Introduction:
In the introduction, I plan on drawing in the audience by describing media biases that are apparent in newspapers, TV, and online. I will then describe how media outlets tend to edit stories towards their intended viewers’ opinions — conservative or liberal– to support or bash a politician. I will introduce the story that I have selected, the shutdown of the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey that was reported by Fox News and CNN in my thesis and describe the connotations associated with the word choice utilized by both media and additional rhetoric involved.
Body:
In the body, I will identify and compare the connotations/rhetorical similarities and differences in the two stories. CNN has a more liberal side to the story compared to Fox News and its conservative side that wants to lessen the importance of the bridge closure. The ethos, logos, and pathos in the media’s talking points will be addressed as well as the syntax and commonplaces brought to life in each story.
Conclusion:
In the conclusion, I will restate my thesis in a different way and show how my argument is valid based off of the content from my body paragraphs. I will represent the positives and negatives in media bias and show how both liberal and conservative media can be deconstructed to allow an individual to make a clearer story *and distinct one* based off of his or her valued judgment.
Links:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/14/christie-pushes-back-amid-probes-into-bridge-scandal/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/09/politics/chris-christie-bridge-primer/
You definitely have the right idea. I would suggest that you break up the body paragraphs into paragraphs about how tone, word connotation, and rhetorical techniques are used differently in the two articles. Good luck with your paper!!
I think that you do have the right idea about the introduction because you are describing what two new reports can do to a story. I think you should make the introduction more broad at the beginning so it it analyzing what media news report use and not claim to facts. Then get it down to the two news reports about and talk about what you are claiming about each of them. Overall, there outline seems to work well.