New York Times Writes For The Debate

The New York Times's Michael M. Grynbau recently published an article titled Clinton-Trump Debate Expected to Be Rare Draw in a Polarized Age. The article drew attention to the impact and excitement surrounding the debate which airs this Monday night (Sep 26, 2016). I was attracted to this article for a couple of reasons: the title states they predict a rare draw in a polarized age which is something that I have been curious about since I found out who the candidates of 2016 would be. It's always been interesting to me to watch our nation stand so strong together in instances of international terrorism and then be split so aggressively by things like race and politics. I also was fascinated by this article because it's not just about Clinton and Trump, but instead about the advertisers who've paid large amounts of money for their advertisement to play before or after the no-commercial debate as well as about the history of televised debates. Reading this article was different than all others who just predict the outcome of this debate.

Grynbau leads his article with one of my favorite literary device; an alliteration. By describing the debate as being uniquely uncivil, I was quickly aware of the impact the author believes this debate will have in the election. It's obvious to everyone how polarized the country has become and this was a good way to convey that message. The structure of this article was well written, it clearly identifies a few key components such as where this debate will land in amount of viewers and the impact the advertisements will have on the election. Grynbau wrote well to his quotes and the sources he used were smart people who could accurately advance the message of this article. A former NBC News president, A CBS news president, a TV historian and even the White House Press Secretary all were sources in this article. They had opinions discussing everything from whether or not President Obama will be watching, to the number of viewers this debate will have compared to the most recent Super Bowl.

I found some connections with this article and the one I wrote using the class database. Obviously, upon reading this article, Trump and Clinton are seen as opposites and this debate will demonstrate this fact. Above all, this article drove home the idea of how many people will be tuning in to witness a historical debate.