Editorials in the News

When looking around at different newspapers’ editorials you see a lot of the same topics. Many opinion pieces were based on politics, covering issues such as bills being passed, what Obama should be doing differently and opinions on the election in Massachusetts. Looking at the unemployment rate and creating more jobs is also very popular. These issues don’t interest me because I don’t personally have suggestions on what other ways these things can be taken care of, or other ways to deal with health care. Political issues bore me because I don’t have all of the information you need to make decisions and have opinions on these matters. Other popular issues deal with the Middle East and problems going on there, this too doesn’t spark my interest because I don’t keep up with these things. But, these are all things that I would like to learn more about and every time I read an editorial discussing them, I get an opinion on the problem or issue.

Some of the editorials that interested me were those dealing with the earthquake in Haiti, the climate crisis, the Tonight Show, education, scientific research and moral issues. The opinions on Haiti are mostly urging for more help and more commitment. Most suggest our own personal help and other or better ways the government can help. The climate crisis dealing with Global warming is also a popular topic; many editorials suggest bills to be passed and urging for support on these issues. They often use hard evidence to back up their claims and use emotions to make you agree with them. Those editorials on education are often about the cost of college and what needs to be done to reform education institutions. I also take an interest in more of ‘moral’ issues such as teen pregnancy and how to prevent the rising numbers. The issues that I am most interested in are ones that I have opinions on or knowledge about.

There are many ways to respond to these editorials such as to refute them by telling what’s wrong or to come up with an argument or other opinion also known as an opinion. I believe many of these issues call for a rebuttal rather than refuting their evidence because at that level most editors have true evidence.