The article I chose to write about revolved around Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his regrets about sexual assualting a maid in France. Sadly, this is not his first time being reprimanded for this kind of charge. He also has record of assaulting a 24 year old about ten years back. In contrast to all the evidence and statements, the article frames the former IMF chief as a good citizen that might run for president next year. Even though he could be charged with sexual assault and has been locked up in a "jail cell," interviewers waste percious air time on a man who should not be valued at all for his "morally" unjust actions.
Instead of showing its viewers with a good solid showing that he is a bad candidate for his repeated actions towards women, they accuse him of the actions and nothing more. Yes, there are a few statements that contradict his views, but they are so small that they are easily avoided. The reason why I believe the writer wrote the way he did was to support the man because he may, in someway, support the paper he is writing for. In that case, then the writer needs to chose his words carefully and depict the man charged with sexual assault in good light.
The way the writer wrote his articles gives off the notion that this former IMF chief is important because he even states that he was giving his opinion of the candidates this year and well, I believe if someone just got accused of sexual assault, their opinions should not matter. The importance the article gives to this person shows that the case agaisnt him isnt strong and that there are other things about him that should be accoutanted for instead of the accusations. The text even aids this former IMF chief because they quote him several times saying I am sorry, I have a very exceptional wife (because she was strong enough to stand next to him during all of this), and that the evidence agasint him was minium. Overall, the article was very ironic in the way that it showed the man in a good light instead of what the article was supposed to be intended for.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/dominique-strauss-kahn/8772501/Former-IMF-chief-Dominique-Strauss-Kahn-regrets-moral-failure-of-liaison-with-New-York-hotel-maid.html
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