Peter S. Goodman Rhetorical Analysis

Peter S. Goodman, executive of business and global news editor at TheHuffingtonPost.com, has strong feelings about foreign news coverage. He feels that America lacks the foreign news coverage that they need. Goodman builds his argument through his use of logos, stating his position, and also by giving an opposing view/concession as well as his goals for the future. One thing Goodman uses to support his argument is logos. He tells us that in 2003, American Journalism Review did a report on foreign correspondents then employed by newspapers in the United States. The report showed 307 full time workers. He then tells us that they did the same report in 2011, finding that the number had dropped to 234, not all of which were full time workers. He also states that between 2003 and 2011, 20 United States new organizations didn’t cover foreign news anymore. Finally, he tells us that across the country, foreign new had shrunk by 53 percent. Using this logos, he tells us that the amount of foreign news coverage has significantly dropped, which he feels is awful. Another way Goodman builds his argument is by giving his view. Goodman states his point in paragraph 4. He tells us that
He tells us that even those who have been involved in foreign reporting are uneasy over the developments unfolding online. What he’s saying is that reading or hearing about foreign news on social media is misleading and can most definitely lead to false information, giving more reason for foreign news coverage by reporters. Yet he says that some of the information from the social media may be true, but we need new ways of reporting foreign news. He then gives us his goals for the future. “We need to embrace the present and gear for the future” (10 Goodman). He’s saying that we need to update how we gather information, both foreign and U.S. information, but also how we engage our