{"id":1103,"date":"2012-04-11T15:43:36","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T19:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/?page_id=1103"},"modified":"2012-05-10T10:08:17","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T14:08:17","slug":"usa-today","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today<\/a><\/em> has the second highest daily circulation rate of 1,829,099 (Audiit Bureau of Circulations, March 2011). \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1251 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/files\/2012\/04\/usatoday-300x194.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/files\/2012\/04\/usatoday-300x194.gif 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/files\/2012\/04\/usatoday.gif 496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>The newspaper caters to a wide American audience and continues to be a top selling newspaper in the United States. \u00a0<em>USA Today<\/em> was chosen as a representation of a well-read, US national newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>The high frequency of reporting represents the United States level of involvement and concern over the spread of cholera. \u00a0Six of the 18 articles that were printed in October and November 2010 discussed looming hurricane Tomas, which was moving in a path towards Haiti. \u00a0The tracking of the hurricane represents <em>USA Today\u2019s<\/em> attention to the immediate risks that potentially could have worsened the cholera outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>The two articles that were published in January and February 2012 explained an update of the cholera outbreak and the lack of disaster aid. \u00a0The articles follow-up on the poor living conditions that have worsened the spread of cholera.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the articles were also accompanied by photos or <a href=\"http:\/\/bcove.me\/bm7nfgrh\" target=\"_blank\">video footage<\/a> that allowed readers to comprehend the level of suffering in Haiti. These pictures show how Haitians were portrayed as victims of cholera and appear weak and powerless.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1253\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-10-24-Haiti-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1253\" class=\" wp-image-1253  \" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/files\/2012\/04\/haitix-large-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo accompanying article &quot;Haiti works to halt cholera outbreak&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1252\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-10-23-haiti-disease-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1252\" class=\" wp-image-1252  \" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/files\/2012\/04\/haitix-large-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waiting in line for medical attention. This picture was featured in the article &quot;Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti&#039;s capital&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1254\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-10-21-Haiti-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1254\" class=\" wp-image-1254 \" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/files\/2012\/04\/haitix-large-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child who was sickened by cholera, displayed in the article &quot;Cholera epidemic spreads in Haiti, nearly 200 dead&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>A Few Articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/health\/2010-11-09-haiti-cholera-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Haiti: Cholera case confirmed for Port-au-Prince<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-11-16-Cholera-Haiti_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Cholera likely to grip Haiti for Months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-11-19-un-haiti-origins-cholera_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">UN worries its troops caused cholera in Haiti<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlife.usatoday.com\/mind-soul\/doing-good\/kindness\/post\/2010\/11\/Hurricane-threatens-to-worsen-Haitis-cholera-outbreak\/128871\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Hurricane threatens to worsen Haiti\u2019s cholera outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/weather\/storms\/2010-11-05-tomas05_ST_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Fragile Haiti braces for Tropical Storm Tomas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/weather\/storms\/hurricanes\/2010-11-02-haiti-hurricane_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Strengthening Tropical Storm Tomas steams toward Haiti<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/travel.usatoday.com\/destinations\/dispatches\/post\/2010\/11\/haiti-braces-for-possible-hurricane-st-lucia-is-in-bad-shape-\/129952\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Haiti rides out Tomas: St. Lucia is in bad shape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-10-26-Haiti-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Cholera fears spark anti-clinic protest in Haiti<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-10-25-Haiti-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Haiti official: Cholera outbreak is stabilizing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-10-24-Haiti-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Haiti works to halt cholera outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-10-23-haiti-disease-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti\u2019s capital<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-10-21-Haiti-outbreak_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Cholera epidemic spreads in Haiti; Nearly 200 dead<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Today has the second highest daily circulation rate of 1,829,099 (Audiit Bureau of Circulations, March 2011). \u00a0The newspaper caters to a wide American audience and continues to be a top selling newspaper in the United States. \u00a0USA Today was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/usa-today\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2119,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3681,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1103\/revisions\/3681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}