Reporters and Rhetoric

Reporters and Rhetoric, an essay written by Geoffrey Cowan, goes in a different direction from the other essays we have written. This essay shows that Orwell was correct when he talked about his six rules and how language matters with whatever you are talking about. By choosing to say two simple words that everyone is scared to mention or afraid to admit, such as "civil war," it opens everyone's eyes to a different perspective. As one of his main points, he says that "reporters 'do words' for a living. There are times when it is as important for the press to be as accurate about the use of language as it is about the reporting of facts." I definitely agree with Cowan when he talks about reporters. I do believe that their job is to report news honestly and correctly, using their language cautiously. Reporters do not have to repeat everything they hear. They have the choice to listen to whatever they hear and figure out what is the truth and what is false. Once they have the whole story, the reporters can write about the honest conclusion they came to.