This editorial cartoon is criticising the sources of the New York times. The artist is claiming that the paper gets their information from people that are highly unqualified and uneducated. They make reference to a man that believes that Elvis Presley still lives, which is completely untrue and shows that this man in the cartoon is crazy. The man in the cartoon is wearing a lamp shade on his head, has unmatched shoes and is carrying a fishing pole with a light bulb on the end of it. He says, "I give them my gossip and they print it...cool!" Clearly this man has no idea about what he is talking about and should have no business writing for the New York Times. The visual rhetoric used is very simple but it gets the point across. The black arrow is the first thing that the eye sees, this is the most important information.
2 comments:
I agree with your view on the visual rhetoric. The cartoonist has little faith in the ability of the New York Times to be able to give reliable information to the U.S. citizens. The "source" on his shirt is showing UFO's and Elvis, which could represent that the New York Times is wasting its time on unimportant things. I find it very interesting that this artist has such little faith in the New York Times.
I also agree with this visual rethoric. I think it is important to be sure about who is a good and credible source for writing in such an important method of information for the country as the New York Times. The cartoon makes its point by referring to an example that is obviously not true as Elvis is alive, and that makes us think and wonder if there are any articles published in the New York Times that don't come from completely credible sources.
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