a small blurb describing his career. Goodman’s article discuses a decrease in the amount of published global news writing. Goodman has a conflict of interest when writing this article, as he is the executive business and global news editor of the Huffington Post. For that reason, Goodman depends on global news so that he has a job. This adds a level of importance of the global news industry to Goodman, since it gives him a source of income. Goodman is trying to reach a slightly younger generation by publishing his article online; however, the values of professional journalism and its accuracy are directed towards an older generation interested in world politics, as more young people tend to receive their news from social media.
Within the article, Goodman claims that “news of the world … is rapidly disappearing.” Goodman claims that professional …show more content…
In his concession, Goodman states “We can celebrate the democratization of media, the breakdown of monopolies, the rise of innovative means of telling stories, and the inclusion of a diversity of voices.” Goodman is acknowledging that social media plays a great role in sharing information. In order to refute this argument, Goodman states “we have a professional responsibility to continually ask that question (whether or not social media is better informing readers) while seeking to engineer new models that can channel the web in the interest of better informing readers.” Goodman is refuting the claim by arguing that not all information is credible. He agrees that social media can be a resource, but argues that it should not be the only resource for