President Obama is on his way to receiving his first official endorsement. The National Education Association has begun its process to officially endorse Obama in the 2012 campaign. Although it seems a bit early, the NEA political action committee only meets once a year and delaying their decision would mean that they would only have a few months in 2012 to fully support the president. Early on in Obama’s term, he was able to pass a stimulus package that gave universities and schools $150 billion in spending. The NEA feels as though Obama will be the only candidate that will support their union and education. This entry will focus on two articles on this endorsement. The first from the Huffington Post written by Sam Stein and the second from USA Today written by David Jackson.
The article on the Huffington Post was long and informative, it did not just state the possible endorsement but also why it is happening so early and why the NEA will most likely be backing Barack Obama. The headline could have been condensed a bit more to make a bigger impact but ultimately it got the job done, it is intriguing enough to make the reader want to continue reading. The lead does a good job in explaining the headline and the nutgraf in the second paragraph expands on what is going on. This article had good sources such as Karen White, the NEA director of campaign and elections, who explained why the process of choosing a candidate to endorse is happening so early and why she believed Obama is the person the NEA should endorse.
The article on USA Today w as very short and felt as though it was lacking a lot of information. The majority of the story was a statement made by Dennis Van Roekel, the president of the NEA. It somewhat read as a press release rather than a news article. Although the issue at hand is not an official endorsement, it still deserved more coverage. The Huffington Post took a lot more time and space to talk about this endorsement possibility and was a lot more informational. Both articles are objective and clear but the USA Today article did not really go into the issue at hand. Jackson, the reporter for USA Today could have talked more on Why the NEA is choosing to support Obama and why the process is being done so early. The article on the Post was superior and was creative in expanding what could have been just a statement as USA Today did, to an actual informative article.
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