James D. Sutter
John D. Sutter is a notable reporter for CNN, who reports on numerous topics relating to social justice issues, climate change and crowdsourced reporting projects on a worldwide scale. Sutter writes very passionately in order to make known his opinion to his audience and this is a key indicator of his interests, style, and voice.
He is a firm belief in global warming is clearly evident in his series Two° in which he relies on this figure in order to show the amount of temperature change that the world is undergoing and how this affects all aspects of life. Sutter is also geared toward major social issues and shows an immense amount of interest in this topic. In both cases and in a variety of articles, Sutter demonstrates his passionate, concerned and erudite tone through his formal diction. While reading his articles, his eruditeness shines as he speaks well knowledge and educated on the topics, while making sure to include factual evidence to back up his opinion. His use of both factual based evidence and first-hand encounters helps promote his erudite tone and his appeal to credibility. This diction and tone are evident in the article The Most Unequal Place in America in which the author shows the disparities that lie in America despite the many advancements that the country has accomplished. Sutter claims that "The parish is more economically split than any other parish or county" which shows both his formal diction and his concerned tone for this county.
Sutter's articles are geared towards an audience who support his views on climate change and social injustice. This encompasses a wide variety of groups in America and worldwide because everyone has their own set of values that dictate their beliefs. The nature of his articles and the varying viewpoints make it hard to categorize his audience as one social or demographic group. The audience is instead categorized as a group of people who share the same beliefs on a particular issues that affects the world.
In order to enhance his credibility, Sutter goes directly to the source to get information about an issue. For example in the article Slavery's last stronghold, Sutter traveled to Mauritania and got a first-hand account of the ongoing slavery that restrains 10%-20% of the population. In this article, he documented the life of Moulkheir Mint Yaraba, a former slave, and how she is working towards justice for her countless years of suffering and abuse. This first-hand accounts story helped further enhance Sutter's credibility and showed that he is willing to immerse himself in a new culture in order to gain more insight on them.
Sutter relies heavily on logos by providing a wide variety of statistics and facts in his articles. This not only shows his erudite tone but also makes his arguments believable, especially when it comes to controversial issues such as climate change and social injustices. In the article You're Making this Island Disappear, Sutter includes the claim that "If you bundle up all the Pacific countries, they contribute 0.03% of global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels."This is used as factual evidence to support his claims on global warming and contribute to defending his argument.
The appeal to emotion is clearly evident in Sutter's articles as his passionate tone helps enhance his emotions through wording. This is seen in the article The Most Unequal Place In America in which the author discusses the hard, sad conditions that people have to struggle through due to the large income gaps in Lake Providence, Louisiana. He states that "It's not a place where dreams live long." in order to pull at the heartstrings of readers and show the undesirability of the county.
John D. Sutter's style and voice exemplify that of a very passionate reporter. His concerned and erudite tone and formal diction help enhance this through a wide variety of articles that he publishes.
He is a firm belief in global warming is clearly evident in his series Two° in which he relies on this figure in order to show the amount of temperature change that the world is undergoing and how this affects all aspects of life. Sutter is also geared toward major social issues and shows an immense amount of interest in this topic. In both cases and in a variety of articles, Sutter demonstrates his passionate, concerned and erudite tone through his formal diction. While reading his articles, his eruditeness shines as he speaks well knowledge and educated on the topics, while making sure to include factual evidence to back up his opinion. His use of both factual based evidence and first-hand encounters helps promote his erudite tone and his appeal to credibility. This diction and tone are evident in the article The Most Unequal Place in America in which the author shows the disparities that lie in America despite the many advancements that the country has accomplished. Sutter claims that "The parish is more economically split than any other parish or county" which shows both his formal diction and his concerned tone for this county.
Sutter's articles are geared towards an audience who support his views on climate change and social injustice. This encompasses a wide variety of groups in America and worldwide because everyone has their own set of values that dictate their beliefs. The nature of his articles and the varying viewpoints make it hard to categorize his audience as one social or demographic group. The audience is instead categorized as a group of people who share the same beliefs on a particular issues that affects the world.
In order to enhance his credibility, Sutter goes directly to the source to get information about an issue. For example in the article Slavery's last stronghold, Sutter traveled to Mauritania and got a first-hand account of the ongoing slavery that restrains 10%-20% of the population. In this article, he documented the life of Moulkheir Mint Yaraba, a former slave, and how she is working towards justice for her countless years of suffering and abuse. This first-hand accounts story helped further enhance Sutter's credibility and showed that he is willing to immerse himself in a new culture in order to gain more insight on them.
Sutter relies heavily on logos by providing a wide variety of statistics and facts in his articles. This not only shows his erudite tone but also makes his arguments believable, especially when it comes to controversial issues such as climate change and social injustices. In the article You're Making this Island Disappear, Sutter includes the claim that "If you bundle up all the Pacific countries, they contribute 0.03% of global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels."This is used as factual evidence to support his claims on global warming and contribute to defending his argument.
The appeal to emotion is clearly evident in Sutter's articles as his passionate tone helps enhance his emotions through wording. This is seen in the article The Most Unequal Place In America in which the author discusses the hard, sad conditions that people have to struggle through due to the large income gaps in Lake Providence, Louisiana. He states that "It's not a place where dreams live long." in order to pull at the heartstrings of readers and show the undesirability of the county.
John D. Sutter's style and voice exemplify that of a very passionate reporter. His concerned and erudite tone and formal diction help enhance this through a wide variety of articles that he publishes.