The Times today really told the news like it was, cut and dry. In the article about the Argentinean elections, it was evident that the reporter researched his facts heavily. While he interviewed members of the Argentinean government and they insisted that “the inflation rate is less than 10 percent”, the International Monetary Fund proved otherwise. It said the government data was unreliable, and the inflation rate is indeed higher. I think that this lie said by the government makes a statement about not only Argentina, but governments around the world. If the Argentinean government would lie to a reporter from the New York Times, imagine what kind of lies our government is telling our society.
I thought the picture on A4 was absolutely horrifying but captured the intensity of the earthquake that hit Turkey, as 970 buildings have collapsed and as of right now 45 people dead. The picture captures the struggle of the Turkish people as they come out from under rubble of brick and cement from the buildings, with scared looks on their faces.
The story about the slaughter of horses surprised me, because the banning of slaughter of horses is actually making our economy worse and worsening conditions for horses. Horses that had been sold to slaughterhouses are now being euthanized, so the flow of money has stopped. Horses also are being brought across the borders and slaughtered anyway, so it actually abuses them more. I thought the Times did a good job with connecting the slaughtering of horses to the present state of our economy.
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