As Californians approach a new election for governor on November 2, some may wonder if our candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown are qualified for the coveted position of governor; are either one ready to represent approximately 37 million Californians?
Well, both Los Angeles Times and Random Lengths asks this question too while specifically focusing and profiling Jerry Brown's past run as governor. In a recent analysis of these two different articles from these two different newspaper publications, Random Lengths(my local newspaper) and Los Angeles times, I noticed the different quirks of my local newspaper.
In "Why Brown? Why Now?" in Random Lengths, James Preston Allen attempts to answer that question exactly while humorously arriving to the conclusion that Brown has "the relevant experience" to govern and the progressive ideals to help improve California. It is clear that he is a supporter of Brown and doesn't want another republican governor fixated on the idea that somehow the state of California needs to be run like a business. Yet Allen's tone is aggressive and very opinionated. Even though Allen states "Jerry Brown is not the perfect candidate" it is clear that Allen is very liberal and would debate anyone who would step up to Whitman's or even senator candidate Carly Fiorina's defense.
While in the Los Angeles Times article "An older, tamer Jerry Brown seeks to show voters he's a regular guy, not 'Governor MoonBeam'", Samantha Young states her opinion more discretely and hides her message instead of straight out telling the reader what she thinks of Jerry Brown. Like the article's title the article is a mouthful but overall it also places Jerry Brown in a more positive than negative light. The article states that "Brown sees himself as a regular guy" with a "transformed image" yet is "an unconventional politician" who "occasionally fails to self-censor himself".
So how do these two articles compare; both aim to support Jerry Brown but have a slightly warped point-of-view, a different tone, and a different target audience. For example while Young refers to Brown as a man with more experience and a "transformed image", Allen says Jerry has "gotten a bit wiser to the ways of political sabotage and right wing baiting". James, we all know that highly conservative people/republicans aren't going to be too thrilled about your article. Random Lengths is definitely a more liberal, progressive newspaper and if there is a republican who reads this article, they'll take it for what it is: a debate.
Young may be thinking the same thing as Allen but is definitely not as bold and opinionated in her journalistic style as Allen is. Young's style seems more refined and less provoking. Both articles are interesting but Random Lengths article definitely seemed more provocative and eye-catching. As an associated press journalist, Young has to aim to keep a credible unbiased, as possible, reputation unlike Allen who can discuss his intellectual yet biased opinion without too much criticism from the public. Both articles are valid and are a great read. I encourage anyone who reads this blog to read both articles and comment on my blog. All opinions are welcome.
-fellow blogger Lexi Jezina
PS heres the links http://www.randomlengthsnews.com/images/IssuePDFs/2010-sep/rl_09-30-10.pdf
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-california-governor-brown,0,6257265.story
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