Media Critique

Media Critique on "Grimes' Grandmother Stars in New Senate Ad"
http://www.whas11.com/news/politics/Grimes-grandmother-stars-in-new-Senate-ad-275637291.html

This article was on Whas 11's website under the "Political News" tab as the headlining story. This is very surprising, because it really isn't newsworthy at all. It violates the yardstick of newsworthiness because the topic this article is on is in no way going to make an impact on a large audience that lasts more than 6 months. This topic is not core! Most people will forget Grimes' grandmother starred in a Senate ad next week! It's ridiculous to think this was the headlining political story.

This article also violates the principle of "make the important interesting". In fact, it does exactly the opposite. Sure, some people might be amused that Grimes' own grandmother was in an ad, but is this important? Will this impact the way the election turns out? Highly doubtful. 

This article also violates the yardstick of fairness. The article only includes one statement from a woman dissing the commercial. The article omits a statement from a person in support of the ad. Journalists simply can not show only one side of the story. They must always show both to ensure fairness.

Nothing in this article was actually incorrect, except it's easy for one to be confused with the video sandwiched in between paragraphs. While the article states that Grimes' grandmother stars in a new ad, the video shows both of Grimes' grandmothers. There is no caption below the video explaining if this is a different ad then the one they are talking about in the article. The reporter should have been more clear on this.

This article could be improved by not being the headlining political article. It should also include a statement(s) from a person supporting the new ad, not just from one opposing. Also, as I said before, there should be a caption below the video explaining it's relevance to the article.