News Reporting

Perhaps it has always been this way, I don't know, but I do know that you can tell a lot about a news report by the adjectives used in it. For example:

The Republicans are saying we must make DRASTIC spending cuts in Washington.

Why not just spending cuts? The adjective colors the report in a way that leaves the reader thinking perhaps this shouldn't be happening.


I read the other day that a group of news people were wanting to change the phrase "illegal aliens" to "undocumented immigrants." Tell me there is no attempt to sway reader opinion with that change. Well, you can tell me but I don't believe it.

So, I am working on a list of colorful adjectives from news reports. You can help by leaving your comments.