Framing

I decided to look at Obama's decision to give aid to the two auto companies, GM and Chrysler. In the New York Times there was an article about this that was very politically driven. David Stout from the NYT was the reporter on this story and used Obama, and administration from GM and Crysler as resources. The language that is used in the article has a very intense tone. In the opening paragraph the phrase, "do-or-die ultimatum." The article found on-line also has a video attached to it with Obama making a speech about what his administration has decided to do since the auto industry is in such bad shape. The article was very informative and it seemed to simply be delivering the news and not showing bias and it did not criticize the president in anyway. The administrators of the auto company also had very positive quotes in the story, which goes along with it being a very politically focused article, and seems to put Obama in a good light. The one thing to notice is the last paragraph of the article states that the government has not been this involved in a companies well-being since the Depression, which is not a positive thought.

On the other hand, on Ub News, Guarav Singh wrote an article on Obama's decisions and was not as politically correct. Singh was quick to mention that Obama did not mention Ford, which is also in Detroit's Big Three and does not need help. This article showed opinion by discussing the negative aspects of Obama's team getting into the auto companies mess. Singh uses the word "aggressive" when talking about Obama and his team getting involved. This story was a lot more obvious in terms of opinion and pointed out different faults in Obama's plan, whereas the article in the New York Times did not touch on that at all. It was clear to see the two different frames. One was very political, while the other was more opinon-centered.