This weeks coverage of the Immigration beat has been had a flare of reform to it. Either there has been a random upsurge of rallies and lobbying, or there is change in the air. I believe it is the latter based on the articles I read this week.
The first article I chose was Navarrette's column on immigration reform. He gave quite an objective description of the U.S. current immigration problem. He portrayed the point of view of both the main parties and how they want the reform to go. His column was very well done, with not as much opinion, as his purpose was probably to put the situation into perspective and make it very easy to understand.
The second article I read was by Bernstein. It covered a soft news story involving a man who had been a fake immigration attorney. The story was written with a summary lead, which like the entire story, was written in such a style that the reader felt like they were there at the courthouse. Well placed quotes were built up with intriguing human interest stories. All together this was a very well written article.
The last article I chose was by VOA (Voice of America) News. This hard-news story was written very plain and simple. It was no more than seven graphs, and it only told the reader the most pertinent facts. I believe it lacked much objectivity though, as it only had one quote, and that was from an outside party. While it surely provided information to the public, it lacked completeness.
Resources:
"Commentary: Time for immigration reform is now" Ruben Navarrette Jr.
"An immigration attorney is charged for being a fraud, and his clients scramble for help" Nina Bernstein
"U.S. charges Salvadoran Ex-Defense Minister With Immigration Fraud" VOA News
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