Norris-5 Article

Norris-5:

Here is the link to the article I read and did Norris-5 on: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/un.world.hunger/index.html

1. Informative vs. Superficial: I’d say this is superficial. This is because the length of the article isn’t too long, and there is a lack of detail present in the article. The article fails to elaborate on various things mentioned. The article is shown to be only half a page long, which already gives us an idea on how much it would lack valuable information.

2. Accurate and truthful vs. False and deceptive: This is pretty much accurate and truthful. I don’t think they would be lying on an issue like this. I personally, also believe that this article is accurate and truthful since they use a variety of different quotes and sources that are reliable. For example, : "It is unacceptable in the 21st Century that almost one in six of the world's population is now going hungry," said Josette Sheeran, executive director of the World Food Program.

3. Objective vs. Biased: This article seems pretty objective. However, it may seem biased, favoring towards the hungry people. A good example showing this bias is, “The number of hungry spiked as the global economic crisis took hold and governments pumped resources into stabilizing financial markets. The move meant smaller investments in agriculture and food distribution.”

4. Pluralistic vs. Insular Viewpoint: This is definitely pluralistic, as it’s serving a message towards many people out there. There are a lot of key messages that this article is trying to convey. The article also uses quotes that serve messages, such as, "We know what is needed to meet urgent hunger needs- we just need the resources and the international commitment do the job," Sheeran said.

5. Balanced vs. Weighted Side: I’d say this article is pretty much balanced. It talks about the hungry people and what people have done about it. For example, we can see that in the article when, “The report calls for greater investment in agriculture to tackle long and short-term hunger by making farmers productive and more resilient to crises.”