Diving Deep: “Slate” Magazine

For a more in-depth analysis, I chose Slate magazine. I appreciated its home page design of space and eye-catching headings.

I particularly analyzed the article “You Should Be Absolutely Terrified About the Economy” by Jordan Weissmann. Here, Weissmann presents the evidence that points toward the United States’s upcoming recession. He supports his argument by quoting well-known politicians and economists who foresee this recession. He also quotes statistics. To strengthen his argument further, he embeds links into his article so that the reader can view the original sources of this evidence.

As for the article’s content and structure, I appreciate its brevity and relevance. COVID-19 dominates the media right now, and with the international travel bans and state shutdowns of businesses, many U.S. citizens have reasonable concerns regarding the country’s future. Weissmann acknowledges people’s fear of the economy’s future from a realistic, and unfortunately pessimistic, perspective. He uses China’s experience with the virus as evidence of that. At the same time, he ends his article on a note of hope, acknowledge how the government may step in to aid financially struggling families.

A quick note worth mentioning is how Slate included an update at the end of the article post-publication. This makes the information accurate and increases the reader’s trust in the source.