Inspired in part by Sharan Daniel's "Integrating Rhetoric and Journalism to Realize Publics" from Rhetoric and Public Affairs, this blog provides a space for students to explore rhetoric in their everyday lives.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Journalists in the Wild
Robert Fisk is a British journalists and he does most of his works in the Middle East. One interesting story that he has done was that he interviewed Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden not only once but THREE TIMES. The rhetorical strategies that they use Ethos with his words because all of his words from the articles can be sensitive to other such as his detractors states "his jorunalistic impartiality, citing his opposition to the Iraq War and his criticism of U.S. and Israeli policies." (Britannica). However, his words could be influence by his supporters they state "that most Western journalists are blindly supportive of the U.S. and Israel and that Fisk's work is unique and unbiased."(Britannica).
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