Leah Donnella begins her article, "Goodbye, For Now, To A Vital Source For Native American News" with a brief description of what Indian Country Today is and it's founder, Ray Halbritter's, purpose in creating the newspaper. Donnella's audience is American NPR readers who read Indian Country Today and those who, due to distortion and careless depiction, may not have an accurate idea of who Natives are. This introduction in itself is an appeal to pathos because it gets the readers engaged. "They say if you want something done right, do it yourself. But for Ray Halbritter, it was more a case of, "if you want something done at all."," Donnella writes. She then explains the issue that led Halbritter to found the paper: he saw that there was little to no accurate representation of Native Americans in the media.
The interview between Donnella and Halbritter makes for a conversational tone, and although the interview is not between Donnella's audience and Halbritter (the CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises, producer of Indian Country Today), it's coherent syntax and simple word choice makes it easy to understand and comprehend. Her purpose is to get a clear explanation on why Indian Country Today, a 30-year-old publication, is being canceled and to inform the public of the importance of inclusion of truthful stories about and descriptions of Native Americans in American media. The nature of the questions Donnella asks Ray Halbritter suggest that she personally follows the journal and is interested in what Ray Halbritter has to say about it; "Are there any stories you've been dying to do with Indian Country Today that you didn't get a chance to?" she asks him. This inquiry adds to the conversational tone and diction. Also, the set of questions that Donnella asks are oriented toward the main purpose of Halbritter's mission; to capture the lives of Natives accurately.
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Michayla Cherichelis a North Cobb Warrior with interests in politics, political science, and journalism. Archives
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