Kim Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky, has been in the news quite often this past month. Her claim to notoriety was her refusal to issue marriage license to gay couples in the state, despite the Supreme Court ruling gay marriage constitutional. Davis’s refusal, due to her religious beliefs, landed her five days in prison. She was released by federal district judge David Bunning, under conditions she would not interfere in any way with the efforts of her deputy clerks issuing marriage licenses.
The two articles from Fox News and Huffington Post address the aftermath of this event, with Kim Davis announcing she’s switching parties from Democrat to Republican. Reporting bias between the two sites is noticeable right away. Fox News has a more
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statistical approach, reporting contextual facts, historical evidence; basically the information based around the actual situation. Huffington Post, on the other hand, directly addresses the situation. They directly use Davis’s own words and the immediate reactions to the event. Huffington Post also addresses a minor but crucial detail that Fox News doesn’t. Huffington Posts reports that when asked if she will campaign for Republicans, Davis called the idea far-fetched. Fox News then reports that a majority of registered Democrats in Kentucky hold traditional values, therefore focus on traditional issues; social and environmental issues are a source of frustration to these vintage Democrats. What can be interpreted is that Huffington Post directly addresses a claim, but Fox News defends it by reporting the facts around it. Davis, while a Democrat, harbors conservative values due to her being a more aged Democrat who hails from a time where social and environmental issues, such as gay marriage and climate-change, were not in the forefront. Davis leans right, but she doesn’t lean as far as the current Republican candidates do, so the idea for campaigning in their names is pointless as her values do not line up with theirs. Her alignment with the Republican Party stems from religious reasons, not political reasons, since the Republican Party has a more Christian-based crowd. There isn’t any overt bias within these two articles, but as the Media Bias Chart reports, the two websites do have their political leanings.
Fox News leans right, as it uses evidence to portray Kentucky Democrats as a more conservative type of Democrat when compared to other states. Fox News also seals Kentucky’s status as a conservative state by showing that since Clinton’s election in 1996, Kentucky has maintained a status of being a Republican state, and having a Republican senate. Governor Mike Huckabee and Senator Ted Cruz are also mentioned, as they are the Fox Network’s notable candidates considering the network has a sizeable Republican audience. Huffington Post leans left as it uses more vindictive language by generally focusing on Davis’s arrest and defiance of the law. Huffington Post mentions that Davis has garnered a wide amount of support from conservative Republicans who value religious freedom. Cruz and Huckabee are also mentioned in this context, tying them to the conservative crowd. Both articles do however mention that Davis requested Democratic Governor Steve Beshear to make some changes to accommodate her beliefs but was denied much assistance, resulting in her now accusing him for her jail term. Fox News endorses a more sympathetic image of Davis, while Huffington Post endorses a more critical
image. These articles would not have an overt effect on its readers, but it would subtly tilt them to a certain side. Readers of Fox News might have more claims to back up and explain Davis’s decision due to the Fox audience being conservative and valuing freedom (religious freedom/expression), whereas readers of Huffington Post would generally have a more divisive opinion of Davis and her violation of the law since the Huffington audience is liberal and values equality (gay marriage). Personally speaking, I don’t have a preference to either article; both of them bring out valid points therefore I value both of them the same. Kim Davis did break the law, but was also granted religious freedom/expression. Her rationale stems from a more dated and conservative era, yet identifies as a Democrat regardless of what specific type of Democrat she is. But above all, she couldn’t do much about her position and responsibilities due to minimal assistance from Governor Beshear, which ultimately resulted in her choosing religion over obligations.
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By using the story of Kim Davis the clerk that refused to issue marriage certificates to gay couples in Kentucky County, Rensin shows the brutal side of the disdainful liberals. He cites that the smug liberals enjoyed “mocking her appearance, openly celebrating the incarceration of an ideological opponent.” With phrases such as “hateful bigot,” “dumb hicks,” “rubes” are thrown in the article to highlight the condescending tones adopted by the liberals in the recent years against those that they deem conservative or less open to the liberal agenda (Rensin). He even incorporates George Bush’s encounter with the smug liberals that underestimated his Presidential ambitions and tenure as the President. With reference to the Daily Show’s rants, the article continues to show how the liberals have continued to make fun of the “dumb hicks” as “private entertainment of elites blowing off some steam”
Orwell’s rule and Gladstone’s bias both apply to Chris Pleasance’s report about the Kim Davis. Pleasance reports that a current social issue, which Kim Davis, a country clerk, uses religious liberty to defend for herself. Undoubtedly, Kim Davis becomes a national spotlight across the nation. In the article, Pleasance points out that “since
Blanda explains Fox News, Red State or Slate links only exist to produce content to be shared so friends can agree with each other and those who disagree. “Sharing links that mock a caricature of the other side isn’t signaling that we’re somehow more informed” – Sean Blanda. It shows people would rather show off to their friends how much they’re like them rather than try to understand an opinion different then
I wish someone would punish her and not just sweep it under the rug. Even though I do not personally agree with Nancy Davis, in the United States of America she has the freedom to believe in whatever she wants to believe in. She has not once been asked to believe that a marriage is not only between a man and a woman, all the citizens of Rowan County want Davis to stop interfering with what they believe. She is an elected state official governed by the Kentucky Constitution.
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