For my cartoon, I decided to pick this one with the depiction of the widely known Syrian boy that was rescued in Aleppo. I found this really interesting because of the clear contrast shown between the life of the people in the west and the kid. The people of "the West" also look like like adults and that even creates a bigger contrast in the picture. The little Syrian boy has blood on his face, dirty body, and looks sadly confused. Everything about the kid speaks of war, and to whom it inescapably affects. While the kid was exposed to such harshness, it is incredulous to see the adults playing Pokemon Go and even asking the kid if he knew the whereabouts of Pokemons. I mean, people are born into different regions of the world and some regions have a better standard of living than others. However, even with this knowledge, the contrast set by the age difference, visual difference between the subjects is too overwhelming to justify. For the kids (even adults in this case), social media/entertainment might be the center of their life. For the Syrian kid, his reality is a destroyed home, dead family members and so much unnecessary pain. The purpose of the cartoon is to raise awareness for the Western world and gather attention for what is happening outside of their country. This cartoon definitely has a bias, as it crudely exposes the indolence of the western world.
Cole, John. Syrian Boy Rescued in Aleppo. Digital image. The Denver Post. Scranton Times-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2016. Web. 24 Oct. 2016. <http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/23/cartoons-of-the-day-syrian-boy-rescued-in-aleppo/>.
The article was interesting because it involved a huge number of polices getting purged. I had read about articles where the government/police has purged civilians but not an article about a government purging its own forces. Now it only made sense because it involved a coup. Basically there was a coup in Turkey while the president was having a vacation and it failed because the mass public did not join the fight. The intended target of this article was to Americans (I'll explain later) and anyone who is interested in flying to Turkey(Not a good idea). The writer didn't necessarily have a bias but explained the information fairly. The article included how the US-based Muslim cleric, Fethullah Gulen could've started/helped the coup from happening in the first place. Now Mr. Gulen has a history of receiving help from the CIA and allying with America. He is currently residing in America and this theory that he masterminded the coup is threatening relations with America and Turkey. The publisher was BBC and not having a bias in this matter makes sense because although the UK is America's ally, it wouldn't want to hurt its relations with Turkey too.
Image copyrightImage captionThousands of police were also among those purged in the immediate aftermath of July's failed overthrow
The latest wave adds to the 100,000 or so government workers dismissed or suspended since July's failed coup.Turkey has suspended almost 13,000 police officers for their alleged links with the US-based Muslim cleric, Fethullah Gulen.
Mr Gulen denies the government's accusation that he or his supporters orchestrated the coup.
The government in turn rejects claims it is using the coup as an excuse to get rid of its opponents.
It insists those without proven links to the coup will be freed.
More than 2,500 officers whose suspensions were announced on Tuesday were police chiefs, said Turkish national police in a statement.
It comes hours after the government announced that a state of emergency imposed shortly after the failed putsch would be extended by three months when it expires on 19 October.
The emergency allows the president and cabinet effectively to rule by decree, bypassing parliament when drafting new laws and able to restrict or suspend rights and freedoms.
There are fears that under the state of emergency - and in a country where judicial independence has plummeted - opponents are being rounded up with little chance to clear their name, says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul.
He says the depth of the purge is staggering, with thousands suspended, dismissed, detained or arrested - from teachers to soldiers, police to judges, aircraft pilots to journalists.
In some areas, such as in eastern areas where there are large Kurdish populations, so many teachers have been detained - some accused of supporting the banned Kurdish rebel PKK group - that schools have effectively been forced to shut.
Silent schoolyards: Hatice Kamer, BBC Turkish, Diyarbakir
Image copyrightImage captionSome 4,000 teachers have been suspended in the city of Diyarbakir alone
In the Kurdish areas, education has been hit twice this year: First by violence between security forces and PKK militants and then by the purge that followed the attempted coup.
In Diyarbakir, the biggest Kurdish city in the region, 4,000 teachers have been suspended.
Ali, a high-school student, moved to Diyarbakir to continue his education after clashes in his hometown, Sirnak, closed all the schools.
But he has been stymied here too. Since the coup attempt 19 teachers in his new school have been dismissed, meaning there is very little tuition left.
He now uses the past tense when discussing his ambitions. "Going to university," he says, "was my dream."
"I was working very hard to get a good job. But even our teachers are jobless now. What's the point?"
The schoolyards in Diyarbakir are mostly silent as school directors search desperately for new teachers.
The government says they will deploy 20,000 teachers to fill in.
But time passes by. In this region, there is little hope among students, teachers and parents that education standards can be maintained.
More than 130 media outlets have also been shut down.
Turkish authorities have repeatedly appealed to the US to extradite Mr Gulen and say they have presented documents proving his involvement in the coup bid.
