Fox News Framing http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,523063,00.html

Obama selects Sonia Sotomayor to High Court
At first, when I thought of the term “framing” in reference to the media, I subconsciously limited it to only apply to the issues, and not necessarily individual people. The more I thought about it, I realized that people are framed by the reports who write about them. I think there is no better example than pitting enemies against each other. In this article, we have Obama, our democratic president, vs. Fox News, a staunch republican news medium. Although subtly, it becomes clear throughout the first few paragraphs exactly how Fox News is trying to paint Obama and by association, Sotomayor. The following bolded words are direct quotes from the article. “President Obama nominated federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, citing her "inspiring life story" and "distinguished career" in his decision.” To me, this opening statement seems to be cynical, if only slightly. By putting “inspiring life story” and “distinguished career” in quotes, it seems Fox is already trying, non-verbally to argue that these are not good reasons to appoint someone to the Supreme Court. “She is the daughter of Puerto Rican parents, and she was raised in a Bronx housing project. She has dealt with diabetes since age 8 and lost her father at age 9, growing up under the care of her mother. Sotomayor supposedly became interested in law after watching the TV show "Perry Mason." Again, I think that although most people see Sotomayor’s childhood as a testament to her strength and resolve, I feel that Fox is very delicately questioning her right to be in this prestigious position. By ending this statement showing that her interest in law came from television, I feel this is another unfair shot as Ms. Sotomayor. “Tuesday's selection drew swift praise from liberals like the Rev. Al Sharpton, who called the choice "prudent" and "groundbreaking." New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrats from Sotomayor's home state, also praised the pick and released a letter they wrote to Obama earlier in the month recommending her as an "excellent selection." By only showing liberals that support this appointment, it makes it seem as though any right-wing politicians would obviously disagree with this decision. The rest of the article takes stabs at Sotomayor and Obama here and there, but always maintains a level of professionalism which I assume is to preemptively deflect harassment from anyone who sees the article like I do.