Thursday, September 16, 2010

RESEARCH ABOUT EX DICTATORS IN SOUTH FLORIDA

The following is a link to an article in the Miami new times.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-09-16/news/latin-american-dictators-love-south-florida/

It speaks about dictators and tyrants who moved to South Florida. We were speaking of sources and it is interesting that the author here mentions his sources in particular;

“So we plumbed property records, consulted historians, and dived into overflowing boxes of lawsuits.”

The background research for this article is well executed. The same cannot be said of the article itself. Although the topic is fascinating, the author’s voice seems so unique that it overshadows the subject matter.

The author uses words like “turd” and “hancho.” I can understand he may want to write about these dictators in a comical or light manner, but when it comes to these type of dictators it just seems inappropriate.

1 comment:

  1. hi damian: i lie that you called the writer to task on their use of slang and casual language as descriptors in the profile. seems like a cheap journalistic shot that sacrifices the serious work of the research and intent of the article. the journalist's choice of words are also a clear indicator of the writer's bias and own stance. in an effort to inject frivolous humor, the writer lost control of his neutral stance.

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