Holding the government accountable for their past actionsRelating past wars to the current warsObjective coveragePositive tone
This is an example of ineffective journalism due to the subjective and overly illustrative language. The language is strong, as it is in the Egypt and Libya coverage, but instead of including a balanced account of humanitarian crises, the journalists seem to overly embellish the details. The article does not provide any background information for the reader regarding the two players, even though this crisis began March 24, 1999.
David N. Gibbs is a guest blogger on the Washington Post’s Political Bookworm blog.
Demonstrates the prevalence of the Washington bubble and the importance of policy to the Washington Post due to the amount of space in the article devoted to the discussion of Senate policy
Example on one of the strengths of the post:Constant Updates on current situationLaid out arguments for those who supported vs. those who didn’t—then divided those into Republicans and Democrats—then outlined what they are disagreeing over (abortion) and eventually a comment from Planned Parenthood.References to 2012 BudgetWhat it meant if the government really shuts down (affects on jobs, Washington D.C. district..etc.)Used Editorials to provide analysis on why each side compromised—compared Congress to college student facing term paperReferences Past Cases (Bill Clinton vs. Newt Gingrich 1995 budget showdown)Did not really talk about what this means for people OUTSIDE of washington DC