Media Critique

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/09/26/2844375/un-diplomats-apparent-deal-on.html

This is an article written in the Lexington Herald about a possible resolution to the chemical warfare in Syria. This article wasn't written fairly because during this article, it only got information from one side of the story which was the White House.  If this article was written using the 7 yardstick of fairness, then the journalist would have gotten information from Russia also because Russia is the other country involved in the controversy.  Also, this article could have gotten information from Syria so that they can give their side of the story because at this current time, people in the United States don't know exactly whats going on.  They only know what the White House has told them what is happening.  However, this article does a good job of using the 9 principles of watchdog because it keeps a check on the government and lets the citizens know what is happening.  So, it also uses loyalty during the article.  You can tell that the main purpose of the article is to keep the citizens informed.

The journalist failed to be fair in this article because like already stated above, the journalist only used one source which was Secretary of State John Kerry from Washington D.C.  The journalist did not give any other sources of the information and because the article was about a deal the United States is making with Russia, it's only right to also get Russia's view on the negotiation.

The journalist could have talked to a representative from Russia to meet the standards of fairness. They could have gotten information about Russia's views not only on the negotiation deal with the United States, but also about their views on the Syria situation.  Other than that, this article does a good job of meeting all other standards in the 9 principles and 7 yardsticks of journalism.