Topics
The target audience of articles about immigrants is, first of all, citizens of the country to which immigration occurs, especially those who are somehow affected by the topic raised in the articles. All three sources raise the common theme of an increase in the number of immigrants to the United States who illegally reside there; some of them, as the authors report, have been living without documents for several decades.
Titles
Two articles feature more enticing titles, such as “Why Immigration Relief Matters” and “The U.S. Immigration Debate,” that may attract the attention of a wider audience. While an article with the title “A Majority of Americans See an ‘Invasion’ at the Southern Border, NPR Poll Finds” will mostly get the attention of people who support the same position presented in the title.
Audience Demographics
Since these articles are online newspapers, the demographic range can vary, including age, gender, race, and more. Nevertheless, adolescents, firstly, are not interested in such topics, and secondly, they prefer to get information from social networks (Ku et al. 3). As a result, the age demographics are declining and represent young adults between 21 and probably 65 when the individual is an active participant in society.
Article Summaries
Initially, the heading and first subheadings summarize the article’s content, allowing the audience to decide whether they will read it. For example, in the article in which the title is an enticing question, the subtitle briefly answers it (Coleman et al.).
Complexity of Topic and Language
The topic of the articles implies the presence of a specific background for better understanding. In addition, articles are written using complex, narrow vocabulary and long sentences and present a large amount of data for comparison, for example, the survey results on which the article is based (Rose). The articles provide background information to learn more about the topic, such as explaining the problem from the political side, which Congress has not been able to decide on for many years (Klobucista et al.). Despite that, the primary target audience is people who are educated and interested in immigration issues.
Work Cited
Coleman, Madia, et al. “Why Immigration Relief Matters.” Center for American Progress, Web.
Klobucista, Claire, et al. “The U.S. Immigration Debate.” Council on Foreign Relations, 2022, Web.
Ku, Kelly Y.L., et al. “What Predicts Adolescents’ Critical Thinking about Real-Life News? the Roles of Social Media News Consumption and News Media Literacy.” Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 33, 2019, pp. 1-13, Web.
Rose, Joel. “A Majority of Americans See an ‘Invasion’ at the Southern Border, NPR Poll Finds.” Alabama Public Radio, Web.