Evaluation of News Magazine Stories

A woman in peril of a virus in Latin America. The "mystery" of who poisoned a whole town. I selected the following two articles from Time and the Rolling Stone Magazine, respectively. 

Why Latin American Women Can’t Follow the Zika Advice to Avoid Pregnancy

1. What is the debate, disagreement or argument in the story about? Explain cocisely, but with specificity and precision. Name specific people, places, things, events, dates, times and/or other identifying details.

DanEvans, "Pregnant Beach Sunsent Pregnancy Woman"08/23/14. via Pixabay
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The debate is about how governments in Latin american countries like Brazil, Colombia, and El Salvador are advising women to avoid getting pregnant for fear of the present Zika virus causing defects in their newborns. This situation has been going on as of January 2016 in Latin America and the issues is that in most of the countries of Central and South America, abortion is illegal and therefore most women who say want to avoid pregnancy via abortion cannot.

2. Who is the most sympathetic character in the story? Who are they? How are they involved? Why do they evoke feelings of sympathy from you?
The Latin women in these countries are the most sympathetic because they are being encouraged by governments to avoid them from pregnancy, yet they are limited to the resources for abortions to cooperate with the governments. They evoke sympathy because these women did not ask to have something like the Zika virus come into their environment and mess up any newborns they may be carrying.

3. Who is the least sympathetic character in the story? Who are they? How are they involved? Why can't you easily sympathize with them?
Most of the Latin American governments I'd say have the least sympathy from me because yes, they are only informing women to not get pregnant for the sake of the health of the possible newborns, but for them to tell women what to do still bugs me.

Who Poisoned Flint, Michigan?

1. What is the debate, disagreement or argument in the story about? Explain cocisely, but with specificity and precision. Name specific people, places, things, events, dates, times and/or other identifying details.
The debate is who is responsible for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan that has been occurring unknowingly in the beginning of 2014 until now. The story points at Michigan governor Rick Snyder for deciding to switch the water source from the Great Lakes to the Flint River, all to save a couple of bucks. The story involves the governor, the people of Flint, and figures who opposed the switch like Congressman of Flint Rep. Dan Kildee.

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2. Who is the most sympathetic character in the story? Who are they? How are they involved? Why do they evoke feelings of sympathy from you?
The people of Flint, Michigan. These citizens are the ones who are affected the most by the switch of water source in their town as they're children are being poisoned by the lead in the water. These guys need help.
3. Who is the least sympathetic character in the story? Who are they? How are they involved? Why can't you easily sympathize with them?
Governor Rick Snyder. He is the one who decided to risk the health of Flint, Michigan in favor of having more money in his back pocket. The man risked lives for greed, that I don't understand.