Today, almost all the sites have an article up about the democratic debate that ensued last night between the candidates. Besides the debate, the only other subject that has much traction today seems to be the German gunman who killed nine in a shooting and is calling for a genocide. They all have a similar take away from this debate. Bloomberg was the clear and undisputed loser. There seems to be a consensus that Bloomberg’s only tool was his wealth. His public speaking was clearly lacking.
The article from the Washington Post follows a clear thematic structure. After a brief set of quotes from the debate to hook the reader, The article is broken up in short paragraphs. Each covers one of the major moments from the debate and talks about them each separately. Some of these topics include “Warren compares Bloomberg to Trump” and “Sanders tailors his message towards the working class and middle class”. This is helpful for readers who are just looking to skip the important moments of the debate. The reader is able to just read the first bold sentence of each paragraph to get the gist if he or she does not want to take the time to read the entire article.
A New York Times article on Bloomberg’s next steps after the debate show author Jeremy Peters taking on the role of a collaborator. This article does not focus on the debate itself, but rather what Bloomberg does right after to help gain back some ground. But to make this story effective, he provides links to earlier stories on how the debate went and the details about Bloomberg looking like another Trump and Warren and Sanders ripping him apart . These are important links to help establish the context of the story so the reader can get more out of the article he or she is now reading.
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