Douthat takes a opinion that is both subjective and objective, sometimes he barely interjects his own opinion, other times it is very present. In one article, my second one following Douthat titled "Obamacare, Failing Ahead of Schedule", he opts to simply report for the majority of the piece and rarely gives his own insight. His only real opinion first comes in doing some speculating about what could happen in the future, but by the end he does arrive at a thesis of sorts. In another of the articles that I followed from him, alternately, his opinion is front and center. In the article Douthat is more forthcoming with his opinion. The aritcle is titled "But What if Obamacare Works?", and through evidence in the titles of the pieces, it can be seen the variance in opinion injection in the pieces. In this second post Douthat has a strong opinion.
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Obamacare, Failing Ahead of Schedule
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/opinion/sunday/douthat-obamacare-failing-ahead-of-schedule.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
But What if Obamacare Works?
Interesting how sometimes he provides his opinion and sometimes doesn't. Why do you think that is?
ReplyDeleteI have absolutely no idea.
ReplyDeleteNo actually, I think it's because on some topics, like the "Obamacare, Failing Ahead of Schedule" one, he felt more the urge to do some classical reporting because the topic was addressing a very recent development. With the other one, he could provide his opinion more because the topic was colder.
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