Read The media #2

The next article I evaluated is from CNN and it is one talking about how Gaurdsmen and contractors are suing a company for not informing them about chemicals at a site they worked at in Iraq

Is the information in a given article accurate?
The Information is this article is accurate
Is there missing context that might undermine the premise of a given article or television segment? There is not missing context that read that would undermine this premise of the article.However is doesn't give any response from the company that is being sued in their defense. It would have been a better article if they would have gotten responses from the company or people outside the people suing.
Which experts are quoted--and, in turn, who isn't allowed to give their opinion what does this leave out? The experts that are quoted in this are the layers for the gaurdsmen and contractors The only opposing view that is presented is a spokes woman from the company being sued. The actual CEOs of the company arent heard in this article.
Is the selected media simply reinforcing the status quo on a given topic, even though there may be no reason to assume that it is correct? The media isnt supporting the status quo because persaonally i didnt know about the issue and neither did many other people.
Why werent CEOs interview? Maybe becausethey didnt want to give out any information about the lawsuit.

How to Read the Media

The article we chose is one from the NY Times about how electric cars are expensive and only the rich can afford them so why should taxpayers back the project.
Is the information in a given article accurate? We would say yes that it is because it does indeed a ridiculous amount of money to purchase and even make these electric cars. The article presents figures on how much it costs the companies to produce the cars and how much people have to pay. The taxpayers shouldnt support this idea if the cars aren't accessible to everyone with any income.
Is there missing context that might undermine the premise of a given article or television segment? there is some missing information in the article. I couldnt find any quote from a taxpayer reacting to what they think about the deal whether they supported it or not.
Which experts are quoted--and, in turn, who isn't allowed to give their opinion what does this leave out? Again the author gets information from CTO's, and Workers for the companies. However they dont give anything from the side of the taxpayers on how they would feel. They also dont say how the heads of these car companies would try and help make these vehichles more affordable.
Is the selected media simply reinforcing the status quo on a given topic, even though there may be no reason to assume that it is correct? The author is not just reinforcing the status quo of the public because even thought it may be common knowledge that these types of cars are expensive, the public probably doesnt know enought about then to go out in masses and purchase these cars.
Extra Question Does the Media cover this issue enough? No we dont believe that they do cover this issue enough. They do however report on when the companies do release the "New Enviornment friendly Car." However they dont look at the logistical side of the issue of how people would pay for them