Author(s) of article: Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear
Title of article:Donald Trump Is Sworn In as President, Capping His Swift Ascent
Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article:
The New York Times
Date article was published: January 20th, 2017
Web address:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/trump-inauguration-day.html
Summary Information
Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in summarizing the story and getting the reader’s attention.
the headline correctly sates what the article is about. It grabbed my attention very well.
Briefly describe the factual content of the story related to the lead: 5 W’s and the H.
Who: Donald Trump
What: sworn in as president
When: January 20th, 2017
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: He was elected to be presidnt
How: He won the most electoral votes
Were all the 5 “W’s” and “H” answered?
Yes, they were all answered.
Of all the 5 “W’s” and “H”, star the one you think is the most important. Tell why.
I think the who is the most important because he is our new president and it is important that people know it is about him.
Magnitude of the event in story
Is it international, national, or local?
In my opinion this is national story because it is the changing of our president.
What is its impact? How many people were affected by it?
the impact is that some things that Obama did may be changed and we also have a new leader, The entire country will be affected.
Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article:
Facts in a news story are supposed to be arranged from most to least important.
The main idea is that trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States.
Do you believe he author did this effectively? Why?
Reliability of Sources
Did the article come from a wire service?
yes, it came from The New York Times.
Who are the sources in the article itself? (Examples: lawyer, doctor, neighbor, police officer, forensics expert)
Donald Trump
List one quote that made the article sound more reliable.
“I will fight for you with every breath in my body, and I will never, ever let you down,” Mr. Trump told hundreds of thousands of rain-soaked admirers and onlookers in a forceful 16-minute Inaugural Address from the West Front of the Capitol. “America will start winning again, winning like never before. We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.”
Personal Reaction
What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by reading this article?
I found out that there weren’t nearly as big of crowds for this event as there were for Obama.
What question(s) do you have after reading this article?
What is it like to be president?
What would you like to learn more about?
How much work does the president actually does.